Let's go steal...some sense of what's going on [Video/Intro]

[age_of_the_geek]

[The screen flickers, and on it appears a face. One that is extremely confused.]

So, I got a ton of questions. And I kinda think I don't like the answer, because I'm like really sure that this is like, a fever dream or I'm poisoned. Because before I came into the Buck Rogers looking place, I was walking out of a business meeting.

[The camera shifts a bit, and the man dramatically waves his arms to emphasize the surroundings]

And then suddenly there's flying cars and crazy stuff like that, and everyone's speaking a language I sure as hell don't know. And then these weird little dudes find me and stick a thing in my hear, so that I now do understand everything, and I get the spiel on this group called the Legion of Superheroes that I join because I like what I'm hearing

So, yeah. My name is Alec Hardison. But call me Hardison. Or...I dunno, I came up with a code name. Would I use that instead? Like, what's the etiquette to superheroes when the heroes are also cops too?

So yeah. Hardison. Or Datastream. Whatever.

Also, anyone whose good with the really damn insane tech I will be your padawan because holy crap the tech!

Comments

[whyarewehere]

What? No.

[ Grif's the-hell-is-your-deal squint carries through in his voice. ]

I'm just trying to get this dibs situation under control again before we start living like animals.

[kingtyrantranger]

Dibs on the dinosaurs.

[age_of_the_geek]

...wait, dinosaurs? There are dinosaurs here?

[Aaaand now Hardison looks a little apprehensive.]

Are they like, future robot dinosaurs, or is this like a Jurassic Park kinda situation? Because the movie and book was pretty damn clear calling dibs on those ain't a good thing.

[kingtyrantranger]

More Jurassic Park, but done right? I mean, there's a bunch of alien dinosaurs out there, y'know?

[age_of_the_geek]

Hey, Bananaman, do you know what I'm saying when I'm talking about Jurassic Park, or are you clueless?

[whyarewehere]

Of course I've seen Jurassic Park. Who hasn't?

[ He is insulted by this implication, how dare you accuse him of being uncultured swine, the nerve. ]

And two things:

One: I'm Grif.

Two: It's orange.

[leverageintceo]

Yeah, Wash is the one who knows how to 'work a banana'.

[Look, Hardison, she hasn't forgotten how to do finger quotes. Also, it is important that Hardison be integrated into the Legion as quickly as possible, which means he needs to be able to distinguish between people-in-armor. And that means she needs to consult her notes so that he can get to know them as people.]

Grif is the one who hates bats.

[whyarewehere]

[ Grif makes a horrible noise at Parker's description of Wash, and can't stop laughing long enough to correct her about bats. ]

[leverageintceo]

[ Why is he laughing? She wasn't trying to be funny, she was trying to be informative! ]

[whyarewehere]

[ He manages to catch his breath. ]

But seriously, what is with you guys and the bats thing? I'm not afraid of bats!

[age_of_the_geek]

You sure, man? I mean, both types of bats are nasty to be on the wrong end of. Getting hit with a solid Louisville Slugger hurts like you wouldn't believe, and then you got the tiny mammal.

[Hardison raises a hand, emphasizing the length of his hand.]

Most bats? Ain't even that big, but they carry all kinds of diseases and shit. Worst of which is rabies.

[whyarewehere]

They drink blood though.

[ Grif has had this conversation before. He's been told he's wrong in many ways. He still refuses to back down. ]

[goddamngrenades]

As a friend of Wash's I can verify the banana working.

[unrecovered]

So this is your fault.

[Your dumb ass is getting pranked, buddy.]

[goddamngrenades]

Dude, have you seen yourself?

[unrecovered]

[That gobsmacked, quizzical look should definitely translate through the visor.]

Okay, one, do you even know what that means, and two, you could've just told him I'm the one in gray.

[leverageintceo]

[Why is she getting that look? Why are people always giving her that look when she says normal things?]

Yeah, I saw you do it that time in the cafeteria. It was neat.

He can see you just fine. I'm trying to help him get to know you as a person.

[unrecovered]

[Oh okay that's what she thinks it means. Christ.]

And you think me eating a banana through my helmet is the most memorable thing about me.

[leverageintceo]

No. But he called Grif Bananaman, and if anyone is going to be Bananaman, it should be the guy who can eat one while wearing a helmet that covers his face.

[unrecovered]

[Okay but what if he doesn't want to be Bananaman?]

I dunno, he called Grif Bananaman for a reason. Sometimes nicknames are better when they don't exactly fit.

[whyarewehere]

Not it!

[ You know. The opposite of dibs. ]