VIDEO | UN: SEEINGTHEWORLD - CW: Luca finding the parasites from the TDM, minor injury

[schoolingfish]

[The video comes on. The feed is shaky, and the person holding whatever's being used to record seems to be backing up. But with what's on the feed, it's hardly surprising. It's a shot of the beach, and from the waves scurry dozens of fish on long, skinny insect legs.]

Sharks! What is that? What's wrong with those fish?

[Fortunately, there were no actual sharks coming out of the water, making it clear that he's using it as an expletive. Unfortunately, while all the fish are small, there are a lot of them and they're now racing toward him. Luca lets out a scream, and the viewers might see his tail whip into view of the camera to knock a few of the parasite filled fish away from him, making it clear that he likely was just in the water the parasite filled fish are now racing out of.]

Ohcarpohcarpohcarp get them away!

[With a final shrill cry, the 'camera' seems to get dropped to the ground and suddenly stops transmitting.]

Comments

[droptheious]

Until gravity took you anyway, right?

[He's way too chill about Luca flinging him and Alberto off cliffs, it's fine, they're obviously fine, he's not dead!]

I don't know what Ford is but I could just...make them? Like, I made an entire robot army once. [Oh oops, he hasn't told Luca that story yet, oops. He clears his throat.] So....y'know. I can handle it.

[imaglyphwitch]

[Why. Just. Why are you guys like this.

Oh wait, she was like that too. Pfft, details].

I'm glad you guys made it in one piece! That, you know, you lived.

A robot. Army. Did I miss these when I was in your lab?

[schoolingfish]

Yeah...

[Luca smiles, thinking of Alberto jumping off of things saying just that.]

You know, he always used to say that when he'd jump off of things.

[And for the next few seconds, Luca's just going to be here staring off dreamily as he thinks about Alberto until he finally notices...]

Wait, did you say robot army? Mother of pearl, that's amazing! Is it here?

[droptheious]

[Because they're stupid boys, Luz. Because they're stupid, stupid boys.]

See? They lived! He even says it himself.

[That's what matters, obviously. At the robot question, his smile fades, a touch, he clears his throat awkwardly.]

Oh um...they were a back home thing. And...one time a Deerington thing, but I try not to make those anymore. Because uh... reasons.

[That's not weird or awkward AT ALL. ]

[imaglyphwitch]

[And Luz used to be fine with something like this! Oh no, was she getting more responsible? Perish the thought]!

If that had been Rapunzel, would you feel that fine with it?

[Think about these things! Plus, Alberto and Luca were kids! They could have died]!

And "reasons" is definitely more than enough. But if you can make an assembly line for non-sentient stuff, maybe that might make things easier?

[schoolingfish]

Luz, it's fine. I mean, you have to take risks sometimes, right?

[After all, he went to the human town. That was far more dangerous than any cliff jumping or car riding.]

I still think the robot army sounds amazing...but yeah. I'm sure there's a good reason to not build another robot army.

[He can't imagine what that would be, but he also doesn't want to pry.]

[droptheious]

Rapunzel's done way more dangerous stuff like that and also has indestructible magical hair. She would have been fine.

[It would take MUCH MORE than diving off a cliff to hurt Rapunzel. Wow, Luz, wow.]

There's a very good reason, yeah. But the car will be fine, not dangerous or murder-y at all!

[imaglyphwitch]

Well maybe Rapunzel's magic all her own, hair and all.

[Look, she knew she wasn't going to get them to see things her way, which she was beginning to understand was different from what she would have done herself at the time. She was just going to have to be happy Alberto and Luca didn't die.

Also, Rapunzel just had crazy princess powers that were just constantly at odds with dying, like Snow White].

I'll believe that when we see the car in action, Varian. I guess I'll have faith you'll make it safe and not at all having it risking our life.

[schoolingfish]

Well, then we'll just have to wait until it's all done so we can show you how safe it is!

[Something Luca has full confidence in. He believes in Varian.]