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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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[exothermia]

[It's incredibly dark in the newly opened section, so Erik just sighs and turns off his flashlight, stepping back into the greener area.]

You can't just make sweeping offers without limitations.

[beathach]

[Hank pockets his communicator with a huffed noise]

I'm more than capable of saying no if someone makes any outrageous requests.

[exothermia]

[He quirks an eyebrow as he circles back around to kneel in front of some of the other vegetables littering the place.]

You have no problem leveling that kind of request at me.

[ video ]

[axiomed]

[ This is still amusing, even though he got prior notice. ]

It's sweet that you two are bonding. Have fun out there.

[beathach]

[he pulls out his own flashlight and carefully steps over to peer in himself, and after a moment steps further inside to carefully tug at something]

I don't remember requesting anything particularly outlandish of you lately.

[beathach]

Do you think you're funny? Because nobody over here's laughing.

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[exothermia]

[He gets his own communicator out for this, rather than snipe over Hank's shoulder.]

This isn't a field trip.

[axiomed]

Comedy is wasted on you two.

[exothermia]

You wanted me to speak to the Fleet on your behalf.

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[axiomed]

Erik, you have never seen our field trips so I'll let that one slide.

In fact, I think we're still banned from the history museum.

[beathach]

This coming from you.

[beathach]

That isn't outlandish, Erik.

[axiomed]

[ Charles shrugs. ]

Nonsense, Hank. A man like myself knows how to laugh at himself too.

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[exothermia]

It's the tone of voice.

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[axiomed]

What about it?

[exothermia]

It is because of why you don't want to do it yourself, Hank.

[He gets his knife out and sets to work cutting one of the vines looping around the floor.]

[beathach]

[a huff] Laughing at your own jokes doesn't make you funny, either.

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[exothermia]

[He sighs, and shakes his head. He knows full well what Charles sounds like when talking to rowdy children. It's that tone of voice. The man won't admit to that, though. The image shakes around as Erik steps over to the growing plants, reaching over to examine a leaf between his fingers.]

It isn't what I'd call 'fun', besides.

[beathach]

[he frowns and leans back, glancing over. Ah, yes, this argument]

It isn't as bad as it used to be. [at least, Erik knows that much. When the mansion was destroyed, he was stuck like this until he could make more of the serum. But it was different at the school]

I would've spoken up regardless.

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[axiomed]

[ Charles hums, thoughtful. ]

No. But we make the most of what we do.

[axiomed]

If you say so, Hank.

What do you think you'll find?

[exothermia]

[Erik knows that, hence his lack of fire on the subject. Being asked to pose a question on video to the network though rankled him; he had come to enjoy being out in the forest with only Hank around, only to be asked to put himself out there when he had no intention of doing so.]

You could have done it as a voice call.

[beathach]

[he faintly shakes his head, glancing up and over to the ship]

I don't know, but aside from the fleet no one's been here in a long time.

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[exothermia]

[Erik puts the communicator down nearby, leaving himself in frame as he gets to work cutting some of the plants away.]

Of course.

The size of these things is ridiculous.

[beathach]

[the first comment to comes to mind would only add fire to the non-argument they're having. And maybe ten years ago he would've done that, but now it's different. There's no point, and Erik's right.

So instead he makes an agreeing noise, and turns his attention back to the hole]

Mm, I could have. I apologize.