1st hunt | video

[momchester]

[The video starts a bit awkwardly, with the shakycam and fumbling of someone who isn't very practiced at the art of video chatting. A late-20-something woman's face is up close, clearly trying to figure out "how does I tech". After some fumbling, the camera stills and she sits back, looking a bit awkward.]

Okay. So, I guess this is what people do here. Calling the Internet using cameras.

[She looks too young and modern to be so fail at technology.]

Anyway- hi. I'm new.

Let's just say I didn't go to the, um, shitshow today- Thank God... Let's say I'm not gonna register. Don't wanna put on tights and fight crime, or whatever.

What're my options? Learn to knit? [There are at least three (3) guns visible in the video. She does not look like a knitter.] Start a [air quotes] "blog"?

I can't exactly do what I did back home- no monsters to hunt. No day job to go back to.

I kinda don't know what to do with myself.

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[text, private;] i mean DRAGONS.

[momchester]

What's his name? The dragon, I mean?

[text, private;] everything's better with dragons?

[directordisaster]

Which one? There's three of them, you see.

Also, I've sent you the location. Don't think I caught your name yet, though.

[text, private;] duh.

[momchester]

Oh, it's Mary Winchester. Monster hunter and daughter of a family of hunters who have a massive collection of lore, none of which has ever, at any point in the last EIGHT HUNDRED YEARS, ever once mentioned DRAGONS.

This is a big moment for me.

The dragon who's your associate. The one who can talk.

[text, private;]

[directordisaster]

[ ...okay. Krennic can't really get behind all this monster hunter stuff, but okay. He can roll with it. He forced himself to roll with a lot of things ever since he arrived in this kriff-forsakened world, he can do this. ]

...I see. Your family sounds...interesting. And I guess I'm happy for you, Mary?

I'm Director Krennic, of the Imperial Intelligence. I'm not by any means a "monster hunter", but I wanted to get to the bottom of this. I suppose I should say it's nice to meet you. I'll send you my location so you can find me too.

Oh, him. He says his name is Lord-Governor Kang, or something. I don't have good experience with Governors.

[text, private;] pssst i have a memory log up

[momchester]

[Mary just skates past the Imperial thing. There are empires all over the place, all through history, in many worlds. Whatever.]

Krang, huh? Thanks for the info!

You were director of Intelligence for an entire empire- what do you do now? Work for the CIA or something?

[text, private;] I WILL TAG IT SOON WEEPS

[directordisaster]

[ He doesn't bother correcting her. Kang isn't his friend, anyway. ]

You're welcome. We could use your help, Mary.

Ah, not the entire Empire. I merely say that to simplify things. What I am is the Director of Advanced Weapons Research Division. In another word, I handle the research and development of weapons in the Empire.

No, they actually assigned me a job as Director of De Chima's children's theatre troupe. It's hilarious. Ha, ha. But I'm quitting, obviously.