Hiiii bbs. This is a (long overdue) plot post. So, you know, plot away! Tell me your hopes and dreams.

I have like eleventyone threads I want to put up and I just needed to coordinate so this is a
PLOT POST

I realize I'm getting tags like once a week (why has that become appropriate, shame on your families) so you might not want to think about this, or you're only that slow because you don't know how to think about this anymore, but like make this post work in your favour. Tell everyone what is up, what is slowing you down, what plot things are or aren't working for you or you don't understand, what you'd rather be thinking about, how cute your dogs are so you just want to spend time with them. This is all valid.

The point is, this is officially the BILLIONTH plot post talking about Dark Avengers and I hope to make it one of the last, so focus the FUCK UP. Lay your feelings out like so if it tickles you: ( in a special way )

feel free to post your own plots any time

I know I have tags, s my d.

So it's been like 80 years since we had a plot post, but I've been in a position and feeling like we haven't really needed one. There's lots to do, lots of chat discussion, lots we could be doing. There's only a few characters that have been notably languishing, so this is for you!, but I thought I'd do something a little different.

This is a combination PLOT-HMD post! Which means it can function as a traditional plot post (hello this is my character, this is what they are doing, see if anything sticks) OR as an HMD post (reminder that some people have HMDs in their journals if that's an ideal channel for you, or you can OPT IN to critique here by noting when you tag in. This is voluntary, don't do anything you're not comfortable with).

IDEALLY, plot-hmd discussion will be a combination of both, utilizing the following format:

Character specific traits that haven't been adequately explored/lately (ie "I haven't seen Tony's Extremis-aggression expressed in a while and wonder how it effects his relationship with the Dark Avengers.")

Thought babies that might not have occurred to the player (ie. "I feel like Jasper is an animal lover. A dog should follow him home!")

Consideration of how your characters specifically relate (ie. "Jasper is such a stickler for the rules but hasn't chastised Tony about anything. Do you think we could have a confrontation?")

So note that it's not only suggestion/critique, but offers a solution to help the player out of their comfort zone. Does this make sense?
Hopefully, this will help all of the characters that haven't been getting a lot of screen time lately. Again, you should note in your initial tag if you're open to all or some of these things; if you just want to chat, that's fine, too.

This can be like a normal plotting post, but actually it is also a post for a plot.
YEAH, THAT MAKES SENSE.


So we all know Wanda has a time machine, right? Well, she does. You're welcome. It's supposed to be an extended plot where she and various comrades find Infinity Gems, but so far she's only found the Soul Gem and Tony took it because he's an asshole. So that's where we're at.

Coming up, Tony returns to the scene of the crime to play with the time machine some more. THAT'S WHERE YOU COME IN. Shortly, Tony's going to pop over to Wanda's place only to witness another Tony from an alternate dimension come out of the machine. NewTony looks normal enough and no one is that worried until Tony goes through the machine himself, thus trading dimensional places with NewTony and shutting down the machine until he can find the Infinity Gem, as per the comic logic that dictated our last Gem adventure.
Still with me?
NewTony has to take Tony's place until they can figure this all out, because no one can know Wanda has a time machine in case Hammer finds out, finds her, and uses them both for his own sinister plans. That seems reasonable enough until NewTony starts doing really fucked up things.
MEANWHILE, in an alternate dimension, Tony meets NewEveryoneElse (that's you). Welcome to the universe where everyone is Evil with a capital E! Consider role reversal as well, so your Lokis and Magnetos might be on the side of justice. Piss to them, though, because Director Fury is in charge and has killed enough orphans to have a bazillion dollars or something. EVIL.

THAT MEANS THERE'S TWO PLOTTHREADS TO PLAY IN.
The first is set in this universe, where NewTony is confusing everyone by being slightly more antisocial than usual and becoming a nuisance. Is this a mystery to solve or do you just stop taking his calls?
The second is an alternate timeline where your characters are possibly morally bankrupt versions of themselves, going about their business of kicking puppies and twirling their moustaches. Some of them might be dealing with this wimpy, uncharacteristically empathetic Tony who keeps sneaking around in SHIELD and is just asking to have his ass kicked.

This isn't set in stone. If any of it makes sense, please, contribute your thoughts, explore the options, tear down the pieces that don't work and reinforce them with better ideas. If it doesn't make sense, ask questions.
Most importantly, if you want to play, say so and more exciting stories will grow from this strange, moldy bread of a plot.

EDIT: wow maybe I should have mentioned how this ends. Maybe? ULTIMATE MORAL QUESTION: Once the Tonys are returned to their home universes, do the good heroes of this one do battle with the evil powermongers of the alternate dimension to save the good citizens from their tyranny? Or do we leave them to solve their own problems instead of disrupting their natural progression?

LMAO THERE ARE SO MANY TAGS I'm using them all