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[sir_vancelot]

[The video comes on and Vance is...red. Cheeks, face, neck. Even his ears are red. It takes a moment for him to clear his throat.]

Uh...

Right. I apparently needed a reminder to never Google myself. Or, you know, whatever the equivalent is in the future. But is this usually a thing these days?

I mean, maybe I should be more used to this from the Avengers. I know they did this sort of thing back home sometimes, but...yeah.

I also never want to see the fan art. I love you, Rich, but...no.

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Re: SORRY NOT SORRY

[the_civilian]

[A wild Tadashi appears! His hair is sticking up like he's run his fingers through it.

In the interests of you NOT GOOGLING THAT, I'll answer this question.

Seriously, don't google that.

[He takes a deep breath and lets it out. He can do this, he has a fourteen-year-old brother at home who will eventually discover that the internet is good for more than just engineering projects.

Apparently, some people like to theorize and write stories about the romantic relationships of people on this team. Sometimes up to and including their sex lives. And sometimes those stories involve, ah, unconventional practices that some people enjoy.

[There, that was relatively painless, right?]

Re: SORRY NOT SORRY

[the_civilian]

And, the rest of you, woman up! Do you really want her, and anyone else who doesn't know what that means, getting their education on this subject from google?

[captainbuzzkill]

Speaking as someone that searches everything, internet searches really aren't the best educator of young minds.

In the past, there are times I've heard certain words, and I'll be honest with you: I've made some mistakes. I have some regrets. You learn to carry on and try to live the rest of your life afterward, but you still always carry some of the pain with you, you know?

[the_civilian]

Thank you, Dipper.

[thethinzooline]

So all you have to do is perform three miracles and I think that'll be enough to formally canonize you.

[That is Nick's way of saying Tadashi is a saint for throwing himself on that particular grenade.]

[the_civilian]

[Tadashi opens his mouth, his expression suggesting that he's about to make a joke, but the humor falls and he closes his mouth. When he smiles again, it doesn't quite reach his eyes.]

I keep protein bars in my lab back home, which has prevented hanger-fueled rampages by engineering and chemistry students, does that count?

[thethinzooline]

Yes. Yes, it does.

I say this as someone who's seen people stampede a breakroom and nearly fight to the death over a box of donuts. Our usual donut shop near the precinct had some surprise renovations they had to do, so everyone went without donuts that morning. By lunchtime, when someone finally went to another donut shop to get some, it was anarchy.

And I mean it was a literal stampede. Some of my coworkers are megafauna.

[the_civilian]

[That does get a bit of a laugh out of Tadashi. The haunted look fades but it's still there if you're looking for it.]

Fortunately, we haven't had to deal with rogue megafauna in the labs yet. Fred's keeping his fingers crossed, but the school is more focused on the technological end of things than the biological. I'm probably as close as we've got, and I'm inventing a nursebot.

Re: SORRY NOT SORRY

[kingtyrantranger]

Gross.

[the_civilian]

I don't see much appeal in it myself, but welcome to being a celebrity I guess.

[kingtyrantranger]

If I've gotta be honest, I'm not sure I like being a celebrity. I don't really do this to be famous, and I really don't do this to read people arguing about whether or not I'm gay.

[the_civilian]

There's a reason why the extent of my aspirations for fame back home was "I want to invent something useful and cool".

I really recommend not reading those posts at all. Or if you do read them, do it with a sense of humor and remind yourself it's really more about them than it is about you.

Re: SORRY NOT SORRY

[whyarewehere]

From one older brother to another: Thanks.

Re: SORRY NOT SORRY

[the_civilian]

Big brothers gotta bro, right?

[whyarewehere]

I guess. I have a sister back home. She's not little anymore, but...

[ Grif shrugs. ]

Some things stick with you.

[the_civilian]

That they do.

[Tadashi smiles sadly.]

Eventually, you've just gotta trust that they know when to call for help, and that they've got good back-up when they do.

[whyarewehere]

I... yeah.

[ He doesn't look into the camera, he's thinking about things. ]

Or just... hope you did the best you could, right?

[the_civilian]

[Tadashi takes a deep breath and exhales slowly.]

Still working on that one myself, but it sounds about right.

[whyarewehere]

That's family. Shit's complicated. Let me know if you find the answers.

[the_civilian]

You'll be my first call.

...Well, maybe second, after my aunt.

[whyarewehere]

Thanks. Right back atcha, I guess.