Chaos. If that counts as a principle. It's a school of magical thought that almost requires combining drastically different systems and seeing what happens. It's been... [vague hand gesture] conducive enough.
"A bit like entropy?" Ava asks, because that's something she understands well enough. "That makes sense, given the scope of your goal. We're representatives of different power systems, and you're seeking control of them all. Run us through a few scenarios, apply some pressure, observe the outcomes. It's quite scientific of you." Mostly because he dared call her magic before.
"But given you limited mine... I think you've already proven your own power superior to ours, at least within the confines of your sigils. Contained systems are much easier to maintain. So what..." Ava turns one single crane away from the Captain, because you always need a rebel.
That's just it, though. Only here. [sigh] If I were to actually enter your reality, for example, I would be no match for any native. I can't seem to get the systems to communicate outside of here.
"Hm, that does sound like a problem," Ava agrees rather sympathetically, propping her chin in her palm as she ponders. "Maybe the systems need to go to couples therapy." Small snort.
"Conceptually, though," Ava crawls the rest of the way out of the floor, legs folded beneath her. "Until you make it functional within the real worlds, sounds more like an illusion to me." See, attempting magical terminology. "But. I like theories. And from what I've heard of so many of these worlds, they could do with a little breaking."
It's certainly not a primary objective, but turning things upside-down for other realities' god-types does sound like a wonderful bonus. Yours alone... That Thanos character always struck me as someone who would have a very funny facial expression when his planned future crumbled around him.
[a sort of wistfulness that belies the level of the objective...]
"Certainly a way to prove you're better than they are."
The name means nothing to her, and she has no face to imagine such an expression upon. She'll take his word for it. "Is that who turned half the world to dust?" She's only heard pieces of that from Marc and Steven.
"See? Exactly. You know." If Stark ever shows up, she will take it so very personally. Probably drag his corpse to this spot and demand an explanation.
Though she's not entirely convinced on his solution. Depends on the rules of the game, she supposes. "If half the world disappeared, I rather it be the ones that made it so miserable in the first place."
That's not how it works. For every awful person you lose, you lose a good one... More, really. There's more good people than awful, at the end of the day. Statistically.
"Hm." Not in her experience, but she knows that's a bit skewed. Still, she would have guessed it closer to 50/50. The fact that the Captain has a far more positive estimation of people is maybe unsettling.
"Statistically they're all going to die anyway," Ava points out, smooshing one of the cranes into the floor with a crumple.
"But it sounds like a flawed premise. Do you care about any of that? Good and evil."
Not particularly, beyond it being one of the many variables one considers. A rather unpredictable factor, really. The more subjective ones always are, and you can't get much more subjective than that.
"Mn, no, but that's what religions and their followers all seem so worked up about. And since you are an aspiring god... I suppose I was curious if you had any aspirations other than the status. A grand design? Something to believe in. Worship, rituals, miracles, a dental plan, divine punishment. Other than sacrifice."
[frowns, cocks head] I already have most of those through magic, and the others aren't interesting to me. Divine punishment in particular. Always very boring.
"It's an unfortunate realization, that you've given your entire life away for a lie. Not one I'm interested in repeating. So, yes. I can respect that over the frivolity of shrines and eating crackers with cannibalistic symbolism." She pauses. "Actually, that sounds like the only fun part." She's hitting up the buffet after this.
The faintest smile. "Don't worry, I wouldn't accuse you of kindness. All the same, I would prefer to stay in your realities. I won't even complain about the trees."
[WITH SUDDEN BARELY RESTRAINED IRRITATION] Who even cares that much abut trees? Who looks at a majestic oak and demands intimate knowledge of its root system? It's completely insane.
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"But given you limited mine... I think you've already proven your own power superior to ours, at least within the confines of your sigils. Contained systems are much easier to maintain. So what..." Ava turns one single crane away from the Captain, because you always need a rebel.
"What is it that you're missing?"
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"So this is basically a simulation, then?"
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Insisting on using technological terminology doesn't make it stop being magic, you know.
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[a sort of wistfulness that belies the level of the objective...]
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The name means nothing to her, and she has no face to imagine such an expression upon. She'll take his word for it. "Is that who turned half the world to dust?" She's only heard pieces of that from Marc and Steven.
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Because that alone makes it worth it for her. She hopes Pym enjoyed that funeral without her.
"How'd you have made it fun, then?"
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[a shrug] Make a game of it, of course. I can hardly even imagine how much fun a game with an entire planet would be...
[honestly this is like how 70% of comic supervillains get their start.]
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Though she's not entirely convinced on his solution. Depends on the rules of the game, she supposes. "If half the world disappeared, I rather it be the ones that made it so miserable in the first place."
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"Statistically they're all going to die anyway," Ava points out, smooshing one of the cranes into the floor with a crumple.
"But it sounds like a flawed premise. Do you care about any of that? Good and evil."
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[frowns, cocks head] I already have most of those through magic, and the others aren't interesting to me. Divine punishment in particular. Always very boring.
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She leans forward to squint at him. "But. I do get not wanting to be controlled."
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You would, wouldn't you.
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Don't.
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