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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Ah - now that's a costume. [ nodding ]

See? That's if I bother, though. I don't think I've ever dressed up for Halloween.

WHAT! [ outraged! ] You gotta, Hank, you owe your child self.

My child self wasn't interested either, you know.

He doesn't know better, trust me here. Dressing up, goofing around, especially with friends - it's the best.

I don't know about the dressing up part, but I agree with the rest of that.

Dressing up together is part of the goofing around thing. I'm serious, I'll happily make you whatever costume you want, and it doesn't have to go with blue. Halloween's about being something else, you know? [ it's why he loves it so much. one day a year he doesn't have to be himself. ]

[he's not getting through Halloween without dressing up, is he]

Well - if you have any ideas, I'm all ears. Either like this or the other way.

Cisco and I will whip you up some options by the time you get back.

[ look how happy you've made him, hank, isn't it worth it? ]

[maybe.

. . . yes of course it's worth it]

All right. Don't go too overboard.

[ you just get a look, hank.

please.

you may as well ask him not to breathe. or talk too much. or nerd. actually, not breathing would be the easiest feat to manage out of all four. ]

Define 'too overboard'.

[Winn gets a look back]

You know what it means.

Your ambiguity works for me. It's gonna be awesome, don't worry.

I don't doubt the awesomeness.

Good, cuz you shouldn't.

I never have.

[he glances off-screen then back, and jerks his head in the direction of the ship] We're heading in, so I'll call you later?

Yeah - yeah - pay attention to your surroundings in the creepy alien ship, getting yourself hurt won't get you out of wearing a costume.

[ he worries, ok. ]

Talk to you later.

[that's okay Charles and Raven worried at them, too.

He lifts his free hand to tap at his ear] Senses are all alert, don't worry. We'll both come back in one piece.

Talk to you later, Winn.

Holding you to that.

[ he swears to god, hank, if you get yourself killed he is burying you in the most embarrassing costume in the multiverse, don't you dare.

he nods before cutting the feed. ]

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