video, backdated to pre-plots

[thebioticwoman]

[Shepard has settled into her quarters, and the background to her transmission is a thrilling expanse of undecorated wall with a little bit of couch cushion visible near the bottom of the frame. She herself is a red-haired, pale-skinned human woman with green eyes and a calm, no-nonsense demeanor, wearing what looks like it could be a military or merchant marine uniform, though it has no obvious insignia or rank.]

My name's Shepard. I just got here, obviously, and I have a question. The staff was polite about it, but considering one of them nearly dropped his datapad when I floated the idea, there's obviously something they're not telling me...why is "Spectre" a bad codename?

[She could just freakin' Space Google it, but this is a good icebreaker. Besides, she doesn't have her omni-tool and she finds the omnicomm interface unreasonably clunky and inflexible.]

[Video] [Backdated to before plots]

[goddamnwingman]

[Video feed flips on with the observation deck serving as a backdrop to a man in black. Black cowl, covering the head and upper face, all the way down the neck and across the shoulders. All that shows is the man's lower face as some sort of lens even covers his eyes.]

[Though the cowl is a little odd in that there are definitely 'ears' on the top of the head. Though lower than some who knew him in his own world might have seen before. Then again, Batman did like changing up his costumes from time to time.]

[He's frowning, but it seems more a thoughtful frown than one with any actual emotion behind it.]

I have to admit, this isn't where I expected to be when I started my patrol.

Anybody want to give me the rundown of this place? The one that's not sanitized for newcomers.

OTHER MOTHER [modplot/network post] [video]

[captainbuzzkill]

[Dipper's recording this from the wall comm unit in his room and he's not alone. Dave, Casey, and Ken are with him. Despite the wild party the night before, the reason for his sober expression isn't sobriety after a night of drinking, it's what's in his room.]

So, there's a door to what looks like another dimension that just showed up in my room? Can we maybe do something about that?

Preferably a something that doesn't involve going inside. Seriously, I am so done with pocket dimensions. I am not winding up in a situation where I unhinge my jaw and chase people again. Unhinging your jaw hurts.

[ooc: This is set the day after the party and shortly before "To Have and To Hold" and "Gods Among Us." Any adults or teens not signed up for the plot won't be able to see the door, or even really understand what Dave, Casey, Ken, and Dipper are talking about. The Other Mother's magic will make them think they're having an entirely different conversation or make them quickly forget the reason for concern.]