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.)

Comments

[boobwindow]

The name's familiar, but...

[ She has to go through the network first and refresh her memory. ]

... seriously?

[deadkord]

Seriously. And it seems like he's from way back, too.

[boobwindow]

How much of a threat was he then?

[ Or even now? She pinches her noses, vaguely irritated there's potential trouble on the horizon. ]

[deadkord]

Peej, he's calendar-themed. He's about as threatening as you'd expect.

[boobwindow]

I hope so. Don't underestimate what powers the Porter can grant imPorts.

[deadkord]

Care to guess what almighty powers it granted me?

1/2

[boobwindow]

2/2

[boobwindow]

I'm gonna hope it was technopathy.

[deadkord]

It is a -pathy.

But sadly, it's dung beetle telepathy.

[boobwindow]

... don't tell me you've tried it out already.

[ That sounds gross. ]

[deadkord]

Where would I even get dung beetles in Virginia?

[boobwindow]

A zoo? I have no idea.

Alright, so that's a fairly useless power.

[deadkord]

More than fairly.

Say, how does it work if you already have powers? Did you get anything extra?

[boobwindow]

Nothing changed between the City or here. I can still juggle trucks and break through walls.

[ Then this part is ENCRYPTED: ]

I did get some kind of ability to conceal my identity. Seems as if it works.

[deadkord]

You know, I've been meaning to read up on what the City was like. I've only heard the very basics, that it predated this place, and some people were pulled from there instead of their homes.

[ Hey, he can multitask, so he likewise only encrypts half his reply. ]

Huh! What kind of ability?

[boobwindow]

I was only there a few months before Atropos destroyed it. Unfortunately, I don't have a lot of info on it. You're better off asking people like Tony Stark, Kanaya Maryam, or Mitchell Hundred.

[ Still ENCRYPTED: ]

Some kind of passive illusory ability? I'm not even sure how to describe it, but I don't have to worry too much about Karen Starr and Power Girl dealing with the same people.

[deadkord]

I'll have to look them up for a chat.

[ Continues to be encrypted: ]

Convenient that it doesn't work on people who already know, or I'd be really confused.

[boobwindow]

There's not too many of them from that long ago left.

[ Encrypted, etc.: ]

I never quite got it myself, but thankfully it doesn't confuse people who are already in the know.

[deadkord]

I hope they've had the thought to write stuff down and pass it on in case they get ported out. Just in case it's relevant to here at all.

[ E.: ]

On that note, I've been waffling on the secret identity thing for myself altogether. I'm kind of thinking there's not much point to it for me, all things considered.

How seriously to most people take it here, anyway?

encrypted

[boobwindow]

I can link you to Ruka's post. It's not exactly comprehensive, but she was also there for a long time.

[ A beat. ]

It depends, I'd say. I know a number of people don't get it, but I don't chance it when I've had to deal with people like Norman Osborn. Even Crane's taken an interest in Superboy and I for whatever reason.

[ The more enemies she makes here, the more danger her friends could be in if she slips up with her identity. ]

[deadkord]

Yeah, that'd be great. Just text it to me whenever, I'll look over it later.

Jonathan Crane? Since when does he "take interest" in anyone who isn't a Bat?

[boobwindow]

He's not the same Crane from our world. He's younger?

... he kidnapped Superman at one point, too.

[deadkord]

How the hell did he kidnap Superman!

[boobwindow]

I'm not entirely sure how he did it, but he kept him in a basement.

[deadkord]

Why can't Gothamites just stick to their own and kidnap Batman, or a Robin, or hell, even Booster.