Dormammu, I've come to bargain.

Doctor Stephen Strange, Master of the Mystic Arts and Sorcerer Supreme of Earth-47667872643. By @shitty-gay-mess, all rights to Marvel

[supremest-sorcerer]

Hello there.

I've been ganged up on. Stark told me that I would "do numbers on tumblr," and Peter created this account without my knowledge. Now it's on my phone, and I can't seem to remove it or log out. Might as well post something...

Welcome to the UNOFFICIAL ASK BLOG of EARTH-47667872643 STEPHEN STRANGE!

Asks are welcome and encouraged, as well as any other interaction! Here's a few Ground Rules:

1. No Sexual Asks- speaks for itself, nothing sexual in the askbox, or frankly, outside of it either.

2. Not Canon Compliant- This blog is NOT canon Stephen Strange! He's been through similar shit to his counterpart from Earth-616, but they are not the same. This is Stephen Strange. There are many like him, but this one is mine.

3. Don't Be a Dick- Homophobia, transphobia, racism, etc. will get you blocked <3 Don't make Dr. Strange block you on Tumblr. Not a good look.

4. Fuck Around and Find Out- ask away to your weird little heart's content! Who knows, you might uncover some secrets I stashed in this AU...

[the-tatted-scientist2]

Filthy, disrespectful hotel sex would fix me.

[tony-stark-official]

@supremest-sorcerer [;

[supremest-sorcerer]

has tony knocked things over on purpose once?

Once?

Frequently, yes.

[knives-and-magic-rp]

Now I'm picturing Stark as a cat. Sounds fitting.

[supremest-sorcerer]

Apparently, that's a common opinion. I can't say I disagree.

[strangeofficial]

Hello, Strange.

Hello, Strange. :)

(HI MR. STRANGE -mod)

[supremest-sorcerer]

Well. Pardon the pun, but this is a bit... strange.

[supremest-sorcerer]

is the cloak like a cat?

Yes. Very much so. A petulant, overly intelligent, very dextrous cat.

[supremest-sorcerer]

fyi there is a universe in which tony is the sorcerer supreme

There's a what.

Is it still standing

[supremest-sorcerer]

cats or dogs?

Cats. No question.

[supremest-sorcerer]

has tony knocked things over on purpose once?

Once?

Frequently, yes.

[tony-stark-official]

how tall r u?

would you believe me if I said 6'2

[lunadensmidnightprowl]

no

[supremest-sorcerer]

You would be correct, then.

[lunadensmidnightprowl]

my bet’s at 5’9”

at least three of the inches he claims are heels or lifts

[supremest-sorcerer]

Very perceptive. Yes, he's 5'7.

[tony-stark-official]

You Bitch that is not true.

[supremest-sorcerer]

If you're going to lie, you've opened up the opportunity for everyone else involved.

[tony-stark-official]

how tall r u?

would you believe me if I said 6'2

[lunadensmidnightprowl]

no

[supremest-sorcerer]

You would be correct, then.

[lunadensmidnightprowl]

my bet’s at 5’9”

at least three of the inches he claims are heels or lifts

[supremest-sorcerer]

Very perceptive. Yes, he's 5'7.

[tony-stark-official]

how tall r u?

would you believe me if I said 6'2

[lunadensmidnightprowl]

no

[supremest-sorcerer]

You would be correct, then.

[tony-stark-official]

What's one thing that you live by? What's the best advice you would give to someone?

Thanks for the ask, this one is making me think.

I've been trying for a few days now to come up with one answer for this. Part of me wants to say "Sometimes you gotta run before you can walk," and that one's great and all, but there's so much more to it. This is long as shit but I hope some of you take the time to actually read it.

I'd say in terms of advice, it would be that intelligence is a lie, I think. The fact that the I.Q. system as a whole caters to discrepancies and strengths that heavily rely on whether or not you're neurodivergent. Processing speed, "age-appropriate" behavior, and verbal skills all being issues in that area that will absolutely TANK your score. Plus there's the fact that it was written with so much cultural bias that they had to completely rewrite it multiple times for non-western audiences. It's a bullshit system. People will try to separate you into "creative" or "smart". "Book-smart" vs. "street-smart". They'll say you're not as quick as someone else, and that makes you less intelligent.

The thing is, information and skills can be learned. Neither of these, whether you have them in spades or not, have anything to do with how intelligent you are at all. Creativity is intelligence. Social understanding is intelligence. Charisma is intelligence. All of these things aren't about how fast you can do a math problem, it's about the shit in your brain. How well you pick things up, what sticks, how you apply it, the connections you make. You can't put a score on something so vastly different for each person.

It's like taking a speedboat, a tugboat, a sailboat, and a warship and ranking them all on how fast they are to determine the best one. Objectively they can all do that at varying levels, sure, but there's no one best boat out of those because it can go the fastest. They're just all designed for different things. People are like that too. Putting a number on how well your brain works according to a set of parameters isn't going to determine shit other than how well you fit into those parameters. Intelligence is a lie. You can't just measure it like that. Look around you- that guy you went top high school with who almost failed out of graduating, but could figure out just what play to make to win the game? He was smart. The kid who was in all advanced classes but never talked to a single person? Smart, too. The one who never knew what was going on in class, but could fit in with any clique and had a great relationship with everyone? Smart. They're all smart. It just presents differently.

Stupid people exist, but they're much harder to find than you might think. Usually it's just ignorance or a lack of resources. Like I said, most of those things we consider smart things? They have to be learned, and not everyone has the opportunity to do that. And some people... they just don't care enough to. So yeah, intelligence is a lie. IQ is a lie. Putting a number or a quantifier or a comparative value on anyone's brain power is a lie. You just can't do it and expect to get something useful out of it, least of all an overall quantifier for how "good" someone's brain is at doing brain things.

I was gonna go into how I live by the idea that ethics are just a matter of time, but I'll throw that in another post at some point. This one is long enough as is.

[supremest-sorcerer]

you seem like youd know a lot about everything but then some things are just baffling to you no inbetween

I've been told this before, actually. The Avengers tend to enjoy guessing what I'll understand and what I'll be confused by. I personally am of the belief that there's at least one betting pool going in regards to this.

[supremest-sorcerer]

its earth-8311

Good to know.

[supremest-sorcerer]

you are a crocodile in one universe and your husband likes reptiles

that is strangely adorable

Yes, he's told me. I appreciate the consistency in the outfit, despite being a large lizard.

It is. He has a soft spot for herps.

[supremest-sorcerer]

old man

objectively true, yes.

[supremest-sorcerer]

did you know that there is a universe in which you are a crocodile? his name is crocter steamin strange

That is a horrific pun. I hope you're lying.