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[mysteryhero]

[Upon his arrival, Mysterio was in full costume, looking like Thor, Dr Strange and Iron Man rolled into one. Now he appears on the network in regular clothing - a brown sweater and tan trousers - looking elegantly casual.]

Hello again.

I have had some time to to explore and familiarize myself with this world and I'm impressed with the technology here - at least in Nova City. It's far beyond what I've seen before yet it's also lacking. That's why I am going to work for and with Aster Technologies and we can combine our knowledge to do great things.

Now, I know, I introduced myself as Mysterio when I first arrived and that is indeed a name I am known by but let's have a proper introduction now, shall we?

My name is Quentin Beck.

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[mysteryhero]

Just the right age to be a mentor.

[A hint or a jab at Tony? You decide.]

[made_up_names]

[ He'll take it as a little of both. And look a bit offended. ]

Whatever. You can keep your advice to yourself.

[mysteryhero]

You know I have knowledge of all that special tech from Earth-833. It could really help us all out here.

If Tony Stark saw something special in you, then there is. We could have all worked together to produce something incredible. It's a shame what happened... But heroes do what they have to do.

[made_up_names]

[ That sparks a genuine interest. He'd been fascinated by the hologram tech, even if it had almost killed him. So - fine, he'll play along. ]

What kind of tech?

[mysteryhero]

Hey now. I thought you didn't want any advice.

[Of course that's different to tech information but he's teasing.]

[made_up_names]

[ God you're the worst. He deserves this glare. ]

This is different, obviously.

[mysteryhero]

I can't really talk about it in public. That would spoil the surprise, so to speak. But maybe we can get together to discuss it.

[made_up_names]

In person?

[mysteryhero]

Or here. Just privately.

You know how to do that, right?

[He's just checking.]

[made_up_names]

Are you seriously asking me if I know how to use my phone?

[mysteryhero]

I don't know what tech you're familiar with and this is not exactly like Earth's. Similar, yes. But still... I guess even a regular, ordinary kid like you can deal with basic tech.

[made_up_names]

[ Slight eyeroll. ]

C'mon man,I'm a nerd. Even asking that question is an insult.

[mysteryhero]

OK, then. So do you want to switch it to private or shall I?

[He's letting Peter do it because he knows it's likely Peter wouldn't trust him. He could say it's private then go on and announce secret things on a still public line. Of course there'd be ways to double check from both ends but with their tech knowledge, maybe there were ways around it. He's also now seeing the extra advantage of network over face to face meetings - where their every conversation can easily be recorded, for future use. He's not going to bring that part up here... just keeping it in the back of his mind.]

private until noted otherwise

[made_up_names]

I got this.

[ Darn right he doesn't trust Beck. He does indeed have some ways to check if it's really private, but ... best to do it right the first time. ]

You're incredibly freaking obnoxious, you know that?

Private!

[mysteryhero]

Oh, Peter...

[All at once, gone is the soothing stoic hero voice and his speech becomes much more animated and emotional.]

You know what's difficult? Not being able to speak freely and have people actually listen to what you have to say. It's frustrating and you know what? In some way I'm glad you know the truth because then we can have real conversations.

Re: Private!

[made_up_names]

[ Peter, meanwhile, is free to make all the faces he wants. ]

I get to make small talk with an asshole. Awesome.

[mysteryhero]

No reason to be rude...

Now, you wanted to know more, did you? About my tech.

[Secretive as he may want to be, having someone appreciate and be interested in it is something he can't resist.]

[made_up_names]

[ And Peter, despite everything, is genuinely curious. ]

I - yeah. Yeah, I did. I didn't have enough time to figure it out past realizing I could short it out with electricity.

[mysteryhero]

The drones, right? That would work for the grander scale events but some things are more subtle.

Now, don't go thinking I'm just going to reveal all of my tricks to you, but you can ask some questions.

[made_up_names]

... The hologram tech then. How the heck did you come up with that?

[mysteryhero]

It's something I've been working on for years.

As a kid, sure I loved computers and gadgets but I also loved seeing the behind the scenes in special effects and movies. They did some amazing things, even back in the day.

I ended up kind of... fusing these things. The tech put into the special effects. So much could be done with it. So many possibilities.


[ooc note: Filling in the gaps and making some assumptions, since the MCU hasn't fully explained backstory or tech and other connections to Beck possibly leaching off/adapting/stealing of Stark tech as well.]

[made_up_names]

[ He's genuinely surprised and impressed. ]

Really? So - all of that was CGI, basically? I thought it looked like a mocap suit...

(( OOC: TOTALLY FINE I'll roll with anything. ))

[mysteryhero]

That's a very primitive way of putting it.

[He seems a little offended, despite him being the one to bring up movie special effects. But the passion for the subject can clearly be heard in his voice now as he continues to speak.]

No, my tech is revolutionary. It can be projected to the entire world, live. You've seen it. You know how real it looks. How real it feels.

That part... Getting it to a point able to be felt and touched, is something that needs working on but the effect is there, and the drones accomplished the rest.

But think of it! With this technology you can do more than talk to long dead relatives to get that closure and clarification. It has many more uses aside from personal therapy or entertainment. Meetings could be held face to face, as if the person was right there before you. Good for long distances as well as places where it may be dangerous to confront the other person, such as a prison or a warzone. But negotiators could have more direct contact while keeping in a safe place.

Or it has testing purposes for many other jobs and situations. Doctors could practice surgeries. People can be put in a scenario that could be deadly and see how they cope. All in relative safety.

[Kind of like what he did to Peter, but not ending with a high speed train.]

Of course there are also augmented realities for a vast variety of reasons, including games and entertainment as well as just supporting somebody to show people are there. There could be the most impressive advertising anyone has ever seen. It could serve so many creative and practical purposes.

So many, many possibilities. What I can do is an art. An untapped resource that needs to be known and used to its full capacity.

[He pauses a moment in his speech.]

As for the suit, it has its own uses and is incorporated into the show. I can project myself into the illusions, my own movements reflected in it, yes, like those suits but more. I can control everything from that. It's the most important key element.

[It's something he's reluctant to elaborate on. The tricks in the suit something he's wanting to keep more to himself. The tech itself is what he's putting up here as the star.]


[ooc: anything ending up totally incorrect can be chalked up to Beck's bullsh*t lies. XD]

[made_up_names]

[ That was absolutely a bullshit megalomaniacal supervillain speech. But Beck has Peter's rapt attention anyway. He's a smart kid, after all; it takes hardly any prompting for him to see the applications. Interest turns to awe, and then fascination. Not so dissimilar from Tony's AR lab, right? But it had just been wireframe models, while this would be ... amazing. He could build a virtual engineering workshop or chemistry lab with almost zero actual equipment. ]

That's - that's a lot. Why didn't you do any of that? Why try and change the world with lasers if you can do all that?

[ He has a sneaking suspicion he knows the answer, but. ]

[mysteryhero]

Because people won't listen.

Unless you have the influence and power of money or status behind you, nobody listens.

I needed something huge to make people see, even if they didn't really understand what they were seeing. They needed to see a great hero. An Avengers level of hero.

Beyond that, even!

But once they were paying attention, then I could show them more. All this work could truly be appreciated. My work would take center stage.

[Ego much? But he clearly feels very underappreciated and bitter about it.]