[Video: Sunday]

[cantcatchme]

[Compared to the last time he was on the network, Pietro looks like a million bucks. A skinny, pale million bucks, maybe, but he's much less sickly. And it even looks like he's trimmed his hair at some point. Just like Quicksilver to prioritize style when he's recovering from near-death.

His expression, however, is flat, cold, and carefully dispassionate. And the background is definitely inside the ship.]

I don't know if anyone's left who actually cares, but Erik's gone. Or asleep, or whatever. He's in a pod, anyway.

[He knocks on the pod he's standing next to.]

He ditched us. Can't say I'm surprised.

Locked to the 'Brotherhood' - yes, this includes Kurt and Hope

So I guess we're out a sponsor. But Mister Mutant Solidarity did have a point. We should still stick together, when we can.

Comments

Re: Audio

[cantcatchme]

Hat shmat. You still should've kept the dress.

Re: [voice]

[cantcatchme]

You're welcome to test your luck when you get back, so long as Todd's still in one piece. I might even go easy on you.

[thefuzzyguy]

Wasn't my color.

[Now he almost regrets that it's a voice call, even if he doesn't want to how his face on the network. Can't stick out your tongue at someone who can't see you.]

[cantcatchme]

[Hah. Nobody can stick their tongue out at Quicksilver today!]

Tsk. That just proves I have a better eye than you do.

[thefuzzyguy]

Maybe your eye isn't quite up to my unique skin tone situation.

[Kurt's either a bit vainer than he lets on or he listens to Kitty too much. Or both. Probably both.]

[cantcatchme]

[Pietro sniffs]

Not my problem if you can't appreciate my genius. I suppose you don't want me to make you any clothes, either.

[thefuzzyguy]

The tail hole is actually trickier than you'd think. I've probably got that covered. Lots of practice.

[cantcatchme]

You have, have you?

Well, don't come to me if you decide you do want something, after all.

[thefuzzyguy]

Ja, right, I'll keep my hemming to myself.

[cantcatchme]

And your hawing, too.

[Yup, he had to say it.]

[thefuzzyguy]

Huh... Oh.

[A momentary English fail. It does occasionally make bantering tricky. Hard to get his footing back after that.]

Right.

[catchingflies]

[Todd knows that, too, but that doesn't stop him from thinking about it.]

You could probably get here in, like, ten minutes or somethin'. Took us two days of trekkin' through these mountains.

[cantcatchme]

Ten minutes? Man, you know what I could get done in ten minutes? No way, you've just got to deal with the fact that I'm not there to hold your hand.

[cantcatchme]

[Hah. He won. Pietro sounds almost cheerful.]

Exactly! See ya, Blue.

[catchingflies]

Yeah, like you'd hold my hand, anyway. You'd complain about it smelling before you got close enough.

[This is not, in fact, meant as any kind of innuendo or suggestion that Todd would want him to hold hands. It's just playing off Pietro's comment.

Doesn't mean Pietro can't make fun of him anyway, though.]

[cantcatchme]

[Yup, Pietro's sniggering. Predictably.]

Aw, Toddy, I didn't know you wanted me holding your hand. Did I hurt your feelings?

[voice]

[jimkirk]

Oh, you're Todd's friend, huh?

[ Well, that makes sense, if Erik is his dad. ]

Well, don't worry about him, I won't let him get into too much trouble. Probably.

You're on, though. Don't get sick and die, okay?

[ He's teasing but he means that last part. ]

Re: [voice]

[cantcatchme]

Hasn't killed me yet.

[Yeah, except he didn't look too hot in his initial broadcast. It definitely did a number on him.]

But yeah, keep an eye on Todd. He attracts trouble.

[Because seriously, he seems to always be in the wrong place at the wrong time.]

[catchingflies]

[For a beat he's confused, and then he gets it, and he's glad this is audio, because he's flushing embarrassedly.]

What? You-- oh geez. No. Shut up!

[cantcatchme]

Hey, you said it, not me.

[From the sounds of it, Pietro's trying very hard not to laugh.]

Think you'll be okay on your own now?

[catchingflies]

I'll be fine.

[Sulk.

Pause.]

And you will be, too.

[That one's less sulky.]

[cantcatchme]

Oh. Well. Because you said so.

[Not that he was planning on NOT being find, honestly]

[catchingflies]

Good.

[He pauses, looking around on his end, and realizes the rest of the group has gone on and left him behind.]

I'll, uh, talk to you later, okay? I think I need to catch up to everybody else.

[cantcatchme]

Yeah, yeah. Don't get lost on my account.

[catchingflies]

I won't. Geez.

[And he hangs up, and bounds off to catch up. At least the guy's feeling better. And was almost nice. Todd can live with that, and maybe he won't have to worry any more.]