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[ordinarily]

[ Hey guys, you like disgruntled teenagers? Because here's one right now! Sitting in the med-bay, wearing a hospital gown, and looking equal parts frustrated and confused. ]

So uh.

I feel like I've done this before.

[ A pause, as he glances to the side in thought. Before finally: ]

Am I stuck in a time loop? Because if I am, and no one else has caught it yet, I'm calling supervillain shenanigans.

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[crossfading]

Man, I hope not. Time loops just sound like a headache waiting to happen.

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[ordinarily]

Time travel in general's kind of a pain, really.

[ Wait a second. ]

... Hang on, I don't know you.

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[crossfading]

Chances are good it's not a loop then, right? So good news!

The name's Lucio. How're you feeling?

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[ordinarily]

I mean, yeah, but...

... Where the heck did I go then that I ended up in the med-bay?

[ Oh, right, introductions. ]

Danny. I'm... fine, I guess?

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[whyarewehere]

Nah, never seen you before in my life.

[ Hey, it's this kid, he knows this kid! ]

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[ordinarily]

... You're just messing with me, aren't you.

[ Notice it's not in the form of a question. ]

[whyarewehere]

Danny, it would be supervillain shenanigans if I weren't messing with you.

[ordinarily]

[ He had a retort in mind, but then he stops. Because he's right. ]

... Wow, actually, you've got me there.

[actionishisreward]

You don't look like Bill Murray. I think you're fine.

[ordinarily]

I mean, I could be super young Bill Murray. Or something.

[ He's not. ]

[actionishisreward]

Nah, man. Your eyes don't really have that "might fall asleep mid-conversation" look to 'em.

So what's your deal? I'm Peter Parker, Spider-Man, and I have spoder powers.

[ordinarily]

That's cause I'm not in class right now.

Oh, my name's Danny Fenton. I have ghost powers, so I'm Ghost Boy.

So are you like... Spider-Woman's boyfriend, or...?

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[lovernotafighter]

Heeeeey, it's me, your best friend, Tucker. All grown up now, covered in hotties and awesomeness.

[Yeaaaah, he'll fuck with you if he can, that odd coincidence you told him about still in Tucker's head. It might be a little more convincing if he's not smirking while he said it.]

Time loops sure do suck, huh?

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[ordinarily]

[ Yeah, okay, that clinches it. ]

... So it's not a time loop then.

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[lovernotafighter]

[Oh, man, now Tucker's pouting. Thanks a lot.]

...Too obvious?

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[ordinarily]

A little, but you get an A for effort.

If it helps, I believed it for all of a second.

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[calibrates_big_guns]

Anything's possible.

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[ordinarily]

[ You know, there was a witty retort here. It was halfway out of his mouth, before he actually saw who was talking to him. He just went silent for a moment, processing the sight. Because for all his time here, he'd never really seen any alien races that didn't just look like different colored humans, basically. ]

... You're an alien.

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[calibrates_big_guns]

You're surprised?

[Garrus asks, arching an eyebrow. And here he thought he was past getting that reaction.]

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[ordinarily]

[ There's a pause here, where Danny's not really sure how to react. Until finally...

HUGE ASS GRIN. ]

I've never seen a real alien before!

[thebioticwoman]

Shit, you're an alien? Why didn't you ever tell me?

[Thanks, Danny, she lives to troll Garrus.]

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[legionnpcs]

Do you need help catching up on anything?

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[ordinarily]

Actually, yeah, that'd be nice...

[legionnpcs]

Well, what was the last thing you remember?

[ordinarily]

Everyone turning into kids. [ A beat. ] Sometime after we time traveled and fought Evil Superman.