poly_chromatic | [ 75th consult

[Wilson's going about his business as usual today, because honestly this sort of day just doesn't faze him anymore. Aspects of it can be irritating, disconcerting, or even dangerous, but not nearly any more so than most other curses. So he's stopped at an admittedly crowded cafe near the hospital after leaving, coffee and a sandwich before him while he looks over a patient file. After making a few notes, he puts the file down to make the following audio post to the network - ]

I learned, several of... these back [ - because the populace doesn't really have a concise term for them - ], that there isn't really much point in trying to avoid the masses. Besides, if you do that, you're likely to have missed out on an opportunity to speak to people you would have been happy to see - faces from home, those who have left the City, even those who only visit on these days but do so with enough regularity to have developed personal connections.

So, as a curse, this isn't inherently good or bad. It has the potential to be either - or both, but it's the people who come, the interactions we have, that make it what it is. In a way, that makes it not entirely unlike any other day - there are just a lot more faces than usual.

[And out. He's going to finish his sandwich now, thanks.]

[ooc: COME AND GET HIM. Open to either Network or Action; hit him up at the cafe or after he leaves. I only ask for no doubles of House cast without permission annnnd that is all. He's from late season 3 but can forget whatever he needs to ~~and has already been spoiled on his own future a bit~~ XD]

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[Loaded question, really. Penny's recently arrived enough, and still recovering from so much, that he thinks it may not be entirely inadvisable for her to sit this one out. Certainly if there are people from home, given her last post...]

Well... I think that depends on what you want to do. If you're not up for seeing people - especially large numbers of people - then you can certainly try to sit this one out. You may not be able to avoid everyone, but... I can certainly understand how it could be a bit overwhelming.

Were you overwhelmed the first time this happened? It's pretty surreal. And I haven't exactly avoided the person I'd like to avoid most, but he lives here. I wish I'd've known that before I called him a jerkface.

Absolutely - it wasn't long after I first arrived here, and it was actually the most dangerous event like this I've been through. And some of them... there are those who know things they shouldn't be able to know.

[... oh.]

Well. I doubt you're the kind to call anyone a jerkface who doesn't deserve it.

Dangerous? What happened?

I'd hope I'm not, but he's a hero and perfect and everything. That kind of makes him the opposite of a jerkface, whatever that is.

There were... raptors. This was years ago, though, and it hasn't happened since.

People are capable of being a lot of things, but I've never known perfect to be one of them. A lot of things can make someone a hero, but it doesn't really make them any less flawed than anyone else. Besides, I seriously doubt anyone that hurt you could be much of a hero.

[...]

Raptors? Giant dinosaur raptors than could eat people?

I think superheroes get a pass on flaws. I mean, saving the world and stuff... that's huge, and doing that sort of makes people write bad things off.

That's really sweet of you to say that, though. Thanks, Dr. Wilson.

Well, they weren't quite giant, but... they certainly have eaten people. That was years ago, though, and it hasn't happened since.

They may, ultimately, be a positive force in the world... but that doesn't mean they're necessarily good people by virtue of that alone. Individuals are capable of both good and bad. Someone can save thousands or millions of people, even the entire world, but that doesn't mean they're not also capable of turning around and being a pompous ass to people on an individual level.

Wow. Raptors. I'm not sorry I missed that one.

The hero I'm thinking about hasn't saved the world, I don't think. Or even LA. Everyone loves him, though, so that's got to mean something.

...Hey, do you know Captain Hammer? [Because, just from that last bit, it sounds like he might.]

The thing about any public figure is that sometimes, people love the idea of them... but when they actually get to know them as people, they find out they're not at all what they expected.

[Actually...]

We've spoken before, but it's been a while... actually, I didn't realize he was still here.

Yeah, me neither. Y'know, until he came up and started talking to me.

He doesn't fight evil and stuff here?

I think he does, though he's less unique in that quality here.

He also seems to spend a lot of his time grandstanding on the Network.

That's true! The City's sort of filled it's superhero quota.

That sounds about right. I think he's kind of insecure, which is a weird thing to say about a guy with giant muscles and super strength and a private jet, but he does all of this stuff and it's got to be for... I don't know, public approval and validation.

I don't think it's that weird to say. It's pretty common, being insecure enough in yourself to seek approval from others. I'd just say he's taking it to a bit of an extreme.

Yeah... extremes are what he does. I mean, we'd been dating for a couple days and he went and got me a homeless shelter. Most guys don't even start doing jewelry that soon.

A couple of days? And I thought homeless shelters were for the 60th anniversary... or was that diamonds?

I can never keep them straight.

I was thinking 47th, but I don't ever remember past paper.

Let's say it's 47th. I don't think many of the gifts on the odd numbers were very good, anyway.

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