reed knew who steve was - in truth, you’d be a fool who lived under rocks to not know the original captain america. but it was still quite nice to come across him in the bustling district of the kingdom of manhattan. “welcome to latverion, i’d say if i actually believed the planet was deserving of such a cheerful introduction. or its leader, but in truth - it doesn’t and victor does not need to additional ego boost for anything.” reed flashed a quick smile before settling back. “i heard you’d made it here, and i do believe most of the rest of the avengers? that’s good, we could use you.”
“neat trick, isn’t it?” reed asked no one in particular as he demonstrated his current work-in-progress. he knew it would gain the attention of victor von doom, and secretly he’d hoped that victor would make his presence known. unfortunately, reed didn’t see him in the gathering crowd. oh well. smiling proudly of his work, he turned towards the doom bot he currently had under his control. “now, please return back to the castle and employ the other bots with your knowledge.” he spoke firmly before stretching out an arm to stop the bot from taking off. “also, please tell victor i said hello.” he beamed as he brought his arm back and allowed the bot to take off, as he watched it leave, he felt someone approach. “so! how long do you think before all of the bots will be infected?”
“cassie? cassie lang?“ reed asked, looking up and over from his tablet as he heard the chime of the local cafe door open. it wasn’t entirely often that reed made it out of the science building or the baxter tower - but when he did, he inevitably found someone he had known previously to living on latverion. “i’m happy to see you’re here, even despite the circumstances and who is in charge.” he stood up and made his way over to her, clutching his tablet in his hand and eying the doom bot guards with a particular sense of bitterness before returning his attention to the young lang with a smile. “oh, i realize you may not recognize me given the multiverse - sorry about that, i always go in assuming.”
( @felinefelicia ) REED RICHARDS and FELICIA HARDY
“well, i have to admit that this isn’t the first time i’ve seen someone moving about in my lab late at night, but it’s been the first time in awhile that i’ve walked in on them while they were doing something i assume not exactly morally correct.” sure, reed could have cause a stink or set off an alarm - but instead he chose the more pragmatic approach and decided to simply talk the potential thief into leaving. that or help them find what they were looking for. “have you found what you were looking for? i keep a very detailed and organized system, and i’d be happy to help you look. trust me, this is the most exciting thing to happen in the labs for weeks.”
reed had busied himself with most of his day spent on attempting to find ways to subtly take down the newly improved doom bots - while simultaneously keeping an eye on the random but fairly welcomed developments of the new locations located on the planet. he’d been so distracted that he’d never realized the amount of people who came in and out of his lab in the science department. it wasn’t until he was halfway through his materialized (susan had brought it) sandwich that he noticed another in the lab. setting the meal down, he turned to face them and offered a quick smile. “gwen stacy, correct? friend of peter parker? i’m doctor reed richards, are you looking for anything in particular?”
( @greatresponsibility ) reed richards + peter parker
“ah, peter - excellent! just who i was hoping to run into.“ he wasn’t exactly running into him as he was actually stretched out across a hallway and blocking the other’s path. but... the details didn’t matter in this particular case and reed had a few important questions to run by the younger scientific mind. “if you have the time, i’d like to run a few things by you. confidentially of course, and to also - wait,” he paused and slowly walked out of the room he’d been in and waited until his body formed back to normal before continuing the conversation. “are you here at the baxter building because it’s taco tuesday?... it is tuesday, correct?” he hadn’t thought about what day it was in weeks... a little alarming but something he can quickly resolve should he remember to look. “no matter, are you busy?”
reed had been less than thrilled that the one person to save the multiverse was... doctor doom. and he was fairly certain that johnny and susan shared the same sentiment. he knew better than to express his distaste in front of the children, they still held adoration for their ‘uncle’ - and doom had saved their lives more than once, including this time. but... he digressed. spotting johnny in one of the main lounge rooms of the building, reed decided it was best now to ask than to wait for another opportunity. especially when he had his brother-in-law alone.
“johnny! hello,“ reed called over, making his way with a cup of tea in hand and setting it down before sitting across from the other. “how’re you?“ a quick pause, not enough to let the other answer, “wonderful! i have a question to ask of you, it’s not necessarily a hard one and it’s something i believe you have the best ability to do. of course, my calculations of such a thing could be off, but we both know that is highly unlikely. anyway, are you willing to do it?“ he didn’t realize he hadn’t actually asked the question yet.
( A STERILE ROOM ADORNED WITH GLASSWARE FILLED WITH VARIOUS LIQUIDS AND MACHINES RUNNING CONSTANT ALGORITHMS, A PASSION FOR LEARNING AND TEACHING OTHERS, A HEART THAT MEANS WELL AND HAS SOLID DEVOTION BUT DOESN'T ALWAYS SHOW IT )▸ welcome to latverion, REED RICHARDS (MISTER FANTASTIC). it’s time to be gracious, for in this vast multiverse, you have been saved by emperor doom. according to records you are 40 and use HE/HIM pronouns. emperor doom expects you’ll enjoy your career as a SCIENTIFIC VISIONARY AND RESEARCHER/CO-OWNER OF THE BAXTER BUILDING, or else. excellent. we look forward to your contribution. ( peter gadiot )
ABOUT BASICS
FULL NAME: reed richards
ALIAS: mister fantastic
AGE: 40
AFFILIATIONS: fantastic four, the illuminati, future foundation, avengers, defenders
GENDER AND PRONOUNS: cis man, he/him
FACE CLAIM: peter gadiot
IN-DEPTH ANALYSIS
POINT OF ORIGIN: reed comes from... all over the place, but mostly the comics ! i admit i haven’t read a single series all the way through but i bounce around enough to have a collective idea of how my reed is portrayed!
HAVE THEY BROUGHT ANY FAMILY OR PETS WITH THEM: reed has brought his wife, his children, and his brother-in-law with him (though he hopes that ben is around as well).
ANY HEADCANONS YOU WANT OTHERS TO KNOW: since reed’s face claim is of mexican descent/half mexican - i like to incorporate that into his life. reed grew up with a white father (hence the last name of richards) and a mexican mother. (though she still passed when he was 7 years old).
reed is, of course, a super-genius and has no qualms about letting anyone know about it. he’s fascinated by alien languages and tech, and for fun he likes to translate their languages and be, of course, the pioneer in doing so.
as per usual, reed thinks magic is non-existent in the sense that magic is simply ‘science they have yet to fully understand’. no, you cannot change his mind. yes, he’s obnoxious about it.
reed is blunt, forthright, and often-times comes off as rude. sometimes he realizes it and apologizes, sometimes he doesn’t and needs to be told how he came across.
QUESTIONNAIRE
HOW DOES YOUR CHARACTER FEEL ABOUT EMPEROR DOOM?
this is probably THEE most loaded question about reed richards, ever. how does he feel about victor? it’s a mixed bag. he admires him, he rivals him, he considers him family, he considers him his worst enemy. it truly depends on the day and the way doom is feeling. (and reed too but he solely places the blame in doom’s court). but one thing he can count on is doom’s stalwart affection and care for reed and sue’s children. another thing he can count on, of course, is doom to allow his ego to get the best of him, but that’s another story entirely.
HOW DOES YOUR CHARACTER FEEL ABOUT THE BATTLES? ARE THEY TRYING TO AVOID THEM? OR ARE THEY EAGER TO JUMP IN?
reed finds them barbaric and baseless. though he understands that the laws of nature will always have some people willing to throw themselves to the proverbial wolves for fun or recognition. he’s not going to try to shut them down but if they get too carried away, he’ll find a way to force doom to put an end to it. as of right now though, he’s keeping his head down and avoiding the killiseum at all costs.
WHY HAS YOUR CHARACTER ACCEPTED THEIR JOB POSITION? WILL THEY USE IT TO GET CLOSER TO DOOM? OR WILL THEY USE IT EXPLOIT HIM? OR DO THEY SIMPLY LIKE THEIR JOB?
reed has always been connected to the baxter building and thus it’s no surprise he’s there as the co-owner and scientist there. he’s also thrown himself into being a researcher and developer so that he can (A.) keep busy and ensure his mind is always sharp, (B.) work on things to keep doom both placated and contained - whether doom realizes it or not. (C.) he just enjoys experimenting and discovering things. so, no he won’t exploit doom - but he will contain and control him if necessary.
