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[ It’s that time again, gang! Grif’s broadcasting from scenic his room. You can tell it’s Grif’s room because it is an absolute disaster area. There’s all kinds of empty containers strewn everywhere, a pizza box, his other uniform (it’s rumpled and in serious need of a wash), and scattered bits of an orange suit of armor. Of note to those who’ve born witness to this appalling scene before, the far wall has a shiny little plaque on it. That’s new.

All of this is visible in the frame because Grif’s slouching back in his chair with the comm propped up on his desk. He’s a scruffy, somewhat flabby guy swiveling his chair lazily to and fro with one leg while eating… something as he talks. With his mouth full. Because Grif. ]

Alright guys, it’s come to my attention, as the one who tries to keep track of this shit around here, that we have new people. And when we have new people, that means we have new superpowers to figure out how they work.

[ Because clearly, clearly Grif is the only member of the team to take an interest in others and what they can bring to the table. It’s not that he’s nosy and just wants to know if anyone has eye lasers yet. He just gives and gives for this group, he swears.

Grif deigns to swallow before he continues. ]

So: New people. Lay it on me. Who are you, and can you do anything awesome? If it’s not awesome, make it sound awesome, cause that’s what I’m here for.

I’ll start for you:

[ He thumbpoints at his chest, getting space twinkie crumbs everywhere because he’s using that hand. ]

I’m Grif, Doubletime if you want to be that nerd who uses my code name, and I’m pretty much the fastest thing on this ship. Which is awesome.

[ He pauses for a moment, then adds, ]

…And the rest of you should probably come say hi? Tell them stuff? And tell me about the mission because I was stuck back here babysitting the ship and I mean... I took a lot of good naps, but...

[ He shrugs. Then he finishes off the space twinkie, balls up the wrapper, and throws it over his shoulder where it lands on top of the orange helmet. He is not even remotely concerned by this. ]

((( This is a free for all mingle post! Grif will reply to everyone who responds, but if you want to have a character jump into a thread with anyone you are absolutely welcome and, in fact, encouraged. This is set after the end of Lantern Plot, so characters who've been away on that are able to tag in too. )))

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[ If Videl rolled her eyes any harder, they'd probably pop right out of her skull. ] If you're the best space ship babysitter the Legion can spare, then the Time Trapper really needs to step up his recruitment.

[ She huffs impatiently. ] And yeah, as a matter of fact, they did keep phasing through me. And giggling about it like it was some sort of hilarious joke. And there aren't enough doors. And there's nothing they needed me for. I probably sat around as much as you!

[ When Videl takes a shot at the Time Trapper's choice of recruits, Grif holds up his arms in a gesture of helpless agreement. He doesn't interrupt her rant, though. ]

Hey, at least you got to go somewhere.

Do they have any good food over there?

[ He's just going to avoid ever trying to pronounce "Bgztl" again. ]

[ One can only pray that there's some method to the Time Trapper’s madness, or Chronoblivion is going to wipe the floor with them all. ]

[ She sighs, her anger fizzling out a little. ]

I didn't want to go anywhere. [ She mutters. ]

It was all basically the same kind of food we get here on the ship. I know you're gonna ask about meat and no, there wasn't any. [ Videl misses natural meat products as much as the next human, but prides herself on not whining about it. ] They did have these extradimensional candies that everybody raved about; but if you ask me, they were missing a dimension, not adding one. I couldn't even touch the stupid things.

What the hell kind of torture candy bullshit is that?

[ He's disgusted. That should be against... fuck, it's the future, do they still have the Geneva Convention? ]

I have no idea. Obviously, I couldn't eat it.

Although now you're making me wish I could've at least picked it up so I could bring one back for you.

Okay now that's just cruel and unusual.

Next time I get to babysit the spaceship I'll try not to gloat so hard, okay?

Ho about instead, you make sure there isn't a next time? You could've been out there helping. It sounds like they really needed it this time.

[ Grif is loathe to admit it, but that's kinda true. He feels a little bad now that he's seen what some of the team went through out there. Still... ]

I'm not in charge of who gets picked to stay back in case something bad happens? Sorry I did what I was told?

[ It's just that, for once, doing what he was told let him kick back and sleep a lot. Kind of a nice change.

And it definitely wasn't a time out, nope, not at all. ]

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