[Mission 2 - Video]

[oncedevil]

[When the feed clicks on it's to Anthony's rather worried expression, illuminated only by the glow of a laptop screen.]

Great, this thing working? I've uh, got a bit of a problem.

[Awkwardly the view tilts to show a teenage boy, Dirk, sound asleep and floating just a few inches from the ceiling. This superpowers thing is really getting out of hand.]

Got any suggestions on how to deal with this? Lasso maybe, cinder blocks?

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[decelerate]

Holy shit—

[ he recognizes that guy. what's going on. ]

Dirk?!

[oncedevil]

[Oh hi this is awkward.]

I take it you know him?

[Dirk is going to murder him when he wakes up.]

oops forgot to say this is video.

[decelerate]

Yeah, he's— [ dallen looks distracted, like he's trying to keep an eye of where dirk is floating over to. too distracted to maybe make the orange wings on his back not-so-obvious. ] He's my cousin.

Why's he with you?

[ because that's totally the most pressing matter here. dirk never told him he was in locke city, wtf. ]

works!

[oncedevil]

[Squint. More squinting, man and he thought suddenly getting an old man's white hair was awkward.]

Are those wings? [Oh shit, cousin, oh no this is worse than he thought.]

[Uhm.]

Well actually this is his room? I'm just staying over.

[decelerate]

[ oh yeah, those. dallen folds one in front of him for closer inspection, not that the other guy asked, but. yeah, they're a thing. ]

Yeah. They're legit. [ but wait a second. ] Wait, so—you're a friend of his or something?

[oncedevil]

[That's actually kind of cool.]

You an angel or something? [Wild.] That's right. Why do you ask?

[decelerate]

Nah. At least I don't feel like one. [ an angel, huh. that sounds pretty rad. ] But okay. I'm only asking 'cause I dunno if I had to go save him from you or not. He's kinda not in the best state to be defending himself.

[ he's heard of sleepwalking but... this is new. ]

[oncedevil]

How would you know what an angel feels like, though? [That is pretty rad let's be real.] Nah, don't worry about me any. I'm about as dangerous as... I dunno, toothpaste? I am tempted to hit him with a pillow to wake him up here soon, though.

[Sleep floating is taking it a bit far.]

[decelerate]

Touche. But was there ever an angel with orange wings?

[ huh. ]

Sounds like a good idea though. Hitting him with a pillow, I mean. Or maybe just tie him down like a balloon.

[oncedevil]

How would I know? They came in some wild colors so it's possible.

He'll make a good balloon, I'll admit, but I'd have to reach him to do that. Little bit out of my range and with a cracked rib I don't feel like trying to wrestle him down right now. Pillow it is.

[decelerate]

Yeah, okay.

Maybe you can tie him down once you got him with the pillow. Just to make sure he doesn't ollie out the window next time.

[oncedevil]

Yeah, glad it's shut. That would've been more adventure than I need right now, trying to find the guy who floated off out his damn window.

[decelerate]

Dude. That's so not cool to joke about.

[ because what if tony jinxes it and it actually happens? ]

[oncedevil]

Window's shut, I already checked that. Relax.

[Because with Tony's luck it would.]

[decelerate]

ok im relaxed. did you try to hit him with pillows yet?

[oncedevil]

Not yet, I could if you want. Wanna talk to him or something?

wHOA FOR A SECOND I FORGOT. this was video i'm so good.

[decelerate]

[ his eyebrow arches at that. ]

Does he talk in his sleep too?

I WAS SO CONFUSED FOR A SECOND no worries XD

[oncedevil]

Not that I know of? I meant I could wake his ass up and make him come introduce himself.

LMAO SORRY i was tagging with him in text so i was like used to it...

[decelerate]

Oh, yeah. Sure.

Although it'd be kinda funny if he can sleep-talk too.

No worries! I completely understand XD

[oncedevil]

That would be kinda funny, thinking about it. But sure, I'll get him up hang on.

[And he's going to get up to find a pillow and chuck it at him, should be a good show.]

[decelerate]

Hit him where it hurts, yo.

[ if only he had popcorn right now. ]

[oncedevil]

[INCOMING PILLOW MISSILE. Aimed right for the head. That should do the trick!]

[decelerate]

Holy shit. Did it work?

[bronographic]

[And after this bit of a display, Dirk's eventually at the laptop himself, looking a bit groggy. Maybe he has something meaningful to say after this whole floating while sleeping fiasco and everything? Especially when they haven't seen each other in so long..!]

Hey cuz.

[Absolutely heartwarming.]

[decelerate]

[ the display manages to get a raised brow and nothing more. even as a sutherland, dallen seems to be a master of indifference. the only thing he needs now are wicked ass shades. ]

Yo. [ totally a heartfelt reunion. ] Sup with you? Besides makin' your roomie whack you with a pillow.