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[kingtyrantranger]

So, that last mission was something, wasn't it? Yeah. For those who don't know me, hi. I'm Jason. Nice to meet you.

Anyway. I know everyone's busy with, well. That last mission and stuff. [He's good enough not to say "WE ARE PLOTTING THE OVERTHROW OF THE UP" at least.] But I've got our next camping trip lined up. I think you'll find it cool.

It's underground again, sorry about that. But hear me out. Soola Noona. It was this mine, right? They were harvesting crystals for pies... piezo-whatever. Harvesting crystals to power machines. Put them under pressure and they generate electricity or something like that. [Barry would probably correct him.] Anyway, turns out that these crystals have some unique harmonics or something, they vibrate at soothing frequencies, so about three hundred years ago they shut down the mines, stimulated the crystal growth, and turned the entire mining rig into a vacation retreat.

They've got singing crystals to promote a calm environment, therapeutic hot springs, some untouched cave systems if you want to go spelunking, modern amenities, the works. I think we'll be able to chill out a little there. We can get to know the new people, the new people can learn some about us, and we can do some of the same team building stuff we did the last few times.

And Hiccup, before you ask, the place was designed so that cargo ships could dock to load up, so there's room for Toothless to stretch his wings.

Comments

[littlecousin]

I don't really know how Social Security numbers work, to be honest.

[She's not an American citizen and Atlantis is. Atlantis.]

[headinjuries]

They might not even look the same anymore. Like, if they're twenty digits long now or something...

[littlecousin]

You'd think after 1000 years they'd just scan your DNA or something.

[headinjuries]

Yeah, now that you mention it...

[littlecousin]

This is the kind of thing where we should probably ask someone local to clear it up.

[She is making no attempt to do so. Or even to space Google it.]

[headinjuries]

Paging somebody who knows about space identity theft!

[ Yeah, that's about as much effort as he's putting into this. ]

[littlecousin]

Star Trek promised me computers I could just ask about about this stuff while lying in bed and get an answer. I can't believe the Legion is lagging behind a TV show.

[headinjuries]

At least they got the flying cars right!

[littlecousin]

Pfft. We have flying cars back home.

[No, Nita. The Fantastic Four have a flying car, and your perspective is weird.]

[headinjuries]

Yeah but not everybody. I mean, I wouldn't get to see anything cool back there if not for the superhero thing.

[littlecousin]

I've seen Manhattan traffic. I'm not sure everybody having a flying car is a great plan.

[She's not wrong.]

[headinjuries]

New York's problem, not mine.

[ Plus sides of living in West Nowhere. ]

[littlecousin]

[There are other places on the surface besides New York City? Sounds fake.]

See if you still think that when you're flying along minding your own business and you bounce off the hood of someone's Caddy because they forgot the right-of-way rules.

[Nita you don't have a driver's license and you don't even know what the right of way rules are.]

[headinjuries]

There are rules?

[littlecousin]

Do you not have a license?

[TV informs her that's an important thing surface teenagers get.]

[headinjuries]

Not yet.

[littlecousin]

Well, me neither.

[She has drivers. And also ankle wings.]

[headinjuries]

But you don't really have the whole secret identity problem, right?

[littlecousin]

Yeah, the whole hybrid anatomy thing kinda makes that impossible.

[Also she would blow it in, like, 10 seconds, because have you met her?]

But it's not like anyone would go after my family, right?

[She is Namor's liability.]

[headinjuries]

Yeah, they'd be kind of stupid to try.

If I fly to school, that's not gonna go so well.

[littlecousin]

So, definitely get your license!

[Nita is not entirely clear on the age restrictions involved.]

[headinjuries]

I'm still 15, I can't yet.

[littlecousin]

...What, seriously? I learned to pilot an aeromarine when I was, like, 12.

[The surface should definitely not do anything Atlantis does because look at those idiots.]

[headinjuries]

Okay, I want to move to Atlantis.