003; video

[beathach]

Who: Charles and Hank + You Losers
Broadcast: Video
Action: SS Blameless
When: Right Now

[two old nerds appear on screen, unboxing a large colouring create with "Congratulations On Your One Year Anniversary!" written on the side in big, bold letters. Inside appears to be plushies of DNA, antibodies, and other related paraphernalia.

Of course, while doing this they're sharing the popular "rumors" about them out loud, for their own amusement. Or bemusement, either or]

Let’s see . . . 'Aliens stole Charles' hair.' I can’t say that’s wrong.

In a manner of speaking, sure.

What else . . . 'Hank is a beast in bed'. Hank, you sly devil.

—No comment.

Hmm. 'Hank and Charles are the perfect couple'. I think our students got a hold of this one.

Huh. I just read one lamenting our divorce.

Hold on, what’s this?

[ Charles pulls out a business card ]

Well now . . . I guess I’ll be keeping this.

[Hank's response is to burst into laughter. What a helper]

Comments

[axiomed]

Even a modicum of truth doesn't seem to help the quality of what's coming through. Not that they seem unbelievable, but they're all heavily exaggerated to the point where you have to disbelieve.

[athru]

It feels a little bit like they're trying to distract us.

[axiomed]

[ He pauses, considering that. ]

It does seem that way, yes.

[athru]

Considering everything that's been happening lately...

[ The wreckages, the messages, the poisonous planets... ]

[axiomed]

They do seem intrinsically linked. Unfortunately, considering the way we're shunted from place to place, we rarely get time to do much about these clues.

[athru]

It's something to keep track of, at least. [ She's gotten a little too used to collecting clues and using them to try and get ahead. ] No matter how quickly we move along.

[axiomed]

I try and keep detailed notes of my work on my communicator.

[ Which never leaves his side since Gemini's attack. ]

They've helped a little, at least.

[athru]

I'll have to start doing the same. [ She's frowning, now. ] I'll think back on what happened before now too.

[axiomed]

You'd probably be better at it. I usually focus on the science.

[athru]

Well, with the two of us combined...

[axiomed]

[ His lips twitches. ]

We'd make the perfect team?

[athru]

Something like that. [ She can't fight back her own little smile. ] It would be dangerous.

[axiomed]

Of course. We wouldn't want to make the rest of the Fleet look bad.

[athru]

It would just be embarrassing for them, wouldn't it?

[axiomed]

Absolutely. And that's just unfair to them.

[athru]

The things we do for the greater good.

[axiomed]

[ There's a pause as he looks her over. ]

I think we've done enough.

[athru]

[ Raven just gives him a look. ]

I was joking, Charles.

[axiomed]

[ His expression turns sheepish. ]

I apologize then.

[athru]

I don't know what I'm going to do with you.

[axiomed]

[ He shrugs. ]

My sense of humour fails me these days. I'm out of touch.

[athru]

You've been out of touch since you were fourteen.

[axiomed]

Now that's just rude, Raven.

[athru]

You're getting better? You know I don't mean it really?

[axiomed]

[ He chuckles. ]

That one I caught. Not to worry.