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Musoka gets yoinked into the Survivorverse
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She... is just sort of going to stare in confused alarm for a little bit.

"W-what does that mean?"

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"It means someone is willing to pay three billion dollars for you dead and the owner of Murdernet disagrees with them. I'm betting on three billion dollars, killing people's a lot easier than saving them."

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...she's just going to curl back up into a ball and whimper a bit. Someone was willing to pay three billion dollars to kill herWhy???

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"Probably they don't like immortality! Which is why I was thinking I'd get while the getting was good."

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She glares at him. Considers asking for a place to live that can only be accessed with his bullshit technology, but decides against it. 

...She'll just wait to see if he has anything else to say.

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"So, what do you want price-wise?"

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"Well, word on the street is that I'm worth three billion dollars."

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"I don't have three billion dollars unless I rob a lot of banks."

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"...How about 3 million?"

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"Sure, why not. Cash, bonds, or jewels?"

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Oh, wow. At least being kidnapped (by this guy) pays well (assuming he actually does, and doesn't just... stick her in a box, after...)

"...cash works. ...Why are you a supervillain, anyways?"

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"If I wasn't a supervillain, I couldn't kill annoying people! Or the CCP! Or assist humanity's rise to enlightenment at all. Speaking of which, let me go grab three million dollars. Be back in five."

And then he vanishes from the screen.

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... yeah he's totally just going to steal three million dollars from someone, isn't he. 

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Wait, she's going to be accepting stolen money. To deage a supervillain who, apparently, likes murdering people. 

Aaauuuggh at was she thinking?

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If she ever gets out of here and somehow avoids getting murdered by someone who was willing to pay three billion dollars to assassinate her she's going to go to jail for accepting stolen money and also the False Sage is going to kill more people because of her.

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<...Musoka. When we get out of this - and we will get out of this - Minerva isn't going to let you get arrested for taking money from The False Sage. If it turns out he stole that money and whoever he stole it from is mad at us, we can just give it back to them! We are pretty constrained on options right now, and unless we get rescued in the next few minutes, there isn't really a good way to avoid doing what he wants.>

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She hiccups. Dries her eyes. <O-okay.>

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<...I'm impressed you thought to ask for money, honestly. You're right about it setting a better precedent; hopefully some people will just try hiring us instead of kidnapping.>

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-She nods. Drinks some water, and- 

This isn't hopeless. I will make it out of here. I can still help people.

-uses her ring to clean her tear-stained face and clothes.

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And after a bit the False Sage comes back!

"I've got the money! Won't fit in your cell, though, but I promise I'll drop it off with you when I drop you off! Ready to do the de-aging?"

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"...Yeah. For the record, though, this... might take me a little while. It's... harder for me to use my powers to do nice things for people I'm upset with." (This is admittedly an extremely vague gloss of how her powers actually work, but it's not like she wants him to have an accurate picture.)

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"That's all right, the Mayhem Machine won't smash Beijing and Florence for another nine hours! Assuming I'm not lying about which cities, that is! And I can return you and your money as soon as you've done the de-aging."

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"...Reminding me that you're holding multiple cities hostage is not making it easier for me to get into the required mindset, here. ...Also, we need to be in the same room for me to do this."

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"Yeah, I know, I just wanted you to be sure murdering me wouldn't help. So, then, of you're ready, I'll come over -"

And then a moment later he's in the room with her, waving. He just looks like an ordinary Chinese man, getting into his 50s, with a cheerful smile, in decent shape except that he could afford to lose a little weight.

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Musoka sighs, dramatically, and then closes her eyes and raises both her hands.

...She doesn't want to do this; this man is clearly a menace. But he'll kill millions of people, if she doesn't; like Mom 2 said, she is extremely constrained.

In times like these, all you can do is your best, and hope that it'll be enough.

She reaches for her hopes of helping people, repairing the wounds of their bodies and the sorrows in the hearts and the billions of tiny ways the world is broken. Thinks about what a brighter future could look like, in this crazy world filled with menaces like the man standing before her, yes, but also with people like Mirror and Minerva, risking their lives and their legacies to help. She wants to help, too.

(Blue light radiates off her. She hasn't even begun the process, yet, but the small room feels like it's brimming with Hope.)

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