video 02 | Alzheimer's Disease | Introducing the Losers

[clussy]

(It felt a little bit like a blessing. After losing his memories, getting them back, and going through that alone, Eddie had damn near broken himself down with how badly he had missed his friends. But then they showed up. Not all of them, but the three boys he had been the closest to for the longest, the kind of childhood friends that started out in the single digits. Eddie Kaspbrak was happy. Maybe not perfectly, but for the time being, they were each other's perfect distractions and it was good to have them around.

On top of that, Eddie wanted them to know everything about this place. Including, most importantly, the people who lived there. He could have dragged them from place to place to introduce them to everyone he has come to know and care about, but then he remembered how the device worked and realized how much faster it'd be if he just sent out a video introduction.

So here he was, turning on the video feed and smiling into the camera. Anyone who had seen him lately would have noticed the kid was a bit off, but not here. He might still have bags under his eyes, but there was a brightness in him that hadn't been present in nearly an entire month.)

Hi! It's Eddie. So I know I told some of you about my friends a little bit? And guess what! They're here. Not all of them, but my best buds are- like. Childhood best friends.

(Can you feel his excitement? Eddie is practically vibrating. He's sitting in his room currently, and all it takes is him removing the device entirely from his wrist and turning it around to show Richie Tozier sitting on the floor.)

This is Richie Tozier. He's probably like, my best best friend. You might also notice he has some striking similarities to a trash can.

(He whips the video back around and grimaces a little. Richie was already speaking up with 'Whatever, eds, it's trashcan, not trashcannot.' The quib comes as Eddie's already turned the camera away, and Richie doesn't bother waiting for Eddie to stop talking. Them talking over each other is nothing new, though. Eddie doesn't even hesitate before plunging on.)

Really though, I have to apologize on his behalf for anything stupid he says. And trust me, most of what he says is really stupid.

(And Eddie's up and rushing out of the room, jogging down the hall before bursting into the nearby room that Bill and Stan were sharing. The camera gets whipped around and focuses on Stan. Not looking so amused at the intrusion.)

This is Stan! He's um- the man with the plan, you know?

(Then just like that, he's pulling out of the room, and heading into the main area.

The video doesn't focus on it, but as Eddie slides it across the room, people might notice that the door heading out of their unit is covered in several words painted in black. A large Derry painted over the door, a long list of names down the back of the door, including the Losers' names themselves. And of course, the ominously crookedly written It at the bottom of the door. On the wall beside the door are other words, some sketches, one that almost even looks like a map of something with 'sewers' written over the top of it. But it's a brief passing, something that slides in and out of perspective like a passing thought.

Then Eddie's focusing on a new boy and zooms in on Bill Denbrough's face.)

And this is Bill. He's practically my brother. He is arguably the coolest of us all.

(At first, Bill looks rather grave for his age, waving at the camera for his introduction. But then Richie has to go and jump at Eddie's back, grabbing at one of his cheeks which automatically has Eddie shrieking on the other side of the camera, and at that, Bill starts to laugh. Richie's voice filters through, indistinguishable (probably) insults not easily heard between Bill's laughing and Eddie's whining.

Eddie barely gets the camera back around, his face flushed, and he gives a long exasperated sound. Richie's hand can be seen coming out and grabbing at Eddie's cheek. Again.)

So that's- oh my God, stop- my best friends. So say hi. As for us? Well...We got some uh- stuff to do.

(Is that a small pile of what looks like Kaittan fireworks in the background? Oh boy. Let's just hope those are actually just strange looking sticks.)

OOC | It's completely up to you how you want to interact with this! Feel free to talk to Eddie directly, or make a post directed to all the Losers that they can respond to via separate threads. It's a free for all sort of thing so do whatever.

Comments

[a_shadow]

Street fighting is the most realistic kind of fighting, in my experience. The ones who are disciplined aren't going to be attacking a kid.

[beeped]

it's the undisciplined fucks that i'm concerned about

[a_shadow]

Good. That's smart. Too many people think bad guys will leave kids alone just because they're kids.

[beeped]

sounds like stupid people then. you should've seen the guys back in our hometown derry. this one kid, henry bowers, was certified nuts
he died though

[a_shadow]

Henry ever attack you?

[beeped]

oh yeah definitely, me and ole hank go way back
one time he tried to give me a wedgie so massive he pulled my underwear up to my head while his stupid cronies were laughing like hyenas

[a_shadow]

Sounds like a grade-A asshole.

[ Tex would normally avoid cursing with a 12-year-old child, but she's already observed Richie's willingness to curse. ]

[beeped]

totally. the entire town was afraid of him and his friends
even the grown ups

[a_shadow]

I think I know the type. It really sucks when someone's life goes off the rails like that so young.

[beeped]

uh? you're not supposed to feel bad for him. he's literally the worst person

[a_shadow]

I feel bad for his potential. But not really for him. People have a choice in what they're going to be like, for the most part.

[beeped]

if people don't have a choice in what they're going to be like, why feel bad for his potential? i don't get it.
he was full on loony tunes. not very smart and very mean. you should've seen what he did to the new kid

[a_shadow]

I said people have a choice. Maybe he could have been something better if he hadn't decided to be like that. But it sounds like it doesn't really matter, if he's dead.

[beeped]

[He doesn't understand nuance at all.]

i don't know. it's not like some comic book where there's a point where a character decides to be good or evil. he was bad news. probably the worst thing that happened to derry if you only count humans
the rest of his friends were awful too. rip my backpack after patrick hockstetter happened to it

[a_shadow]

Well, my goal is to teach you to defend yourself against people like that. And others.

[ She doesn't ask who those non-humans were. ]

[beeped]

cool. i always wanted my own mr miyagi

[a_shadow]

[ Tex doesn't know the reference, but she can get the gist of the comment. ]

As long as you can handle your teacher being a woman.

[beeped]

i didn't know that girls could teach fighting
but if you know what you're doing i guess that's okay

feel free not to respond to this if you think it's too old

[a_shadow]

[ Tex doesn't know what era he's from. She might understand his attitude better if she did. ]

Girls can do anything a guy can do. Sometimes better. I was top of my squad when I was in the military. So yeah, I can teach fighting. The only part that might be hard for me is the 'teaching' part. But I got practice in doing that when we were all living on the ship.