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[if you know tommy, you know that his solemn expression here is fairly uncharacteristic. maybe this is what maturity looks like? because he's actually taking this pretty seriously.]

So ... I know we all have a lot we're dealing with here in the Village of Suck. Like, all those times people ended up getting poofed to weird places? That was irritating enough, but now there's actual kidnappings happening, right? So I was thinking ... a while back, during the winter, I'd talked with a guy here about setting up a good old-fashioned footrace once it warmed up. My idea was to do it for fun, but he said it would be a good way to figure out who here is fast enough to get emergency messages around to everyone. These wrist things are fine, if they're working. But if they suddenly crap out and we're under attack, we gotta have a way to alert everyone about it.

[he pauses, mouth pursed. this entire situation feels a little too much like being entirely powerless for tommy's liking. then again, who likes a game that's stacked against them?]

Back home, I've got super speed, so I can run really fast. If I could still do that, I wouldn't even be suggesting this, but here I'm just a regular snail like everyone else. I mean, I'm still pretty good at running, and I bet I can still outrun everyone else, so I guess that's my question - who here is the fastest? Is anyone faster than me? And who wants to find out?

[tommy gives the camera quick fingergun and a nod.]

Let me know.

notsoangry

[Bruce comes into view, clearing his throat, trying to look as presentable as he can from this angle. It's probably not the best choice to give his message, but he feels like doing it only in text would come off as cold. His hair is filled out now with some curl to it, with more gray at the temples along with it.]

Hi. I'm Dr. Bruce Banner, I know a lot of you, but not all of you. There are, um, two things I wanted to put out there to the community. First I am a scientist and I'm very curious what they did to us biologically to make new powers happen, and remove powers from others. Sam and I have talked about getting a closer look at blood to see if there's any obvious changes we can pinpoint, and so, uh, if people are willing to donate a little blood, that would be great.

[He's nervous about asking, for a variety of reasons, one being that he himself has always guarded his blood for very good reasons. So he understands and respects other people not being comfortable. This next one is a little easier at least, and he smiles faintly.]

The other thing is that Kamala and I have figured out almost all the powers, and because of that, we were thinking anyone who wanted to be trained on them could start doing that. If you don't know what yours is, we can, uh, help tell you, and there are people here who have been using them long enough to be as close to experts as you can get. It's ... probably a good idea for people to know what they can do.

So. Okay. That's ... everything. It's all voluntary. Um. I'm in the schoolhouse a lot if you have questions.

[He awkwardly gives a thumbs up and then rolls his eyes at himself as if to say why you are so awkward, and the video ends.]

skyward_eyes

[The video comes on to a smiling face who, though it's not immediately obvious, is somewhere that it should not be. Which, in this case, is Seifer's bedroom. Not that anyone other than Seifer should be aware of that fact. What happened to respect of personal space? Not even kidding. But there he is, stretched out on a bed, grinning up at his watch.]

( Survival Lessons )

( Private to Tommy )

( Private to Kamala )

( Private to Iron Bull )

expeditiousness

un: SPEED
( for billy )

[some time later:]
@everyone

idk who here knew wanda but fyi she’s gone now, if you didn’t already hear.

expeditiousness

un: SPEED

[billy shouldn't even need to see the username from this message to know who the sender is - tommy's voice is easy to recognize, though the anxious tightness of his tone is probably a little less familiar:]

Billy ... please, dude, ya gotta pick up. Pick up, I need to know where you are, I need to know what happened to you ...

[the next sound is a loud, frustrated sigh. not knowing where billy is and not having his speed to rely on in searching for his twin makes for one extremely unhappy tommy.]

Dammit ... look, Billy, just call me when you get this, OK? Like, the second you get this.

[he won't say it out loud, but the message should be fairly clear: he's worried about billy.]

skyward_eyes

[The video starts on a young man that looks a bit tired, but if you know Nida you know that's probably status quo. At least he knows how to easily position his arm to get himself framed well now that the video's started. And, if you were one of those already lucky ~~or maybe unlucky~~ enough to know him, his nervousness is evident in how he runs his right hand through his hair, his main nervous tick.]

Hey, Nida here. Uh, so I've been trying to figure out how to approach this for a week or so now, since the 'party' thing that happened. And while I've been through this device and a lot of different filtering options, I can't seem to find one that will, sight unseen, just filter to young adults.

( Rambling Inbound )

Private Video to Seifer and Rinoa

( PRIVATE Video @ Seifer and Rinoa )

plate_builder

Well, today has been a bit strange. When I woke up this morning I was looking at my room in the inn and thinking that I didn't have enough space. How I needed to find somewhere else to work, to function.

And a soft blue glow lit up before me. Almost compelled me to follow. Which I did. And as part of that I found myself not only a wonderful new residence, but one with electricity, three bedrooms and a nice front room with ample windows to provide light for an office.

The one thing I am lacking now that I've packed up and moved in, of course, is roommates.

I have two rooms, electric lights, a stove and a washing machine apparently. And nice workspace.

Anyone need room?

ETA: Oh, Anyone else ever experienced this sort of glowing light guiding you?

praypal

[Kurt appears on the screen, having moved the watch to his tail for a better shot angle, allowing him to show his face and grey-scrub-clad upper body]

Hello, new friends! My name is Kurt Wagner, though back home, as a member of the X-Men, I was also known as Nightcrawler. We are superheroes, despite what certain TV news networks have to say about it.

I do not know if any of these names mean anything to any of you, but in my previous experience in cross-dimensional travel, there are often alternate versions of people or places, so I try not to rule out any possibility- especially if it means you have heard good things about me.

And before you ask, no, not everyone in my world looks like me. I am a mutant- humans born with some different genes that often make us look a little different on top of many of us having some extraordinary abilities. [ Abilities he is admittedly missing quite a lot. ]

I wanted to make a quick video to introduce myself, as I know my appearance can be a bit startling to some people. If you see me about the village, feel free to introduce yourself. And if there's anything you need a willing pair of hands to help you with, I am looking for ways to make myself useful here. I don't imagine you have much use for a drama teacher.

demiurgency

[Hello, villagers, here is an only-slightly-uncertain-looking brunette giving the camera his best game smile and a little wave.]

Hey. Billy here. I was thinking, if the day on this thing is right, then Hanukkah starts in like 3 days. I know it's probably not as important to most people right now, if you're even from a place where they HAVE Hanukkah, what with the whole kidnapped-across-the-multiverse thing, but I'd kind of like to do something, anyway. So if anyone wants to come by number 58 around sundown on December 2, you're welcome. Even if you aren't Jewish.

Oh yeah, hey Tommy, I'm inviting people over. Sorry.

fwips

[The image veers abruptly down and then back up again, a smear of pale skin and mop of brown hair sliding by before the picture settles, canted, on a skinny, old-fashioned desk with a darkened window above it. Distantly, a teenage voice:]

What the—

[The picture slides swiftly around to the baldly-astonished face of Peter Parker.]

Is this new? WHEN DID WE GET VIDEO? Can anybody see this?

[He squints at the screen, leaning in.]

There's an option to save and send. I'm gonna do that, tell me if anybody gets this.

[A tick, and he flicks a glance back up to the camera.]

This is Peter. Parker.

notsoangry

So. [He was still not even close to settled yet, but oh well.] If I say Avengers, you say?

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Take Two I

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Full wrist device guidelines may be found here.

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You may @ any character to get their attention and direct a public or private text to them. If a text is private to a specific character or group, please make that very clear so there is no confusion. If a text is not marked private, anyone may reply even if it is not @ them.

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three >>> if i can live through this, i can do anything (video)

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two >>> i make a fist and not a plan

one >>> we can't get higher than we get on the long way down (private audio @wiccan)

OTA Video | UN: FormerPilot | & Private Video @Seifer and @Rinoa

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