001 - Video

[revoltndevelopment]

Who: Ben Grimm
Broadcast: Video Broadcast
Action: Bishop
When: June 4th

Awright, lets get this over with quick.

[ Ben's been loitering for a few days in the Marisva, getting his bearings, read'n up on what he could about this place, but some stuff you only get through good old fashioned talking face to face. Or face to camera. A huge, craggy, orange face fills the screen, all worn and weathered and animate like stone probably shouldn't be. There's a slow blink and a low sigh, the Thing rolling out his shoulders and settling in for a fun series of conversations. ]

Ben Grimm here of The Fantastic Four and Avengers ask'n for a headcount. Who all's here, who ain't, and which version of earth are ya from?

[ It ain't his first rodeo, it ain't even his tenth- it is his second in one of these weird 'crammed in a jaw and hope noth'n blows up' sortsa places though. Seems a bit nicer than Luceti. For one thing: Space! For another: he gets to pilot. ]

And can we skip the 'oh gosh gee you're all big and orange and rocky!' like I don't know. You're in space, you've gotta have seen stranger things than me by now.

Comments

video;

[revoltndevelopment]

I'm be'n serious. We drink at those poker games and I'm not gonna sit around be'n a bad influence to talented youngsters. Even if it's you, Hank. Sorry.

video;

[beathach]

Mr. Grimm, just because I look young doesn't mean I am young. [why does this keep happening to him]

video;

[revoltndevelopment]

You got legal identification prov'n you are of age?

video;

[beathach]

Unfortunately, I left my wallet back in Westchester. Ask Charles and Erik - I'm only a few years younger then they are.

video; 1/2

[revoltndevelopment]

Please hold.

video; 2/2

[revoltndevelopment]

I still call bull@#!@ but fine. You can come to poker night.

video; you freakin' gem

[beathach]

[deadpanned]

I'm so relieved.

Wait - poker night?

video; you freakin' gem

[revoltndevelopment]

You get tossed in a weird situation like this with a buncha type A heroic personalities, you need a way to keep everyone calm and companionable. A way t'check in that ain't all overbear'n and stuff. So. Poker night. Drink, play cards, tell stories. Keep in touch.

video;

[beathach]

I . . . see. You're inviting me to poker night? Do you normally play with - uh, a version of me?

[him, of all people?]

video;

[revoltndevelopment]

You, Cap, Tony, Logan, Wanda once and only once, sometimes we get Stretch in, T'challa that one time, Spidey when he can get away, Gabit's banned unless he's the dealer and even THEN we keep an eye on him-

[ Ben shrugs. ]

Yeah. Why not you?

video;

[beathach]

. . . I don't know who most of those people are. Ah - except Logan and Gambit, but I met the latter here.

[except he does and he just doesn't know their names or superhero names. But what a group that is]

I don't know? I've never been invited to a poker night.

video;

[revoltndevelopment]

Why not? You're a hoot- well. Big you's a hoot. Guess you don't get out much, huh?

video;

[beathach]

"Big me". [he repeats it a bit incredulously, but he can't help but grin a little bit] I don't know if I'm a hoot or not, but no - not really.

Re: video;

[revoltndevelopment]

Yeah. Big, furry, blue, hangs around upside down while do'n Sudoku. Drives Stretch nuts, it's hilarious.

video;

[beathach]

I don't know what Sudoku is, but the rest sounds familiar. I keep - uh, blue and furry under control for most of the day. Who's Stretch and why does it drive him nuts?

Re: video;

[revoltndevelopment]

Think crossword puzzles, but math. Stretch is Reed Richards, I'm rock, he's rubber. And it's cuz you keep adjust'n his calculations when he ain't look'n.

video;

[beathach]

Ah. Right up my alley, then. [he's going to try to find sudoku now, thanks Ben] Adjusting them so they're . . . correct or just messing with them?

Re: video;

[revoltndevelopment]

Way he tells it you think differently and frame equations accordingly. You'll still get the same answer but you write in Greek and he writes in Cyrillic.

video;

[beathach]

I sound like a menace.

video;

[revoltndevelopment]

Yeah- but a fun kind. Great with the kids, too. Franklin loves it when you come over.

video;

[beathach]

The worst I do is throw things at Charles when he's insufferable. [and even that's rare. He tilts his head] Franklin?

Re: video;

[revoltndevelopment]

<div align = "Justify?>Yeah he probably needs that. <small>[ Ben's craggy face shifts into something softer, warmer. ]</small> Yeah, Li'l Frank. My nephew, more or less. Not by blood but he's my family.

video;

[beathach]

He does. Don't let him convince you otherwise. [he can't help but smile a little] Family is family, blood doesn't matter. [ha ha, family] I'm glad I'm - er, the other me is good with him.

I don't know how I am with smaller kids, but older ones I'm decent. [a shrug] I teach at the school - Charles' school.

video;

[revoltndevelopment]

Some things don't change, huh? What's it like to start? It was mostly up and runn'n by the time we started bump'n inta Chuck and his X-Men.

video;

[beathach]

[Chuck. Thank you Ben he's never letting Charles live that nickname down]

It's - fulfilling. We had to close for a while, but we were working on opening it again before we were brought here. There's - ah, it's just Charles and I from the X-Men, though. Right now, at least. [who knows in the coming years]