Brand New (OTA) [video]

[runes_brand]

[Brand has been kidnapped, disarmed, and tortured with bad slide shows, electric shocks, and small talk. Today can officially get fucked. At least fallout from the fucking "Go-Away bombs" hasn't suppressed his bond to Rune -- he can feel him just fine, even if he's not entirely sure what to make about the emotions he's getting. But that can be resolved and soon as he fucking finds Rune, which would be easier if he had any fucking idea of where to start.

The sensor in front of the Mess only gets a scowl, and Brand stalks off to find another place to hole up and try and get in touch with Rune. It doesn't take him long to find something that looks like a corporate break room threw up on itself.

When an unfamiliar face appears on the network, it's wearing a near-homicidal expression, because that's just how Brand looks when he doesn't fucking know where Rune is.]

Where the [BEEP] is Rune Saint John?

[Do you answer this angry stranger about one of your fellow New Hires? Or do you try to find out more?]

Comments

[valkywhee]

I said staff! He's staff!

[fromfryingpantofire]

Planker requires his own warning. Staff is one thing. Planker is something completely different.

[valkywhee]

If you're in decent shape, he's not that bad. Still a huge jerk, though.

[Nora is a perky morning person and has the stamina of an ultramarathoner. Planker's workouts don't faze her.]

[fromfryingpantofire]

I'm in pretty good shape and if I didn't also have telekinesis, I'd probably have been seriously injured in at least one of his rooms. Possibly more.

[Sam's a perky morning person, too. Problem is that he's still just mostly human.]

[valkywhee]

I liked the electricity one.

[fromfryingpantofire]

Yeah, that doesn't surprise me.

[Look, she pretty much said at one point that her powers work on electricity. That room seems made for her.]

[valkywhee]

Eheheheheheh.

[No one that cute should have a giggle that disturbing.]

[fromfryingpantofire]

[No, no, they shouldn't. Even Sam, who has dealt with actual demons before, looks a bit weirded out by that giggle.]

not here

[valkywhee]

[runes_brand]

Gonna need a [BEEP]ing description of what he looks like for that to be helpful.

[fromfryingpantofire]

[Sam sketches out a quick verbal description of Planker.]

He's mainly in charge of our "training". Likes to pull us into obstacle courses from Hell.

[And Sam's been there, so he knows.]

[runes_brand]

[Brand has yet to learn about how much Sam says "Hell" when he means "Hell". He'd ask for more information, except this 'Planker' could certainly access this little chat. He'll have to continue it in person (ugh), but that'll at least give him a better opportunity to assess how in-shape Sam actually is to determine how to approach the obstacle courses.]

Noted. Sounds like a [BEEP]ing party.