untraceable audio

[maskormods]

[Without warning, a transmission appears on the imPort network. It has no ID or other identifier.]

—nyone there? Can anyone hear this? Shouldn't be here have to try but I'm dead if they find out, I'm dead anyway because it's all gone wrong—

[Several panicked breaths, and then several longer ones, forced.]

She's coming. The organization wanted power because why should you all be the only ones who have it, we wanted to break through to other worlds and this was they way—if Atropos was summoned here, she'd shatter the barriers, walls would become doors, but that's not happening, everything's just falling apart.

I've tried to call it off, this experiment's a failure, we'll do something else but the others won't listen. They've glimpsed something beyond and it did things to them...or maybe they're just that committed. Maybe I'm the weak one. I don't know.

Listen. LISTEN. She's going to come, the process has already begun. Can't be stopped. Calculations say she'll arrive on the full moon and if she's alone, god help us all. But if you can summon her sisters, they'll bring her here with them, and there'll be balance. Vulnerability. No guarantee.

Don't know how. Don't know if it's possible. But you're heroes right? Do something. PLE—

[The transmission cuts off abruptly. The speaker will not make any replies, although imPorts can speak to each other.]

Comments

[hatestrashcans]

Basically. And not in the fun way.

[made_up_names]

I mean, I did get that part. The world ending isn't usually a party.

[hatestrashcans]

It's not?

[ Marco makes a shocked face. ]

So... offering to the buy the chips wouldn't be considered helping?

[made_up_names]

I mean. It won't hurt anything.

[hatestrashcans]

Then I volunteer to bring chips to the apocalypse!

[made_up_names]

Don't you mean the apocachips?

[hatestrashcans]

[ He groans. ]

Ugh. God. Really?

[ He's smiling, though. ]

[made_up_names]

You agreed to date me. On purpose.

[hatestrashcans]

I'm currently rethinking that decision.

[made_up_names]

I mean, I couldn't blame you, but it would be the worst reason for anyone to break up with me. Just saying.

Private to Peter

[hatestrashcans]

Nah, the worst would be how the suit smells when you take it off. Then your habit of forgetting about me while you're in the lab doing science.

Bad puns would be like number 5 on the list. At least.

private until noted otherwise

[made_up_names]

[ Oh. He suddenly looks a bit subconscious. ]

Wait, really? It smells that bad?

Re: private until noted otherwise

[hatestrashcans]

I mean, it doesn't smell good, but you're running around and sweating in it. That's not a huge surprise. It's like gym clothes on steroids, that's all.

Chill, man.

[made_up_names]

[ OOPs pretend I said "self-conscious" in that previous tag. gg. ]

I ... I guess that makes sense. Um. Sorry. I try to be good about washing it, at least?

[hatestrashcans]

Seriously, it's fine. Your suit stinks, my morphing is a terrible violation of nature that results in body horror that you'll never be able to forget.

It's just the non-sexy side of superheroing, and we're supposed to be able to share that with our boyfriend.

[made_up_names]

I mean, I think your morphing looks cool. Even when it's gross. It's like the special effects from The Thing.

[hatestrashcans]

Seriously? Are you trying to spare my feelings? That's so cute.

[ Marco grins and shakes his head. ]

It's a shame Cassie isn't here. She's a jerk, and a hypocrite, but she's a really skilled morpher. She can control it. And even do two morphs at once. It's insane.

[made_up_names]

Well I mean I did compare you to The Thing. Most people wouldn't take that as a compliment.

[ And the fact that Marco does just cements how much he likes him. ]

Okay that does sound nuts. How does she manage to not end up a blob or something?

[hatestrashcans]

Excuse you, The Thing is awesome.

[ Sexy? No. But awesome, yes. ]

I don't know. The Andalites have a word for it. Estreen. It's a pretty word, huh? Basically it means she's a natural morpher. Once she morphed out of osprey in the sky, but kept the wings, and then started morphing whale. It was insane.

I'm actually the worst at morphing. So sorry you have to see that.

[made_up_names]

It is awesome. Glad we're on the same page.

[ Also, huh. He's picturing that now. ]

You're still the best shapeshifter I've ever seen?

[hatestrashcans]

We agree on the important things.

[ Marco snorts. ]

I'm the only one you've ever seen, idiot.

But thanks. I'm better then I used to be.

[made_up_names]

Yeah, well, I'm the best Spider-Man you've ever met. Just because there's no competition doesn't mean we're not awesome.

[hatestrashcans]

True facts.

[ Look, he's picking up modern sayings! ]