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thelegion2016-09-18 01:23 am
unrecovered) wrote in thelegion2016-09-18 01:23 am
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Lost and Found
[Wash is in a lounge, having propped his omnicom on a piece of furniture so that the video shows him and the gun resting on his lap. That is definitely not his gun. Those quick on the uptake might also notice blood on his arm, like he's just been in a fight or something.]
Public service announcement: there's someone on the habitat deck in a skull mask running around and pointing guns at people's heads. He's kind of a dick, and evidently he can turn into a black cloud at will, like some kind of crossover between Ghostface and Imhotep.
[Has anyone seen either of those movies? No? Okay, moving on. He tilts the gun so it's more easily visible on camera, and yep, that is definitely one of Reaper's guns, and it is definitely not with Reaper.]
I didn't really appreciate him pointing this one at me, so I...called dibs on it. He can't have it back.
[It doesn't matter if you can't read expressions through armor; the self-satisfied smirk in Wash's tone is practically visible all on its own.]
He might still be up there, lying on the floor near the Egyptian temple. Unconscious. I may have stunned the hell out of him.
[Look at all zero of the regrets he has. Look at them.]
Also, I've decided our next movie night is going to be Scream, because when I call this guy a half-assed Ghostface ripoff, I really want you all to know what I'm talking about.
Public service announcement: there's someone on the habitat deck in a skull mask running around and pointing guns at people's heads. He's kind of a dick, and evidently he can turn into a black cloud at will, like some kind of crossover between Ghostface and Imhotep.
[Has anyone seen either of those movies? No? Okay, moving on. He tilts the gun so it's more easily visible on camera, and yep, that is definitely one of Reaper's guns, and it is definitely not with Reaper.]
I didn't really appreciate him pointing this one at me, so I...called dibs on it. He can't have it back.
[It doesn't matter if you can't read expressions through armor; the self-satisfied smirk in Wash's tone is practically visible all on its own.]
He might still be up there, lying on the floor near the Egyptian temple. Unconscious. I may have stunned the hell out of him.
[Look at all zero of the regrets he has. Look at them.]
Also, I've decided our next movie night is going to be Scream, because when I call this guy a half-assed Ghostface ripoff, I really want you all to know what I'm talking about.
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I didn't put up a public warning so people could go in there and get killed! He's playing by different rules. If you don't have anything that can contain him, then stand down.
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I have plenty to distract him while someone handles containment. It's called "teamwork."
I'm not going to get killed, Windex, but I think it's sweet that you're worried about lil ole me.
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Says the person running in there alone right now.
You have no idea how many times people have said that to me right before they got murdered. [He lived through two genocides. The answer is "a lot."] Stand down, Speedball.
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No.
But I'll wait for backup.
[ The Omnicom feed is showing him at one of the entrances to the Habitat Deck. ]
And please, stop acting like I'm going to die. You're throwing me off my game. Besides, I'm starting to think I can't.
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[He's relieved that Robbie's not going facefirst into horror movie hell alone, and may have forgotten in the moment that not everyone speaks Red Team. Welp.]
You realize that's about the worst thing you can say, with the exception of 'I'll be right back.'
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[ There's a growing smile on his face as he cups his hand to his ear. ]
Hold on, I think I hear something in the cellar. I'm going to check it out in the dark alone with a toy flashlight loaded with old no-name batteries. I'll be right back.
[ Cojones made of rubber. He's not scared; you're scared ]
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[Sarcasm is a conditioned response at this point. It's familiar and it's easy.]
I'll be up here all alone, calling your name and asking random sounds, "Is that you?"
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[ Too right. Sarcastic bros virtual fist bump. ]
I want you to know that, any other day, I would be giving you the finest rendition of acks and wheezes in the known universe. Buuuuuut I thought I'd best keep that off the feed so I don't piss off Suzie Q again.
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And two, probably not a good idea to give our CO nicknames on a public network.
[Do it in private like everyone else.]
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I do it out of love, by the way. I don't want her like I'm leaving the Legionnaires out of my affections while I run around calling all my old teammates by their nicknames. I got to come up with some for the news, and "Suzie Q" is kind of lame, honestly. I can do better, but I don't know her that well you so I went for the low-hanging fruit. Give me two weeks.
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Freelancer, last I checked, I'm the only one with the authority to tell anyone to stand down, so: stand the sprock down.
[She's not done.]
And before you pat yourself on the back, Speedball, Freelancer's right about your power set. If you spot Reaper, only engage as a distraction if he's attacking someone. Otherwise, wait for backup to arrive before jumping in.
Also, enough with the mouth. Next time you have concerns over a teammate's actions, you report it to me or our Deputy Leader, Matter-Eater Lad -- you don't publicly reprimand a team-mate over the comms and bicker with them like a child.
There are Legionnaires on the team that are barely of age that don't carry on like this. You're both teammates and you're both sprocking adults, so act like it.
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[ Getting yelled at or not, he's pleased to see that she's no longer decorating Brainaic's lab. ]
And - understood. I wasn't going to start a fight that didn't need starting.
[ He has learned that lesson, thank you. ]
I was hoping Freelancer was right, and I'd find him out cold. I'm ... sorry... [ Definitely chokes on the word. ] about the rest. I've never been on a team where every move had to be rubber stamped. I can work with being a tattletale.
[ Should he ask for permission to fart? ]
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[Because there's always paperwork. (Or it would be called that if people used paper anymore). Endless, endless paperwork.]
Our command structure is limited to having an elected Legion Leader and Deputy Leader, but a command structure does exist, and there are at least a few rules and protocols.
Even if there wasn't, infighting doesn't do us any good, regardless of whether or not it's coming from a place of concern. [Which seems to be the case for both of them, with Robbie concerned over Reaper possibly attacking someone else, and Wash concerned for Robbie.] Just keep it in mind for next time and you're good.
[Permission to fart freely. At ease, soldier.]
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[ ... they probably just haven't gotten around to it yet. ]
You guys manage to elect leaders? By actual majority? Not just like 2 to 1 to 1 to 1 or whoever's loudest or whoever's footing the bill calls the shots?
[ What is this place?]
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We're still here. They're not.
[They're good at surviving. Maybe not always in the same form, maybe not entirely intact, but they're still good at surviving. Evolving. Their battle cry isn't "Long live the Legion" for nothing.]
And the whole team votes in the yearly election. There has to be at least a three-fourths quorum attending or tele-attending before we can even vote, and then leadership is selected by two-thirds majority, with the Legionnaire that gets the second most votes getting elected as Deputy Leader.
We also vote on bringing in new members -- when we're not being sanctioned. For all you displacees, this is considered emergency circumstance so we're just bringing you in with provisional membership without voting.
[There is a whole process.]
And as an organization, thanks to RJ giving us enough funding and resources to run for the next 50 years, we're independently wealthy. The bill was footed a long time ago. Past tense.
[Which means they don't need any new money coming in, unless, gods forbid, something blows up Legion World. Which means they wouldn't have to suck up to RJ even if he was the type to demand sucking up in the first place.]
I hope we can nail Chronoblivon to the wall and get you home before then, but if next year's election comes up while you're still here, one of you rookies might wind up in charge.
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[ Robbie is immediately on the side of the young superhero squad. As long as it wasn't merited by some sort of massive screwup or a huge number of members going rogue... shutting them down or forcing them to operate illegal is a huge mistake. ]
Hang on, what if the winner and the runner up don't get along? Shouldn't you elect them as a ticket? Get two people who will work together, guaranteed? And - you should probably put in some rule to keep people like me out of the running. I'm here at the pleasure of the Time Trapper, remember? You don't want your leader at risk of vanishing in the middle of a crisis. I just dealt with that, back home. It's not fun.
[ And Robbie was not up to the task, really, of filling those super tights.
I know you guys are a little depleted right now, and I know that being in charge of more than 2 heroes is like herding cats but... you and Brainy seem all right.
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[And right now, he's standing at attention. Some habits die hard.]
Yes, ma'am.
[Screened to Kid Q]
[She might notice that he's not in the lounge anymore. She might notice that he's at the entrance to the habitat deck. He's been there for a bit.]
Brainiac recommended I report to your office for debriefing.
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[Mistakes and missteps and shortsightedness happens. She knows it'll do him good to take a few steps back and try again.]
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[He's never really figured out why people keep giving him second chances, but as always, he'll take it.]
[And then, because he cannot help himself:]
Is his name really Reaper?
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The Time Trapper really picked a winner.