038 (Voice/Video) And, all the while, coyote keeps on singing....

[uberboned]

[There's some scratching sounds on the microphone and what to human ears will sound like a frustrated dog's growling is actually Gabriel swearing and trying to urge HIS NEWFOUND PAWS to operate the controls on his journal. After a moment of cojoling, the video clicks on and there's an EXTREME CLOSE-UP OF A PAIR OF AMBER EYES AND A SNOUT... And then Gabriel hops back, revealing... A coyote. Sitting in a chair, tilting his head at the camera.]

...Honestly? I was kinda expecting a lot worse.

[Now watch as he realizes that only the fraction of the Barge that is currently animal in nature actually understands what he just said. HE CAN ONLY BE ANNOYING TO A SMALL PORTION OF THE POPULACE.]

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VIDEO - ANIMAL SPEAK (or something)

[bythe_books]

[Some doggy snuffling as he messes with his communicator. Then, SAM'S WEARY VOICE comes out of this little guy.]

It's official. We might as well be living in Looney Tunes.

VIDEO

[painhumbles.livejournal.com]

[Thankfully, Gabriel no longer has the facial muscles to make the face he really wants to make at you right now, Sam. WHO IS A TINY DOGGY? YOU ARE. Yes. He definitely got the good straw out of this port.]

Where's your sense of adventure, Snoopy?

[YEAH, SEE. IT'S ONLY FUNNY WHEN OTHER PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING. He's good this time.]

VIDEO

[bythe_books]

[Sam lets out a little sigh.]

Left it back in port, I reckon. Y'know, when my head got bashed in.

[PAUSE. He sniffs the air.]

Although. This is sorta... [HMM.] D'you smell that?

VOICE - ANIMAL SPEAKYNESS

[whateverthemess.livejournal.com]

[Growling, scritching, and then a Murphyvoice.] At least we can talk.

VOICE - ANIMAL SPEAKYNESS

[bythe_books]

There's a small favour.

VOICE - ANIMAL SPEAKYNESS

[whateverthemess.livejournal.com]

For some reason I'm not surprised we're all canine.

VOICE

[painhumbles.livejournal.com]

[NO FAIR, MURPHY. THEY SHOWED YOU THEIR FURRY SELVES.]

Lemme guess. You're something really tiny and adorable right now, aren'tcha?

VOICE

[whateverthemess.livejournal.com]

Bite m-- You know what, I could still take your face off, Gabriel.

[cisskabob]

[Cissie's just kind of... staring. That's a coyote.]

...So this flood is turning the Barge into a zoo, then.

[painhumbles.livejournal.com]

[It's a Cissie! Gabriel puts his paws up on the table and looks... You know. Adorable. Yeah. The predatory animal is adorable. Like the tiny archangel is adorable. Pfft.]

Looks like. See you missed this one. Too bad. It's actually kinda freeing.

[All of that just... Sounded like a series of yaps, really. Gabriel does not know this.]

[cisskabob]

[And Cissie... continues to look flabbergasted. Because she thinks maybe the wild animal is trying to communicate, and that's just nutty.]

...Well, this is special.

[video]

[hulk]

[At least squirrels have finger-like paws, so there's not so much trouble with Bruce's comm. Though now the keys are bigger and there's that annoyance when dealing with a keyboard that's not familiar, but there are bigger issues now, Bruce, so focus.]

Uh. How exactly could this be worse? ...Besides, er. Zombies. Randomly showing up. While we're like this. ...Or, um. Oh, lord.

[Yeah, his brain is running through all the possible permutations of how this could be worse. Each scenario is more outlandish and horribly ending than the last. SOMEONE BREAK HIM OUT OF HIS LOOP, PLEASE.]

[video]

[painhumbles.livejournal.com]

[SQUIRREL.

...Okay, moment over. Time to break Bruce out of his fugue state.]

Eh. For me anyway. I might, I could be a squirrel.

[video]

[hulk]

W-well there's th- [Yeah, it hasn't hit Bruce that he's a tiny, prey animal yet.

...Oh. Now he still gives you a 8| Gabe. ...Minus his nose twitching.] Hey now, at least I have. Fingers. ...Fingerish. Things. Kind of. [And look! He's pointing at you. With his fingerpaws.]

[Video forevar]

[chicagoshope.livejournal.com]

*dot*
*dot*
*dot*
*stares*

[Video forevar]

[painhumbles.livejournal.com]

[STAAAAARES BACK. Hello, Dresden. He has teeth and claws and angel powers now. ENJOY THAT.]

[Video forevar]

[chicagoshope.livejournal.com]

*he doesn't even know it's you, so nyeh*

VIDEO

[tangentdarko.livejournal.com]

VIDEO

[painhumbles.livejournal.com]

[THAT IS A LARGE MOUND OF FLUFF.]

Not sure which one you are, champ, but I think you definitely got the shortest end of the stick.

[leadsthestars.livejournal.com]

[Oooh, a coyote!

Coyolxauhqui's thinking of going hunting now.]

[painhumbles.livejournal.com]

[HEY. HEEEEEY. He puts his paws on the edge of the table and... Um. Tries to look like himself, which is really hard, because animals are not equipped to deal with that many facial expressions, so he really just ends up looking like a coyote that's way too amused for some reason.]

I know. It's a surprisingly good look for me, isn't it?

Video [Animal speak]

[tadwizard.livejournal.com]

Well...yeah, guess it's not too bad. As long as we remember we're all really human, and I stay in high places, I'll be great! And gliding's fun!

Video [Animal speak]

[painhumbles.livejournal.com]

Just stay away from the chicks who are getting way too into this and you oughta be fine.

Video

[youpraytooloud.livejournal.com]

[Castiel is having a hard time using his journal with flippers so he's just leaving the video on, it's easier that way.]

Do things like this happen often?

Video

[painhumbles.livejournal.com]

[Not gonna laugh. Not gonna laugh.

...Oh fuck it. Gabriel has to cover his snout with his paws to hide a snort.]

Eh. A couple times a month. You almost get used to it. [Sporflesnort] Also, props to the Barge for really capturing your likeness in animal form.