capeandcowl | VIDEO: in which shitty teenagers pee at england.

[ 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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This is a new method of using "fine" that is assuredly genuine and one I've certainly never encountered previously. Much less myself utilized.

[ she switches this to private; no reason to get either of their issues all over the public network ]

But being resigned to its inevitability doesn't quite ease the discomfort. Not for one so closely entwined.

[ in that tense way, like he both wishes he could talk about it and is simultaneously unwilling to share his feelings: ]

There's nothing to do except get over it.

Hmph. Easier said than done.

I have little reason to believe you really think that, honestly. She meant too much for the memory to just be so flippantly discarded.

[ with an abrupt flare of frustration: ]

I don't know what else to do, Kanaya. What am I supposed to do.

I don't know.

[ her gaze casts downward as she thinks about it. but no, she does have an idea. the only thing that's kept her sane the past month. ]

Redirected aggression. But I would suggest something more useful than this current display.

With my powers? Nobody should be encouraging any freaking kind of aggression.

But if it threatens to advent then it can at least be brought to productive use.

Yeah? Like how.

Your abilities are not unlike a Seer, though I couldn't say what aspect would focus on fear specifically. Maybe one I hadn't encountered.

But a Seer's duty is to direct. You had postulated on a method this could be done previously, if we can be certain that it will be accurate.

Yeah. But you weren't into it.

What we needed was time. Leaping into it heedlessly would only subject us to flaws in the method.

It can be perfected.

[ a skeptical beat. ]

Okay. I'm listening.

You have the means to find them, I have the capability to overpower them. What we require is the resources to be certain of the crimes betrayed by the fears you perceive.

We do still need to be certain, but you still provide a beginning point.

So, what? We need a third party? How do we make sure?

Well, I don't know how deeply your abilities reach. There may be some allowances from that.

Carrie must have had her methods. If we can learn what they were and...carry them on, the way will open to us.

[ a bit more tersely than he intended to sound: ]

Yeah, well, it's too freaking bad we can't just ask her, can we.

Don't be short with me, Terry. I'm offering a solution, but I will need more thought from you and less protestation of known obstacles.

Someone may be more familiar with her methods, or at least capable of offering the necessary supplemental information. We will need to find them.

[ an impatient exhale ]

You'd want to ask Jason.

Jessica's matesprit, yes? I have yet to meet him, but if he'd have the necessary familiarity with these matters, then perhaps I now have a reason to.

He's sort of a jerk. But not any worse than anybody else here. You can ask him if you want, but I don't know how helpful he's exactly gonna be.

Well, it's either I ask him or I surrender to failure before I've even begun.

In this case, I believe I'll err toward the former.

Good luck. I won't hold my breath.

Well, we shouldn't like to have to deal with your dormant corpse once again, so leave any breath-holding to me.

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