VIDEO: in which shitty teenagers pee at england.

[centurybaby]

[ the video opens up to the stretch of green, fenced field that may or may not be vaguely recognizable as the anglo-scottish border. in the distance there's a road, but besides that and the wire fence, there's just a group of teenagers standing on the scottish side that look distinctively like they're up to no good.

from off camera, a girl's wry voice can be heard: ]

Still fucking think we should call it the Authority.

[ terry's keeping his distance from the others, all furrowed eyebrows and frowns. if he's going to do this, he's sure as hell not doing it next to the telekinetics or mr. friggin' lightning pants over there, so he situates himself furthest away from the camera, tactically near some foliage. ]

Who the hell even cares what it's called.

[ striker is front and center. because he's striker. he's wearing regular clothes instead of his lightning pants, which is a courtesy to you guys, since otherwise he would have to pull his onesie all the way down to his butt just to free willy. ]

You should. If you don't have a good name, you can't have good branding. [ And then, pointedly: ] And "Authority" isn't going to generate good branding.

[ julian is a few paces away from striker, their new king of social network. he's dressed normally, with his jacket sleeves wrapped around his arms and his metal hands being floaty at his sides. ]

This whole thing is about rejecting authority anyway. But I don't even know why we're debating it. [ He glances between them all. ] You know you aren't beating the Hellions for a name. It's got way too much of a ring to it, and you're lucky enough to have me on board, which means no copyright issues. You should be fucking grateful.

[ he pauses, then looks out at the wild, untamed gross, nature-filled scottish landscape before them. ] So are we doing this, or what?

You guys are insane. No one is going to remember the Authority or the Hellions.

[ a few steps away from julian is quentin, he smirks at the fence and then to the guys. with a casual shrug he shakes his head before placing his hands on his hips. ]

Are you pee shy, Jules? [ another quirky grin. ] The Omegas have no room for shy little babies.

[ the camera turns around so that it's facing jenny, who exhales smoke from her cigarette at the feed before addressing it: ]

Fuck you guys. You're all shitty team leaders with shitty team name ideas. [ she makes a face, sticking her tongue out. ] And no electric piss or crossing streams, assholes. Nobody likes that shit.

[ there's a distinct symphony of tsssssss sounds. jenny rolls her eyes at the camera. ]

Boys.

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[glowsferatu]

[ she's just squinting at the screen, mouth stretched in a line. ]

And exactly what is this meant to achieve?

[centurybaby]

We're protesting.

[glowsferatu]

I'm not seeing exactly where the connection rests between the concept and the execution.

[centurybaby]

[ shrug ]

We've literally pissed on a country that metaphorically pissed on us.

[glowsferatu]

I have yet to feel especially pissed on, personally. Certainly not from some distant Earth nation that I've hardly even heard of!

[centurybaby]

You'll care when it starts affecting people you fucking care about. If it hasn't already.

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[hellionated]

[ Ughhh Kanaya why are you linefacing? ]

It's called taking a stand, Kanaya. Maybe you've heard of it.

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[glowsferatu]

[ oh julian you have not even seen her begin to lineface ]

Well, I can certainly see that you are standing, but colloquially speaking, "a stand" is not the phrase which would describe what exactly it would be said that you are taking.

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[hellionated]

[ Why must she always judge him? ]

Yeah. We're taking a piss all over the ImBargo act. We said that already. Pay attention, Kanaya. I know it's hard for you.

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[glowsferatu]

[ because he's always doing things she disapproves of, and she can find so many things to disapprove of when she's really looking. ]

All I'd heard was some abundant nonsense in regards to nomenclature. Which all sounded especially trite, by the way.

You could at least attempt some creativity with it. "The Hellions"? You genuinely thought that sounds inspired?

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[hellionated]

[ She annoys him all the time. Literally all of the time. There is no time when she is not annoying and he is not annoyed by her. ]

It’s not supposed to be inspired, it’s supposed to be a throwback. That’s a name of legend, sweetheart, these clowns should be jumping at the opportunity.

[futureleader]

To be piss free on a pissed off country!

[glowsferatu]

Wouldn't this more likely inspire further pissing on their part? It would hardly be considered fully free of it, aside from the momentary relief.

[futureleader]

Probably. Protests never really end peaceful. At least in the long run of the thing.

[glowsferatu]

And you expect this is worth inviting further violence? That might be a somewhat extreme response. It may have been more effective to practice this against the decorative drapery the policy originators keep in their homes.

[futureleader]

We're not dogs, we don't lift our legs and pee on our people's furnitures, if that's what you're saying.

[demonspawn]

We're angry teenagers. Productivity isn't high on the list of priorities, Kanaya.

[glowsferatu]

[ she runs a finger along a glowing green thread suspended in the air, fading from view only inches away from where she's touching it. she's giving it her focus, as if she's trying to read information from it. it's probably terry's or jenny's, one of the two she's more familiar with already. ]

You certainly seem to have put a great deal of effort into the maneuver for allowing it to be ultimately unproductive, consider the distance you must have traveled.

[demonspawn]

I'm just along for the ride. I needed to get out.

[ beat ]

What is that?

[glowsferatu]

Well then, that's quite a bit of getting you've been taking along for!

[ she removes her finger from the thread, and it quickly fades into nothingness. ] Nothing important. Simply a portion of the mechanics which define my abilities.

[demonspawn]

Okay. I have no idea what that means. [ his tone is skeptical. ] But, whatever. You don't have to explain if you don't want to.

[egomaniacal]

It's obviously the first step in taking over the world.

What do you think we're doing?

[glowsferatu]

Oh, on further study, I believe I see it now! Clearly the leaders of each nation this world contains will begin forming a line to surrender their rule to you in an orderly manner as a result of this display.

[egomaniacal]

You know, you don't actually have to Try so hard. It's seriously depressing.

[glowsferatu]

Of course, I could always devote such a measly effort as you are here instead. All flash with little genuine substance.

I will take the suggestion into consideration.