Audio --> Video

[buildsfriends]

I AM ON THE RADIO

Deet deet deet, boop boop beep boop. But-tons but-tons...

[The video comes on but it's just a shot of the top half of his helmet and the sky above because he's holding his comm like a walkie-talkie.

He puts on a 'authoritative' voice.] Hello. Yes. This is Captain General Fourth Class Caboose. I need you to deliver to me at least fourteen new friends, stat. ASAP, and...BYOB. NASDAQ. Over and out and in, amen.








[...the video continues with just a shot of his armored foot on a grubby sidewalk and his voice further off.]

OH MY GOD FRECKLES LOOK! An outside party!

[A grating mechanical voice answers:] Hostiles detected.

Comments

[buildsfriends]

Yes, we are talking about it right now.

Doorbell, are you okay?

[ursawhiner]

I'm fine. Thanks for asking.

[You've defeated a child, Caboose.]

[bestever]

[under his breath:] Jesus christ.

The laser thing is from when he downloaded me into some mystical alien artifact. It didn't have a face at all, it was just sort of... Round. And floaty.

[ursawhiner]

That sounds way better than what I was imagining. Which was someone's face.

[bestever]

Look, most of the horrors where I come from tend to be like. Existential. Or the crushing blackness of the void. Not demons and time babies and shit.

I can only possess technology. Not disembodied... Body. Parts. No longer body parts. Whatever.

[ursawhiner]

Good to know. And the time baby was only a one time... two time thing! Why are you so stuck on that?

[bestever]

Because you're so freakin' casual about it!

[ursawhiner]

He gave my friend a time wish and he wished for an infinite slice of pizza! There's not much else to say!

[bestever]

[completely emotionless:] He gave you friend. A time wish. And he wished for an infinite slice of pizza.

And there's not much else to say.

[ursawhiner]

There are two versions of you here and one of them thinks he's a ghost! A time baby is way easier to believe!

[bestever]

Never heard of a backup before?

[ursawhiner]

Not of a person!

video;

[bestever]

[he's been transferred to tucker's suit by now, so he can turn on holo form and show off his own little armored self. by taking a fucking bow, the little prick.]

Now you have.

[ursawhiner]

...This is totally weirder than a time baby.

[bestever]

Okay, now you're being rude.

[ursawhiner]

Isn't cloning yourself easier?!

[buildsfriends]

You better stop saying dumb stuff to Church!

[ursawhiner]

It's true, though! Cloning is way easier!

[buildsfriends]

Don't call Church weird and don't call him a copy! [he's pretty sure that's what clone is. like 80% sure]

[ursawhiner]

He called me weird first!

[Maybe? Dipper doesn't remember any more.]

[buildsfriends]

THAT IS JUST THE STUFF THAT HE SAYS TO PEOPLE HE LIKES! HE DOESN'T MEAN IT!

[ursawhiner]

Dude. That's not what friends say to each other!

[Now he's kind of worried about Caboose.]

[bestsword]

Okay you haven't known Church long enough to know Caboose is actually right about that.

[ursawhiner]

I feel like Mabel should be the one to talk about this. She has a handbook and everything.

[bestsword]

Well. I mean, Caboose is sort of only half right. Church definitely calls people a lot of shit because he's friends with them, but he definitely means it too.