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

[ladybro]

Inhumans are complicated. Their story is a long one, Professor, but in a lot of ways they present similarly to mutants. Powers, often with a genetic factor. But theirs come from alien intervention, not evolution.

[ and last she heard back home, the two groups weren't too hot on each other. ]

[axiomed]

Well I appreciate the abridged version. Thank you Kate.

[ Alien intervention. Sometimes, hearing about other worlds and their complications makes Charles wonder what is in store for his. ]

[ladybro]

I've asked about a few of the other 'worlds' -- but I guess I might as well ask about yours, too. Have you guys even heard of the Kree? The Skrull? Any aliens at all?

[axiomed]

[ He shakes his head. ]

No superheroes. No aliens. The only unusual facet of our world are the mutants.

[ladybro]

A bunch of mutants and you're telling me none of'em have gone the superhero route? [ ... ] What about the X-Men?

[axiomed]

We've been busy.

[ The X-Men . . . Charles pauses before replying. ]

They've only just started. Storm, Jean, Cyclops, Quicksilver and Nightcrawler.

[ladybro]

I've met Storm. And Quicksilver. And heard of the other two, of course. Legends in their own right.

[axiomed]

Mmm. Logan had said something similar long ago.

[ Charles often is on the fence when it comes to the X-Men. But he finally understands their necessity. ]

[ladybro]

[ U G H wolverine. also a legend in his own right, certainly. but following his older self's sorry butt around new york had been a pain. ]

Kinda ironic, him saying it. He's like the most legendary of all.

[axiomed]

That's interesting. I don't think he ever saw himself that way. But he was very insistent that I form the X-Men.

[ladybro]

Back home, he double-dipped. An X-Man and an Avenger.

[axiomed]

He does seem to keep himself busy.

[ladybro]

When your grim's that dark? I guess you'd better. [ keep busy. ] He wasn't here all that long, of course, but I do miss him around the Blameless.

[axiomed]

I don't think I managed to catch him. Which is a pity.

[ Charles was rather fond of Logan. The man helped him through one of the worst times of his life. ]

[ladybro]

He's an asshole. But he's our asshole, you know?

[ who cares if they're from different worlds. kate claims all the familiar names as 'our team'. ]

[axiomed]

[ His lips twitch. ]

Exactly.

[ladybro]

Helluva punch, too.

[axiomed]

He is mostly muscle.

[ladybro]

And, hey, I'd like to think I did pretty well going toe-to-toe with him for...y'know, someone without a power to her name.

[ in this case 'doing pretty well' means getting some hits in and not breaking any ribs. she's chuffed. ]

[axiomed]

That is impressive. You should be proud.

[ladybro]

[ it helps that (old man) logan wasn't going for the kill at the time -- and that captain america showed up in the eleventh hour to ease some of the tension.

even so: ] Oh, I am. Wolverine owes me two bows too. Futzing claws.

[axiomed]

[ Okay, that merits a look of confusion. ]

Bows?

[ladybro]

[ she raises both arms and mimes firing an arrow. ]

I shoot.

[axiomed]

Interesting. You don't see that very often these days.

[ladybro]

You're right; you don't.

[ it's usually just her and clint -- though there are, on occasion, others. back home. ]

Not that I can't shoot other things. Great aim is great aim, after all. But when you know what you're doing, arrows can be more versatile than bullets.

[ and (placebo though it might be) she likes to think it's easier to avoid outright killing a dude. ]