037 (Video) See Gabriel. See Gabriel greet the newbies.

[uberboned]

[Gabriel's sitting at his desk with his hands behind his head, looking smug, which is... No real change from how he usually looks.]

Generic greeting to all the fresh meat that just arrived on the Good Ship Lollipop. Declaration of my position as a Warden here. Admittance that I don't actually give a rat's ass about most of you, despite that position. Affirmation that yes, the death and violence crap is pretty common. Vague statement about how we're headed to port in a couple of days and it'll probably end badly. [He rolls his eyes, obviously getting bored of this.] Blah, blah, blah... Repetition of the title of the song.

[He reaches over to turn off the feed and then stops.]

By the way, name's Gabriel. Don't call me, I'll call you.

Comments

[video]

[hulk]

...You know, you could. Maybe try a little more positive attitude when meeting new people? It could smooth a whole lot of future, problem-y things over without a lot of effort.

...Just a thought.

[video]

[painhumbles.livejournal.com]

That is me being positive.

[video]

[hulk]

I didn't mean, like. Acting nice in comparison to how you usually are, that's the Gabriel-version of nice. Which on the objective spectrum isn't all that high up.

[Bruce. Are you seriously trying to lecture Gabe? You know this won't end well.]

[video]

[painhumbles.livejournal.com]

[No. No, it won't. Gabriel sighs and leans forward, making a come hither gesture with his fingers.]

Lean a little closer, Brewsky. I got something to tell you.

[video]

[hulk]

I don't have to lean in, that's kind of the whole. Point of video. It's a bit of a step up from like. Tin cans and string. [Which is Bruce-code for: I WENT TO HIGH SCHOOL I KNOW WHAT HAPPENS NEXT 8(]

...And don't call me that.

[video]

[painhumbles.livejournal.com]

Fine, Brewsky. I'll just spell it out for you in really simple terms.

[He scoots up a little closer.]

I. Don't. Care. [He leans back again.] See? Simple.

[video]

[sonotahunter.livejournal.com]

Don't. Call him that. Or I will make you care, Gabriel.

[video]

[painhumbles.livejournal.com]

I don't see you riding Tony's ass for giving him dumb nicknames. Playing favorites, Talbot?

[video]

[sonotahunter.livejournal.com]

Tony has his personal assistant for that job. Call it a favor owed.

[video]

[painhumbles.livejournal.com]

[Imagine it in a vaguely creepy sing-song.]

You're lying, Bela.

[video]

[sonotahunter.livejournal.com]

And you're a comfortably smug bastard who never extends a thought past the end of his own nose.

[video]

[hulk]

Uh, excuse me? The both of you? If you could just. ...You know. Not do this? Please?

[Don't make him put you both in timeout, people. :|]

[video]

[painhumbles.livejournal.com]

[Gabriel snaps his fingers, still focused on Bela. You can consider yourself muted, Bruce. Literally.]

[video]

[hulk]

[And Bruce opens his mouth to ask what the heck that's about when. Oh. ...Oh no.

Yeah, he's freaking out a little now what with the flailing and everything.]

[written]

[hulk]

What did you do to me?

[Video]

[painhumbles.livejournal.com]

Relax, Ariel. You'll get your voice back... After the adults are done talking.

[written]

[hulk]

You could have just asked me to butt out of your little fight here.

[written]

[painhumbles.livejournal.com]

Okay. Bruce, butt out.

[video]

[painhumbles.livejournal.com]

I'd say it takes one to know one, but you're really proving that cold hard bitch attitude of yours wrong.

[video]

[sonotahunter.livejournal.com]

Oh, am I. Yes, I admit it, Gabriel, you've seen right through to my tender, weeping core. [She sits back in her chair.]

[Private]

If you do in fact give more than half a damn about anyone, use that supposedly angelic brain of yours and consider why he might dislike that name before you repeat it again.

Now what did you do to him?

[private// video]

[painhumbles.livejournal.com]

[Gabriel considers that for a moment, tapping a little beat on the desk, because he's not really sure what.... Annnd there it is. There's a half second flicker across his features like he's swallowed something unpleasant, but it's gone, replaced with casual nonchalance.]

So color me a bastard. You already do, anyway.

[He shrugs.]

I took his voice away. [Pause. And then he rolls his eyes.] I'll give it back. Geez.

[private// video]

[sonotahunter.livejournal.com]

If the palette fits.

[Her expression sours.] Have you learned nothing about the dangers of treating human beings as your puppets?

[private// video]

[painhumbles.livejournal.com]

I'm a slow learner.

[private// video]

[sonotahunter.livejournal.com]

To your detriment.

[Click.]

[video]

[hulk]

Didn't I j- [EXASPERATED SIGH. Counting to ten and moving on. Like a boss.]

But if you don't care, then. Why'd you post in the first place? Probably would have been easier to just. Not say anything.