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[itsamysterio]

[Beck looks very pleased with himself, a few strange marks on his face, like bug bites. Or maybe stings?]

Hey Kid, I've got something for you. Took me a little while to get it all set up, but I think it'll with your whole situation.

[He turns to show off a small handmade bee box. It's made from salvage, but looks sturdy enough, a few bees buzzing around outside their new home, which has been carefully bundled up to help them deal with the chill.]

What do you think? You in the mood for honey? Give 'em a bit to get settled and they should do the rest.

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[doubled_speed]

What's this? I can taste strings in my honey. What are you up to?

[itsamysterio]

No strings. Apart from you being the one that makes sure we have food around here that isn't...goop. So...yeah, maybe it's a little selfishly motivated, but I want us to have good food.

Plus- they can pollenate. It's win-win for everyone.

[Come on, kid, don't look a gift horse in the mouth. This is a good thing.]

[doubled_speed]

Have you checked with the Agrii that pollen from their plants won't kill whatever bees you have here?

[He's definitely checking.]

[itsamysterio]

[...Well you've got him there. Beck frowns for a moment, glancing back to the hive.]

I...did not. [He winces a little at that admission.] But they did give them to me, so- you know- if they are horribly invasive, that's a little bit on them.

[doubled_speed]

I'll figure it out. Because you didn't think at all about the safety of the bees.

[He doesn't care about invasive. He just doesn't like the idea of bringing these bees here and letting them die.]

[itsamysterio]

[Damn Kid. Cut him some slack. He built them a whole box, and frames and everything. Which he gestures to with an arched brow.]

Right, not at all. You've got me pegged, Kid.

[doubled_speed]

Listen, I'm grateful, we could use them. Honey is good for sweetening. It's just also a bit of worry, right? I'll figure it out.

[But his tone seems to say 'because you didn't bother.']

[itsamysterio]

[Beck sighs, glancing away like he's not sure he wants to broach this subject.]

...Look, you wanna tell me what your problem is with me, mm?

I'm trying to help out. I don't know what I've done to give you this impression that I'm trying to...pull something, or- whatever it is you think.

We don't need to be friends, but we do need to trust each other.

[doubled_speed]

[Who said they need to trust each other?]

You're Mysterio. I've seen the shit you do back home. The people you hurt.

[itsamysterio]

[They're part of a very limited community, of course they need to trust each other.

Beck's taken aback look was helped by the fact that as far as he knew, no one should be aware of what he's done, looking convincingly confused and troubled by that notion.]

...What are you talking about?

[doubled_speed]

[Dude, the multivese exists.]

So I guess you're a Mysterio from another part of the multiverse. Fuck.

[itsamysterio]

[Yeah, who would have thought that lie would turn out to be true? And work out in his benefit.]

A few times over, by the sounds of it. Are you saying Mysterio is some kind of villain where you're from?

[Does he looked disturbed by this news? That's the look he's going for.]

[doubled_speed]

Yeah. All of them.

[There have been a few.]

They were a stupid fishbowl on their heads.

[itsamysterio]

[...Are you dissing the fishbowl?]

Well... [Beck gestures to himself.] - no fishbowl, so- [He gives a look as if to say he must be in the clear then.]

No, but I get it. It's the smart move to be wary. But- the multiverse is a complicated thing. You can flip that coin a hundred times and get heads every time, but that doesn't mean that's the only answer.

[doubled_speed]

[Yes, actively.]

The dude had the WORST taste beyond that. Like a body suit that looked like green scales. Ew. Villains have the worst styles.

[itsamysterio]

[Beck glances down to his own green and gold suit with a pointed frown. Hitting a little close to home here, Kid.]

So what'd this guy do?

[doubled_speed]

[Dude, your suit is ugly.]

Among other things, tried to kill Spider-Man, a few times. He's one of Spider-Man's rivals.

[itsamysterio]

[He has to fit the theme, blame the Avengers.]

The kid? Really? [Not that Beck wouldn't hesitate to take out Peter if he had to, but as far as he was concerned he'd gotten what he needed from him.]

[doubled_speed]

Spider-Man is one of the most effective Avengers there is.

[itsamysterio]

The Avengers I heard about were pretty sparse by the time I arrived, so I'll give you that, assuming your Earth is anything like the other one.

[doubled_speed]

[Tommy has to laugh. Avengers. Sparse. Hilarious.]

Dude, we're rolling in Avengers. Mysterio's just, like, obsessed with fucking Spidey over.

[itsamysterio]

Well there's another point for our being from separate worlds. My world didn't have Avengers. Spider-Man's was left with a few shattered remains after Stark's sacrifice.

[doubled_speed]

Stark's what now?

[itsamysterio]

This was before I was pulled there, but Thanos had snapped half the universe out of existence. The Avengers brought them back, and Stark used the stones to end Thanos and his army. It was a truly noble thing.

[doubled_speed]

Thanos? Geez, Avengers in your world let him get the Infinity Stones? Lame.

[Noble, huh?]

Sounds more like a T-Challa thing to do, but go off I guess.