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[exothermia]

Who: Erik Lehnsherr and you
Broadcast: Fleetwide (unintentional) video, and (intentional) text
Action: N/A, unless you're determined to find him in the Heron
When: early morning February 27

video.
[The feed opens on a slanted angle, fixed on the shuttles of the Heron's cargo bay and a large metal crate sitting between them. It looks almost like the communicator responsible has been set down on a table and turned itself on - particularly as Erik can be seen walking away from the camera, towards the mystery crate. He doesn't seem to know he's being filmed at all, given his entire attention is on the crate. When he stops next to it he frowns, and turns it around. His expression becomes a bit more fixed with irritation as the message on the side comes into view:

CONGRATULATIONS ON YOUR MAGNEATO FIRST YEAR! - Magnecessities

With a scowl, he pulls off the top of the crate -- and jerks backwards as a half-dozen balloons pop out, sailing upwards towards the ceiling. Festive! Oh, but that isn't the half of it. After a muttered curse he peers into the crate itself. He reaches in and pulls out... a toy. A plush horseshoe-style magnet, to be precise.

For a long couple of seconds he just stands there staring at the toy. The video starts to shudder a little, consistently, as the table it sits on begins to vibrate. Erik drops the toy back into the crate and with the same hand, makes a smacking motion through the air. The crate crumples and flies off out of view, landing with a crash somewhere offscreen. Erik turns then and glares straight at the communicator. The rattling of the image increases for a moment before the image cuts out. Show's over.]

text.
[About half an hour after that little display, a text message appears on the network.]

There's a crate of stuffed toys outside the Heron on the ring world. Take them.

[And that's it. Anyone who decides to take a look will indeed find the crate sitting on the dirt near the Heron's landing site... looking decidedly worse for wear, crumpled and smashed like it was dropped from several tall buildings. There are plenty of plush magnets inside for the taking.

Erik himself is nowhere around, though he'll respond to any calls.]

Comments

[ text ]

[axiomed]

Magnecessities?

It has captured your sense of humour.

[ text ]

[exothermia]

And yet I am not laughing.

Re: [ text ]

[axiomed]

I'm not surprised.

I dusted off one of the chess sets if you feel up for a game.

[ He doesn't need a sixth sense to guess that Erik's not in the best of moods. Though how Erik would like to handle it is up to him. Charles can only offer alternatives. ]

Re: [ text ]

[exothermia]

I wouldn't play a good game right now.

Re: [ text ]

[axiomed]

You can give me a better one later.

Text

[girlverine]

Are they all magnets?

[Laura with the important questions.]

Text

[exothermia]

Yes. Every last one.

[After a few minutes, he sends a follow up.]

Some of them are straight instead of U-shaped.

Text

[girlverine]

Are they magnetic?

[She didn't know if you could make magnetic plushies.]

Text

[exothermia]

No. That would be marginally useful.

[Not that he would characterise the fridge magnets this company sent last time as useful. They were certainly magnetic, though, and could be thrown at things.]

video

[passingthrough]

I am never going to be able to take the name Magneto seriously again. [Not even with all the angry displays of power that followed it.] You might as well switch to Metal Guy.

voice

[exothermia]

[Just to be contrary, Erik responds with voice only. He's had enough of videos for today.]

I have some measure of pride left, thank you.

voice

[passingthrough]

[Okay, fine, if you're going to be voice then you don't get to see her loveliness either.] I can't imagine them taking that from you. [Perfectly sincerely.]

voice

[exothermia]

[He makes a frustrated noise in reply.]

They're certainly trying.

text

[notmutantbutmiracle]

First plastic magnets, now plush toys? Tell me, what DO you like to receive as a gift?

[Wanda's not sure how well her sarcastic humor will be carried over text, but she just can't resist poking Erik a little.]

text

[exothermia]

[This question better not have an ulterior motive.]

I'm concerned that if I mentioned something, I'd get it in a crate next week.

[And then he would fire it out the airlock in frustration.]

text

[notmutantbutmiracle]

[Ulterior motives? Her?! Never...]

But if it's something you would actually like, would that not be a welcome surprise for once?

text

[exothermia]

Not if it means they worked that out by watching me.

[Sorry Wanda, his righteous anger is at the wheel.]

text;

[noprophecies]

im taking some

[what she will do with them only she knows]

i left you a present in return

text;

[exothermia]

What present?

[If you think he has shown his face outside of the ship after throwing the box out the door you are sadly mistaken.]

text;

[noprophecies]

a congratulations and condolences present

its on your bed

text;

[exothermia]

It isn't what you suggested a while back, is it.

text;

[beathach]

They really need to work on their puns.

text;

[exothermia]

They need to leave me alone.

text;

[beathach]

I think that goes without saying, but yes, that too.

text;

[exothermia]

They didn't learn from last time.