013 -- video; encrypted from reed richards

[conflagrations]

[ well good evening everyone, it’s your friendly neighborhood spider-woman, accompanied by the human torch, both in costume, johnny wearing his fantastic four suit, and jess in her mask. game faces are on. this is a serious post, you guys. ]

Hey, so I guess you all noticed that Reed Richards just showed up. But he’s not the Reed you guys know, you should know that.

[ there’s a pause and johnny darts a glance at jess before he continues. ]

He’s not a good guy. He went really, really crazy and faked his own death and then blew up a lot buildings. And--

[ there’s little tendrils of flame licking up johnny’s body because he’s getting angry. this time when he looks over at jess, it’s for help. because shouting over the network isn’t going to convince anyone. be the level-headed one, jess.

she speaks up after a moment, her voice slow and careful, trying to be as calm as possible]

Reed Richards is a terrorist and a murderer. He’s a criminal. He’s currently wanted by SHIELD and the government, for destroying various buildings of importance, such as the Baxter building, Triskelion, Roxxon buildings, and various homes of innocent families, including his own. He has killed thousands of people because of this. He is a psychopath with no regard for human life, going so far to even destroy Asgard and creating an entire civilization dedicated to conquering human life and mind-controlling children for his own agenda.

He will manipulate you and lie to you to get what he wants. He’s pretending like he’s innocent -- like we’re the crazy ones, but I was there when he destroyed Roxxon. We were there when he attempted to ruin the Earth in the Negative Zone.

Reed Richards is a danger to everyone and should not be trusted.

[ there’s a pause. johnny’s still half on fire, expression considering before he shrugs. ]

Yeah, what she said.

[ and then he turns off the camera. ]

ooc | the red text is jessica drew! and reed will most likely hack this at some point because supergenius, but they tried!

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HACK; after 10 minutes BUT AT LEAST THEY TRIED.

[elongates]

[ and his body is stretched out to nearly twice his size because he's that goddamn angry. also what killing asgard YES ]

I can't believe you two! I'm acting like you're the crazy ones because you absolutely goddamn are. What the hell is wrong with you?

GOSH REED CAN'T YOU RESPECT THEIR PRIVACY???

[conflagrations]

[ oh good johnny's on fire because he's mad, at least he looks badass. ]

People have a right to know! It's not like you're going to tell them.

IF HE BELIEVED IN PRIVACY HIS CIVILIZATION WOULDN'T BE ALL MIND-READY!!

[elongates]

They have the right to know you're projecting lies!

I expected more from you, Johnny. I really did.

WELL MAYBE HE SHOULD RETHINK HIS CIVILIZATION!!!

[conflagrations]

Don't give me that.

They're not lies. It all happened. I was there, I fucking saw it all happen. Don't try to play it off like I'm aking it up.

MAYBE YOUR HEAD SHOULD RETHINK YOUR FACE

[elongates]

It wasn't me. I told you it wasn't me. [ and SO HURT: ] Why can't you believe me?

EXCUSE YOU MY FACE IS FLAWLESS

[conflagrations]

[ STOP THAT JOHNNY DOESN'T LIKE WHEN YOU DO THAT REED ]

Because I used to believe you'd never do anything like this. And then you did. You tried to kill us all, what the hell am I supposed to do?

SQUINTS.

[elongates]

[ and he takes a big, deep, shaky breath. ]

The only thing I want to do is improve things. That's all I want.

[conflagrations]

Yeah. By blowing up half the city or something, right?

[elongates]

Yes, because despite all our time together as a team, that's the only thing I've learned! The only thing!

[webline]

[ OOPS SCOOT OVER JOHNNy she's trying to fix the encryptions at the same time to block reed out of... everything else but god she knows it's not going to work ]

We could ask you the same thing! No one's believing this act of yours, Reed. No one.

[elongates]

[ FURIOUSLY TRYING TO INTERCEPT EVERYTHING. ]

You've both gone too far. I don't know why but you have. And to think, I'd have trusted you in my universe!

[webline]

[ IT IS NERD WAR AND SHE'S LOSING JESUS ]

You don't even know me. Spider-Man may have trusted you but you lied to him just like you do to everyone else. [ her voice is shaking.. she mad ]

[elongates]

If he trusted me, can't you? I wouldn't...

I wouldn't do any of that stuff. I don't even know if I could. [ HE TOTALLY COULD. ]

[webline]

Liar. Liar, liar, liar, liar, liar.

[ and she's shouting again dammit ]

Do you think I'm just making up the Roxxon explosions? Do you think I'm just making up the aliens trying to kill me!?

[elongates]

Aliens, Spider-Woman? Really?

[webline]

I've read your the --

[ dammit shit no. that's not what she wants ]

Don't talk to me like I'm crazy.

[elongates]

[ a raise of his eyebrows. SHE TOTALLY IS. ]

This is excessive.

is this jackable... if so voice; encrypted

[couldbeavoided]

Reed...?

encrypted;

[elongates]

Bob?

[ in abject desperation: ] You have to believe me. Please.

encrypted;

[couldbeavoided]

I wanted to hear it from you. Whatever it is.

encrypted;

[elongates]

Would the other me lie to you?

Well? Would he hide the truth from you?

encrypted;

[couldbeavoided]

... Yes. [ Pauses. ] Sometimes. If he thought it was for everyone's own good. But that was Reed for you.

encrypted;

[elongates]

[ and he takes an agonizing moment, because he honestly can't tell what will happen either way. ]

In that case, I'm like him. I do what I have to do to save everyone in the end. [ slowly: ] Most people don't understand that. They wouldn't until it's all over.

encrypted;

[couldbeavoided]

[ He's quiet. ]

I want to understand. That's why I'm asking. I didn't think anyone else would.

encrypted;

[elongates]

[ he breathes, considering confession. but he struggles. ]

I would do what's necessary. but I wouldn't dare destroy Asgard, or enslave a civilization. That's too far. I ask you to understand that.