014 - You must be mad, or you wouldn't have come here.

[notdreaming]

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[ Kara is standing in front of That Door. Well, leaning against it, actually. Her expression is utterly bored, and her tone vaguely condescending. ]

I think I was unconscious the last time these imposters or whatever you people are showed up. So stop me if I'm mistaken, but you come from a different barge, right? One that still works? I'm sure you're all positively terrified to speak up after Ben's little show, but honestly, grow a backbone.

[ She turns the camera so that it captures the whole of The Door. There can be no mistaking what she's talking about. ]

And you have something to do with this door, too. So, and again, tell me if I'm wrong about this, but some of you probably want to go through it again, don't you?

I just want to make this totally clear: Nobody is going anywhere without me.

Now do you want to speak up?

[ooc| assumed cr meme which says the same thing as her plotting post. ]

Comments

[andyougoleft]

Would you honestly listen to anyone trying to correct you if you're wrong?

[notdreaming]

Depends if I like what I hear.

[andyougoleft]

That's not how being mistaken typically works. But I'm willing to be wrong.

[notdreaming]

It works however I want it to work.

[andyougoleft]

Spoken like a true delusional.

[notdreaming]

You know you like it.

[andyougoleft]

Do I? How do you?

[mightthinkthat]

And there was me, thinking you were a strong independent woman. [He has noticed that she's not going in herself.] Can't open a magic door yourself, can't you?

[notdreaming]

Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not stupid enough to throw myself at the first out without testing it first.

[mightthinkthat]

And yet you're perfectly willing to allow other idiots to bring you along with them. [That's not really 'testing it first'.]

[notdreaming]

Am I? I wonder.

[ It's called 'lying', Frankie. ]

[mightthinkthat]

Yes, while you're wondering that, perhaps you could trouble yourself to cast your mind on how utterly pointless this post was.

Those who are idiot enough to take you up on that are already caught [Hello, John] and those who are clever enough to avoid detection aren't going to change their minds because you called them chicken. So any opportunity you had to have someone go through the door was lost because you decide to announce the reasons why to all.

[notdreaming]

[ Francis you are ruining her plan to goad people. She fakes surprise, and then a worried frown. ]

Why don't you tell us how you really feel, Francis?

[ A clever(?) sarcastic diversion. ]

[walkingmeltdown]

Even you can't possibly be full of yourself enough to think that the pretenders are going to come right up to you and announce themselves.

[notdreaming]

You would be the expert on misplaced pride, wouldn't you.

[walkingmeltdown]

If I am then it certainly takes one to know one, Kryptonian. [Sneered out fast and roughly, his temper already rising even further just at talking to her. Every word dripping with angry condescension.] What do you think you're going to do? Hunt them down one by one? Or is the 'plan' to hang out by that thing until someone trips up and walks by?

[notdreaming]

Is that seriously the best you've got? Rao, you have all the brains of a toddler. Were you always stupid, or did you fry your own brain?

[walkingmeltdown]

I was surmising that that was the extent of your plan. It sounds about right for you. You're not exactly the queen of subtle, either.

[notdreaming]

Says the giant glowworm in our midst. I wonder if your brain got used to the heat, or if it's still melting brain-cell by brain-cell every day.

[darknessb4me]

That can be arranged.

[notdreaming]

Oh look, it's the Sleeping Beauty. I was wondering when you'd come looking for another spindle.

[darknessb4me]

Oh, no, by all means. Feed yourself to the door.

[notdreaming]

Why? Worried you can't take me in a real fight?

[darknessb4me]

Not at all. I don't need to. Do you know what it is you're claiming?

[notdreaming]

I'm sure you're about to tell me.