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| hero(es)= [[Jenny Over-There (925th Universe)|Jenny Over-There]] | | hero(es)= [[Jenny Over-There (925th Universe)|Jenny Over-There]] | ||
| featuring= [[The Man in Grey (925th Universe)|The Man in Grey]]<br>[[Dynamite Thor]]<br>[[Metal O'Maniac]]<br>[[Talbot Molossus]]<br>[[The Hydrant]]<br>[[Gilbert Gottfried]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Wayne Bruce]]<br>[[Batman]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[The Iron Lady]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Nihilist]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Aryan Eagle]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Volksstrum]]<br>[[Doctor Know-It-All (925th Universe)|Doctor Know-It-All]]<br>[[Doctor No]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[The Doctor]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Doctor Omega]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[The Doctor's TARDIS]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[The Man in Black]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[0000-8888888]]<br>[[Captain Omega]]<br>[[Stardust the Super-Wizard]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[George Wilson]]<br>[[Jay Gatsby]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small> | | featuring= [[The Man in Grey (925th Universe)|The Man in Grey]]<br>[[Dynamite Thor (Fox universe)|Dynamite Thor]]<br>[[Metal O'Maniac]]<br>[[Talbot Molossus]]<br>[[The Hydrant]]<br>[[Gilbert Gottfried]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Wayne Bruce]]<br>[[Batman]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[The Iron Lady]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Nihilist]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Aryan Eagle]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Volksstrum]]<br>[[Doctor Know-It-All (925th Universe)|Doctor Know-It-All]]<br>[[Doctor No]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[The Doctor]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[Doctor Omega]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[The Doctor's TARDIS]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[The Man in Black]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[0000-8888888]]<br>[[Captain Omega]]<br>[[Stardust the Super-Wizard]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small><br>[[George Wilson]]<br>[[Jay Gatsby]]<br><small>(mentioned)</small> | ||
| setting= [[M.F.S. office]], [[925th Universe]] | | setting= [[M.F.S. office]], [[925th Universe]] | ||
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==Contents== | ==Contents== | ||
===Plot=== | ===Plot=== | ||
One morning, [[Jenny Over-There (925th Universe)|Jenny Over-There]] reports to the [[M.F.S. office]] for what she expected to be a routine day at the office, only to find her desk and the [[Red Interdimensional Telephone]] gone, and [[The Man in Grey (925th Universe)|the Man in Grey]] waiting for her. He explains that normal operations of the [[Multidimensional Finders Service]] are suspended for the day so that Jenny can help him interview new candidates interested in joining the Service. As they settle in the interview room, the first candidate shows himself in the person of [[Dynamite Thor]], but the Man in Grey rejects him on the basis that he was formerly [[copyright]]ed and he only wants candidates who are, in this [[Fourth Wall Awareness|metafictional]] sense, “open-source”. | One morning, [[Jenny Over-There (925th Universe)|Jenny Over-There]] reports to the [[M.F.S. office]] for what she expected to be a routine day at the office, only to find her desk and the [[Red Interdimensional Telephone]] gone, and [[The Man in Grey (925th Universe)|the Man in Grey]] waiting for her. He explains that normal operations of the [[Multidimensional Finders Service]] are suspended for the day so that Jenny can help him interview new candidates interested in joining the Service. As they settle in the interview room, the first candidate shows himself in the person of [[Dynamite Thor (Fox universe)|Dynamite Thor]], but the Man in Grey rejects him on the basis that he was formerly [[copyright]]ed and he only wants candidates who are, in this [[Fourth Wall Awareness|metafictional]] sense, “open-source”. | ||
The first serious candidate is a man made of metal called [[Metal O'Maniac]], who casually confesses to having set his previous place of work on fire due to them not paying him enough, making both nervous. He is followed by the pair of best friends [[Talbot Molossus]] and [[the Hydrant]]; despite Talbot's urbane and professional demeanour, Jenny and the Man in Grey find it exceedingly difficult to take them seriously due to their looking respectively like a humanoid dog and a humanoid fire hydrant. An hour and a half in, a man who looks suspiciously like a version of [[Batman]] walks in, and ends up biting the Man in Grey on the shoulder when he accuses him of being Bruce Wayne rather than his actual identity of [[Wayne Bruce]]. | The first serious candidate is a man made of metal called [[Metal O'Maniac]], who casually confesses to having set his previous place of work on fire due to them not paying him enough, making both nervous. He is followed by the pair of best friends [[Talbot Molossus]] and [[the Hydrant]]; despite Talbot's urbane and professional demeanour, Jenny and the Man in Grey find it exceedingly difficult to take them seriously due to their looking respectively like a humanoid dog and a humanoid fire hydrant. An hour and a half in, a man who looks suspiciously like a version of [[Batman]] walks in, and ends up biting the Man in Grey on the shoulder when he accuses him of being Bruce Wayne rather than his actual identity of [[Wayne Bruce]]. | ||
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As the Man in Grey nurses his wound, he discusses the possibility of dropping some of the less promising names from the interview list. She persuades him to drop the surprisingly numerous “patriotic” heroes such as [[the Iron Lady]], and also points out to him that a distressing number of names on the list are [[Nazi]] supervillains. Next up is [[Doctor Know-It-All (925th Universe)|Doctor Know-It-All]], about whom they have concerns due to his fairly blatant resemblance to [[the Doctor|“the time-traveller guy”]], but Know-It-All blackmails the Man in Grey into provisionally accepting him by pointing out his knowledge that the Man in Grey is himself suspiciously similar to [[The Man in Black|someone else]]. | As the Man in Grey nurses his wound, he discusses the possibility of dropping some of the less promising names from the interview list. She persuades him to drop the surprisingly numerous “patriotic” heroes such as [[the Iron Lady]], and also points out to him that a distressing number of names on the list are [[Nazi]] supervillains. Next up is [[Doctor Know-It-All (925th Universe)|Doctor Know-It-All]], about whom they have concerns due to his fairly blatant resemblance to [[the Doctor|“the time-traveller guy”]], but Know-It-All blackmails the Man in Grey into provisionally accepting him by pointing out his knowledge that the Man in Grey is himself suspiciously similar to [[The Man in Black|someone else]]. | ||
After finally interviewing a qualified candidate in the form of [[0000-8888888]], they are slated to meet with [[Captain Omega]], but the real Captain Omega has been impersonated by [[Dynamite Thor]], who isn't giving up. When the real Captain Omega bursts in to confront Thor, Thor throws a “smoke grenade” to escape stealthily, but the grenade turns out to actually just be an actual grenade. Although everyone makes it out alright (Captain Omega wears protective armour as part of his costume, the Man in Grey leapt out the window in time, and Jenny used the M.F.S. [[teleportation ray]] to transport herself to safety), this brings an end to the interviews for the day. | After finally interviewing a qualified candidate in the form of [[0000-8888888]], they are slated to meet with [[Captain Omega]], but the real Captain Omega has been impersonated by [[Dynamite Thor (Fox universe)|Dynamite Thor]], who isn't giving up. When the real Captain Omega bursts in to confront Thor, Thor throws a “smoke grenade” to escape stealthily, but the grenade turns out to actually just be an actual grenade. Although everyone makes it out alright (Captain Omega wears protective armour as part of his costume, the Man in Grey leapt out the window in time, and Jenny used the M.F.S. [[teleportation ray]] to transport herself to safety), this brings an end to the interviews for the day. | ||
Eventually, the Man in Grey announces that he's settled on hiring Talbot, Fred, 0000-8888888, and Doctor Know — but also reveals to a disappointed Jenny that they are going to staff a new M.F.S. location in [[Scotland]], not in the Welsh officer with her. However, after the new hires leave to party about their successful interviews, the Man in Grey asks Jenny what she would think of hiring an intern to help the Welsh office run more smoothly. She ends up recommending Dynamite Thor for the position, feeling bad for him. The next day, he starts work, bringing Jenny tea (albeit having made the kettle explode) while she's taking a call from [[George Wilson|a man]] trying to find a [[Jay Gatsby|Mr Gatsby]]. | Eventually, the Man in Grey announces that he's settled on hiring Talbot, Fred, 0000-8888888, and Doctor Know — but also reveals to a disappointed Jenny that they are going to staff a new M.F.S. location in [[Scotland]], not in the Welsh officer with her. However, after the new hires leave to party about their successful interviews, the Man in Grey asks Jenny what she would think of hiring an intern to help the Welsh office run more smoothly. She ends up recommending Dynamite Thor for the position, feeling bad for him. The next day, he starts work, bringing Jenny tea (albeit having made the kettle explode) while she's taking a call from [[George Wilson|a man]] trying to find a [[Jay Gatsby|Mr Gatsby]]. | ||
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====Universes==== | ====Universes==== | ||
* This story takes place in [[925th Universe|the home universe]] of [[Jenny Over-There (925th Universe)|Jenny Over-There]]. | * This story takes place in [[925th Universe|the home universe]] of [[Jenny Over-There (925th Universe)|Jenny Over-There]]. | ||
* [[Dynamite Thor]] was previously “bound to the [[Fox universe]]”. | * [[Dynamite Thor (Fox universe)|Dynamite Thor]] was previously “bound to the [[Fox universe]]”. | ||
====Other==== | ====Other==== | ||
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* [[Doctor Know-It-All (925th Universe)|Doctor Know-It-All]] describes himself as “sorcerer supreme, mayor of [[Knowheresville]], home of the finest knowers in the known knowing universe”. | * [[Doctor Know-It-All (925th Universe)|Doctor Know-It-All]] describes himself as “sorcerer supreme, mayor of [[Knowheresville]], home of the finest knowers in the known knowing universe”. | ||
* Jenny owns a [[teleportation ray]]. | * Jenny owns a [[teleportation ray]]. | ||
* Multiple superhero teams rejected [[Dynamite Thor]], including the [[Super Besties]], even though the Besties allowed [[Stardust the Super-Wizard]] in. | * Multiple superhero teams rejected [[Dynamite Thor (Fox universe)|Dynamite Thor]], including the [[Super Besties]], even though the Besties allowed [[Stardust the Super-Wizard]] in. | ||
===Continuity=== | ===Continuity=== | ||
