Audio | Screened to Kid Q and Brainy

[unrecovered]

[His tone is terse and sharp. He's not angry, but there's an intensity to it that just might bely fear if you're listening hard enough.]

I need to talk to you. Now.

One of the newest arrivals - he's from my world. His name's Locus, and he's unstable and extremely dangerous. He-

[There's a beat of hesitation, but they need context. Well, time to dig up this little horror show and put it on display.]

He and his partner committed planetary genocide for a paycheck. The only reason they didn't finish the job is because my team and I showed up, figured it out, and stopped them. We're lucky we all survived, and there are a lot of people that didn't. He's a threat.

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[unrecovered]

Brainy, the last decade of my life has been a string of assholes I shouldn't have trusted but did. If I'm wrong, we can just throw it on the pile.

[Turns out Wash is really bitter about continually being betrayed by people who were supposed to help him. He's got good reason for being as paranoid as he is.]

[He snorts at Brainy's description - it's as close to a laugh as he gets nowadays. Now that's a phrase he never thought he'd hear Brainy say.]

I told you about my team back home, didn't I? If anything, they're proof that if you stick the right combination of hot messes together, you can get shit done.

[Legion of Hot Messes. They should really change the name.]