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

[twoheadsofcabbage]

This is about...look, we don't know!

[Charlie half-lies. They sort of do. They sort don't. They're following some pretty old orders here, but that's all they've got.]

We like the guy too, but we got no choice.

[Scrad says.]

[can_has_vodka]

There are always better choices than hurting people who care about you, boys, I swear it.

[She's crying, and shakes her head.]

I'll come visit you after you're caught and have had a chance to settle down.

[twoheadsofcabbage]

[Well crap. That makes them feel...no, there's no point. Can't think about it. Gonna be gone. She'll forget. Probably doesn't really care anyway.

Still, something guilty flickers across Charlie's face before they cut the feed.]