video posted by @ruffboi

[ohhmrburnsides]

[ The video shows a largeish well-lit room, the back wall made up entirely of mirrors, with three narrow poles set up in the middle of the room. It begins shakily, in medias res, a minute or so into Nicki Minaj's inimitable Anaconda. On the poles are none other than Taako, Lup, and Cisco, each performing some variation of pole dancing. It is clear that they have been practicing for a little while... but not all that long. They are clumsy, to varying degrees. Each of them is wearing some kind of festive and 80's outfit, extremely neon and extremely tacky. They don't seem particularly aware of being filmed, concentrating instead on their dances, singing along in some parts, and doing quite a great deal more hair flipping than is strictly necessary. There's an occasional glance of Magnus himself in the mirror, recording all of it on his phone. They are doing their best, but there are moments of clumsiness and laughter. At the end of the song, Lup does a dead drop that is taking the word 'dead' way more seriously than anyone ever intended. Her body drops to the floor with a loud THUD and her lich form raises out of it, concluding the whole video with a spectacular dab that sends Magnus into loud, booming fits of laughter as the camera jostles and the video cuts out.

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oh my god lucretia PLEASE watch this

[ ... This clearly wasn't meant for the network. Whoops. ]

Comments

[polarising]

i guess that's one way to spend your time
how long have you been here?

[spellslots]

I'm pushing a year at this point (I'm the hot dude elf in the video), the other chucklefucks haven't been around as long but they're not new either

[polarising]

damn

[ Truthfully that's...longer than she was hoping to hear. But at least his attitude makes her smile. ]

i know a cool chica with pointed ears but i don't think she identifies as elf
still
nice moves

[spellslots]

If you're one of those types with important shit to get back to, it's more common for people to go home sooner than twelve months

[Sure, there's people who've been here as long as he has, but it seems like those who want to go home do go home.

(He also wants to go home but he's not in any hurry)]

And thanks ;) Does that mean you're not from Earth?

[polarising]

[ Wow, that's - actually a way more helpful response than she was expecting. Twelve months, says the tiny, panicked voice in the back of her mind, but we're ignoring you right now, voice. ]

thank you

i'm from earth but something happened in my world & some people started being born with special abilities
we're one evolutionary leap up from humans
she's one of us.
not everyone has the ears, tho

[ Just to clarify. ]

[spellslots]

Oh! Metahumans?

[Although metahumans aren't born that way, as far as Taako knows, but it sounds similar to what happened in Cisco's world so he's making a slightly educated guess.]

What cool shit can you do?