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[honeybadgered]

[There’s a preteen girl in a yellow, blue, and black sweatshirt and goggles peering at the camera. She has a wolverine on her head. Yes, an actual wolverine.]

Hey, Jonathan! Look, we have fans!

[She lifts one of the wolverine’s paws in an awkward wave. He’s remarkably good natured about the whole thing.]

Hi fans! I’m Gabby. This is Jonathan. But you can call us the Honey Badger and… [A beat. She pulls Jonathan off her head and squints at him.] What do you wanna be called? Jonathan’s your real name. [A beat as Jonathan makes grunty grumbly noises. Gabby gasps.] Nope, I’m not calling you that! What about we stick with the Unstoppable? [More wolverine grunty noises.] Okay, okay, if you're sure. Jonathan the Unstoppable it is.

[She hoists Jonathan back on her shoulder and flexes an arm, posing for the camera.]

Don’t worry, Honey Badger and the Jonathan the Unstoppable to the rescue!

[She beams and Jonathan licks her face.]

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[threeisapattern]

[That's - that's definitely a kid. How do you talk to kids, again?

Stiles turns on the video because he's sitting cross-legged on the ground with a golden retriever's head in his lap, and that seems like a good way to get little girl interest.]

Can you... understand what Jonathan says?

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[honeybadgered]

[She tilts her head and raises an eyebrow.]

What, you can't?

[She is 100% fucking with him.]

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[merging]

What kind of animal is that- What kind of animal is Jonathan the Unstoppable?

[Gotta use his full title!]

And can you actually speak with him?

[Are they connected through the Force? Or maybe the creature is sentient and he just doesn't know the language? He probably looks really rude if that's the case... But aren't languages translated here??? Who knows.]

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[honeybadgered]

He's a wolverine. We like wolverines a lot in my family.

[She snickers, glancing over at Jonathan like she's sharing a private joke.]

Speaking with him's easy. Understanding him is trickier. I mean, grammar? Not his strongest suit.

[Jonathan gives an offended grunt. She ruffles his fur.]

Kidding.

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[by_candlelight]

[Gabby's video had caught her eye from the thumbnail alone. She looked young - probably younger than Ruby herself by a couple years - so she watched the video. It was a good choice, she decided, when she saw the communication happening between gabby and her Wolverine. She knew that expression, even if in her own case she was stopping to sense out the emotions or whatever the animal was giving off instead of literally hearing it out.

What harm could responding do? It was a lot more interesting than just laying in bed watching videos. At least she'd be sitting on it when she made her reply.]

Hey there Honey Badger and Jonathan the Unstoppable. I'm new here, and I'm guessing that since this is kinda an intro video, you are too? Uh, anyway. It's cool to meet you?

Have you always been able to talk to each other, or is that a new thing? I could be barking up the wrong tree, assuming you can talk to each other, but it really looks like you two are taking the time to, [she shrugs] communicate.

Uh, did I mention my name's Ruby? I can communicate with animals, always have been. Not like, talk-talk, just sorta network emotions and all that. That's one reason why I'm curious.

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[honeybadgered]

Thaaaaaat's complicated.

[No, she can't speak to him like this at home. Except when he's wearing the universal translator Rocket gave them.]

Hi Ruby! Are you a superhero too?

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[unglitch]

You can communicate with him? [ He leans a little close to the screen to get a better look. He grins. ] Cool! What kind of animal is he?

[ Nothing's ever going to stop fascinating Data-Sora, though he's probably seen some pretty wild things. ]

Oh, and the name's Sora. Nice to meet you two.

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[honeybadgered]

He's a wolverine. Just like my sister, but hairier. [She tilts her head.] Maybe not hairier than my sorta-grandpa, but I don't really know him that well. People just say he's really hairy.

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[plentystrong]

[ Oh look, more precocious kids! ]

Yeah, we're not the fans. Gotta go on the other internet for that. Or pick up a gossip magazine.

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[honeybadgered]

[This is the best precocious kid, Catra. You just haven't realized it yet.]

Uh, you watched my video. You're a little bit a fan.

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[justlittle]

Why the codenames?

[ There's a lot to unpack in this video, so Bean decided to focus on the question no one's asked yet. ]

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[honeybadgered]

We're superheroes. Duh. Thought that was, like, a thing around here.

[It's definitely a thing where she comes from.]

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[prophesiedone]

[Oh no, she's cute.]

Jonathan looks like a good friend to have on your adventures.

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[honeybadgered]

He's pretty tough. [She beams, the scars on her cheeks curving with her smile.] We both are.

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[cassassin]

[ oh no a baby. cass skims the responses a little. ]

Hi Gabby. [ and a little wave. ] Jonathan's a superhero too?

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[honeybadgered]

Hi! [She waves back, and lifts one of Jonathan's paws to wave as well.] Yeah, it's kind of a family thing. I don't even know any non-superheroes.

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[devoutish]

And why are you called after a honey badger?

[And animal that he had to look up before replying to this, and holy shit.]

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[honeybadgered]

Cause I'm sweet and I have claws. [She shrugs, smiling guilelessly.] That's what my brother said when he suggested it. But also honey badgers don't give a fuck.

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[drivesadesk]

Jonathan? That's a nice name. My name's Jonathan, too. Although I sometimes go by Snake Man.

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[honeybadgered]

Cool. Is it because you can swallow things larger than yourself and sometimes take off your skin?

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[girlybruiser]

[ A delightful gasp. ]

Ah, what a cute little thing he is!

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[honeybadgered]

[Jonathan snarls. Gabby frowns at him.] You are cute. It's a compliment and a fact.

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[queenofseers]

Aren’t you a little young to be taming wild animals?

[ Sorry, Gabby, it’s time for Cassandra to be No Fun. ]

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[honeybadgered]

[NO FUN AT ALL.]

Really, it's more like we tamed each other.

[She buries her face in Jonathan's fur.]

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[forcelight]

So can you actually understand Jonathan the Unstoppable?

I've never seen an animal like him.

[ ... she can say that about 95% of Earth animals at this point though tbh ]

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[honeybadgered]

Nah, I'm just really good at improv.

[Yes, she can understand him.]

He's a wolverine.

[hellosirs]

[ What's up, fellow kid! That's, uh... one heck of a buddy you have there. Angus can't help but stare, a little dumbfounded.]

What did he want to be called first?

[honeybadgered]

[Gabby shakes her head.]

I can't tell you. You're too young.

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[fridgeflower]

Hi, Honey Badger and Jonathan the Unstoppable. I'm Laurie. Or Wallflower, if we're sticking to code names.

Were you friends before you came here?

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[honeybadgered]

Hi Laurie or Wallflower! We're more like family.

[Jonathan is shockingly tolerant as Gabby squeezes him in another tight hug and swings him around in front of her.]

We're big wolverine fans in my family.

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[pullsheavendown]

Is that your pet? He's cute.

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[honeybadgered]

Pet, sidekick, best friend that's not a person... he's a lot of things.