04 - video

[winn]

Who: Winn and you!
Broadcast: y!
Action: on the Tourist!
When: August 2nd

[ some of you may have noticed that winn has been uncharacteristically quiet for the past...16 days. he's not really sure how to address the elephant in the room - he knows these two weeks and change have been hard on the people he loves but for him it's like no time has passed and the dissonance is hard to bridge.

it's a good thing he has a not at all unhealthy coping mechanism set in place. ]

You know, if we're entertainment on a reality show, the least they can do is give us like a recap - you know your basic [ in a tv announcer impression ] here's what you missed on the Fleet - or - last week, on the young and the Drifting - [ he rubs the back of his head before shaking it ] Well, maybe talking about the 'least they can do' isn't such a great plan...first order of business - what'd I miss? Second order of business - if you or anyone you know has ever fallen into an unexplained sleep here or at any other kidnappy world - I'd appreciate it if you'd answer a couple questions, they're a text attachment at the bottom. Sorry if it's been done before, I'll gladly take a link to any previous research as well as fresh data. Third order of business -- hi. [ he gives the camera a little wave and a nervous chuckle ] Um. Yeah, I'm, I'm fine, I should've opened with that but if you know me the order isn't really gonna surprise you that much and if you don't you're probably really confused right now and looking for the off button - it's to your right, right on top, there you go.

That's it, I guess....good morning, Drifters - don't forget to drink your coffee! Winn out -

<br />1. <b>date and duration of sleep</b>: self explanatory.<br />2. <b>surrounding events</b>: when it happened were you or your sleeping acquaintance going about your daily lives, experimenting with anything, uncovering anything?<br />3. <b>results</b>: did waking result in new memories, loss of old ones, a change in personality or attitude, were you or your sleeping acquaintance at a different physical location (ex: new planet, back at your ship, new kidnappy world), were there any physical differences or after effects, if so how long did they last, anything you can think of that changed - put it here.<br />

[ except he's not all the way out. hank and cisco each get the following message to their personal numbers ]

I need to discuss something in person. My place? [ he can't really leave kitty yet ]

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[winn]

Feel free to never prove that, I believe you.

[ he hates that hank knows that for a fact. stop hurting his friends, multiverse! ]

[beathach]

Trust me, I don't want to prove it. It still hurts.

[if only the multiverse would listen, then no one would ever have to worry]

[winn]

[ and now it's the turn of the recently awakened to worry about you, hank. ]

Wait, physically? Cuz in that case your super healing needs a tune up -

[ dammit multiverse, wait til your father gets home! ]

[beathach]

[Winn no that's not what's supposed to be going on here!!]

No, no, I mean - it's just like anyone else getting an injury, I'm not immune to pain. Getting thrown through something still hurts a hell of a lot, it just . . . heals quicker. Like - hitting fast forward on the devices, like if you're watching a movie - that's what it's called, right?

[winn]

[ he's a rebel! he does what he wants! ]

Yeah - yeah that's what it's called.

[ nodding, relieved. ]

Right so - no proving it for you, it's settled.

[beathach]

Right. Besides - I'd be more worried over hurting someone by accident, rather than getting hurt.

[because that's how it works right, no Hank it isn't]

[winn]

I dunno, you seemed pretty precise and badass with the whole Tarzan routine.

[ yeah he's gonna stay more worried about you getting hurt, thanks. ]

[beathach]

I don't know if Tarzan is an apt comparison.

[but other people, Winn!!]

[winn]

Well, you weren't wearing a loincloth - appreciate that by the way - and you didn't do the whole Tarzan call thing - but otherwise -

[ but YOU, hank! ]

[beathach]

I don't think I could pull either of those off. I only do growling.

[but OTHER PEOPLE]

[winn]

Much more respectable.

[ but YOU! ]

[beathach]

I think you might be a little biased.

[no!!!]

[winn]

Yes, against Tarzan calling.

[ you really want to pick a fight with him, hank? he'll just run off to the first candy offering white van that comes his way for comfort. ]

[beathach]

Uh huh. Of course.

[wait what no don't you dare bring back the white van!]

[winn]

I feel like we got off course here...hey, check it out - that's my baby.

[ he scrolls to a picture of his state of the art gaming computer ]

Customized it myself. She must be so alone, so scared, no one to play with her...

[ stroking the image with melancholy.

IT HAS BEEN BROUGHT. ]

[beathach]

We definitely did, and I'm blaming it on you.

[wait just a gosh darn minute. Hank leans in to get a good look at it, eyes wide and impressed]

That is - still a lot smaller than what I'm used to, wow. Is it easy to customize them?

[he can't help but laugh, though] Poor thing.

[DON'T BRING IT NO LEAVE IT AT HOME]

[winn]

Nobody likes a bully, Hank.

[ shaking his head at him. ]

Easy? [ like he just asked if the earth is flat ] It took commitment, and time, and money, and camping out all night in front of tech stores. And some morally gray area actions. But she's worth it - ain't she a beauty? I wish you could see her in action.

[ longingly.

HE'LL CONSIDER IT IF YOU START WORRYING ABOUT YOURSELF, DEAL? ]

[beathach]

That's not bullying.

[Winn please, Hank is incapable of being a bully.

THAT ISN'T WHAT HE MEANT WINN, GOSH] She is a beauty - but I meant - it's just . . . accessible? To anyone? They can just - build a computer from parts sold in the store?

[it blows his mind how common computers are, ok.

FINE . . . MAYBE . . . as long as you leave the candy van out of this]

[winn]

The bully doesn't get to decide what is or isn't bullying.

[ it's all in good humor, winn's had real horrible bullies he would never compare hank to any of them. it's the sort of joke he can make with hank because hank doesn't know his entire tragic past. ]

Anyone with the know-how and the funds. If you don't have the money you can always go dumpster diving - that's what I used to do - but yeah, basically. Most people have some sort of computer at home, the simple models have gotten really cheap.

[ there you go, isn't it a nice world when we all listen to me? ]

[beathach]

We have very different ideas of what bullying is, then.

[oh, he knows. Hank also lived a life of being bullied by horrible kids, teens, adults . . . thankfully not recently, but it was something he was very familiar with]

That's incredible. [and it's still years and years away in his world, which disappoints him so much] They've really come a long way.

[w/e w/e (nottalking)]

[winn]

If we're gonna talk real bullies you're gonna need to go get that vodka.

[ he wants to talk research, so it would be very counterproductive. he shuts his phone down and pockets it. ]

Yeah, you've got great things to look forward to, if your world goes the way of mine.

[ /tickles ]

[beathach]

I can assure you that bullies are the very last thing I want to talk about.

[Hank also wants to talk research, and talk about anything else that won't end up being a downer]

Here's hoping. I mean, I'll be in my sixties or seventies by then, but I'll still be able to appreciate them.

[and probably look like he's in his forties, thanks Raven's DNA.

RUDE]

[winn]

[ sorry hank, winn can't promise research won't end up being a downer. ]

Don't worry, dude, I don't think anyone's gonna know the difference.

[ because you act like you're seventy now, get it? get it? nudge nudge.

you wouldn't have it any other way. ]

[beathach]

[give him a minute . . . oh]

Ha ha. I don't act that old.

[and certainly not around anyone like Winn or Kara. At the very least, he never feels like he's old compared to anyone else.

This is true]

[winn]

[ oh come on no, this is their thing - he teases hank for being old, hank teases him for - the stupid stuff like singing taylor swift at him - neither of them get offended - shit, did he just offend him? he instantly softens. ]

No, you can totally operate the communicator without embarrassing yourself that's basically the sole requirement of youth.

[ don't be mad :c ]