driftfleet | 002; video

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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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]

Dude, if you have to ask.

[ then of course it is. ]

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

[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.

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. ]

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".

Do unto others, how's that.

[ is that far enough~? ]

Nothing's blown up yet?

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.

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. ]

There you go.

[bless you Winn]

Not one bit.

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

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

[no regrets]

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

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

[. . .

Deadpan]

Why in the world would you send it by telegraph?

I'm gonna take back that endorsement of your sense of humor if you keep this up.

I know what you're doing, I'm just not rising to take the bait.

Ah, that old story. You compliment a guy, it goes right to his head, suddenly he's too good for your jokes...

[ sigh ]

You're lucky I'm halfway across the planet right now.

[he says, as if he's entirely threatening at all]

Meanwhile, Cisco and I are left unsupervised at your lab and your room. You're right - I am lucky.

If you want to risk going into my room, by all means. You'll face Raven's wrath, not mine.

Maybe I'll enlist her help, she's way more fun.

One, tell her that.

Two, I'm insulted you don't think I'm fun anymore.

You wanna stay on top you gotta work for it.

How can I work for it if you make me the designated adult? That's telling me to be the responsible one, not the fun one.

Hey you made yourself that, anytime you wanna join us at things might explode at any moment land you're more than welcome.

[ nothing will actually explode.

probably.

okay maybe some minor explosions. ]

I didn't make myself anything, you made me designated adult.

[a huff] I'll explode things with you two when I get back.

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