video; un: fiona

[cachemoney]

[Fiona is a little out of breath, like she just hustled very quickly away from somewhere. Which she did, but that's neither here nor there. The background behind her is some innocuous wood panelling; she's in a house.]

Okay. So. Crunch time. Things are getting nuts out there, if you didn't notice. We are gonna wind up super screwed if we don't hop to figuring out what the hell to do.

[She holds up a vial. It has some alien writing on it, as well as a familiar symbol on the label.]

We found this inside the hospital. A shit-ton of them, actually. So who wants to find out what Zymandis asshole is responsible for this mess and beat an antidote out of them?



[ ooc. PS, maya, hanzo, and mccree might show up in your threads. feel free to threadjack as well! ]

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[pummelling]

I'm not an idiot.

[yes he is, and no he doesn't have one]

Who's going to take out Zymandis, if not us? Or at least start taking steps to.

[strictdiscipline]

You do realize there are other teams part of ALASTAIR who are just as qualified as we are, if not more? [maybe not squirrel fucker but surely the rest of them...] Or are you referring to ALASTAIR as a whole rather than our singular team?

[pummelling]

As a whole. But I like to think we've got enough initiative to do something first.

[honestly with all the infighting audentes has, squirrelfucker might still be more competent]

[strictdiscipline]

You mean initiative enough to do more than throw love confessions around on an open network while there's work to be done?

[which she's still judging the both of you for, btw]

[pummelling]

H--

[DONT ROAST HIM LIKE THIS please roast him like that]

Heat of the moment. It doesn't mean I'm not still trying to help, regardless.

[strictdiscipline]

[🔥🔥🔥

but hey, since they're on the subject:]

Is Asher going to become a liability for you? Not [and she's quick to clarify] because he lacks some of the combat skills many of us have, but because of your attachment to him?

[pummelling]

[This is the first time that he's thought about it that way, but not the first time that it's been an issue. Even months back Jin had been quick to fold, if only to ensure even the barest promise of Asher's safety: the possibility is very real.

Which, of course, means that he's going to pointedly ignore that weakness.]

Not any more than anyone else's attachments are a liability here.

[For a friend alone, he'd take on the world. How much more he'd do for him, he really can't say.

Privately, he'll have to watch himself on this.]

[strictdiscipline]

[She hears the emphasis, narrows her eyes somewhat at it. Whether or not he means what he says isn't something she can know on what little he's offered, but his tone doesn't sit well with her.

(Blame being worked to the bone, and good friends falling ill one by one.)]

If you have something to say regrading my phrasing, please, go ahead.

[pummelling]

Oh, with pleasure.

You don't know me, and I don't know you. I've only spoken to you a handful of times in all the months I've been with Audentes, so you've got no room to say who or what's gonna become a liability for me. Not when other teammates have dragged their own personal baggage into mission matters way, way worse than I have by going off-topic earlier.

[if your name rhymes with bchilles, please stand up???]

[moneyballer]

[Asher knows better than to step in when he's not needed in some circumstances, but as his name has been dropped here and he can see someone he cares about falling into old habits-]

Jin, don't.

[More conflict is not what the team needs right now.]

[pummelling]

But I'm not wrong, am I?

[Tensions are high. He's stressed to hell and can barely wrap his head around all the theories floating around, so what else is he supposed to do? Not take it out on the obvious target, especially when she came at him first?]

[moneyballer]

Don't get so mad, bro.

[He is wrong, in a way.

Asher knows that Jin doesn't take that too well.

True, the monk isn't the only teammate who brings personal issues into their "professional" lives, however-]

She's just tryin' to look out for you.

[Said after a nod towards the camera.]

Fighting each other, when just about everybody's buggin' out? That's not a good idea.

Who knows, maybe someone she cares about got wreck'd. Let it go.

[pummelling]

[NO!!!! HE WANTS TO POINTLESSLY FIGHT SOME MORE, DON'T USE LOGIC AT HIM HE HAS TO LISTEN TO IT!!!!

Jin exhales heavily, still fuming...

But, ultimately, shutting up. For now. Asher's still got a point, no matter how much he doesn't like it.]

[moneyballer]

If you're gettin' antsy, talk to me, okay?

[Softly.]

Yell at me.

[In private, where other people can't poke or prod you in ways that will only worsen the situation.]

I'll see you later.

[strictdiscipline]

["Yell at me"??

What kind of relationship is this, good grief.]

[moneyballer]

[he just means he'll listen 2 him vent girl dw it's chill]

[pummelling]

[yea hes mostly gonna whine to asher for another 15 minutes while angry eating out of the nutella jar with a butter knife]

[strictdiscipline]

[Oh for crying out loud—]

I don't believe I said anything. I asked you a question, you assured me it wouldn't be a problem. The depth of your relationship with Asher is none of my business, though with how often the two of you bicker and defend each other on the network [see: this entire post] it's hard not to make it my business.

[secondnature]

[There was a love confession????

Keith doesn't care. He butts in, ignoring ALL OF THAT to add:]

We can't fight here. The people here are already in danger. There's no reason to believe that much of Zymandis is here, anyway.

So don't be stupid.