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003rd plot; Attention Do-Gooders!

[The screen fizzes into being, showing the ever unilluminated form of the supervillain's iconic mask.]

It would appear I will have to move up my timetable. Doom is not amused.

A good number of so-called "heroes" have made this Tower their residence as well as I have. It matters to me not if you argue this, as Doom knows one when he sees it. At my estimation, more than just a few of you are still children. Children who would chide even the likes of me about how they think the world works. It would be quite mirthful were it not so frustrating. How, exactly, so many youths found themselves upon the seats of powers of the unknown I will never fathom. This is causing me such concern that I would even briefly entertain the idea of finding out how and why.

But enough of these musings. I will be brief--

[His eyes glow red--a sharp contrast with the usual green.] You. Know. NOTHING, ignorant peasants!

I have seen the end of the universe firsthand and I have seen its rebirth. I have foreseen countless futures and beholden upon the impossible machines of alien empires a thousand light years ahead of our planet, Earth. And even before this tower, I have been imprisoned by supposed higher beings in a secret war that could have lasted one year to one thousand millenia. And at the supposed destruction of his Earth, Doom defeated one of the mightiest beings the multiverse has ever known and saved his world more than once before! Then here I stand, whole, and as powerful as I have always been.

Doom does not know what it is to fail? Do not tally me. You do not even know what it means to truly succeed.

I am done with my leniency.

Adjourned.

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[Luke has the most deadpan expression ever on his face as he replies.]

...you're new here, aren't you?

If it isn't one of the brats I was talking about.

Yeah, whatever.

You're not going to win yourself any fans saying stuff like that, you know.

And blundering at supposed swordsmanship will?

[Beat.]

I know more about you than you know, boy.

[...oh now you done it.]

It's called practice, and I'm getting better!

[Better than he was, anyway... he'd still kick your ass! Or... try to!]

And what, are you stalking me on the meadow floor or something? That's not creepy or anything.

I am not doing anything of the sort. You are simply louder than you appear. [Red hair and all.]

And yet you admit I am mad?

I am not loud!

[...so he yells at the computer. A+, Luke.]

[Had he had any eyebrows left to raise, Doom would have raised one of them.]

..I acquiesce. You are, in actuality, as loud as you would appear to be. A few years' time would do wonders to curb your sharper attitudes, boy.

[Luke made a sour face at the screen, taking a moment to calm down before he continued.]

Anyway... bragging around like that isn't going to help you, you know. We're all stuck in the same crappy situation; what you did at home is great and all, and you're ahead of a lot of people by actually being able to save your world at least once, but unless you can repeat it here, it's not gonna impress anyone.

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[Spoken like a true hero, Luke.]

The validity of your statement is, regrettably, correct. However, I will not pertain myself to your insipid demands. Releasing the tenants here of their bounds from these savage outer gods are beneath the notice of someone who seeks a different, far more worthwhile prize.

Don't bother asking me about it. I'd rather not bother your infantile mind with greater details than it can understand.

[He's really tired of people throwing that word at him.]

Oh. Right. So being stuck here is fine as long as you can get a hold of... whatever it is you're looking for.

[Yeah, that makes sense. Only not.]

You know, you should really think twice about calling other people idiots, when you sound like one yourself.

It is.

[Insane troll logic hooo!]

And I do believe those words should be more directed at yourself.

[Wait…]

Did… you basically just say, 'I know you are, but what am I'?

…you're seriously not helping yourself.

Such American terminology. I would not have with this.

If you had not friends in higher places, then you would have been incinerated by now.

Adjourned.

[The video feed cuts out before he could elaborate.]

[Luke had already started shouting as the feed cut out.]

I can protect myself just fine!

[He glared at the blank screen, pouting as he folded his arms over his chest.]

...jerk.

Doom?

You honestly expect to be taken seriously when you refer to yourself as "Doom." My line of work brings me in contact with many different code names but Doom is the most insipid I have ever heard.

Edited 2013-04-01 00:43 (UTC)

That's Victor von Doom to you. And as it is my real name, so shall it be respected as a name. It is also one I live up to.

I wouldn't mock a name if one lives up to it. [His eyes glow green.]

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[She is not the least bit intimidated.]

Screaming "doom" at the top of your lungs doesn't count as "living up" to your name.

You're nothing but a little boy threatening to break all of the toys while mommy is in the room.

...I'm not wasting my time with this inane prattle.

[He hits the "exit" button immediately afterwards.]

[Way to prove her point, Doom.

She smiles smugly before walking away from the terminal.]

[...Seriously?

Even Ganondorf's most recent rant wasn't this over the top and he has at least the decency of being a proven threat to the rest of them.

...

Though he still makes note of alias and mask because even a powerful idiot is still powerful.

...

He still might have trouble to consider Doom anymore a threat than Pete though. At least at the moment.]

I greatly approve of inspirational speeches meant to awaken the mindless masses.

However, there is a fine line you have to play with for your speech to come off as at the very least acceptable, inspirational-- Maybe threatening if that is to your liking, yet not come off as foolish and worthless nonsense. You didn't cross that line, you rushed through it by allowing yourself to become your name.

Sad.

I do as I choose. And I answer to no one, and to no standard do I hold myself a puppet as you might.

As admirable as these words are, you de facto hold yourself a puppet to mediocre standards.

After all, freedom is but a form of slavery in the hands of he who does not know how to use freedom.

And I suppose you presume to know everything about the residents of this tower.

*Have another guy wearing a face concealing mask, only this one doesn't even have eyes. It also seems to muffle his voice a little, but not enough to make it difficult to understand.*

You realize a lightyear is a unit of distance, right?

*Learn something new every day in this place. He'll have to look that one up! In the meantime he's going to join this person in nitpicking. Anonymously.

Lucifel's troll tendencies have rubbed off on him a little over the centuries.*

Not only that, I believe the word he was looking for was "beheld". "Beholden" means to be obligated to something rather than having anything to do with sight.

*He'll keep with the video, if only so the incredibly unimpressed tone in his voice comes through.*

Not to mention how talking about himself in third person makes him sound.

It is a figure of speech, knave.

It doesn't really make much sense. Honestly, it just makes you sound like you don't know what you're talking about. Not that the rambling really helps with that anyway...

I do apologize. Perhaps I was wasting my time trying to educate a gaggle of apes.

Or wasting your breath trying to convince us you're scarier than you are. Do you have any idea how many times I've heard the 'I'm invincible' speech?

Perhaps, perhaps. I'll keep this to a record for later, when I prove it.

Soon. Quite soon, actually.

Of course. *So, so patronizing.*

But I'm pretty sure nothing short of killing one of the Administrators is really going to impress people here.

Hm hm hm hmm. Then perhaps I may need to.

Good luck with that.

*Of course, whether he succeeds or fails, Allen will see some positive result from this. Either Doom gets his butt handed to him and learns that he's not unstoppable or he kills one of the Administrators and they're down one psychopath in charge. Win win.*

What's the point of this little speech?

[And...Hector chuckles. Seriously? Seriously? Is this really happening? Because if that whole speech really happened, he has only one thing to say.

Still laughing.]

You're as mad as a bilge rat.

Edited 2013-04-01 03:00 (UTC)

[You've got to be kidding him.

Even after Ganondorf's post-Dark World rant, he at least had the common courtesy for the so-called "heroes" to realize he's a threat. This? This was on the level of Kubo-brand style.

...

Making a note here, because it will likely be worthwhile sometime in the future.

...

Eh, might as well send this anonymously ~~after ten minutes in paint later; darn perfectionism~~.]

anonymous is sending you thoughts.jpg

Accept?

[...the heck is this thing?]

[von Doom considers it for a moment before replying:]

Your jests are childish. It is for your benefit I do not know who you are.

I do not meant it as a jest.

[Because no really, he silently fanboyed on the other side of the anon and screen for all of three seconds before "well, shit."]

Rather, you have nothing to back up your claims.

Whereas the other who spoke has acted. At least in the time that this anon has been here.

Also this is a speech we've heard many times before.

Before the proverbial Tower fell.

Then perhaps it is high time I made good on it.

[The feed gets abruptly cut.]

[Well, that can't be good.]

Enjoy the target on your back.

[Someone has had enough of villain speeches. So she made something using the little drawing program on the terminals.]

Is Doom done talking about himself in the 3rd person or do we have to expect yet another ridiculously long monologue anytime soon?

[Why should he hide behind an anonymous text? Because its so much fun.]

Doom should think of another way to waste his time.

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