thisavrou | accidental video; whoops

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accidental video; whoops

[We interrupt your regularly scheduled Important Current Event Updates with someone's elbow knocking into their TAB. Or maybe alien metal plus alien tech equals some kind of spark and power surge or something. Either way, this is a close-up of Shiro's elbow for several seconds of blurred movement and muffled yelling.]

[Because something's on fire.]

[And he's hitting it with one hand. Which is probably alarming if you're new to the neighborhood and aren't aware one of his hands is made of metal.]

-- why? I just hit a button! Stop! Burning!

[Oh yeah, he's in the kitchen. Butchering microwave food.]

[Because before the TAB clicks off with another knock of his elbow, there's a brief shot of the poor, butchered food. It's space easy mac. He burned space Easy Mac.]

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[He drags his hand down his face -- the one not scorched from the macaroni emergency.]

That's a good question. Pushed the wrong button maybe? I have no idea.

You didn't happen to have a spoon or somethin' in there? That'll make it spark.

A spoon? No, I don't think so.

[Hold on, though, let him look...]

[You can see the moment where the realization hits. Because his expression goes from confused to acutely embarrassed in a heartbeat.]

... the top. It's foil.

Yep, that'd do it. At least you know for next time, yeah?

If the others let there be a next time.

Like I said, happens to the best of us. I'm sure your roommates'll get over it.

Maybe. Hopefully.

Or else banish me from the kitchen completely.

On the upside, they'd have to cook everything.

[ Lena looks for bright sides, ok. ]

If you need a place that has good delivery, I've got a few.

One of them kind of does already. Hunk -- he's one of our teammates.

[And he's really, really good at it.]

Hey, I can't say no to more delivery.

You've got a team here? Bein' surrounded by friends makes it easier, yeah?

[ She quickly taps out the address of a local restaurant and sends it to him. ]

There you are. Best comfort food I've found.

A lot easier. I don't know where we'd be without each other. [A pause.] How about you?

[He skims over the address and then just groans. In a good way. The place has macaroni. Space Lion Jesus bless Lena Oxton right now.]

I'd say "marry me" but I'm pretty sure that oversteps... half a million boundaries.

[ She smiles, a little soft around the edges. ]

Yeah. A lotta people I haven't seen in a long time. It's a nice to be together again, even if it's not the best place for it.

[ When he "proposes" to her, Lena laughs. ]

You shouldn't get a girl's hopes up like that. [ Her eyes sparkle with humor. ] Suppose I'll just hafta settle for friendship, yeah?

I couldn't have said it better. It's great to be with them... not where we want to be, maybe, but at least we're together.

[No one's put it that succinctly yet. It's about exactly how they've all been feeling back at the house, lately.]

Hey -- there's no "settling" for friendship. That's a win all by itself.

[ Lena's smile is warm and the humor in her eyes is replaced by fondness. ]

Awww, that's right sweet of you. And here I was just bein' silly.

Hey, where I'm from, friendship saves the world.

Or... universe.

That sounds like quite a story.

Short version?

Friendship forms a giant robot. Saves a planet.

[SHIRO YOU CAN'T JUST TELL IT LIKE THAT.]

[ Lena stares, a half-smile forming on her face. ]

You're having me on, aren't you?

I swear -- swear on my life.

I'm not.

[ Lena still stares at him a bit in disbelief.

It'd be a shame for him to be crazy. ]

You don't mean it literally, right?

I... mean there's a literal giant robot involved.

Made of five other robots.

They combine.

[ Okay, that's. A little more plausible than the literal power of friendship saving the universe. But it sounds like something out of a cartoon she used to watch on Saturday mornings. Then again, Overwatch had its own cartoon too, so it's not so much of a stretch, is it? ]

So. Like teamwork, then?

Exactly like teamwork.

[And if he sounds relieved when he says that, don't think anything of it, Lena, really.]

I've gotta get better at explaining this, huh?

[ She tries to smile comfortingly in place of patting him on the shoulder. ]

Your way of tellin' it is more interestin', though.

Thanks.

I'll keep that in mind the next time I start feeling ridiculous.