001 -- [Voice]

[thirdsymbiote]

Well, I guess I'm as lost as I can be.  Could anyone lemme know just why I'm here?  My gracious host...he was...vague.  Yeah, let's put it that way.  I mean, everything seems nice enough, but...  I just miss my family.

[Another voice comes on the line for a second, one much gruffer and deeper than the first, but is quickly muffled by a hand over the

Comments

[hellcommander]

For a whole two hours huh? Kekeke, preeettty suspicious, new guy.

Anyway, welcome to the fucking City. That Iron Man is apparently just a crock of shit.

[thirdsymbiote]

He's a very...active pet.

Uh, thanks? I don't know much about Iron Man, but everyone in New York seemed to like him well enough. Like I said, I don't know the guy.

[hellcommander]

Uh huh~ Well I just might have to see this doggy for myself. Gotta take a giant bat out for funsies.

You must be from THAT world then. Kekeke, well, the one you met is apparently just a suit of armor with sentience. The real Iron Man, Tony Stark, he's around here somewhere.

[thirdsymbiote]

H-haha... *THIS GUY MAKES PAT NERVOUS. 8(*

Oh? Why...why are there two Iron Man... uh Men... Mans... then?

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[wolfuntamed]

... It seems the outpour of new ones has increased, lately. Multiple people have shown up in the past two days.

... There is also no escape from here.

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[thirdsymbiote]

N...no escape? What about contact with other cities?

*cue panic at never seeing wife and child again bawwwww*

[text; translated]

[wolfuntamed]

I don't believe that's possible.

*cue Saitou's not caring-ness xD*

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[thirdsymbiote]

O-oh. That... Well.
Maybe that's best, then.

Thank you for telling me.

[voice]

[igotsawarhammer]

You have a dog?

CAN I PLAY WITH HIM?

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[thirdsymbiote]

U-uhh... I don't think he's the playing...type...

Aw c'mon, lemme play wit--
[hand-over-mic noise again]

Do you EVER shut up?!

[voice]

[igotsawarhammer]

There are really doggies like that?

But I thought those were only myths!

Oh! Do yous have a friend over?

Re: [voice]

[thirdsymbiote]

You could...say that.

[yayashton]

You're here because Iron Man thought you'd make a good superhero. Not the Iron Man you probably know, but the one people on the boards have taken to calling "tin can."

If you're lucky, your family might show up. If you're not lucky, grab a blanket and plan on staying indefinitely.

[thirdsymbiote]

Well, that kinda clears things up. I appreciate it.

Guess I'm gonna have to get used to this, huh?

[yayashton]

Yes. Though I guess if you already know Iron Man then that means you have powers which means you won't be accidentally activating powers you didn't know you had, which is a good thing.

[thirdsymbiote]

Well, I know of him. ...But you sound like you speak from experience...

[noavenger]

I see you've been clued into the whole "stuck in an alternate dimension" part of your contract, so we can skip ahead to the "and there's no escape" clause.

On the plus side, there's actually some decent sushi up on West 79th.

[thirdsymbiote]

Great. Alternate dimension of no escape. It's like my life can't get worse...but then it does!

Sorry, you probably don't need to hear me whining. Decent food places, you say?

[noavenger]

It can always get worse. I haven't told you about the mandatory Clay Aiken singalongs yet.

And yeah, 79th. Now that I've told you, I've done my good deed for the day.

[thirdsymbiote]

Sing...alongs... That sounds atrocious.

Well, I do appreciate it. Um, I'm P--Toxin. I gotta get used to saying that. Nice to meet you.