[video]

[turntex]

[The post that pops up in the feed in the middle of the night doesn't appear to be made with Dave's comm device, but it's Dave that pops up on the screen anyway, and he looks like hell. A split lip, a bruise blossoming along the jaw, nose bloodied, and...there appears to be a dirty sock caught on the collar of his uniform?

Honestly, the weirdest part is probably that it's a video post in the first place. He doesn't have time to sit around messing with this too much, though. Even as practiced at typing as he is, it's harder to do while moving and judging by the background, he's definitely on the move.]

Rise and shine, [PROFANITY CENSORED]. Elevator closest to the infirmary. I know y'all are functionally a bunch of temporally helpless infants, all shaky legged, eyes barely open and all that, but I need you to get your [PROFANITY CENSORED] down here yesterday regardless.

[He's not even trying to dance around the vulgarity filter. It's real bad.]

Found our baddie. Tall lady, redhead, red tattoos. She originally had on a suit and a blonde wig and some kinda mask but no idea if she's sticking with all that. Crazy strong and fast. Pretty sure she can heal herself up, so that's awesome. Lots of ninja weapons, like this [PROFANITY CENSORED] not only ripped off Tenten's skin but also her whole schtick, it's pretty insulting honestly. The skin thing's probably still a bigger deal but hey, I'd be pissed.

[He's babbling a little, half mumbling by the end there, but his expression remains flat and unreadable the whole time. Finally he seems to get where he's going and he pauses, swinging the camera around to the scene in question. Blood everywhere, dents and furrows in the metal walls, smoke still pouring out from the elevator shaft.

The camera spins back to him, and he somehow only looks more tense.]

She got Wash. Probably someone else too, judging by the blood she already had on her when we ran into her, but [PROFANITY CENSORED] if I know who or where.

[He leaves it at that.

For anyone actually sleeping like a normal person at this time, someone comes running through the dorm area soon afterward to bang on walls and make sure people wake up. Seems like Dave sent over the people that had been on watch outside the infirmary.]

Comments

[vampthropologist]

Then I suggest we pursue that as the new lead. And you should get to the infirmary, Dave.

[Beckett has been doing his absolute best to ignore the rich, living smell of fresh, hot blood dripping just out of arm's reach. There isn't much of it, so it's not that hard, but it is rather like smelling the neighbor's barbecue when all you've had in the house for a week is plain oatmeal.]

You're leaking.

[hallelujahjunction]

Great. You want to give us the debrief while we take you to get the medical you should probably have already got? [Dan doesn't want to go through the whole nonsense of Alexa reading the comm posts out to him. It's just not efficient.]

Beckett and I'll check the wreck of the elevator, and if that don't give us shit, we'll start going floor by floor. Can't say it'll be helpful, but the worst it gives us is wasted time.

[turntex]

[Dave frowns, instinctively ready to argue with the notion of some adult fussing over him. But once again, teen rebellion is cliche.]

Fine. [He swipes a hand across his split lip and it does in fact come away bloody, so he just sighs and stands and pockets his comm again.] Catra got wrecked. Debrief over.

[vampthropologist]

Now, get to the infirmary. [You're making Beckett hungry]