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piper902020-06-24 11:36 am
toinfinity_andbeyond) wrote in piper902020-06-24 11:36 am
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[Video] [locked to the New Hires]
[While Woody needed some time to come to terms with speaking to big people, and more time to test the waters as to how they'd receive him, Buzz has already overcome the hurdle of making first contact, and has longer term plans to set in motion. Woody's comfort keeps him from introducing himself right away, but once his pal has calmed down a little, Buzz doesn't wait around.
His introduction video arrives as encrypted as possible and labeled "for New Hire eyes only," in case anyone was in danger of opening it in front of an employee.
The video is being shot from the communicator installed in Buzz's forearm, and the Uncanny Valley of seeing an action figure speak is unavoidable, well, that's a shame.]
Greetings. I am Buzz Lightyear. I come in peace.
That's a space toy joke.
[He's trying his best to maintain good Space Ranger bearing, but though he's not consumed with anxiety at breaking the non-contact rules the way Woody is, he's still a little nervous.]
As you may have gathered, I am an action figure. [sure it's obvious, but it is the tiny plastic elephant in the room he has to acknowledge.] Under normal circumstances I wouldn't have made myself known but . . . Jorgmund didn't leave me much of a choice. Therefore I've decided to introduce myself and clarify my, uh. Unusual circumstances.
[Gosh he's already embarassed by the masquerade he's going to have to keep up.]
Due to a nonfunctional feature of my model, Jorgmund currently believes I am under the delusion I'm a real Space Ranger. I'm not. They also believe I am loyal to their agenda. I'm not.
[He has to be vague. Brainy would be implicated immediately if it were known that his demo switch no longer worked. This channel may be secure, but not secure enough for him to risk someone else's secret. He can pretend the switch never worked in the first place, and that the drama surrounding it during his interview has been a clever lie of his own all this time.]
If I'm right, this deception may be useful in covert operations against our captors. Therefore I am apologizing in advance for anything . . . mind blowingly stupid I say or do in front of everyone to keep Jorgmund convinced I'm too deluded to question even their substandard ethics.
[If he sounds formal, well, he's being formal. He thought for quite a while about how to make this speech, and longest about how to end it.]
I understand it may be . . . unsettling for some of you to think of a toy as alive. I will do my best to be considerate. I don't know how it feels to be a person. [He thinks he does, because he thought he was one once, but since he never has been, he must not actually know.] But I think I want to see this world saved and all of us safely home again as much as anyone else here could.
[Even with all this planning he still looks a little awkward and uncertain as he picks his closing statement.] This is Buzz Lightyear, out.
His introduction video arrives as encrypted as possible and labeled "for New Hire eyes only," in case anyone was in danger of opening it in front of an employee.
The video is being shot from the communicator installed in Buzz's forearm, and the Uncanny Valley of seeing an action figure speak is unavoidable, well, that's a shame.]
Greetings. I am Buzz Lightyear. I come in peace.
That's a space toy joke.
[He's trying his best to maintain good Space Ranger bearing, but though he's not consumed with anxiety at breaking the non-contact rules the way Woody is, he's still a little nervous.]
As you may have gathered, I am an action figure. [sure it's obvious, but it is the tiny plastic elephant in the room he has to acknowledge.] Under normal circumstances I wouldn't have made myself known but . . . Jorgmund didn't leave me much of a choice. Therefore I've decided to introduce myself and clarify my, uh. Unusual circumstances.
[Gosh he's already embarassed by the masquerade he's going to have to keep up.]
Due to a nonfunctional feature of my model, Jorgmund currently believes I am under the delusion I'm a real Space Ranger. I'm not. They also believe I am loyal to their agenda. I'm not.
[He has to be vague. Brainy would be implicated immediately if it were known that his demo switch no longer worked. This channel may be secure, but not secure enough for him to risk someone else's secret. He can pretend the switch never worked in the first place, and that the drama surrounding it during his interview has been a clever lie of his own all this time.]
If I'm right, this deception may be useful in covert operations against our captors. Therefore I am apologizing in advance for anything . . . mind blowingly stupid I say or do in front of everyone to keep Jorgmund convinced I'm too deluded to question even their substandard ethics.
[If he sounds formal, well, he's being formal. He thought for quite a while about how to make this speech, and longest about how to end it.]
I understand it may be . . . unsettling for some of you to think of a toy as alive. I will do my best to be considerate. I don't know how it feels to be a person. [He thinks he does, because he thought he was one once, but since he never has been, he must not actually know.] But I think I want to see this world saved and all of us safely home again as much as anyone else here could.
[Even with all this planning he still looks a little awkward and uncertain as he picks his closing statement.] This is Buzz Lightyear, out.
[video]
It takes him a second and half to be like 'wait I'm Steven, I do the joke' because he's also just enjoying living in the moment. ]
Oh, right! I said, "it's no Pizza Planet, but I like to think what we've worked for helps give everyone some much-needed Pizz-a mind."
video
Pizz-a mind!
[He slaps Buzz's shoulder, clearly getting a kick out of it and moves out of frame again.]
He's a funny kid.
[video]
[Who doesn't enjoy a good pizza pun? Really? Buzz actually doesn't want to know, don't tell him.]
What an amazing story. I'm a science fiction toy myself, but if first contact's been made on our Earth, we haven't heard about it yet. It's so exciting to meet someone with real experience in interplanetary diplomacy. And what a unique experience for a young person!
[video]
I'd definitely call it unique. And a lot of work! The universe is a pretty wild place. But seeing a message of peace and friendship really get traction out there is worth it. It's... almost like what we're doing here? If you turn your head and squint.
[ Like, really, really squint. Maybe cross your eyes. And want to believe. ]
And sort of personally decide yourself that that's what we're gonna do. So, also a lot of work.