Soooo, where are the space monsters?

[kaijudrifting]

Who: Newt & You!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Marsiva
When: RIGHT NOW.

[ Awareness comes with a jerky start, Newt flinging himself upright with a very undignified noise. He brings his hands up to his face, trying to physically scrub awareness into his head. He's very much not a morning person. Though what can really be considered morning anymore? It's all just 'waking up after sleep'. He's not sure what it is exactly, but he slides his fingers open to venture a look around.

Color him surprised that he's not only not in his cluttered and tiny quarters, but he's also not on the ratty and very much used sofa thrown in the only amnesty space in his shared lab with Hermann. In fact, his surroundings aren't familiar in the least. It's been a long time since he's been able to admit that he's woken up in some place unfamiliar. Throwing his legs over the side of the cot, he jostles the communicator he hasn't discovered until now.

There is a collection of loud noises being broadcast as he shuffles around, drops the communicator on the ground, and picks it up again. Somehow, it's still broadcasting as audio.. Newt favors a look around, green eyes looking for one particular thing to focus on, though seemingly having trouble. That is until--]

Heilige Scheiße!!

[ The broadcast finally switches over to video as Newt all but runs to the observation deck, mouth agape and eyes absolutely sparkling. He's living the anime dream.

Curling his hand into a fist, he raps his knuckles on the window and decides this is very much real, though he still can't wrap his mind around it. Giant monsters invading earth through a rift in the middle of the ocean? Sure. Just-as giant robots in order to fight the giant monsters invading earth through a right in the middle of the ocean? Absolutely.
But space? Being in freaking space? He can't deal with the boyish glee and he lets out a whooping holler, punching the air like he's ten years old. ]

Hey, Hermann!! You've got to check this ou-- ….right. Uh. Herm? You there, dude? Or am I just.. talking to myself again? Please let there be Kaiju...

Comments

video;

[grounds]

[And on a monitor somewhere, a face appears! It belongs to a young woman, brown hair braided in various places, expression pretty much asking him what he's on.]

The hell's a kaiju?

video;

[kaijudrifting]

[ Heyyy, it's a face he totally doesn't recognize. He's definitely gawking at her a little bit. ]

Two thousand, five hundred tons of awesome prehistoric-type monster action. These things are awesome, and I'll tell you why!

[ Heeeere we go. And this is the point that he starts gesturing wildly. Do you understand just how neat these things are yet? ]

video;

[grounds]

Okay, I'm gonna stop you right there! [Octavia happily cuts him off, really not wanting to be on the receiving end of some fanboy rant or whatever.]

None of those here. You're in space, pulled from another world or dimension or whatever.

video;

[kaijudrifting]

[ Such a party pooper. ]

Honestly gotta say, the experience is a seven out of ten so far. Space with no aliens? Dimension travel gives it some redemption points, though.

audio;

[redactions]

[ Well he can't decide if that's just worrying or adorable. ]

Hey, pal. Might wanna shut your mouth before you catch flies.

audio;

[kaijudrifting]

[ Thankfully, it doesn't really take him long at all to figure out how the communicator works. Thank the lord for semi-modern technology! ]

If I'm able to catch flies in space, then I'll pretty much lay down and accept my fate.

audio;

[redactions]

Lucky you there ain't any.

Is your friend Hermann there with you, or?

Video

[dancingmd]

[Well, at least he seems... Excited? Have a red headed space doc, Newt.]

I don't think there is anyone by the name of Hermann here. Though you never know, in this place.

[She gives him a sympathetic smile.]

Video

[kaijudrifting]

[ Yes good, I'll take space doctors for five hundred, Alex. He looks like a cross between relieved and annoyed. Hermann was never where he wanted him to be at any given moment. Typical. ]

No? Well, he's missing out. Space is more his deal than it is mine, but how can I not appreciate this view?? It's amazing. You know, we as a race have been traveling in space for about a hundred years, but being an astronaut never really came to my mind as something I wanted to do. Gotta say, I'm kind of kicking my own ass right now.

Video

[dancingmd]

[She gives him a wry smile.]

As you should be. I'd say it's the best job there is. But then again, I'm extremely biased.

voice

[thebestseller]

No kaiju. Nobody here but us chickens, actually. Buck buck.

voice

[kaijudrifting]

Okay, no kaiju. But are they space chickens?

[thebestseller]

The closest thing we have is flavored protein. Jury's still out on whether it contains anything that was once a chicken.

[mucked]

[ perhaps it's uncharitable that (even now) an outburst in german can set her pulse a-racing. thundering, really. until she reminds herself that war was over and victory in europe a year old in its declaration. and all that besides, there isn't much of a 'europe' at all in outer space... ]

I'm afraid you're talking to a great many of us. [ a wry tone. ] Far more than just yourself.

[kaijudrifting]

[ Oh, what a pleasantly accented voice. It really is relieving to hear from another human(?) being at this point. ]

Well, that's good to hear, at least. I mean, it would pretty much suck if it were just me up here. Does this happen a lot? How many more of you are there?

[ Channel your inner Fox Mulder, Newt. These could be honest to god aliens.. ]

[mucked]

Heavens, I'm not certain. Mere handfuls, I believe. I confess I'm only marginally less freshly arrived than yourself.

audio;

[feathery]

Dude, don't give them any ideas. No one wants this to turn into Godzilla in Space.

audio;

[kaijudrifting]

How do you not want the Mother of All Monsters out in space? Do you not realize how cool that would be? And what kind of alterations to their biological make-up that would be?!

[feathery]

[Dryly and only semi-serious:]

Pretty sure the mother of all monsters is Echidna, who I also wouldn't be too keen on seeing out in deep space. I've kind of had my fill of fighting monsters, thanks.

[Video]

[misterprongs]

What in the absolute hell is a kaiju?

[WELCOME SPEECH W/E THIS IS OBVIOUSLY MORE IMPORTANT]

[Video]

[kaijudrifting]

How much time do I have to explain, and how simply do I need to describe these hulking beasts of majesty?

[ He is absolutely serious. Run, Potter. ]

[Video]

[misterprongs]

[ . . . ]

Have you got a girlfriend, mate?

[LIKE JAMES DOES but this poor fellow strikes James as someone who doesn't get out much.]

Audio

[digthefuzz]

[A voice responds in a German accent.]

Dude, watch your language. [In two senses apparently.]

Sorry. I don't know everyone who's stuck here, but I've never met any Hermann out here.

Audio

[kaijudrifting]

[ Yes good, the language of my people! ]

You're fighting a losing battle, kid. Yeah, kinda figured he wasn't here. He'd be griping my ear off by now, anyway.

No skin off my nose.

Audio

[digthefuzz]

[Close enough.

He just sighs at the response to his language remark.]

Oh, he's that kind of friend, huh? I bet he's super serious and sometimes it's like he's allergic to fun.