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[beathach]

Who: Hank McCoy and Erik Lehnsherr
Broadcast: fleetwide
Action: crashed ship
When: today!

[when the feed opens, the network is gifted with the bickering of two men]

I don't see why you can't do this.

[Erik is the one visible on screen, and he doesn’t look pleased about it at all. He jerks his chin towards the wall next to him, irritated.]

Because it’s your idea, and I don’t want to.

[the huff that follows is a little on the growly side]

I’m here to open paths, not send out messages. [As if to punctuate this point, Erik turns away from the camera and swipes his hand through the air. The metal wall crumples to the side with a shriek, curling up on itself like a ringpull.

The camera shifts off of Erik with a muttered "show off" to the plant life spilling out of the side of the hull, and a clawed, blue foot comes into frame to poke at a nearby pumpkin]

In any case - Erik and I are at the crashed ship, if anyone would like us to bring some of these back. If you're interested, feel free to message one of us.

As for the ship - if anyone else is planning to come out here, be careful. There's ways into the ship, but it has been here a while, so it's falling apart. We'll try to get some information about the signal while we're here, though so far we haven't had much luck.

[the camera moves back to Erik]

Do you have anything you want to add?

[Erik’s mostly occupied with pointing his flashlight into the gloom of the area beyond the wall. He does give a curt response.]

No requests for pumpkins bigger than the usual Earth-size.

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[winn]

[ so many responses, so little time. ]

Any luck with anything else? What's the ship control look like, is it similar to our ships?

[ ok, serious part, check. ]

FYI, if you start using shaky cam, I'm sending in the cavalry. [ aka kara. what, they're at a creepy crashed ship around halloween, making a video. it's like asking for a horror scenario.

sending in the pretty girl may seem like a bad way to defuse the situation but hey, horror movie pretty girls can't usually throw their assailants to outer space, so. ]

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[beathach]

Is shaky cam a reference I'm not getting?

But we haven't made it that far yet. I can send you pictures when we do - and if we manage to pull any data from it, I'll send that too. [he's going to spend half the night sending things, he thinks]

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[winn]

Dude, if you have to ask.

[ then of course it is. ]

Yeah, good, do that. How was the trip there?

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[beathach]

[dryly] Dude. 1983, Winn.

[he snorts]

As if I wasn't planning on it anyway. [he knows where to send these things. He shrugs a shoulder] Uneventful, for the most part. Though I still wouldn't recommend anyone coming out here by themselves.

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[winn]

Hey, we're from different earths. Sooner or later, we're bound to hit on something your world came up with first.

[ he shrugs and smiles. ]

Don't worry, Cisco and I are being good.

[ they're conducting their research close to the ships. neither one of them is feeling at their bravest or best here. ]

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[beathach]

Or you're bound to make a reference I'll understand. I have faith in you.

[he raises both eyebrows in mock surprise]

You are? That's a first. [but there's teasing in his voice] Define "being good".

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[winn]

Do unto others, how's that.

[ is that far enough~? ]

Nothing's blown up yet?

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[beathach]

You can do better.

[can you tell he's had no one to joke around with all day, look at who he's with]

That "yet" worries me.

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[winn]

I will not fail you, master!

[ don't worry hank, winn's got your back! ]

Will it help if I say there are no explosions on the schedule? [ he doesn't expect it to. ]

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[beathach]

There you go.

[bless you Winn]

Not one bit.

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[winn]

[ when he gets insufferable, remember you asked for it! ]

Well it's your own fault for leaving us without a designated adult.

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[beathach]

[no regrets]

Oh, I'm the designated adult? That's news to me.

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[winn]

That's cuz you're still getting it via telegraph.

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[exothermia]

[He looks familiar in some way Erik can't nail down, making him pause before taking up his communicator to reply.]

The controls are likely halfway across the ship from here. And possibly embedded in the earth.

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[winn]

[ see, he knew that this was likely to happen. he could've avoided this by contacting hank privately, but that would be hiding. he knows kitty worries about him, but he can't live like this. erik is important to his friends, it's amazing they've gone this long without contact. and as a general rule, when someone knows you they're less likely to exterminate you.

you know, unless you really seriously annoy them.

ok, he's a little nervous. ]

That doesn't really look like it would be a problem for you.

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[exothermia]

[Ah, right. Hank's unasked for broadcast. He sighs, raking a hand back through his hair and looking over at the newly open wall.]

No, but it involves more digging. And this ship is significantly larger than the regular Fleet vessels.

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[winn]

Knowing Hank, that's not gonna stop you.

[ what's the point of making the journey if you're not going to explore and investigate your destination? ]

How significantly larger? How many Fleet ships do you think fit in there?

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[exothermia]

[Erik watches the screen for a moment, before his gaze drifts off to the side, as thought listening to something. After a few protracted seconds he looks back to Winn.]

It's on par with the Marsiva for size, by my estimate. [Of course, he's never been able to sense the Marsiva with his own power. He's only seen it from the windows of the other ships. If he had to guess, though...]

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[winn]

[ winn watches intently when erik's gaze drifts off, feeling a rush of anxiety and also anticipation - did he see something? is he going to get to see a really badass fight? not that he wants his friend and his friend's friend to get attacked!! but come on, who doesn't want to see the x-men in action?

and then he looks back and gives an answer, and winn tilts his head slightly as he tries to work out what just happened. ]

Did you just...measure the ship? [ because that is awesome. ]

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[exothermia]

I know how far the metal parts extend. Though much of it is damaged or deteriorating.

[Moving away from the hole in the wall, he steps back to the vegetable pile to consider the greenery there.]

There isn't much else around, either.

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[winn]

That is so cool.

[ kind of whispered with awe. ok it's probably also so terrible because yeah if this guy goes cray or atroma-cray they're doomed but he's living in the moment! ]

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[exothermia]

[Erik is one of the least safe people to share a space tincan with. For now, though, he looks fairly sane if quiet. He rubs at his chin, flicking his eyes back to the communicator for a moment.]

So I've been told. [At least he's long past the days where the comment would confuse him, both for the words and the feelings involved.]

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[winn]

Right - you guys are probably busy with the whole - exploring thing - I'll get out of your way. [ and wait for hank to send him the results. ] Thanks for the answers. [ which feels awkward to say but he should say something, right? yeah, here's that nervousness again. ]

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[exothermia]

[Erik frowns at the communicator, wondering at the sudden about-face. He asks this question far too often these days, but there's nothing for it. A decade away does scrub one's memory of some things.]

Have we met before?

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[winn]

No, no we haven't. We probably should've - I know a lot of your friends [ yeah let's go with 'know'. ], but we never have. At least, not to my knowledge - [ he's babbling now, isn't he? okay then. ]

I'm Winn Schott, hi, now we've - online met and introduced.