Public Network Video - (Plus Two Private Messages)

[doubled_speed]

Public Video - [Posted During Ship Lock-Up]

[The video comes on and there's Tommy, a touch blurry around the edges. The background changes behind him constantly. One second he's pacing in what was clearly the dorm of the ship he's on. The next second he's in a mess hall, the protein paste machine in the background. Then the hangar. Then the bridge. Back to the mess and dorm and mess. This will be true for the whole video. There is no denying that he's very agitated, like ready to run up the walls. Or through them if he could.]

Dudes, who in the world decided this was the best plan that there was? Like, seriously, this plan? It's bogus. Being locked up on a ship is one thing. I wanna go to space. Space is fucking cool. All the stars and planets and traveling and that shit. But here, on the fucking ground, and there's like no way to go and travel between them and the space is small and itissosmallandthewalls are everywhere andican'tgetthrough

[He's shaking harder now, as he comes to a stop. This is miserable.]

Yo, Agrii or whatever. I don't fucking CARE about making friends. I can do that on my own time. But I want the fuck out. Let me go back to the greenhouse. I swear I just found a door that led to a whole section of a floor that was just fucking MINT. I like mint. Let me at the fucking mint.

justletmeoutofhere!



Private Message to Billy - October 13th

[He's calmed down a bit at this point, and it's important that he does this. That he seems calm for this. Because Billy deserves it.]

Yo, happy birthday, bro. Was gonna make you this whole salad with things from the Garden. But some ASSHOLES in charge here absolutely decided to blow birthday plans. I'm sorry this all sorta got blown up. Who you on wherever you're on with? I'm with Wanda. Which, you know, awkward. You know where V ended up? Whatever, not like it matters. Just be okay, right?



Private to Vision - October 13th

[This one has a more nervous looking Tommy. Like he isn't even sure he should be sending this.]

It's today, right? You sorta said that the math would come out to today, yeah? So you know, I don't hold it against you. Forgetting. And not, you know, doing the whole thing you said you would. But it's fine, right? I get it, that you'd want to. So don't worry about me, okay? Just make sure you wish Billy a happy birthday. This will probably be the first time he has to celebrate it without his family or friends or all that. It would mean a lot, I think, for you to reach out.

Because, you know, it's a good Dad thing to do. And he's used to having a good dad. So, you know Vision, do your best. We're nineteen now, so I guess throw that in too?



[OOC: If anyone of Tommy's cohort wants to run into him while he's recording messages, that's cool too. Just hit me up at churbooseanon and we can set it up.]

Comments

[doubled_speed]

vision never would have showed up to care. you're already better.

[unbearablynaive]

Then wouldn't you say you're better at helping Billy than anyone else, since the rest of your team isn't here either?

Notwithstanding how the rest of them might be at home, because that's where they are: at home.

[doubled_speed]

frankly he deserved better than this place, and i know they'd come for him if they could. but things will be okay at home and we'll get back there. but first we gotta survive this. and help these people because we're heroes and that's what we do

[unbearablynaive]

That's the spirit.

And planning what to do until we get out is as good a way as any to pass the time. Finishing your painting will be high on my priority list.

[doubled_speed]

yeah but what am i supposed to do when i get out here? don't even know what to do but help billy and handle plants.

[unbearablynaive]

Think of improvements you'd like to see in the ships and work on them? Such as moving some plants to pots and bringing them into the cargo bay, for example.

[doubled_speed]

yeah but like we said, we're going to need an engineer for that stuff. don't know that i know one. unless billy picked it up. not actually his keeper.

[unbearablynaive]

I could also temporarily switch, if necessary, but I do prefer the Agriculture point.

But there is plenty one can do without an engineer, such as decoration.

[doubled_speed]

i'm not creative enough to decorate. didn't even have stuff like that in my apartment back on my world.

[unbearablynaive]

Really? You did not find bare walls oppressive? Or was it that it did not concern you overmuch?

[doubled_speed]

why would bare walls be anything but walls?

[unbearablynaive]

Personalizing the space you live in can make it feel more like a place to belong, and less like a place to stay.

[doubled_speed]

[Well he’s never had a place to belong before.]

well now I’ll have your painting I guess

[unbearablynaive]

[At least the Vision had always had a place to stay, on Earth. Even if the true feeling of belonging hadn't come until he was in the Fleet with the Windrose. Now, he belongs wherever Wanda is.]

I'm glad you like it. I hope I'll be able to make more soon.

[doubled_speed]

man you do you
hobbies are good and all that