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[The feed turns on to show Knives Chau (18 years old) staring right into the camera lens with those big ole brown eyes of hers. Judging by wide her eyes are and how strained her smile is, she's trying her best to look like she's not a total panicking mess right now. Because she's not. She's calm, collected, and totally cool like Envy Adams would be if she found herself in a freaky situation like this.
Totally.
Oh man....This is even more nerve-wracking than her first day of college. ]
HI! I'M KNIVES CHAU!
[Oh god, has her voice always sounded this high-pitched and loud? At she thinks it sounds pretty high-pitched and loud. What do other people think? Oh god. She must sound like one of those cartoon chipmunks to them. Oh god. Oh god. People are going to think she's totally lame and annoying now. Oh god. Gotta fix this and stay cool. AHHHHHHHH.
It's nice to meet you all. You all seem really...cool? [CRAP. THAT WASN'T SUPPOSE TO SOUND LIKE A QUES
I mean, even though I haven't met all of you guys, I bet most of you are pretty cool and not blood-thirsty aliens who want to probe my brain and eat my skin and whatever! Ha ha ha ha....
Um. So anyways, can someone explain to me what's going on here exactly? I, like, already know the basics, but it still doesn't really make sense to me. This is the kind of stuff that only happens in movies, not real life. Like I don't know how I got here or why I'm even here in the first place. I don't even know. And—
OH. MY. GOD! [Cover your ears, Facility. She did just scream that. Very loudly. Cue the hair grabbing and freaking out-ing.]
I haven't even taken my finals at UBC yet! What if I flunk out?! My parents are totally going to kill me!!!
...My life is officially over....
Totally.
Oh man....This is even more nerve-wracking than her first day of college. ]
HI! I'M KNIVES CHAU!
[Oh god, has her voice always sounded this high-pitched and loud? At she thinks it sounds pretty high-pitched and loud. What do other people think? Oh god. She must sound like one of those cartoon chipmunks to them. Oh god. Oh god. People are going to think she's totally lame and annoying now. Oh god. Gotta fix this and stay cool. AHHHHHHHH.
It's nice to meet you all. You all seem really...cool? [CRAP. THAT WASN'T SUPPOSE TO SOUND LIKE A QUES
I mean, even though I haven't met all of you guys, I bet most of you are pretty cool and not blood-thirsty aliens who want to probe my brain and eat my skin and whatever! Ha ha ha ha....
Um. So anyways, can someone explain to me what's going on here exactly? I, like, already know the basics, but it still doesn't really make sense to me. This is the kind of stuff that only happens in movies, not real life. Like I don't know how I got here or why I'm even here in the first place. I don't even know. And—
OH. MY. GOD! [Cover your ears, Facility. She did just scream that. Very loudly. Cue the hair grabbing and freaking out-ing.]
I haven't even taken my finals at UBC yet! What if I flunk out?! My parents are totally going to kill me!!!
...My life is officially over....
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Or a paper bag she could breathe into. That would work to.]
I'm trying! Sorry, I can't help but totally freak out right now.
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But so did everyone else. Flipping out isn't gonna help anything.
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I'm calming down now. Or at least, I'm trying to.
The shock isn't as shocking now as it was before...
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[A beat.]
...have you heard of the X-Men?
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[While there are many modern day shows/movies/games/comics referenced in Scott Pilgrim, X-Men is not one of them.]
Should I have heard of them?
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[Well that's just fine. A lot less to explain, maybe. Or...really, it's probably better that she doesn't know. Considering her demeanor, she'd probably flip out and be a crazy fan girl. Like Teddy was at the beginning.]
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You sure? They sound like a group of pretty important dudes.
...Or a really cool new band.
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[Don't Alex--don't--]
Well if you haven't heard of us, we can't be that important, right?
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[HOLD UP. WHATCU TRYING TO PULL, ALEX?]
You referred to the X-men as "us" and "we"! That must mean that you're one of them!!
[oh goodness. she is so smart. time to give herself a little mental pat in the back.]
So what is the X-men? Are you guys a covert spy or a sports team or something? Omigosh! I bet you guys really are some kind of band!
video (Oh god this tag made me laugh so hard)
It's um--we're not, I swear. It's just a stupid club...thing. Nothing special at all.
Like, that's the reason you've never heard of us, right? Because we're really lame.
[Oh no....]
video (ME TOO. Oh god poor Alex. He has to deal with Knives Chau)
[NOT SO FAST THERE, HOT SHOT. Knives gives him a "BETCH PLZ" look. Something fishy is going on here and she's going to find out what that something is.]
Well if you're club is so lame, then why did you bring it up in the first place?
video (He deserves to be stalked.)
[Shit shit shit he can smell the potential fangirl from here....
He looks defensive. And kinda shady.]
video (Oh man. Just when she broke this stalking habit...)
anyway, it's pretty safe to bet that she's curious about this guy's deal is.]
Wow. I'm flattered that my opinion already matters to you. I mean, we practically just met! [she laughs.]
Something tells that you're not as lame as you claim to be, dude.
video (Relapsing is a bitch)
Well uh--I guess you'll just have to wait and find out if that's true?
[What else can he say to that?]
video (Damn, Alex. You and your leather jacket are too badboy mysterious to not stalk :|)
I guess so!
[she smiles. if she didn't know any better, that suspiciously sounds like an invitation to hang out with him! spoiler: she doesn't know any better. :|]
So, what's your name? I can't keep referring to you as "Maybe Lame but Maybe Not So Lame X-Men" guy in my head, after all.
video (...wait til she finds his cute kitten)
Havok.
[Congradulations, you're an idiot, Alex.]
video (oh god that just makes things even worse...)
[she looks at him incredulously. what kind of name is that!? some cheesy bad boy, biker name?! she supposes that she shouldn't be the one to talks since she was named after a piece of cutlery, but at least it's correctly spelled piece of cutlery! Havok is spelled with a freaking 'K' instead of a 'C'!! COME ON.]
That's a cool name. [despite her initial thoughts, she actually means that.] Well, Havok, if you didn't catch it earlier, I'm Knives. It's nice to meet you!
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[This girl his harmless--crazy, but harmless. How the hell did she end up with such a violent name?]
Nice to meet you too...
I think.
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[she laughs sheepishly. oh her father and his obsession with sharp weapons. god, he's so embarrassing.]
Well, that's better than you thinking it's bad to meet me! [a smile and not a hint of sarcasm to be found.]
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Yeah, you are right about that, kiddo.
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Watch who you're calling kiddo, Havok. You're not much older than me!
[a beat.]
Unless you're, like, actually forty and just look really young...
[she's joking, of course...kind of...you never really know...]
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[He is only 20, really, but might as well screw with her a bit.]
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[A LOUD GASP.]
But that would make you, like, old!! Practically middle-aged!
video; I screwed up he was born in 1942. Not 62. Dhurr
I know, right? I aged well.
video; ahhh that makes sense. BUT MAN. WHAT A GEEZER.
You aged really, really awesome!
[AKA SHE THINKS HE'S HOT. FOR AN OLD DUDE. THIS IS WEIRD.]
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