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[misterprongs]

Who: James Potter (the great and magnifcent).
Broadcast: Fleetwide, from the Marsiva.
Action: Anybody on board the Marsiva!
When: Evening, 9/3.

[James is a tad bit irritated.

For one, he's in space, on a spaceship, something he didn't realize was possible until about fifteen minutes ago. Waking up in a strange location is terrifying enough, but waking up in a strange impossible location is worse. He wandered around a bit, trying to find his friends, his professors, his bloody castle.

That had all been in vain, so have one [1] James Potter, with ridiculously tousled hair, Hogwarts robes, round glasses, and a remarkably unflappable tone.]

Bit of a ridiculous stretch for a beginning of the year prank, yeah?

[He almost sounds hopeful, but James isn't stupid, and he at least has the common decency to avoid the stupid questions ("How are we not suffocating in space?" "How can I fly this thing?"), instead focusing on the completely asinine.]

I hope one of you is open to forging a letter of absence to a one Professor Minerva McGonagall. Make sure it includes that it is definitely not James Potter's fault -- quote that bit -- and that I valiantly resisted any attempted kidnappings with bravery.

[Sounds right.]

Comments

[video]

[thebestseller]

Is that name spelled with an M-A-C or just M-C?

[video]

[misterprongs]

M-C.

[With the tiniest hint of amusement, as if spelling it M-A-C would result in a probable death.]

She likes cats, make sure to doodle one of those in too.

[video]

[thebarkside]

[ look - jade has had a bit of a rough few weeks. she's realized that either her timeline is doomed or that she's simply dead in the alpha one, and actually making it back to asgard hasn't exactly seemed like a goal she's actually going to be able to achieve, and she keeps having nightmares about the few friends she does have left here disappearing entirely and leaving her alone -

but his face is familiar enough to shock some genuine, happy surprise out of her. ]

Whoah. James! Do you remember me at all?

[ she'll realize soon that no, of course he doesn't - he's younger (if only slightly) than she remembers. ]

[video]

[misterprongs]

[There's a rush of relief at hearing someone say his name -- but his brow furrows, because he doesn't recognize Jade, nor does he know anyone with dog ears that has them on a regular basis.]

Afraid not.

[He at least says it with an air of apology, though James looks more curious than anything else.]

Have we met?

[forgetyourusedtobe]

Sorry to say, it's not a prank.

[misterprongs]

[There's a slight twitch of his lips (a faint frown, maybe?), before James sighs.]

All the magic in the world couldn't pull off something like this.

[In short, he knows, and James offers a slight grin in return, both to keep himself at ease and to reassure the lovely lady that he's not having an utter meltdown yet.]

Nice to meet you, Miss -- ?

[video]

[experiencepoints]

... Wow, that's a hell of a name.

[McGonagall's, she means. People in her world only have one name, so these fancy names get her pretty confused sometimes.]

I'm a little curious how the hell ending up in space would be a prank, though. Does that sort of thing happen often?

[video]

[misterprongs]

My best mate's name is Sirius Orion Black.

[It's said with a perfectly straight face, though it is also said with the hint that James makes fun of him for it frequently, with much affection. In short: Minerva's got a pretty decent name. At least her mum's name isn't Walpurga.]

And I've never managed such a feat, but I'm sure it's possible, and a much better answer than 'you've been brought here to fly a spaceship', don't you think?

[pain_train]

[Small, enthusiastic, pink hair. Enjoy.]

Not a prank, it's like a bullshit corporate psych experiment, but in space! So that's cool, right?

Why would it be forging a letter if it would be an honest thing to say? Well like, I don't know if you were brave, but I guess you were?

[misterprongs]

[Hey, pink hair is pretty cool, no judgment, he's seen more bizarre.]

Skipping out on the first day of school sounds a bit better when you've been kidnapped and it's entirely against your will. Everything else stated is completely true.

[Gryffindor, daring, nerve, chivalry, etc, etc. James is like the world's most obnoxious poster child.]

I can't say finding myself in space is what I planned to have happen with my morning.

[Is it morning? What year is it? It doesn't feel like 1977. :(]

[video]

[curiositykilledthecats]

[The video is answered by a teenage girl, with cat ears and a tail, wearing full plate armor. So, that's a thing.]

If you take a moment, the augment should grant you the knowledge of this place automatically. It is no prank, nor can this professor be contacted.

[video]

[misterprongs]

[James is rude, but he's not rude enough to ask what he's thinking, which is: Why are there so many people who suck at transfiguration on this ship??? First Jade and now this girl.

James, instead, blinks once before offering a slight arch of his eyebrows.

You, ma'am, sound like a fun ruiner.]

I got that part.

[Dryly. And much to his amazement, he does.]

I was trying to make light of a terrible situation, but the point is well taken, miss -- ?

action.

[mucked]

[ -- it's the voice that draws her attention. she isn't anywhere quite near him when he makes his broadcast, but the familiar vowels (the known accent) draws her down a corridor. shadows by a corner, she waits patiently while he gives his excuses. and more patient still while he talks out his arrival with many of the same helpful faces that had helped her a day earlier.

and then (in a lull in his conversations) she clears her throat and steps forward. ] I was beginning to think myself and the incredulous American were the only ones on this ship. [ she means doctor indiana jones, but she doesn't name him.

she eyes his robes. from one of those posh boarding academies, perhaps? ]

action.

[misterprongs]

[ -- much like Peggy, her accent is what James notices first, and he can't stop himself from looking a little relieved. It's a stupid thing, but familiarity is important, and everyone he's met so far is either 1) American, 2) an alien, or 3) maybe both.]

Incredulous American?

[James repeats it with a slight grin, slipping his hands into the pockets of his robe -- to look casual, but also to have easier access to his wand. If needed, anyway.]

Can't say I've met one of those yet, but I have met a few cat girls and the odd pink haired woman -- something wrong?

[You're looking at his clothes like he's weird, it's a bit rude, Agent Carter. Wizards don't stare at Muggles with the weird clothes you lot wear, okay.]

Besides the fact that we've found ourselves in space, anyway.

video

[deshabille]

I'd be happy to forge whatever you like, but my handwriting tends to default to heavily gothic. Does hers?

video

[misterprongs]

It's a bit curvy.

[james that makes literally no sense]

Hard to read, but once you decipher it, it's too late to dodge.

video;

[survives]

III don't think that letter's gonna reach her right now. [She laughs.] Or for a really long time.

You really think your teacher would believe something like this anyway?

video;

[misterprongs]

[Great, another person telling him he's stuck here, ugh.]

She's seen weirder, I'm sure.

[With half a grin.]

[ video ]

[touchofrogue]

[Oh, another one with a British accent. It does tend to stand a bit. Rogue gets to the broadcast later than most, finds that she doesn't really have anything to add in particular on the opening information - she doesn't consider herself particularly skilled at that sort of thing anyway, so that's a bit of a relief.

So she just asks something completely different.]

Hey. Explore the ship yet?

[American? Undoubtedly. And quite from the South.]

[ video ]

[misterprongs]

[Ah, more Americans, more cool accents. James offers Rogue a crooked grin before shrugging a shoulder, turning slightly to gesture toward the exercise bay of the Marsiva.]

I've found the workout room.

[So.

Yes.

Yes, he has.]

[video]

[delincuente]

[She slams in here LIKE WOAH okay]

James! Oh my god, you're here!

[video]

[misterprongs]

[again with people knowing who he is

James's lips tug into a slight frown, though he keeps up his professional airs, and tilts his head. Curious, and totally 100% not panicked.]

I am.

[YEAH THAT SOUNDED GOOD]

Mind telling me who you are?

[wordmiser]

[Jinx, being that brat she is, does something entirely unhelpful, and does indeed write his absence notice on the back of a slip of recipt she'd gotten on-world.

When she holds it up to the camera, is said plainly, "James Potter did it"]

LMFAO 1/2

[misterprongs]

[ . . . hey.]

[misterprongs]

[ -- okay, it's funny, and James actually bursts into laughter (which is a nice break of tension, honestly), before he purses his lips in an effort to look completely serious.]

Lies and slander don't become you, my lady.

[In the most annoyingly foppish tone he can manage.]

Honestly, I expected a bit of effort.