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[pummelling]

[The magitek's pulled back far enough to feature not one, but two members of Audentes... or, rather, one of them striving vainly to nudge his teammate out of the feed. It's the tail end of the struggle, though, and Kung Jin is fighting a losing battle. It takes half a second for Asher Millstone to shove his way into view, taking up half of the screen and speaking up before Jin can truly get a word in.

The law student looks more excited than ever when he starts speaking, and even lifts his arms above his head in a “raise the roof” sort of gesture.]

It’s time to get wiggity wiggity whack, yo!

Don't. [He nearly slaps a hand over his friend's mouth, but reconsiders, elbowing him back instead.] So, Audentes. Since we're almost all set to leave on our next assignment, it's come to our attention that not everyone here is from a world that people like Asher or I consider "modern day".

Whoa, you? Wait a minute. Last I checked, there was nothing normal about you, man. People in your world, like, rip dudes’ spines out through their mouths and crap!

[After he says this, Asher immediately turns from Jin back to the camera, and waves his hands emphatically in its general direction.]

Don’t try that.

[Jin casts a dubious glance at Asher and moves right along in spite of all the interruptions.]

Even if you look the part, you’ve still got to play the part, too. If you're looking for any advice or tips to blend in properly on-planet, we’re pretty much experts-- so let us know if you need a hand.

[The paler of the two pops up right behind him, leaning on the other’s shoulder.]

That’s right, baby! We’ll teach you how to be 90s.

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[moneyballer]

If I get any leads, I'll let you know.

[Their conversation may have been brief, but it's given him what he needed.

Reassurance that there are others who know what they are doing, but still want to help.]

[araigneedusoir]

Good, thank you. Pooling found information is the quickest way to solve cases like this.

[She'd done it once in Perdition's Rest but sadly it hadn't amounted to much what with the constant pressure from their adversaries.

But it had still netted them all some answers.]

[moneyballer]

[Said with a smile, and a whimsical click of the tongue.]

Weeeell, I guess that just means we gotta keep each other in this little loop-de-loop thing we've got goin' on.

[just

why didn't you just say "we'll keep each other in the loop" i

delete him]

Cross my heart and hope to- Well, you know.

[And look at that. His palm actually is over his heart.

Something he relies on far too often.]

[araigneedusoir]

[She resists the urge to roll her eyes. That's certainly a phrase she hasn't heard used in..well ever but she used to work with a bunch of sticks in the mud...so...]

That's exactly what it means.

[It doesn't stop her from rubbing the bridge of her nose a little, however.]

Let's keep that bit from happening.

[That's actually kind of endearing, Asher.]

[moneyballer]

[A light shines in his eyes, as if they've reached some sort of understanding.

He still keeps one hand on his chest, and one raised in the air, palm flat, although it droops in just a minute.]

Yeah, who knows.

Maybe if we all put our heads together, we'll actually be able to pull this off.

[Asher may be smiling, but there are still little clues to how he's really feeling, most evident in the stiffness of his jaw.

This has to work.]

[araigneedusoir]

[She's silent again, mulling over just what to say in response. Nothing about getting anyone on this team to really work together sounds like it'll be easy just from the few conversations she's had so far. Then again she's used to doing everything solo.

But this isn't how it works here.]

Maybe.

[All anyone can do is try.]

I certainly hope so.