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Lavernius Tucker ([personal profile] lovernotafighter) wrote in [community profile] thelegion2017-05-24 10:26 pm

Video

[This day had to come eventually, didn't it? Just another one of those damn Blood Gulch Sim Troops arriving here to crash the party, and predictability a little late like always. But hey, it wasn't like he hadn't been busy saving a planet or being blissfully retired or anything equally as important. Nope.

The video shifted a little as Tucker tried to set it upright, but it soon found itself quickly propped at an angle that said this wasn't his first time recording himself; the purpose of such skills would be left up to the viewer to guess at their own discretion. But hey, have Tucker with that beautiful aqua colored armor looking right back at you, even as he sat back down and tried to appear relaxed, cool, okay with ...well, all this. All this.

Ladies in hot tight superhero outfits definitely helped.]


So, yeah, Tucker here. [It felt like an interview with Dylan. Good thing talking about himself was one of his favorite things to do.] Please try to contain your applause, but ladies, feel free to toss your bras in my general direction.

[No shame, this one.]

You know, I was kind of busy back home. [With Church shit. It was always Church shit, and there wasn't a single damn regret for it; in a way, he hoped it kept being Church shit because that meant that bastard was still around. Tucker wanted to be back there, needed to be back there because--] Those idiots - my idiots - have no one to lead them now unless you count Sarge and no one counts Sarge. Shit, I don't even think the Reds count Sarge. Okay, so maybe Simmons does, but whatever.

[He sighed, rubbing his hand over his helmet before he just waved his hand.] But cool, superpowers, am I right? I mean, if I was getting chicks before, I'm getting triple chicks now.

[Let the record show that he was not, in fact, getting ladies before, and that the triple of "zero" is still "zero".]

Look, I just want to get this shit done and over with so I can get back to being a badass back home and get my shit done. So, you know, I'll do what I have to, I guess.

[There's a sigh, that burden of few choices and responsibility - ew - before he cocked is head up.]

Hey, important final question: where do all the hotties hang out around here? There's the title of wingman up for grabs if you tell me.

[At least the video ends there, and everyone was probably better for it.]
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[personal profile] short_changed 2017-06-14 07:29 pm (UTC)(link)
You really don't.

[Have a frustrated face right back. Connie huffs a breath as she leans forward, weighing the bitterness in her next words. Outside of the Freelancer and the odd merchandise who already knew, she hadn't told anyone what she was leaving behind or what state she'd most likely return to if the Time Trapper left her in the state he found her.]

Over whose dead body do you think your CT will get his armour from?
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[personal profile] short_changed 2017-06-15 01:38 am (UTC)(link)
The Director never liked people knowing his secrets. I...defected when I found out. Everything. The tests, the lies, what he was really doing to all of us...to Alpha.

[shaking her head she has to consciously unclench her fists as her nails dig into her palms in memory. It's more honest than she's comfortable with but it's hard to hide the anger that's always been there.]

I didn't want me and my friends to pay for what he'd made us do. And they were who he sent to kill me.

So, like I said. You don't have to worry about it.
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[personal profile] short_changed 2017-06-15 05:59 am (UTC)(link)
That's another thing I wanted to ask about.

[But that's also another confirmation, Tucker's 'Church' is Alpha. How the hell Alpha would find his way to a Sim Trooper base is a mystery to her, unless it was another one of the Director's convoluted plots.

Connie nods her head, matching Tucker's gaze.]


Of course. And likewise, I hope.
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[personal profile] short_changed 2017-06-16 05:07 am (UTC)(link)
How many years ahead of me are you? I know I'm eight years behind Wash...

[And she's got the feeling that Tucker might be familiar with Wash, or at least some of the other Freelancers.

As for that last comment, she raises an eyebrow, replying in deadpan that would make Wash proud.]


Oh I don't know, you seem pretty fond of the whole kiss and tell thing.
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[personal profile] short_changed 2017-06-18 10:41 am (UTC)(link)
Good to know he's still kicking.

[Even if some of them weren't. She had so many questions, there were so many years Tucker's lived through that Connie will never see, so many new questions that layer on top of the old. But first things first, since he'd mentioned 'Church'.]

How did you find out about Alpha- or Church? And what's he like?

[Connie knows a a good deal about the trauma the Director put Alpha through; she can't help but wonder how much of himself was left by the end of it.

...Tucker, why do you do this? Connie shakes her head a little and gives him a flat look. You were doing so well.]


Well then, lets count this as a test run.
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[personal profile] short_changed 2017-06-18 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
[That earns a small, bitter smile. She's proud that against all that he's been through, that Wash is still fighting, still alive. Just goes to show how full of shit the Director and his Leaderboard was.]

Asshole sounds about right. [She quirks a brow at the mention of Flowers- Florida, another Freelancer dead but one still apparently in the pocket of the Director- but otherwise she listens quietly.]

Sounds peaceful. If a bit boring.
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[personal profile] short_changed 2017-06-27 08:35 am (UTC)(link)
[Connie nods at certain points of Tucker's recap. Grif had mentioned meeting Wyoming and Texas while at their sim base, but the rest of it as he goes on get a more and more surprised and skeptical look.

She's honestly probably most surprised about the retirement, and that Carolina was there. Given how Connie last saw her...it's hard to picture Carolina letting herself rest at any point. But who knows how she'd change after the fall of Project Freelancer.]


I take it back, that sounds like you've been through a whole lot of shit. But congrats on making it to retirement.

[That last part...well. Eight years, almost nine is a long time for an AI, even without all the trauma that the Alpha had been put through.]

I'm sorry you lost your friend.
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[personal profile] short_changed 2017-07-07 07:54 am (UTC)(link)
[Connie smiles, something a little more genuine in this one even if it's still plenty dry. She appreciates the sentiment.]

I'd be surprised if I ever did, I'm too curious to stay out of trouble. Would have liked to get myself a nice motorcycle at some point.

[She tips her head in thought at that last part. Curious, but she doesn't want to pry too much even if the temptation is there.]

From what I knew of him he's good at finding loopholes and exceptions.
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[personal profile] short_changed 2017-07-09 07:27 am (UTC)(link)
If I get one, it's going to be some futuristic as hell space motorcycle. If I'm going to treat myself then I might as well customize it, right?

[She rolls her eyes a little at the chaps comment but it's becoming more out of a general reaction than actual irritation. It may get annoying but it's something she can get used to, especially if it keeps the conversation going. There's so much she wants to know about.]

So...backing up a bit, you said Carolina's with you now in retirement. It's hard to picture it.

[She's quiet a moment, weighing her words a little even if Carolina wasn't around to tell her off for her smartmouth.]

How is she?
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[personal profile] short_changed 2017-07-16 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
Still sounds like fun if you ask me.

[So long as they had an understanding. Also- Connie knows she looks good, no need for her to be redundant about it. Connie makes note of the names she doesn't recognize, snorting a soft laugh at the idea of a water park burning down.

And then there's Carolina. It's bittersweet to hear, because she recognizes and remembers a bit of that from before things in Project Freelancer got too terrible. If Carolina showed up, how would she react to seeing her? There's more than a few things Connie wishes she could tell her.

She shakes her head as Tucker corrects himself, her tone a bit quieter and thoughtful.]


It's alright. Thank you for telling me, I'm glad to hear she's...moving on.
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[personal profile] short_changed 2017-07-18 05:36 am (UTC)(link)
If you know the plans for it you might be able to get it remade here.

[And if he could do that, she might be able to snag the designs for her own copy.

Connie quirks a brow, giving a small shrug.]


That's still a solid step of moving on past when I last saw her. The Carolina I knew was all work non-stop; always training no matter the cost. I'm glad she's trying to relax, even a little.
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[personal profile] short_changed 2017-07-19 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
We've got future-google around here, you might be able to find it if you look.

[Well, if Tucker doesn't look for it then she will. And...well, from what little she knows about Wash's future from the man himself, namely the Epsilon incident during Project Freelancer, she'd say he deserved a break years ago.

Connie nods in agreement up until the comment about Carolina's singing and she snorts a sudden laugh.]


Oh god, you let her sing?

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