[video] Checking In

[whyarewehere]

[ 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. )))

Comments

[isthisapidge]

...Wow. And I thought my story was incredible.

[Robot lions. Mutant ninja vs aliens. Kind of a weirdness toss-up.]

Great! I don't suppose I could requisition some equipment for my own lab space?

[Once she picks through all the coolest toys.]

[nerdninja]

Some of it might already be there, they're pretty well set up. But if anything you need is missing, I'm sure we can get it ordered in.

Or just build it. I wound up finishing out my own space that way.

[isthisapidge]

Building it's no problem, but I need the materials first. Don't suppose you have a favorite place to get them?

[If anyone is going to know the best place to get mechanical stuff, why not a giant turtle?]

[nerdninja]

There are a few suppliers the lab can order through for anything too exotic to have lying around on Legion World. I can get you the list.

Seriously, sky's the limit. People love the Legion, so they're great about working with us to make sure we've got what we need.

[isthisapidge]

Well, that's a nice change. A lot of the people thought my home team was just a myth.

[nerdninja]

Back home, my entire existence is a myth for most people. It's kind of nice to be able to walk down the street like a normal person here.

[isthisapidge]

Being a hero makes it even better, right?

Are you working on anything right now?

[nerdninja]

I'll take cheering over screaming any day.

And, yeah - so on the last mission, I threw together a tracking system to try and figure out where the Red and Yellow Lanterns were hiding out - bad guys from some other reality, to make the long story short. I was using the energy readings from their powers to look for them...but since they're extra-dimensional, I was thinking that if I can isolate the right energy signature, maybe I can alter it to look for extra-dimensional incidents, instead of just Lanterns.

[isthisapidge]

Interesting! I don't have a huge amount of experience with interdemensional energy signatures, but I'd love to be able to help with that! How much differentiation will get between different dimensions energy signatures?

[nerdninja]

It's hard to say until we've got a couple to compare. But maybe Brainy has something in the records, since the Legion has dealt with extra-dimensional matters a few times.