Video - Morons Make An Effort

[deadkord]

[ When the comm feed switches on, Ted and Booster are seated on their couch, in costume, looking as solemn-faced as they get. The effect is tarnished slightly by the fact that there is a Vegas showgirl's sequined, feathery headdress visible in the background. ]

So my esteemed colleague here and I messed up, and no one can ever say Blue Beetle and Booster Gold don't own up to their mistakes.

[ Literally everyone says that, because it's true. ]

We kinda skipped town for a combination birthday party and New Year's vacation right before things got bad in Heropa, and didn't exactly check the news while we were away.

Did you know they don’t have clocks in casinos? I didn’t. Also, did you know that Vegas has something like three buffets to every person? Someone was insistent.

[ Booster manages to look genuinely contrite while also side-eyeing Ted, which is kind of impressive. ]

Anyway, the point is, we're offering our services to anyone who needs them. We can help with the aftermath of the Heropa stuff, or anything else.

Need some heavy lifting done? Cats rescued from trees? Trees rescued from cats?

Gadgets made or repaired? How about an experienced model to advertise for your place of business? If you need it done, we can help. Probably.



(Ted, Booster.)

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[you_tried]

"Probably"?

[deadkord]

Y'know, within reason! I mean, we're not miracle workers.

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[brushoff]

[ local man ruins everything (or at least is a massive shit) ]

You know there is some heavy lifting that needs to be done in my apartment. Unfortunately, it's heavy lifting that might be best done shirtless.

[deadkord]

Conveniently that's one of Booster's specialities!

[you_tried]

That is convenient.

[ but you know what, it's nice to feel appreciated ]

[resipiscent]

How do you go about rescuing a tree from a cat, exactly?

[deadkord]

What an excellent question! I think it depends on the cat.

[you_tried]

What my partner said. I didn't want to take sides in the ancient tree versus cat feud.

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[foreshadower]

How generous of the two of you! But won't all this work get in the way of your... little trips to Vegas, or whatever tacky place you decide to go to next?

[you_tried]

That's a sacrifice we're willing to make. Also, Beetle got banned from a buffet chain.

[deadkord]

Hey, we only go to incredibly tacky vacation spots on special occasions.

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[boobwindow]

[ Well... it's nice that they're making an effort. ]

Is this because I threatened your spines? Maybe I should do it more often.

[deadkord]

Only partly. It's mostly because we're mature and helpful members of the superheroing community.

Or at least one of us is.

[you_tried]

Hi, yes, partly, kind of. By the way, I got you a present and it's better than Beetle's present.

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[driftsintobuffetline]

Oh good! We're not the only ones to totally skip town for that one--makes us look significantly less jackassish when we're not alone in the jackassery.

So how was Vegas? And don't say 'what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas' because we all know that's untrue. Which one of you ended up married, and which one got a regrettable tattoo? Or did you marry each other and wake up with the other's name tattooed on your ass?

[deadkord]

Vegas had $2 margaritas that came in glasses longer than my torso, with a lanyard to keep them around your neck, the straw conveniently at mouth height.

By which I mean I don't remember much but several Elvises, buying Booster a lapdance and watching him struggle to turn the poor girl down the whole time.

...So I should probably do an ass tattoo check, huh?

[ He also woke up wearing Booster's flight ring one morning, but let's not give that too much thought. ]

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[amadaman]

... So many people go to go on vacation.

Can you help carry something?

[deadkord]

Booster can! And I can carry anything that isn't heavy enough to put strain on someone with heart issues.

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[nostalgiabomb]

It's so refreshing to see someone stand up for the little guys.

And by little guys, I mean trees.

[deadkord]

The only cat I'm well-acquainted with here deserves whatever the trees can dish out, honestly.

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[khajidont]

[With an innocent smile:]

We-ell, Heropa's hospital could probably use a couple of volunteers after all that. Maybe you guys could cheer them up.

[God, he's basically Piper, guilting people into volunteer work.]

This is nice of you guys, though. You know you don't actually have to apologize for being on vacation, right?

[deadkord]

Tell that to Power Girl's several threats against the well-being of my spine!

[ At least half of those were because he bought her a showgirl headdress, but that's not the point. ]

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[subourbon]

[Asking for advertisement advice from grown men wearing costumes is hardly the kind of thing Alison would usually do, but desperate times call for desperate measures!]

I'd be interested to hear more about your "experienced model" for business advertisement.

[deadkord]

That'd be Booster. He's the face of a number of brands here and back home!

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[aviate]

You guys missed everything because you went to Vegas?

[Says the guy who also missed everything because he got pushed out. At least he spent the whole time trying to get in?]

[deadkord]

It was Booster's birthday. It seemed like the thing to do.

Forgetting our phones, on the other hand, was not the thing to do.

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[dendarii]

[ Miles can't help but grin a little bit at the ridiculousness of it all. It's his first time seeing real costumed heroes. In Vegas, of all places. ]

... You make a pair of colorful characters. Are you actual superheroes? Not just drafted like the rest of us?

[deadkord]

Sure are. Certified organic free range career superheroes, none of this porter-grown stuff.

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[heliophilic]

Like I said--you're good at getting kittens out of trees.

[Thanks for proving his point, Ted.]

[deadkord]

[ Goddammit. ]

That's Booster's specialty. Well, second speciality. We've already established his actual speciality is heavy lifting while shirtless.

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[mathemagier]

[May or may not recognize Hermann's voice as Newton's 'mathematician']

What sort of experience do either of you have in repair or.. construction?

[deadkord]

Repair or construction of what, specifically?

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[jyuced]

That's why it's good to carry your own clock -- because you never know!

[ Rather than show off something more sensible like a watch, he holds up an alarm clock, beaming brightly.

Then: ]

What kind of stuff can you build? I don't have very much money, though.

[deadkord]

...Yeah, that seems like a really good idea.

[ What. ]

Mostly tech gadgets. Comm upgrades, non-lethal weapons, stuff like that. Why, what do you need?