joint post with substitutable. Vegas early morning.

[pheromonecoffee]

[Matt Abbot adjusts the camera on his laptop. He's still in his Vegas hotel room--funny, since a lot of the group has gotten home?

But right now, Matt is in his room with his hoodie zipped up all the way (Matt it's hot, stop). His hair is ruffled and it looks like he's had trouble sleeping, but--

Behind him another another boy is sitting up, rubbing sleep out of his eyes in confusion. He is wearing Matt's pajamas. Please do not ask.]

Good morning, Vegas and good nearly afternoon, Locke City. I have once again implemented a dastardly scheme. Since my last hostage got away from me, I have taken a new one. Except this time it is a Vegas native. I believe he was trying to hero at me or something, but I turned the tables on him and now he is my captive.

I will be returning with him to Locke eventually. In the mean time, I will try to continue more evildoing.

[The video cuts out. Matt knows he's going over the top. People might yell at him becuase Serious Things happened. But fuck it. He needs the amusement and maybe a few people will play along.

Then he switches to text.]

Got out of the hospital yesterday. No permanent damages, just some bruises and a few cracked ribs. Should be home by the beginning of July.

And I'm sorry. I should've had a better eye on things. I hope everybody's okay.

[Replies will also be coming from substitutable! Who has just reapped in with a new reincarnation and has no idea he was being recorded.]

Comments

[drawitagain]

[a very nervous frown.]

Hey, this is just a joke right? You're didn't really kidnap him...

[pheromonecoffee]

It... depends on what you mean by kidnapping, that's...

I didn't do anything illegal. And he's here of his own will and everything...

10 minutes belatedly;

[substitutable]

Don't... worry about it.

I'm actually supposed to be going to Locke around the same time as him since I usually live there. He's not really kidnapping me.

action;

[substitutable]

[The kid is talking. That's a person, right? It's oddly blobby, like they're wearing something or they're not exactly human, but it sounds human and he seems human but seriously what's going on? He blinks slowly as his mind clears, taking a moment to realize that's a human in a hoodie, and then -- who is that? What is going on? The room is huge...?

... ... ...

... Ah. That's right.]

What are you doing?

action;

[pheromonecoffee]

Talking, good morning. You have really good timing.

video;

[orangehoodie]

[?????

????? ?????? Ken is so confused.

Since coming back to Locke, he's been worried. He's probably texted Matt once or twice, to make sure he's alive and to let him know people got home. As frightened as he'd been immediately after the incident before he left the hospital, right now when he responds he looks quite functional, if not a bit subdued for it being Matt he's responding to. He also looks incredibly confused.]

... I don't really know what I'm supposed to respond to. But I'm glad you were able to get out. Are you okay driving back?

video;

[pheromonecoffee]

I can't leave my car. How're you feeling?

voice

[darkhourdear]

[wait what]

The hospital? Are you ok? [phillip he already said that he was...]

Re: voice

[pheromonecoffee]

I'll be fine. You don't need to worry. [Physically, anyway.]

[hungryhunter]

ud better b ok

u dumbass

[pheromonecoffee]

Not dead.

Promise.

[tatatarata]

You know, this supervillain joke is kind of starting to get old.

10 minutes belatedly;

[substitutable]

Does he do this often? Villaining, I mean.

[pheromonecoffee]

Who said it was a joke? Jeeze.

Text

[sjokolade]

...You know, when I thought that you were going to Vegas, I expected you to be back.

You know? In all in ONE piece?!

Re: Text

[pheromonecoffee]

I'm only missing a finger and three toes, don't worry.

[MATT NO ONE CAN READ JOKES OVER TEXT.]

Text

[substitutable]

Under his hood he's like a thousand many pieces. We had to glue him together last night. It was a lot of work.

[peacefulwinter]

[Winter appears on the feed, intending to challenge Matt as she did the last time. But... she opens her mouth, and the words don't come. Sighing, she tries again after a moment, and her tone isn't at all like it was the last time.]

You were right. I don't like to admit it, but you were right all along. About... about the risks, about my team, about myself... everything. It's not much of a consolation now, I'm s-sure, but that's what I've got.

So don't apologize. It's not like you planned this. People are hurt, our situation is worse, but... everyone will live, right?

[pheromonecoffee]

It was never about being right. It was about trying to keep people safe.

We didn't even go looking for trouble. It just slammed us in the face. [He sighs.] Everyone will live but Emil and Russel's records are permanently damaged, Ken broke his hand and I was in the hospital for three days.

It was the worst fuck up that I couldn't have imagined.

text;

[moodkiller]

Nothing changes with you, does it? [after a few more seconds]

I should have stayed. You're sure that you're all right?

Re: text;

[pheromonecoffee]

I'm fine, Nat. Needed the chance to think a while, anyway.

If something changed, people'd worry, right?

[Video]

[allformii_ko]

[Have you ever seen a concerned cat before? Well, now you can.]

You're an evil person-?!

Re: [Video]

[pheromonecoffee]

[Awww it's a cat!]

Absolutely irredeemably evil.

[Video]

[substitutable]

[The cat talks. He doesn't know what to believe anymore, but--]

... I guess he's the evilest of all evil. Be careful, don't let him take over you.

video;

[bombgasmic]

[Because it hurts to type, even if she did it a few days ago at the hospital anyway, for the first time since they met Matt gets a video from Nice's number. From a girl sitting on a couch with bandages and gauze still over half her face and all down her arms to her hands.]

Glad to hear you're not gravely injured. How's the hostage?

Re: video;

[pheromonecoffee]

[A loooooooooong beat.]

I've been texting a mummy.

[classy]