Video + Action

[the_tailor]

Who: Lance and you!
Broadcast: Fleetwide
Action: Anywhere aboard the fleet
When: Not long after the ribbon glitches begin



[A - Broadcast]

[The Lance on the screen looks physically a lot better than last time, but his expression still isn't exactly positive. This time, he looks more exasperated than anything.]

Okay, I can weirdly enough sort of accept weird-ass glitches in the matrix that make us end up having superpowers or into a merman or suddenly a kid. But I seriously don't get this at all.

[Above his head pops a little thought bubble. Inside, this: . He gestures up at it.]

Am I the only one seeing this? Because it looks like there's stuff floating over my quiznaking head! Even for weird stuff happening around here, this is just extra bananas.

[There's a pause where he absently rubs his stomach. Above his head, ]

Anyone else suffering from sudden picture bubble syndrome?



[B - Elsewhere]

[Free for all! Go ahead and feel free to run into him on the Huntress, Iskaulit, visiting your ship, whatever. Marvel at the poor boy's glitch.]




[ooc: SOOO basically, Lance's glitch is that he has Sims-style thought bubbles over his head. As such, people will be able to see what he's thinking and feeling at pretty much any given time. Have fun with that. All pictures posted will be in said bubbles.]

Comments

[Video]

[padadin]

[Shiro, who is now "wearing" an adorable pair of white canine ears on his head, would rather avoid questions about his own glitch and use voice. But video is necessary to look at Lance's little problem, so he has no other choice.]

Are those... "bubbles" showing how you feel?

[the_tailor]

I don't-- AH!



Shiro, your ears!!!

[padadin]

[His ears lower when he sees those images.]

I'll take that as a yes.

[the_tailor]

I can't get over how cute you look! When did those happen?!

[He is ALL smiles right now, forgetting his own situation.]

I gotta hang out with you and see for myself!

[How far does it go? Is it just dog ears? Or would Shiro actually have the urge to play fetch, he wonders?]

[padadin]

After opening the cargo boxes. It seems we are all being punished for it.

[Okay, he's just gonna... stare at those two images because LANCE PLEASE. Raaaaaising an eyebrow now.]

I'm not sure I should be doing any hanging out right now.

[the_tailor]

Huh. That explains us having weird stuff happening to us at the same time. Still, it's funky.

[Honestly? He'd much rather have the dog ears than whatever this is.]

Anyway, me totally scratching behind your ears later aside, what were you saying about feelings?

[padadin]

[The question marks he understands, but that whirl is more vague. Is it just confusion? Or something else? Shiro shows a bit of worry that gets interrupted when Lance comments on the scratching, which gets him a LOOK.]

The ears don't need scratching. And I was saying that I think those bubbles show how you feel. Lance, are you alright right now?

[the_tailor]

The ears definitely need scratching. And, uh!

[He rubs the back of his head.]

Totally cool.

[tempredmental]

[Someone hasn't been glitched... yet.]

Lance... why do you have a sick face emoji?

[the_tailor]

Keith!


I'm not sick! Unless you call whatever this...thing is as sick.

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[privateeyed]

[fortunately or unfortunately for Lance, he runs into Ben after he's just woken up from an abrupt nap - one that's left him still half-awake as he stumbles into the Huntress' kitchen for something with a lot of caffeine. He grunts a greeting as he passes and misses the thought bubbles at first -

Until he's halfway through fumbling with the drink machine and pauses, turning around to squint]

You got . . . um. Things. [he makes a gesture]

[the_tailor]

[Lance has been in the kitchen for a few minutes, absently rummaging around the fridge. The thought bubble above his head contains as he fiddles through, but a voice grabs his attention and he looks over.]

Oh. Yeeeeeeah... So I've figured out by now.

[privateeyed]

[he opens his mouth to respond and cuts off with a yawn, scratching at his cheek] Mmph. 'Kay, 'least you know. Why you a walkin' emoticon dispenser, then?

[padadin]

The do not. [Holy quiznak, that freaking heart. This is why he didn't want the ears to be seen, see? At least the tail is staying off camera.

But then thumb... huh. Worried Shiro is worried.]

Lance, what's wrong?

video

[passingthrough]

Quiznaking?

[Yes, this is the part she's going to find weird. Just audibly though. The whole thing is odd even for her and she's seen a lot of odd.

Kitty is also glitched, but it's her powers having opposite day. What's the opposite of being intangible you might ask? Being more solid of course. What does that mean? Apparently she can make herself denser—stronger, invulnerable, weirdly heavy. It's not exactly visible though so she just looks like her normal self.]

[tempredmental]

A wilting flower?

[Hearts? Keith was confused.]

Are those image things following you all over the place?

[sandywolf]

.... I must say that I have never seen anything of the kind. Do they happen to reflect your state of mind accurately?

[the_tailor]

They do too.

What do you mean, what's wrong? I'm back to normal. Well, aside from this.

[the_tailor]

Wilting flower? Huh...maybe...I'm the flower, and wilting because this makes no sense? I dunno. Symbolism.

And they are, which is lame.

[the_tailor]

Well, this place gets weird sometimes. Once, I got turned into a merman. But I've never had this happen to me before. It's a thousand million times more annoying.

[privateeyed]

I dunno, I mean, maybe you can make it into a middle finger or somethin'. Make it work to your advantage. [trust Ben to find a way to offend people with something like that. He finally gets a drink from the dispenser and takes a sip] How long's that shit last?

[padadin]

Lance. [It's not THE VOICE but damn is close. Also, ears perking up!] There's no point in lying to me when the images give it away. Are you having trouble sleeping?

[the_tailor]

Oh, come on!

[He grumbles. Of course. Not like he was a good liar anyway, but this just made it all the more annoying.]

Just having a lot of dreams, that's all.

[the_tailor]

Could be a day? A week? I've never seen stuff like this last for incredibly long. It's more inconvenient than dangerous, at least, but it's still annoying. I wonder, though. Let me know if this works.

[Lance pauses and thinks very, very hard of giving someone the middle finger. And true to thought, a little icon with the symbol shows up over his head. No image due to Maxis being family friendly]

[the_tailor]

Quiznaking. It's, uh, an Altean curse word. It's really fun to say, actually!