ic contact 2 mask or menace

[infomodder]

"Gone fishing."

[ so don't leave messages to ruin the after fishing glow !!!

your one stop shop for not leaving him alone, previous contact post can be found here ]

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[infomodder]

Sounds almost normal when you put it that way.
Something happen recently? I've been out for a while. Haven't caught up on all the stuff I missed.

[askedtobe]

Sounds a little too normal.

I don't know, apart from the usual chaos, I haven't been paying that much attention. Can't have been anything big if there has been, but i'm probably not the guy to ask.

audio | id reads "power girl"

[boobwindow]

Hey, Will. It's Power Girl.

Mind if I ask you something?

[infomodder]

[Depends on what it is, really, but that's a bit much. So in an even tone:]

Not particularly.

[boobwindow]

It's an odd question, I know, but you are from Frederick Chilton's world, aren't you?

[ Going off her tone, it doesn't sound like she's suspicious or anything, but who knows what she's after. ]

[infomodder]

I am, yes. Same Baltimore, we've been calling it.

[Easier than expected, but this always has the potential to go to horrible places when Chilton is involved.]

[infomodder]

That makes you the perfect guy to ask, actually.

[askedtobe]

Because I don't have anything for you to know?

[boobwindow]

He's offered his services to me.

[ A beat. ]

After everything that's happened with the Hornets, attacks on the Swear-Ins, Crane... I've been debating operating a team here. Psychiatric evaluations are obviously an aspect of team building I can't do. I'm not qualified.

[infomodder]

Because you'd only know about anything important. Big. What matters as opposed to the usual bullshit all over the Network.

[c:]

[askedtobe]

[ truth. ]

And the bullshit hasn't been any worse than the usual kind. I think Crane tried to throw a hissy fit around Halloween, but most teenagers do that so wasn't worth much at this point.

[infomodder]

[Give him a second to absorb that. Okay. Like, he sees there may be some agenda to this, securing Power Girl as an ally. She'd be good to have around in case of emergency. Hannibal Lecter coming back, for instance. But Will's seen some of Chilton's emergencies firsthand. He's the one who cleans those up, and would Chilton really want to out his more insidious projects to someone like Power Girl? Risk his appearances?]

Why not? Demented people slip through even the best, most vigilant evaluations. If you're building a team, I agree, mentality is important. But so is following your gut. Is your gut telling you legitimate psychiatric evaluations are absolutely necessary?

[Will sounds like someone who isn't convinced they are a necessity. He's got an agenda here, too. Perhaps a more selfish one than usual, but oh well. Bite him.]

[infomodder]

Glad I missed it. I've been just about worn out with his hissy fits for a while now. Think most of are. You seem to be in that boat.

[boobwindow]

I know. It's happened to my team before back home and we paid a price for it.

[ And then the team fell apart because they couldn't agree on their tactics. ]

Not that those that are sick or are dealing with some personal issues can't be an asset. [ Obsidian, Atom Smasher... they had plenty of them. They all do, it's kind of a package deal being a superhero. ] But with the proper evaluations, I don't have to worry too much about the government worrying about my vetting process.

[infomodder]

[Sounds like the FBI.]

You're not concerned about potential members refusing to join because of it?

[askedtobe]

I've been in that boat ever since he called me boring.

[ still bitter, can't help it. ]

[boobwindow]

[ Well, the JSA does have a lot of old white guys. ]

I am, so I'd hope if this takes off that those I want on the team could put aside that discomfort.

There's only so much I can say, you know?

[ If she has to push, she's not afraid to do that. It's pushing too hard. ]

[infomodder]

Do you find that offensive or confusing?

[askedtobe]

Confusing first, offensive second. I think.

[infomodder]

[Hrm.]

Yeah. [Yeah, he knows. He knows about screaming until he's blue in the face and it not meaning shit. So that leaves the next trail...] What did you want to know? About him. Since you called to ask, I assume you must have something on your mind.

[boobwindow]

He was upfront about the fact this is purely an opportunistic offer.

[ She just wants to know if she's going to regret saying yes. Chilton cares about his patients' well-being, yes?

... yes?? ]

[infomodder]

I think he's called plenty of people boring at this point, Peter. It's more insightful to him than it is to you.
Look who's talking, etc. Do you really want someone like that to find you interesting?

[Did Peter see that blow up on the majority report, he wonders. Will he take that as a segue...?]

[infomodder]

[(it is a mystery)]

And...that's left a bad taste in your mouth?

[He needs more to work with, okay. Was she blinded by honesty? Was she blinded by not-nice honesty? Was his not-nice honesty taken as a flashing sign? He has to know which angle to go down before he dives in.]

[askedtobe]

At this point, no. I'd be more worried than anything if he found anything I had to say interesting - I don't really see why anyone talks to the guy. All I ever see is him treating people like shit until he thinks he's won the conversation anyway.

[cuff]

[ AHEM ahem clearing his throat. ]

So. Sled dogs.