004 || video, Friday night

[longoverdue]

Hey, is there anyone here who’s usually got the ability to travel through time and shit? ‘Cause I think there might’ve been a mix-up. [You think, Richie?] Five minutes ago it was Wednesday for me. I didn’t go home and I didn’t get kidnapped either, I was just walking down the fucking street. Thought I’d speed it up a notch, did not count on accidentally popping into Friday.

[He runs a hand through his hair.]

I sure as shit won’t be doing that again. Christ, this is way more trouble than it’s worth.

[fail!locked to the Losers]

I’m okay. Fuck. I’m sorry about freaking you guys out, I swear, I didn’t mean to. Eddie, if you donated any of my suits to Goodwill, I’ll stretch out your fanciest jacket.

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[longoverdue]

What? Jesus. Yeah, I guess I did get lucky. Fuck, man, that's fucked up.

[A nod.] I don't do it as often as I did when I was a kid, 'course. And you're welcome, but I'd like my abilities back, thanks. I've had my fill of time travel for a lifetime.

[solipsistically]

Yeah, you did. Next time, just use the spatial jumps. Don't fuck around with time, it's too tricky. The spatial jumping, though, that's easy and doesn't get you into too much trouble.

[ Number Five nods. ]

Well, I suppose it's more use to me than you at this point, then, so you're probably not missing it so much as you're just rattled from losing a few days in the timeline. Normally, I look like a fucking prepubescent snotrag. I'm kind of enjoying having the right body back for a little while, personally.

That said, I do miss the jumps a lot, so I'd be happy to switch back if I had any fucking idea how to go about that. It's a work in progress.

[longoverdue]

...the what now.

[Congratulations, Richie is apparently really bad at having teleportation abilities! Because it's literally at this exact moment that he realizes if he can teleport through time, he can also teleport through space.]

Oh, good for you. I remember being a pubescent, hormonal little shit, it was all kinds of fucked-up. [Internal thought matrix kicks in just then, adding:] And that's without the fucking clown trying to kill us.

[solipsistically]

[ Five is, shockingly, patient about this. ]

Spatial jumps. You can teleport through space, as well, and it's a lot safer and easier than teleporting through time.

I'm not a pubescent hormonal little shit, I just look like one. It's a long story.

[ His eyebrows lift. ]

Clown? Do I even want to know...?

[longoverdue]

...so by teleporting through space, does that mean I could, hypothetically, teleport into California and then back here in ten seconds flat?

[A beat. When the fuck did he say anything about the clown? Richie scrolls up to check.

...the temptation to fling this stupid comm into the ocean is very strong right now. But Richie manages to resist it, and shrugs.]

I'll show you mine if you show me yours. How about that?

[solipsistically]

More like one or two seconds flat, but yeah, pretty much.

[ Five's eyebrows lift with interest at the pause. ]

Figured yours out already, hoss. Normally, I'm stuck looking like this. Unless you've got something else?