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

[coercive]

[She's got no idea how to handle this conversation. She can't stab him because that would make Eddie mad. But the urge to scream and stab is strong. Instead, her eyes tear up because she doesn't know what to do.]

That has never happened. Maybe other girls are that stupid.

[beeped]

[The downside of a.) Richie being a fairly unobservant boy and b.) his being even more unobservant because he's not accustomed to communicating through means other than directly face-to-face, the fact that he's upset this girl has gone completely over his head.]

I'm pretty sure all girls are stupid, but there's different levels of stupid. Even Bev, and she's kinda alright.

[coercive]

[Laura doesn't have three claws like her dad. But she has two and one of them is in just the right place to pop out and look like she's flipping him off.]

Beep.

[beeped]

[It successfully shuts Richie up and instead of speaking immediately he pushes his glasses further up on his nose.]

How d'you know Eddie?

[coercive]

[That seems like a good enough topic change, because she moves right on.]

I protect him. And he is my friend. I was here with him when he was all alone.

[Meaning: she made sure he wasn't too scared, even when he had to be alone sometimes.]

[beeped]

[Richie straightens in his seat some. When he speaks next, his tone is sincere, earnest.]

You did that for him?

[It's means a lot to him, and it's plainly written all over his face.] Thank you. I'm--I'm glad you're his friend, and that he didn't have to be entirely alone. [That had been one of the more upsetting things he'd learned after arriving here, because he hadn't even known.]

[coercive]

[She smiles a little and nods, feeling pleased that she's able to have kept Eddie safe long enough for his friends to find him here. ]

I will protect you too.

[He'll need it, with his big mouth. From the look of it, she may even have to fend off her dad. Since her confusion and upset is over now, she wipes at her eyes with the back of her hand and puts her hand to her chest. ]

I'm Laura.

[beeped]

I'm Richie.

[He's quiet for a moment. He frowns, takes a deep breath, and when he lets it go he has more to say.]

Eddie said I upset you. I didn't mean to. I kinda just can't shut my mouth sometimes and all that comes out is trash. You can tell me to shut up, any time. I won't be mad, promise. I'm sorry.

[coercive]

[She takes in what he has to say, and eventually nods in understanding. However upset he had made her, that moment is over and now she seems to be fine. She even smiles a little.]

Next time I will just cut out your tongue.

[There's a teasing edge to her voice. She doesn't actually mean it.]

[beeped]

[Richie laughs at that.]

Sure thing. I'll even hold my tongue out for you to make it easier!

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[greyate]

[ All girls are stupid? Yeah, no. Have a different redhead giving you a glare of her own, Richie. ]

Pretty sure you're wrong. Like, completely wrong, in fact.

[beeped]

[He might suffer from foot-in-mouth disease, but that doesn't stop him from continuing to run his mouth. Because really, he doesn't know how to turn it off.]

Tell me more, Molly Ringwald.

[greyate]

[ Which just makes this all the more of a trashfire of first impressions. #winning ]

Really? That's the best you got?

[ Even Scott managed to insult her better with the Boy George comparison. ]

[beeped]

Not by a long shot but you gotta be able to back that up.

[To be fair, he's like 13.]

[greyate]

I'm not the one going around making false claims about the intelligence of an entire sex. If anyone needs to "back up" anything, it's you.

[beeped]

Have you seen girls at my school? They're all-- [He does his best attempt at a valley girl accent.] Like, oh my god, Sally, boys boys boys, my clothes, make up. I'm a total airhead and I like to pretend my personality is as big as my hair!

[greyate]

[ Switching back to talk to Richie has her jaw clenching for a moment before she rolls her eyes. She'll try to apply some logic here instead of getting mad. For Eddie's sake. ]

No, I haven't because I don't go to your school. And even where I'm from, not all girls talk like that or act like that. It would be like saying all boys are as rude and uncouth as you and I know that isn't true because Eddie isn't like that.

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[aka_pistachio]

Hey, so. If you ever want girls to talk to you? You should probably not say shit like that. Unless you actually believe it in which case keep going. So they know to avoid you.

[beeped]

What the fuck. You know it's rude to call me out for being rude.

[Which... is one of the better things he can say. Because he's not convinced that he's wrong.]

[aka_pistachio]

So you're like, one of those "can dish it out but can't take it" guys? Weak.

[beeped]

I'm not weak! That's hardly a dish back. It was boring.

[aka_pistachio]

Yeah. Whining about how it's not nice when people are mean to little ol' you is pretty fucking weak. Grow the fuck up. If you don't want people to be a rude shit to you, don't be a rude shit. It's pretty simple.

[beeped]

That wasn't whining? It was a joke. You must be tone deaf. It happens to the best of us, don't sweat it.

[clussy]

(Eddie was pretty used to teenagers talking to them this way, and while hie expectations for adults wasn't outlandishly high...It wasn't this either, and Eddie feels a spike of defense. Jean was more reasonable, while was Logan scary, but this was different. Eddie comes pressing up against Richie's side, frowning. Were people forgetting that Richie was just, what, thirteen? And here, Eddie thought he had the lowest patience.)

He's just a dumb kid making kid jokes. And I gotta say, this whole aggressive thing doesn't really work on him if you're trying to teach him a lesson. Trust me. I know.

[aka_pistachio]

You should probably try making jokes that are funny next time.