001 }{ car 54 where are you? - [ video post ]

[as-cold-as.livejournal.com]

[The post opens with Bobby fiddling with the comm, his face blurry with movement and proximity as he mutters to himself, randomly pushing buttons on it with a slightly confused look on his face.  He's muttering to himself.]

…I mean, it’s just like a Sidekick on steroids, right? How hard can this be?

[The image continues to shake until there’s another click and Bobby realizes a tiny red light is blinking on the comm’s side, which indicates the thing is recording. He sets the comm down on something to talk to it, and it becomes clear that Bobby is in his X-Men uniform and looks slightly frazzled.]

Alright. So, hey. [makes a small wave of his hand, trying very hard to smile slightly, though his face just ends up looking more worried instead] So, um, I just got what I’m assuming was a pretty standard talking-to from Red-and-Gold. Which was actually mostly me standing around asking questions and him glaring with his squinty, glowy eyes. 

[shakes his head]   Anyways, so the way he went on made it sound like there might be other folks round here that I might know. So, like, shot in the dark time…

[raises his eyebrows]   ...Anybody round here seen any misplaced X-Men anywhere?

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[voice]

[phaseback.livejournal.com]

[excited!!!!]

Bobby? Holy crap, Bobby! It's Kitty!

This is so -- wait. [pause; tone turns concerned] You look like crap. Are you hurt? Bobby, are you okay?

[ video ] - [ small to himself ]

[as-cold-as.livejournal.com]

[grinning]

Kitty? Sweet. Kitty, this is-- wait, what? [looks down, confused at what she might be concerned about, having forgotten the fact that he looks like crap]

Oh, you mean... [shrugs] Yeah, I mean, I'm okay as can be expected, I guess. Last I remember, it was you and me, running for our lives... [lifts his eyebrows as if slightly confused] ...with some random bald albino kid. That part was confusing.

And Jean literally trying to end the world with her brain. [Bobby frowns]

[static-hawk.livejournal.com]

How can a machine be a sidekick?

[ voice ]

[as-cold-as.livejournal.com]

...Is that meant to be some kind of existential question?

[fuckrobertfrost.livejournal.com]

Just a few.

[ voice ]

[as-cold-as.livejournal.com]

...No friggin way.

[ voice ]

[as-cold-as.livejournal.com]

You'd better not referring to yourself, John.

[bythreadalone.livejournal.com]

Bobby?

_{Oh, Kitty's going to spaz so hard over this.}

ooc

[phaseback.livejournal.com]

STFU, MAMA. >8|

[ voice ]

[as-cold-as.livejournal.com]

Um, yes.

Uh, thanks?

And -- ehh -- do I know you?

[meowminx]

Someone whose ass we don't have to kick?

YOU SAW NOTHING

[its-got-lasers.livejournal.com]

Wow, somebody who knows Kitty and isn't a douche! Awesome.

[as-cold-as.livejournal.com]

You must know John.

[tothecloud.livejournal.com]

You're Bobby?

Oohhhh.

[video]

[as-cold-as.livejournal.com]

[smiles somewhat suspiciously]

Yeah, I'm Bobby. Why does everybody seem to know who I am? And why are you oooh-ing? Ooohs are ominous. Or can be.

Right now, I vote ominous.

not like he's doing anything useful anyway so

[usefuldevices.livejournal.com]

I have met X-Men. There are a decent number of them here.

They're all crap.

[as-cold-as.livejournal.com]

See now this is what happens when John gets to be our Goodwill Ambassador.

[timestopping.livejournal.com]

X-Men this, X-Men that.

Get a damn job.

[as-cold-as.livejournal.com]

Oh please no.

Every job I've ever managed to land has been so painfully ironic, it makes me want to scream.

[deafend.livejournal.com]

Welcome. I'm... Ronin. I don't believe we've ever met. I'm not entirely familiar with all of the X-Men.

[ video ]

[as-cold-as.livejournal.com]

[Bobby waves at the camera again] Um...like this? [He gives a small lopsided smile]

Ronin, huh? [seems to think about this for a minute before shaking his head] Nope, can't say I know any Ronin. But that one guy was kind of offended I didn't know who Spider-Man was, so, I'm hoping I'm not supposed to know a Ronin...

...or else this is suddenly awkward.

[heavymetalclaws.livejournal.com]

Bobby Drake?

Huh. Cute.

[as-cold-as.livejournal.com]

That's what all the girls say.

[not-twelve.livejournal.com]

Hi, Iceman from an alternate universe who is also Kitty's friend! I'm Spider-Man, how's it hanging?

[voice]

[as-cold-as.livejournal.com]

Um...didn't I just meet you?

[hellshandpuppet.livejournal.com]

I'm meeting a lot more X-Men here than I did back home.

Hi, I'm Wiccan.

[as-cold-as.livejournal.com]

So you've heard of the X-Men, huh? Good things, I hope.

Wiccan. Bobby. Or Iceman. I'm flexible.