Mask Or Menace - IC Contact Post

[helpdesk_hero]

This is David Alleyne, I'm not available at the moment.
Please leave your name, contact information, and what this is regarding after the beep.

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[made_up_names]

yeah well
if you hadnt id have stayed in his apartment all weekend, and who knows what he'd have done to try to keep me there.

[helpdesk_hero]

I am still sorry. I know I should trust you when you say you can handle a situation.
But the man is manipulative. To the highest degree.
He even tried to use EDITH to wipe part of my systems.

[made_up_names]

[ Peter stares at his comm for a moment, completely horrified. ]

what?

[helpdesk_hero]

I was recording the whole thing.
When he found out, he ordered EDITH to wipe all information I had made today. Yesterday?
And, while he doesn’t know about the glasses, EDITH does.
I had made sure everything was encrypted and disconnected from any WiFi accessibility.
But EDITH’s good.
She almost got in before I powered off and put my glasses in a secure container.

[made_up_names]

but thats
she shouldnt be able to DO that

[ Okay, time to start panicking. ]

shes at thors house in nonah still
i couldn't go back, i thought Beck might attack

[helpdesk_hero]

You might want to lock him out of her systems then.
And talk to Thor about bringing you your stuff.
Are you somewhere safe?

[made_up_names]

yeah thats v important
ill do that the first minute i get a chance

[ Or if Thor brings him his stuff, or if he can convince someone else to go for him. Something. ]

yeah, im safe.

[helpdesk_hero]

Good. That's been my only concern in all of this, Peter. Your safety.
Though you definitely inspire loyalty in ways other people can only hope for.

[made_up_names]

[ Oof, he's really not sure what to say to that. His head is a mess after all of this. ]

you shouldnt have gone after Beck alone.
and i should have listened to you sooner.

[helpdesk_hero]

I may not be super strong, or have active powers, but I'm a lot more dangerous than people give me credit for.
In a straight fight, I can probably take him. Hell, if he has a gun I can take him.

[made_up_names]

hes more dangerous than you give him credit for too
i had trouble and i do have pretty great superpowers

[helpdesk_hero]

And his illusions didn't grab me. My systems are used to seeing through illusions. I admit there was a bit more of an emotional aspect than I was fully prepared for, but it was easier to tell what was real and what wasn't.
He seemed freaked when I found him the first time he tried to leave a holoBeck behind.

[made_up_names]

its the emotional aspect thats the worst
when he taps into your brain directly

[ Also, did you just call him the holoBeck. That's amazing. ]

[helpdesk_hero]

[Yeah, David... hadn't really appreciated seeing Belasco.]

That demon I told you about? He conjured the image of it. Would have been more of a thing if I didn't dream it most nights.

[made_up_names]

[ Oh. Oh god. Peter pales a bit, his mouth dry. ]

does that REALLY make it easier?

[helpdesk_hero]

That and the fact that there is no pain he can simulate that compares to what was done to me. And I've learned to remind myself that Belasco can't get me anymore.

[And honestly? He doesn't know that he'll be able to sleep tonight.]

[made_up_names]

its still
he made me think i was dissolving again, and he cant simulate all of it, but im still not gonna sleep tonight.

[helpdesk_hero]

I had an advantage, Peter. My glasses could tell me there was nothing TO Belasco.
But I'm sorry you had to live through that.
Guess we're insomnia buddies tonight.

[made_up_names]

yeah
thats kind of what i meant
you sure answered this text even though its late

[helpdesk_hero]

I know if I go to sleep I'm going to deal with a lot of the worst sorts of dreams.

[made_up_names]

right
and maybe if you stay up long enough youll be too tired to dream

[helpdesk_hero]

If only that was how it ever worked for me.
My mutation changed how I remember things, Peter. My past? It's unfortunately flawless.

[made_up_names]

david ...

[helpdesk_hero]

I'm not your concern tonight, Peter. You need to think about yourself.

[made_up_names]

i can do both.