[Video] Time Ripples Event (CW: child abuse)

[addvancetovictory]

[The omnicomm comes on and...well, it's not obviously a member of the Legion. For one, he's obviously too young. But there's obviously reason for concern as there are obvious tear tracks on the boy's face and he's reached over, holding his arm.]

[There's also a bruise on his cheek and a bit of blood coming from his nose. But that last could actually have more to do with the slight purplish-blue aura cast over the camera.]

[He huddles back into a corner, eyes wide as he swallows and opens his mouth, speaking with a fairly strong New York accent.]

Well. I'm not sure where I am, but I don't think it could be much worse than where I just was.

[He shifts and hisses, omnicomm bobbing as his concentration is shaken.]

Umm. I don't suppose anybody out there could give me a ride to the hospital? Mom was gonna, but...well, I doubt she's taking me now.

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[thebiotickid]

A big space station in Earth orbit that I am completely sure didn't exist yesterday.

[No one's solidly explained the "multiple universes" thing to her yet, mostly because she's been avoiding adults on the assumption that they are the fun-ruiners. However, since the new kid needs help, maintaining her cover would now be wrong.]

[addvancetovictory]

Seriously? That's...actually really cool. I mean, the Avengers have a space station, but I never thought I'd actually be on it.

[thebiotickid]

Yeah, uh, is that other guy gonna help you, or should I figure out how to call the hospital?

[People who are immune to the bystander effect: Jane Shepard, at any age.]

[addvancetovictory]

I think he's going to help me. I mean, he seems to know who I am.

[thebiotickid]

That makes it sound like you don't know who he is.

[Does she need to call the cops, too.]

[addvancetovictory]

He says it's some sci-fi problem. Which I've been in before, so it's not a stretch. Also, kinda just happens back home sometimes.

[thebiotickid]

He probably just checked your comm ID.

[She's good with tech. Also with not being overly impressed by weird stuff.]

[addvancetovictory]

This thing has an ID on it?

[Okay. That's...actually a bit more worrying, now.]

[thebiotickid]

Unique identifiers are kind of important on a comms network?

[Duh.]

[addvancetovictory]

Oh. Yeah, I guess that makes sense. I haven't had a lot of access to the internet and things like that. Still too young to be able to sign up for things without parental permission.

[thebiotickid]

[Wh...at.]

Did you sleep through intro to tech? Or whatever they called it at your school.

[addvancetovictory]

[If nothing else, it's keeping his mind off of his arm at the moment.]

I mean. We have computer classes. Mostly concentrates on school stuff, though.

[thebiotickid]

And they didn't cover, like, basic network topology and stuff?

[addvancetovictory]

We don't have technology like this back home. I've figured it out as much as possible, but I'm kinda lost with it in general.

[thebiotickid]

Yeah, it's kinda backwards. This comm is huge, and I haven't seen anyone using an omni-tool or even a haptic keyboard anywhere.

[She wrinkles up her nose. What kind of pre-Prothean nonsense is this?]

[addvancetovictory]

I have no idea what either of those are.

[thebiotickid]

Did you hit your head?

[This is clearly the most plausible explanation.]

[addvancetovictory]

[There's a moment where Vance shifts, bracing his one arm against his leg before reaching up to rub the back of his head.]

I mean. I hit pretty hard when my arm broke. So it's not impossible?

[thebiotickid]

For crying out loud.

[Said in the tone adult Shepard will one day say things like "for fuck's sake."]

I'm calling the hospital.

[Since he is clearly TOO DUMB TO DO IT FOR HIMSELF.]

[addvancetovictory]

[He would have, if he knew what the hell was up with anything.]

Hey. I'm not going to object!

[thebiotickid]

These things had better have split screen...

[Jane's talking to herself as she taps at the omnicomm. On top of her genre advantage, she's got a knack for tech, and it doesn't take her long to figure out how to place a call to the Medbay without hanging up on Vance.]

Right, they said since you're not bleeding severely and can keep a conversation going, you're okay to stay put and let Speedball escort you.

[Fortunately, that's not the name of a drug where she's from.]

[addvancetovictory]

Yeah, not bleeding. Much, anyway.

[He reaches up, dabbing at his nose with his sleeve, since he doesn't have any other fabric close by to clean it with.]

This happens with my powers, though. The rest of it...isn't.

[thebiotickid]

Your powers? Are you a biotic? They never told me anything about nosebleeds.

[Frysquint. The possibility of bleeding every time she uses her powers doesn't fill her with glee. Maybe it's fixable and they just don't know enough about human biotics yet.]

[addvancetovictory]

[Vance frowns at that.]

What's a biotic? Unless that's another word for mutant, in which case...yeah? I guess so? I'm telekinetic. Just not very strong.

[thebiotickid]

It's...a biotic.

[Good job Jane I'm sure that helped.]

Like this.

[She reaches off screen and comes back with a crinkling, empty bag that almost certainly once contained unnaturally-colored snack products. Setting the comm down on something, probably a low table, she places the bag in front of it, well lined up with the video pickups. Then she stares at it intently and begins to glow faintly blue-white. It's nothing like the vivid halo of a trained adult biotic, but she's definitely generating at least a minor mass effect field, and the bag floats up from the table, enveloped by the same dim light.

Jane has also succeeded in knocking the comm over, which provides a view of the bag continuing to drift upwards, combined with a cheerful 'oops' from her as she rights the device, no longer glowing.]

TK is the easiest one. Kinetic fields are hard, and I only got that to work once when I was way freaked out. I'm not supposed to try any molecular disruption yet.

...So do you just call it all telekinesis, or what?