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[spacebro]

Who: Mon-El
Broadcast: Video
Action: Marsiva if you're new too!
When: Now until he gets shuffled like the deck of cards he is! (What?)

Hi. So, this is not what I was expecting today. [He was expecting some additional rest and recovery after the last few days. Instead, he feels mysteriously good as new.] I'd just heard some great things about Netflix, and I was looking forward to chilling with it. [Someone may have missed giving him the full explanation and context of that phrase. Ooooor maybe they didn't.]

I am getting tired of being the one who always gets abducted. Winn and Alex could take turns too. Just saying.

[A soft sigh. He's staying in pretty good spirits despite everything, but he's wondering if this is doing him any good.] Is anyone even listening to this?

[And just in case someone is.] My name is Mon-El.

[Oh, wait.]

Mike!

I meant Mike. [Almost definitely no one noticed that. It was very smooth. He'll just turn this off now.]

Comments

[ladybro]

Different 'cause we have the Avengers. And no Kryptonians. And superhero teams are, basically, the norm.

[spacebro]

What are the Avengers?

[ladybro]

Earth's Mightiest Heroes. [ ... ] Kind of a rotating roster of good guys.

[spacebro]

You know with the avenging part they sound a little more scary than I'd expect from the good guys. [Especially when the "good guy" he knows best is Kara of all people. Not that she can't be scary. Trust him.]

[ladybro]

Yeah, the name's...iffy. But what can I say? They named themselves that long before I was born. You'd have to ask one of the old-timers why they chose it.

[spacebro]

Are you one of them? A super hero good guy? [She did say it was the norm.]

[ladybro]

Sure. Yeah. Minus the super part, though.

[spacebro]

What do you mean? Do you fight in a super suit?

[ladybro]

More like spandex. Only, y'know, a really good version of spandex. [ she almost goes out of her way to make it sound a little lame. might as well manage expectations, after all. ]

[spacebro]

I don't know what this spandex is. Even bad spandex.

[ladybro]

It's, uh, just what my suit's made out of. Not a big deal. [ dude must be reaaal new to earth then. ] It's purple. Do you know what purple is?

[ although it sounds sassy, it's a fair question to ask -- some species, she assumes, can't see purple.

poor them. ]

[spacebro]

Yes, I know purple. We have [had] purple on Daxam. I mean, it's not called purple, but I know English. [It's just hard when there isn't a similar concept here or there.]

[ladybro]

And I use a bow. How about bows? [ she steps back from the camera and mimics (with elegant form) the drawing and loosing of a bowstring. ] Do they have bows on Daxam?

[spacebro]

I guess you don't mean the kind used to decorate things. [Insufficient canon data for answer.] I don't think so. [At least he's not completely following the hand motion.]

[ladybro]

Bummer. [ she'd held out hope simply because the kree had bows, but not all aliens are anywhere near alike. she knew that long before arriving here. ] It's -- ah, a ranged weapon? Fires sticks with really pointy tips. Power and precision.

[spacebro]

You throw sticks at people? [That is some mighty heroing.]

[ladybro]

[ oh futz it all. ]

Sure. Yeah. That's exactly it. [ it's no use trying to fuss over it, really. it's not his fault he doesn't understand it right away. ] I'll show you sometime?

[spacebro]

A drink and a demonstration? Sounds like things will be a lot better once I get off this ship.

[ladybro]

We gotta find our silver linings where we can, Mon-El.

[spacebro]

Why would we be looking for linings in silver?

[ladybro]

It's an Earth saying. [ she guesses. ] About trying to make the best of a crappy situation.

[ -- oh, no. he reminds her a bit of noh-varr, and that comes with a complicated mix of affection and impatience. at the very least, she decides he's worth a helping hand. ]

[spacebro]

Oh, in that case, I am all for getting as many silver linings as we can. [Live in the moment. He's definitely not escaping without Kara and Winn at least.]

[ladybro]

Awesome. [ kate smiles. ] I can't help but appreciate a healthy dose of optimism.

[spacebro]

[He's optimistic that he'll eventually leave this ship so he can wallow with alcohol?]

How do I contact you for that drink and bow demonstration you mentioned once I leave here?

[ladybro]

I'm on the Blameless. [ ... ] Unless you're asking for my frequency.