Six. [ video ]

[superxgrlfriend.livejournal.com]

[ Video opens on Monet, deftly mixing a martini at a modern looking bar. Those who have been there before will notice that it's her bar, but otherwise her location is untraceable.

Of note, she's is using only her right hand, as the left is currently casted and slung across her midsection. However, she barely seems to notice the handicap as she swirls cold vermouth in the glass, discards it, and spears two olives. ]


How odd this city is. First, it chooses, seemingly at random, people from varying timelines and universes, calls them heroes, and expects them to defend the city. From who or what, exactly, is interesting, as objective data is currently leading to the conclusion that there is no rhyme or reason to the process, and there seems to be no exclusion criteria. If the porter were so interested in the defense of the city, why would it take criminals? Villains? Civilians?

Now, once again, the porter's objectives are in question. Why ever would it decide to take the heroes it so painstakingly chose to come to defend the city and replace them with dangerous, insane and/or useless versions of themselves? No logical conclusion can be drawn at this time, though after a few martinis, perhaps the solution will become clear.


[ Monet pours an expensive-looking gin into a shaker, and, after shaking and straining, drops the olives and gin into a martini glass. After taking an experimental sip, she deems her drink a great success. ]


Also, Rachel Grey is a dinosaur. How did that happen?

Comments

Video;

[idateforsupper]

WAIT, THE DINOSAUR WAS A PERSON?!

Video;

[superxgrlfriend.livejournal.com]

Although I haven't seen her myself, this is what data (http://community.livejournal.com/capeandcowl/1915265.html?thread=173108865&style=mine#t173108865) seems to suggest.

[ debating on whether or not he should say anything... ]

[simplyteasing.livejournal.com]

[simplyteasing.livejournal.com]

[simplyteasing.livejournal.com]

[ black communicator; voice ]

[simplyteasing.livejournal.com]

It's obviously entertainment for the masses.

voice;

[morecandles.livejournal.com]

I hope somebody can fix her, knows how to make her right again. Pardon me, it doesn't suit her.

voice;

[superxgrlfriend.livejournal.com]

I doubt prehistoric transformation would suit anyone.

[Voice]

[shiromadoushi]

Sometimes I don't think the Porter really cares about anything but it's own amusement. Either that or it has some plan in mind that has nothing to do with defending the City at all.

[Voice]

[superxgrlfriend.livejournal.com]

I was under the impression that the porter was an AI? It must be very advanced technology to have the capacity to manipulate reality for its own amusement.

[Voice]

[ascending_angel]

How can a machine be amused?

[ video ]

[jamie-prime.livejournal.com]

[ Jamie is covered in dust and paint, trying to create them some semblance of a functional office in the MAC. He squints his eyes and looks at the com, wiping his brow. A few dupes are helping him, chattering in the background. ]

Wha-- I leave you for two seconds and you're drinking?

Is that the reason you refused pain killers? [ He sighs and places his forehead in his hand. ]

Of course it is... what am I saying. [ He laments to himself. ]

[ video ]

[superxgrlfriend.livejournal.com]

I have no use for painkillers, with or without alcohol. Don't you judge m --

What are you doing?

[voice] God Santo what are you even

[rock-it-punch.livejournal.com]

I...have a theory!

Rachel got swapped out with a version of her...from a world where all the X-Men are dinosaurs!

I dunno if that means all people are dinosaurs, or if being a mutant on Earth-Saurus automatically makes you scaly. Either way, I'm pretty sure this is what happened.

I just hope dino-me's codename is Bedrock. That would be freakin' hilarious.

Oh, God, I'm LOL'ing so hard...

[temporaltossed.livejournal.com]

[There's nothing here... no comments, just a mun rolling on the floor.]

[voice] ROLLING

[superxgrlfriend.livejournal.com]

Santo, did you suffer a head injury last week? You should completely ridiculous.

[voice]

[jewpryde.livejournal.com]

You are just the worst kind of person, Santo. Just throwin' that out there.

[symmachy]

That... is a very good question. One I don't think anybody has an answer to.

[superxgrlfriend.livejournal.com]

The data is there; it merely needs to be analyzed.

[ahhmahlawd.livejournal.com]

Are you seriously drinking alcohol while injured??

[superxgrlfriend.livejournal.com]

I'm not that injured. No need to have a coronary.

[open audio line]

[temporaltossed.livejournal.com]

[There's a light hiss on the other end.]

[open audio line] ijakdjskdjksajjsa lololol it's like JURASSIC PARK

[superxgrlfriend.livejournal.com]

Allô?

[voice]

[doubleoohbaby.livejournal.com]

Shaken, not stirred?

[voice]

[superxgrlfriend.livejournal.com]

Always shaken.

voice

[longgrifted.livejournal.com]

In all the myths, gods were depicted as capricious and willing to amuse themselves at the expense of us mere mortals. I'm not surprised that this technological deity is the same.

voice

[superxgrlfriend.livejournal.com]

Even the term technological deity is a contradiction.

video; telepathic speech

[jonocalypse.livejournal.com]

Monet?

video;

[ahhmahlawd.livejournal.com]

[OH SPIT, JUST STARING.]

voice;

[quicktothepoint.livejournal.com]

Question is: who even cares what the hell that machine's thinking anymore?

voice;

[superxgrlfriend.livejournal.com]

When the real Rachel returns to the city, she might care about her time spent as a dinosaur.

As for me, I don't particularly like being treated like a puppet with someone else pulling the strings. Are you content to just live this way forever?

[wadewilson.livejournal.com]

You're actually lookin' for logic, Manny?

You realize your X-Pals' biggest bad guy is a mime who wears a cape made out of toilet paper, right?

[superxgrlfriend.livejournal.com]

I hate when you make valid points. It's disconcerting.