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!

Comments

[invisibly]

That's... Johnny that isn't you. You say stupid thing sometimes, but you don't actually want that to happen.

[DENIAL FOREVER.]

[conflagrations]

He hurt you. I don't care what happens to him.

[ it's really that simple for johnny. sue's all the family he has left, after all. ]

[invisibly]

I'm so disappointed.

[conflagrations]

If your Johnny wouldn't do the same, then he's an idiot and doesn't deserve our name.

[invisibly]

Don't try deflecting this. You've done enough.

[conflagrations]

Done what? Tell you the truth?

You never believe a single thing I say, and the one time, the one time I beg you to listen because this could actually get you killed, you blow me off. I don't care what he was like in your world, it's not the same. You know things aren't the same for me, Sue!

[invisibly]

What do you want me to do, Johnny? I haven't done a damn thing and you're acting like I've set off a bomb or something!

I don't need your protection! And I don't need you harassing me every five seconds! What I need is for you to back off and leave me alone!

[conflagrations]

[ oh.

sue's never said anything like that before. not his sue, not this sue. johnny looks like she's slapped his face. there's a moment of hurt silence, and then he just hangs up. ]

/threadjacks here because it's more convenient alksjdfs

[candidly]

Sue. Don't.

[invisibly]

I don't care what you have to say, Gwen.

You've all done enough.

[candidly]

We've done enough? I haven't done anything! While you are fucking up relations with your own family over a guy who, by the way, if he's anything like every fucking person in our universe, is more than capable of something like this.

You're all he has. Back home it's you and it's Ben and that's it!! He loves you more than anything in any universe so don't you dare act like him wanting to keep you safe is something disappointing.

permacrypted

[webline]

[ pretty desperately: ]

Gwen.

[candidly]

[ haha guess who is about to snap? ]

What?

[webline]

Don't -- you believe us, right?

[ her voice is shaking... she's definitely more scared than angry, despite the front she's putting up ]

[candidly]

Of course I believe you. Johnny texted me earlier and explained everything.

[webline]

Oh, thank god. Gwen, I don't know what to do. I'm not -- I'm not Iron Man or Thor or Captain Britain or anyone --

[candidly]

Peter... He can talk to the Avengers. I don't—god—I don't trust any of them but they're what we've got.

I just hope he believes us and that we don't have to convince him.

[invisibly]

It's not about a guy-- a guy who happens to be part of my family in my world, by the way. It's about not being able to recognize my own brother right now. He talks about starting a violent mob? That's not the man I know. My brother is a lot of things, but he's not like that. He doesn't quest for blood or vengeance.

Johnny loves me but he doesn't trust me not to kill myself or destroy the world. He and Spider-Woman seem to be under the impression that I'm incapable of making my own choices, or that I've somehow done something to provoke the next world war by asking questions. That's not how you treat somebody you love and respect. That's not how I'm going to be treated by him or you or Spider-Woman or anyone. I'm not some helpless damsel. I'm not naive, I'm not a child. And I won't be treated like one.

I'd appreciate it if you and your friends stayed out of my business. Good luck on your finals.

[disconnect.]

[conflagrations]

Don't bother.

[candidly]

Too late.

[conflagrations]

...Thanks for trying. But if she doesn't believe us there's not a lot we can do about it.

[candidly]

I couldn't not say anything.

[conflagrations]

She'll believe what she wants. I can't change it.

[candidly]

You're coming home soon, right?

[ she wants to cling because augh her fambly is a mess right now ]

[conflagrations]

Yeah. I'm gonna come home really soon, I think.

[ gwen ready yourself for a cuddle party. ]