piper90 | Brand New (OTA) [video]

[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?]

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He's got one up on me, then.

So fair warnin', if I have to tell him Yellin' Guy is looking for him, that's gonna be your name for the rest of this whole trip.

I'm Greg, by the way. Or Vigilante, dependin' on if I got my mask on or not.

Edited 2020-12-26 02:55 (UTC)

[Why is he being accused of yelling? He has not yelled once, which is showing a lot of fucking restraint on his part. Brand sighs heavily and rubs the spot between his eyebrows.]

For [BEEP]'s -- Brand, all right? "Brand" is looking for him. Which he already [BEEP]ing knows.

[The Greg-or-Vigilante introduction gets filed away with another sigh.]

I'm going to regret asking.

[No, it's not a question.]

I'm a superhero, as it happens. Also a country singer, but that's a good bit less relevant to pretty much anythin' goin' on around here.

[Greg is visibly moving through the hallways, so even if he is more than a little annoying he is still looking for Rune.]

Mind if I switch this to voice? Otherwise I'm liable to trip over someone.

[Yep, he regrets asking. Even if it will be fun to tease Rune about his "super hero" phase later, and even though he should probably get to know what kinds of things the people around them can bring to bear. Ugh, conversation.]

Yeah? What are your super powers? And voice is fine.

[He wouldn't want a recording all of the good hiding places where someone might look for Rune broadcasted to the network.]

None, normally. I'm handy enough with a gun and a lasso that I don't need any.

Course, whatever weirdness dragged us all here was kind enough to give me one of my own. Having an invisible band ain't much help in a fight though.

[Lasso, huh? Interesting. It's not like Brand hasn't been tempted to figure out how to use one to grab Rune (or, lately, one of the kids) from a distance. But the second part seizes his attention before he can pursue that line of questioning.]

So this place gives people powers?

[That explains some of the weird shit that happened during his "recruitment". Fuck, he's going to have to figure out some ridiculous new ability, isn't he?]

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