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]

[ he nods sympathetically ]

I've given myself more headaches here in a month than I did the rest of my life combined.

[beathach]

Here isn't as bad, but it's starting to get there. But the previous experience helps somewhat.

[he says it like it doesn't help at all]

[winn]

Sorry about that.

[ getting there - that's winn's ideas being dumped on his head isn't it? ]

[beathach]

It's not your fault.

[the frustration of not being able to figure out the augments or finding a way home is enough, after all]

[winn]

Just think of the headache they're gonna have when we figure this out.

[ supergirl, x-men, avengers, so many angry superheroes to deal with. ]

[beathach]

I think a headache is going to be the least of their concerns.

[superheroes and their friends]

[winn]

They're gonna have time enough to deal with all of them.

[ because they'll be incarcerated forever. if there's ever been anyone who deserves life in prison - it's whoever's behind trapping all of them, watching them live and die for whatever purpose they excuse it to themselves with. ]

[beathach]

[Hank is in full agreement. Especially if it's incarceration; death had been the favored option elsewhere and he's never quite been able to get on board with that]

Here's hoping.

[winn]

[ death will never be winn's favored option. don't get him wrong, he won't cry if they die in the fight, but that shouldn't be the purpose of it. that's not what heroes do. ]

Here's hoping.

[ he raises his newly refilled glass in hank's direction for a toast ]

[beathach]

[yet more proof that they're the same person, just from different universes. He lifts his glass as well]

To - giving them headaches?

[winn]

[ winn has a lot of good qualities, but this is one he's really happy he shares with hank. hank wanting to kill people would be kind of a deal breaker for him. ]

To giving them migraines.

[ clinking their glasses he takes a drink. ]

[beathach]

[the closest he's come is wishing for people to remain dead, if only because there is literally no other option to dealing with them. And y'know, they're a villain]

Migraines, much better.

[and downing his own drink]

[winn]

[ once they're gone they're gone. so long as, you know, they weren't murdered, winn's not going to lose sleep over a dead villain. ]

We improve each other. [ nodding ] I hate that we're here, but I'm glad we're here together. Er. You know what I mean. [ frowning a little and waving it off. ]

[beathach]

[neither is Hank, at least not that villain]

I know what you mean, you giant sap. [he says fondly, like he's not a giant sap himself]

[winn]

Shut up, [ he shoves him lightly ] you're gonna miss me when we go home and you know it.

[beathach]

[he shoves back, just as lightly]

Of course I am. The only friends I have back home are the ones here with me now.

But it won't be for long - I'll figure out the world-hopping stuff, so help me.

[winn]

[ he feels a little pathetic saying 'mine too' because well, it's kara. that's it. but while he and james have been getting closer - there's still so much awkwardness in that relationship for it to feel like a friendship the way his relationships with people on the fleet feel. ]

Aww - [ gasping and putting a hand to his heart ] you'll cross the dimensional barrier for me. [ yeah, he's starting to get a little drunk can you tell? it's very subtle. ]

[beathach]

[in all honesty, when they go back, it'll just be him and Charles. But saying that out loud makes it sound more depressing than it really is.

And - yeah. Yeah, he can definitely see Winn's getting a little drunk]

Of course I would, you dork.

[winn]

[ if there's one person who'd get it, it's the dork sitting next to him. ]

If I'm a dork you're a dork, so I'd mind my word choices if I were you. Which...I kinda am.

[beathach]

Hey, I only call you names I would call myself. [so he is watching his word choice, thank you] Just how drunk are you right now?

[he asks, as he starts feeling the alcohol himself]

[winn]

Only mildly, don't confuse 'awkward' with 'drunk'.

[beathach]

I know what drunk looks like. And sounds like.

[winn]

Is it like a duck? Cuz in that case, it's a duck.

[ yes, he's perfectly aware that that made no sense. ]

[beathach]

. . . yes, it's exactly like that.

[it sounds like he's trying not to laugh]

[winn]

[ don't fight it, hank, laughter is his aim here. ]

It's cute you think I have to be drunk to make an idiot outta myself.

[ he's just gonna mumble it into his glass. ]