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[meforsaken]

they don't, but this story needed one.
it needed an ally loki too, don't worry.

[counterstep]

oh
so you did do some good on the side
as a treat

[meforsaken]

it's rather boring if i go completely one way or the other!
i've never cared for binaries, you know this.

[counterstep]

true
there's definitely advantage in playing both sides also
not that most people are really aware of my under the table dealings anyway

[meforsaken]

oh? have you had some recent evil deeds of your own, winter soldier?

[counterstep]

evil is probably a stretch, but I've definitely broken dozens of laws, treaties, and embargos over the last week

not everything you need for this kind of work is accessible legally so it just comes with the territory

[meforsaken]

i suppose it makes sense when considering your day job
you're a politician now, yes?

[counterstep]

for the time being
I'm not expecting to do this long term, I'm just trying to get someone to face justice and can't do it my usual way

she's like a goddamn eel, this one

[meforsaken]

do you want me to turn her into an eel?

[counterstep]

God that would be so nice, honestly

but it wouldn't really help either

[meforsaken]

are you absolutely certain? not even for a little bit?

we could have alligator loki hunt her.

[counterstep]

why must you tempt me with these satisfying but immoral solutions?

you know how much I'll hate myself if I ever say yes

( yes, because they're loki, he knows. but he still has to say it. )

[meforsaken]

i could erase her memories after we're done

[counterstep]

what about if other people see?

[meforsaken]

i'm not an amateur. i wouldn't do it where anyone could see.

[counterstep]

( damnit— )

what do I owe you if I ask you to do this?

[meforsaken]

tell me why this woman is deserving of such a fate.

[counterstep]

she regularly preys on people who have nowhere else to turn and uses them to her advantage, at the cost of the lives and potential that those people actually wield

she feels no remorse because she's managed to reach a privileged position and thinks she's already paid her dues as she continues walking on the backs of others

[meforsaken]

and you can't simply kill her because...?

[counterstep]

very public figure with a lot of security

[meforsaken]

didn't you kill jfk

[counterstep]

yes but that's cause he wanted to do a parade so

and she's never gonna be in one

[meforsaken]

i find it hard to believe you can't think of a way to get her alone

i bet i could. could i claim the winter soldier title then?

[counterstep]

please don't
people only associate that title with me

and I'm literally a public figure right now
I would get investigated to hell and back if anything suspicious happened when I was alone with her

[meforsaken]

boo!
superheroes really ought to go back to having secret identities!