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leidenschaft) wrote in asgardeventide2013-10-10 02:51 pm
i - d. 339 - joint post - video
[the video is a bit shaky because - well, it’s moving from one person to another. someone gruffly says,]
You do it.
[there is a rough, hurried sort of whisper from someone trying to be quiet but at the same time understandably frustrated.] Me? What on earth am I supposed to say?
I don’t know, Charles. I’ve spent the last few hours talking to people, I’m tired. Say something. Anything. [pause] Not …. regular things. [he looks at charles, expecting him to understand this just by looking. but when he doesn’t register a word, erik repeats, rather impatiently,] Things.
[the english voice again:] Oh, because I haven’t? For heaven’s sake - give it here - [and the video finally focuses on the man in the cardigan]
Uh - hello. My name is Charles Xavier and this is my - [a pause. they’ve only just met for the first time after the cuban crisis and while he agrees that they should put that aside to deal with the immediate crisis, yes okay, god - well. things.] - my associate, Erik Lehnsherr. Who some of you may have already met. As well as myself. And we would like to -
-- we? [wait. there’s something more offensive - ] Associate?
Look, you said I was to do the talking, I get to do the talking my way.
Yes, but - [slight growling.] We agreed.
I’m trying to sound professional. Will you just - [hushed whispering again] - yes I know what we agreed, but this is hardly the time to bring me to task over terminology.
That’s not what I’m doing. [and then - ] Fine.
[charles looks somewhat remorseful and returns to the video.] As I was saying, I’m Charles and this is my friend, Erik. [he is looking at this video camera with the most deadpan look he can manage despite thinking he sounds like a seven-year-old.] We come from the planet Earth in the year nineteen-sixty-two, for what that’s worth to anyone. And while we’re up to speed on the situation at hand, we - [turning to erik - erik turns the camera away again] - what do we want? I mean obviously we want to make sure we haven’t managed to miss anyone we know from home.
[erik is quiet for a bit, considering, and then he turns the camera to him and says,] We would very much like to talk to those who are familiar with our names and our work. [in a hushed tone to charles:] I don’t know if ‘work’ is the right word. But -- well --
No, work...works. Um. Oh! If there’s any more information on our new location, whether personal or from a third source --
-- I can tell you about that. [annoyed.]
You’ve been here all of five minutes, I was thinking more along the lines of a history book.
I’ve been around. [an annoyed huff.] I can tell you things. [wait, that’s not very eloquent.] I’d be glad to accompany you to the library. [THERE.]
Well. Thank you. And if anyone else out there has recommended reading or would simply like to say hello, then feel free. We’re - [oh no it’s too late and rude to switch to singular pronouns and let’s face it the next part is a blatant lie] - friendly. [he didn’t use ‘very’ on your behalf, asgard.]
[erik, on the background, looks like he was about to say something to that again, but decides not to. he turns the feed off.]
ooc; erik and charles will reply. rather slowly. BUT WE'RE HERE, WE PROMISE
You do it.
[there is a rough, hurried sort of whisper from someone trying to be quiet but at the same time understandably frustrated.] Me? What on earth am I supposed to say?
I don’t know, Charles. I’ve spent the last few hours talking to people, I’m tired. Say something. Anything. [pause] Not …. regular things. [he looks at charles, expecting him to understand this just by looking. but when he doesn’t register a word, erik repeats, rather impatiently,] Things.
[the english voice again:] Oh, because I haven’t? For heaven’s sake - give it here - [and the video finally focuses on the man in the cardigan]
Uh - hello. My name is Charles Xavier and this is my - [a pause. they’ve only just met for the first time after the cuban crisis and while he agrees that they should put that aside to deal with the immediate crisis, yes okay, god - well. things.] - my associate, Erik Lehnsherr. Who some of you may have already met. As well as myself. And we would like to -
-- we? [wait. there’s something more offensive - ] Associate?
Look, you said I was to do the talking, I get to do the talking my way.
Yes, but - [slight growling.] We agreed.
I’m trying to sound professional. Will you just - [hushed whispering again] - yes I know what we agreed, but this is hardly the time to bring me to task over terminology.
That’s not what I’m doing. [and then - ] Fine.
[charles looks somewhat remorseful and returns to the video.] As I was saying, I’m Charles and this is my friend, Erik. [he is looking at this video camera with the most deadpan look he can manage despite thinking he sounds like a seven-year-old.] We come from the planet Earth in the year nineteen-sixty-two, for what that’s worth to anyone. And while we’re up to speed on the situation at hand, we - [turning to erik - erik turns the camera away again] - what do we want? I mean obviously we want to make sure we haven’t managed to miss anyone we know from home.
[erik is quiet for a bit, considering, and then he turns the camera to him and says,] We would very much like to talk to those who are familiar with our names and our work. [in a hushed tone to charles:] I don’t know if ‘work’ is the right word. But -- well --
No, work...works. Um. Oh! If there’s any more information on our new location, whether personal or from a third source --
-- I can tell you about that. [annoyed.]
You’ve been here all of five minutes, I was thinking more along the lines of a history book.
I’ve been around. [an annoyed huff.] I can tell you things. [wait, that’s not very eloquent.] I’d be glad to accompany you to the library. [THERE.]
Well. Thank you. And if anyone else out there has recommended reading or would simply like to say hello, then feel free. We’re - [oh no it’s too late and rude to switch to singular pronouns and let’s face it the next part is a blatant lie] - friendly. [he didn’t use ‘very’ on your behalf, asgard.]
[erik, on the background, looks like he was about to say something to that again, but decides not to. he turns the feed off.]
ooc; erik and charles will reply. rather slowly. BUT WE'RE HERE, WE PROMISE
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What's up with you people suddenly finding her beautiful and amazing? She is used to screams and calling her "demon", not... being called lovely.
Actually she had been called lovely by someone but he didn't see her face. It was just a horny human. She didn't like those. ]
Isn't that nice? [ of course she is not taking your seriously Erik |8 ]
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[Now the a-word is being used passive aggressively.]
But yes, our work. In our home world, we're part of a newly emerging species who have unusual abilities and sometimes appearances in comparison to the majority human population. For example, my [he pauses, unsure if Raven would want him to call her something familial any more, but proceeds with;] sister's default appearance is blue, but her ability is changing her shape and appearance to mimic someone else. We were in the process of finding others like us and in many cases helping them to fine tune their abilities.
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Mutants, you mean. [ so, she heard about that ] I can imagine how the humans reacted to that.
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Yes! Mutants. My apologies for the long explanation, I'm not used to people knowing what we are and I'm forgetting there are others here.
And no, not very well so far. Although there are a few individual exceptions. [He's thinking of Moira, mostly.]
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Do you plan on continuing your work here, in Asgard?
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I will let you try again.
[ only because Charles told her you guys aren't humans ]
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However, I am not a mutant.
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[Private]
I'm a gargoyle. My kind was killed by the humans and there are only very few left of us.
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[and because they've already broken into an argument, erik adds,] I'm sorry to say that I can't continue this conversation because certain things have come up. But if you're willing to talk, I'm willing to listen another time.
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Do as you must. There is plenty of time in Asgard.
Enjoy the place.