The One With The Hostage Situation: Video

[twoheadsofcabbage]

[For once, they are not broadcasting from inside the last rent controlled apartment in Manhattan: they are in Prefect's quarters. As is Prefect. And this does not appear to be a social call. Scrad keeps his eyes, and the gun-shaped object in the pocket of their hoodie trained on Prefect, as Charlie addresses everyone, stretching forward on his stalk to peer into the comm's camera.]

Okay. Here's the deal: we want off this boat, and we want off it now. So unless you wanna see something unpleasant happen to this guy-

[Charlie jerks his head in Prefect's direction. Scrad nods.]

-...I'd suggest somebody get with the getting.

Comments

[bringsbadnews]

I've only been here for a couple of weeks and I get that this place can be a lot to take in. If you want out of here then you have to show you're ready and hurting him isn't going to accomplish that. If anything, you'll be stuck here longer.

[twoheadsofcabbage]

Yeaaaaaaaah. See. That's not happening, so: this.

[Scrad drawls. There's a level to this outburst that Angel is likely unaware of, which is that the person they are convinced their graduation hinges on has left the building. In his absence, and without a warden to guide them, they have nothing and no one to show anything to.

In other words: you're only making things worse.]

[bringsbadnews]

And if this doesn't work?

[twoheadsofcabbage]

This is gonna work.

[Charlie insists. It didn't exactly work last time, but Kay was around last time.]