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[The feed opens up on Doom sitting at his desk in his office at Gramarye, looking Very Professional, which is basically second nature to him because that's just the kind of guy he is.]

Good evening, everyone. My name is Victor and it is with great honor that I announce that Gramarye Magic Research is going to putting on its first ever fundraising gala next Saturday. It will be a masquerade with the theme of otherworldly. Everyone in the city is invited and we will provide the masks.

[He pauses for a moment to clear his throat.]

Attendance is mandatory for everyone who is currently employed at Gramarye.

[There's a glint in his eyes when he says that. Like he's completely willing to hunt every single one of his coworkers down and drag them kicking and screaming into nice clothes to go to this.

That look disappears almost as quickly as it appeared.]

We will also be holding a bachelor and bachelorette auction during the event to help raise money for to keep Gramarye running at its current level. If anyone would like to volunteer, please contact me privately and I can sign you up.

If anyone else has any questions or comments, I'd be happy to speak to you about them.

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[ This is great and Loki resists the urge to applaud. ]

Do you believe we'll receive many sign ups for this "auction"?

The cause is sound, consider me a volunteer for your auction.

Well, there goes all the fun of coordinating the outfit with the mask.

 People love the word fundraiser.

So much they hardly ask what kind of things the funds you're making are going to be pooled into, you know.

Hypothetically speaking, can the people who volunteer for the auction choose what sort of people bid on them, or is it just anyone?

Sure, I'll sign up. Should be fun.

What exactly does this auction entail? Never attended one before.

I'm sure we'll get a few.

I'm sure we can encourage a few others along the way.

[ Or trick them into it. Whatever works. ]

[Well, there's a somewhat familiar face.]

I'll add you to the list and I thank you for volunteering.

I'm sure you'll survive the disappointment, Jacob.

Oh, I will, but here I was actually going to dress up for once.

[ Don't say that in public, you fool! ]

I did mention what the money was going to. It's going to help fund Gramarye Magic Research and allowing it to keep running as it has been with the possibility of expanding if we raise enough.

If you happen to have a problem with magic, then you can always not bid in the auction.

Hypothetically speaking, yes, everyone volunteering can give preferences if they wish to.

[And he has no idea who Doom is, naturally.]

Of course. I eagerly await my time to shine.

Your name, please?

Sam Wilson.

[From the name he's given and his network username, Sam suspects this is the same Victor von Doom Stephen's warned him about. Oops.]

"Mandatory" for employees? Seriously?

Yes, seriously. Do you have a problem with this?

What kind of research are we talking here?

Why a masquerade?

Sam Wilson as in Captain America?

[shit, when did he get here]

Because I'm Victor von Doom and wearing a mask is what I'm known for.

So I've heard. Just Falcon in my world, though.

-I didn't have a bird till I got here, either. Just a drone.

[Since that's the second question everyone from that universe seems to ask him.]

People who volunteer go up on a stage and try to convince people to buy them for a date. I've found that bidders usually tend to be drunk and enthusiastic during these types of things.

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