Dreaming Wide Awake [Fourth Wall/Open]

[revenancemods]

Who: Everyone! Current characters, fourth wall characters, whoever wants to show up.
What: The portals are closed. Everyone's in Traverse Town, including a whole bunch of new people. This should be interesting.
Where: Traverse Town
When: Throughout the day
Warnings: Depends on the characters. Expect language at least.

You didn't expect to be here. You really didn't. The technicolor buildings are a surprise, as is the little white flying bear telling you you're in the dream world. He gives you a bag full of what looks to be currency, enough shiny things to create a creature of your own (or so he says), and sends you on your way.

Good luck.

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[sponsorigami]

And that snap gets Ivan to take a few steps backwards. The man looked like a hero, so he thought that maybe he'd be someone safe to talk to. Maybe not.

"The bear did say that... though I don't know what it meant," he says meekly. And if he's dreaming, then why can't he be in Japan instead? He's never seen a place like this before, and Japan would have been a much better travel location. He'd risk Miss Joubert's anger to explore Japan. "Um, have you been here long?"

[avengingarrow]

Clint doesn't apologize. At least not yet. After all, this guy could be a part of it somehow. Plus, he's just naturally kind of grumpy. He'll probably come around eventually.

At least he's not snapping any more and, in fact, seems to be easing up already. He has something to focus on now at least.

"Beats me. Could me a new kind of technology, magic, or mutant ability for all we know." Mass hallucination, dream walking, alternate dimension, and the list goes on. Clint isn't even sure if there's a way to narrow it down from this side of things. He shakes his head, "Nah. Just got here myself. Haven't even had a chance to dig through my welcome basket yet."

[sponsorigami]

That comment has Ivan believing even more that the man is a hero. There are other shows and the like around the world like Hero TV, so it's possible he's from overseas. He would have expected some sponsors on his outfit however... Maybe he's a free agent.

"It seems a little strong for a NEXT power, but I guess that's possible." This could all be in Ivan's head rather than the whole place being warped into something, but does that mean Ivan's talking with a voice in his head? "More maybe it's a group of NEXTs working together."

[avengingarrow]

"What's NEXT code for exactly?" Clint is used to all kinds of shorthand thanks to SHIELD, but he's pretty sure he's never heard that one. Although based on context alone he figures it's some kind of mutant term. His look of confusion though should probably start to give Ivan some clue as to just how involved he is in Hero TV. That being absolutely zip.

[sponsorigami]

"... Noted Enities with eXtraordinary Talents... Do they call it something else where you're from?" Maybe the term didn't translate as well overseas, but Ivan can't say he has heard something different either. "Y-you're a hero, right? Someone with powers who protects people and upholds justice?"

For points, screen time, and the glory of being crowned King of Heroes? And the altruistic reasons, of course.

Why else would the man be dressed like that if he wasn't?

[avengingarrow]

He briefly wonders why everyone feels the need to use and abuse acronyms. SHIELD, AIM, and now this. Was it really necessary? It honestly starts to get confusing after awhile. But Clint will keep that to himself.

"Mutants. Metahumans. Super powered individuals." Super heroes, potential targets, the majority if his contact list, etc. Clint won't mention those other names though.

He smirks at the question. "Yeah. I'm a hero. I've saved the world about a dozen times now and the lives of certain Avengers probably more than that." He's easing up a bit it seems. His conversational tone is certainly becoming more casual. "No powers though. Just exceptionally skilled with a bow," he jerks a thumb over his shoulder at the quiver on his back. "Hasn't exactly stopped me though."

He gives the man another look, "Guessing you're one too then. A hero?"

[sponsorigami]

"The world?" But something about that doesn't sound quite right to Ivan. If the world had been in big trouble, wouldn't he have heard about it? Unless... it was a special that the Avenger show ran that really wasn't world wide. That makes a lot more sense to him.

Though, Ivan bites his bottom lip when the conversation is turned to him because should he be so openly admitting he's a hero outside of his hero suit? What about keeping his secret identity? But this man is also a hero, even if it's from a different show.... "I am. I'm Stern Bild's Hero TV's Origami Cyclone."

Ivan bows before the man. He only has his ID cards on him to prove that he works for Helperidese Finances and Hero TV, but even those won't prove he's a hero. Perhaps that's for the best?

[avengingarrow]

"Isn't that what I just said?" Clint's not sure how you could miss something like that. Okay, so MAYBE the Avengers as a whole got more credit for it in the media, but that didn't mean that Clint wasn't involved in making it happen. He'd been very important to the process in his humble opinion.

Of course, his next statement gave him pause. Clint frowned. He was pretty familiar with a lot of the major cities around the world. It came with working with SHIELD and stuff. He'd never heard of a Stern Bild and certainly nothing called Hero TV.

"I...think we might need to start over, cause I didn't recognize about half of what you just said. Where is that and what is Hero TV? I mean, I know I don't get to watch a lot of television these days but I didn't think I was that far out of the loop of what was on."

[sponsorigami]

Not hearing about Hero TV is something Ivan can forgive since some citizens within Stern Bild don't have much of a grasp of the show or the heroes on it. However, Stern Bild has a population of over 25 million people and a unique three layer design. It seems impossible to not know of it just like someone has to have heard of Tokyo, San Francisco, London, Sydney...

Ivan can't hide his confusion, brows knitting. Maybe if someone doesn't watch TV, it's a lot easier not to have heard about other cities on the news? But then this man has saved the world... How can he make sense of this?

"Um, Stern Bild is a metropolis in New York, and Hero TV is a show that ranks heroes' exploits live. Most of the time."

[avengingarrow]

It's apparently a circle of confusion then. Clint considers his options. He doesn't think the other guy is making this stuff up. He sounds too sincere about it. However, if he had missed television it was one thing...to miss a whole metropolis in New York was another.

And then it clicks.

"Oh great...this is one of those alternate universe things isn't it?"