1 🐻 VIDEO / UN: BEAR

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[ barry flicks his phone on, holding it with one hand as he presses his fingers hard against his temple. he doesn't let up on placing pressure on his forehead, rubbing it as he's got a migraine. ]

Hey … guys.

I'm Barry. Barry Allen. And, uh, sorry — I can't really get to everyone on the ship to let you know what's going on, because I don't really know everyone, so … sorry if I'm endangering you right now because I don't know if aliens are really good with smart phones? I'm still waiting for the E.T. sequel.

[ he's quick to defend: ]

No offense Kara. Also, hey! Sorry, I've been meaning to call you.

[ he clears his throat. anyway … ]

Speaking of E.T., we kind of have a visitor on the ship? I think he's not really like E.T., so maybe I should call him Alien and Predator or something instead. He's not really here in peace …

[ he rubs his head, feeling a pounding where the bullet had torn through his skin. he winces, closing his eyes for a very quick second, before he's focused on his communicator once more. his expression shifts from uncertain and uncomfortable to confident and tired. so does his voice: ]

Uh … Look. There's an alien on the ship and he's looking for something. I can't really tell you what. But he's really dangerous. He'll hurt you. He'll kill you if he has to. Don't go to deck 3. Please don't go there until we have a plan or … something. He's … she's … It's interested in the door that'll take you to deck 4.

[ hand pressed to his temple, he doesn't even realise he's wincing. ]

I … was really lucky. He hurt me but I can bounce back, if you get what I'm saying. Please don't be left alone on the ship by yourself. Have someone with you. I know that that may not help with an aggressive alien, but it'd let me sleep at night knowing our head count has stayed the same.

I can scout and suss where he is, sort of undetected? But … uh …

[ he closes his eyes and sighs. ]

Does anyone have any painkillers? My head really hurts.

( ooc note yo! this is may plot! barry was the volunteer for a super secret mission and this is it. please feel free to threadjack if you are possessed by the desire to do so. )

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video • id: anderson

[mindtricks]

What is the headcount?

[ anderson has just recently arrived and she can't really make sense of things yet, but this is something she understands: assessing a situation, assessing a threat, acting accordingly. ]

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Eighteen people.

[ there's a moment where barry looks a little awkward. then he figures there's no point in pretending he hasn't sussed out there's a good solid number of people on this ship. they may have seen him streaking by as the flash, or walking through the corridors as himself. ]

[ being a forensic scientist means he needs to keep note of all details. ]

It still needs to be eighteen people.

[mindtricks]

[ anderson comes from a world where surveillance and control are the norm, or rather: the ideal. she sees no reason to feel awkward about knowing the headcount, and over the network, she can't read his mind to make sense of why he looks that way. ]

That's a low number. Is there a procedure in place for dealing with threats? I've only arrived recently.

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To be really honest?

[ his face scrunches up a little. it feels like an oversight on his part, but barry allen also knows that sometimes the world doesn't rest on his shoulders. that doesn't mean he doesn't place it on there, though. ]

No. We only got here two months ago. It's been literally quiet up until today.

[ no alien invasions. no chewbaccas. nothing. space had been a little disappointing up until today where he's literally gotten to be a poor han solo. ]

I don't have alien experience, but I know what this alien is like. I just want to get a head count so I can figure out if this guy's going to pick his way through all of us to open that door.

[mindtricks]

I have combat training and some experience. If you're sure he's a threat.

[ in mega-city one, not nearly all crimes are investigated and punished. there's no capacity for it — but the laws are clear and strict. the thought that perhaps they shouldn't try to detain and/or execute this threat doesn't cross her mind. ]

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I ...

[ barry thinks it over for a quick minute: does he keep his superhero identity a secret, or does he expose it? he's done so poorly in the past in keeping who he is a secret, but given the size of the ship and what he'd done to try and overpower the alien, he figures he has to. ]

[ he's not being reckless. oliver's voice inside of his head telling him he's an idiot can go bite him. ]

I can run at superspeed. Every time I tried to do something, this alien just knew what I was going to do. I think it's going to take a little more to overpower this guy.

[mindtricks]

[ that earns him a frown and a moment's hesitation on anderson's part, before she nods just once, acknowledgement more than anything else.

but since they're sharing: ]

I'm a mutant. Psychic abilities.

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For real?

[ that surprise in his voice warms it. and he immediately thinks now isn't the time to start asking a million questions at rapid fire about that. ]

Are you sure you want to read the mind of an alien? Wouldn't that be dangerous since his mind would probably operate on a different frequency to ours?

[ you know, assuming she's edward cullen. ]

[mindtricks]

Yes. [ the warmth in his voice surprises her. for a moment, that's obvious in how her eyes widen before she schools her expression again. in her world, mutants are hated, ridiculed and cast out, if not immediately killed. if their mutation doesn't kill them before the people can.

anderson is an exception in so many ways. ]

Maybe. But if it'll help, I have to try.