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[stealwithit]

[ she looks a little incredulous at the title. ]

That sounds like a ridiculous title for anything, but then again, there's a whole franchise of action movies starring a big, stupid jellyfish where I'm from, so...

[nostalgiabomb]

... [ It's Peter's turn to look incredulous. ]

Really? Is it, like, swimmin' around for an hour and a half?

[stealwithit]

Well, no. It's not in the water. It just looks like a jellyfish, but it stand up on its... tentacles.

And does crazy action stunts with its tentacles.

[nostalgiabomb]

[ He bites back the urge to say, "I think I saw a porn like that, once."

Instead, he just. Continues to give Kasumi a weird look. ]

... Man. And I thought my life was weird. You have jellyfish Rambo'ing it up.

[stealwithit]

Oh, come on, Quill. We're both from space. Things are bound to get weird.

[nostalgiabomb]

I guess, but I dunno, man. Jellyfish as an action star? That's weird.

[stealwithit]

Sounds ridiculous, right? But people are eating those movies up, which is even stranger than the fact that they even exist.

[nostalgiabomb]

We totally need to watch that together, if you can track down a copy. Could probably go for something ridiculous, after whatever it is we're about to deal with in this blob situation.

[stealwithit]

Sure. I'll poke around and see what I can find.

By the way, how are we getting there? [ she jerks her head back in the direction they're waking away from. ] Porter's that way, isn't it?

[nostalgiabomb]

[ He gives her a quick smirk, ducks down a bit to whisper conspiratorially. ]

Keep a secret, Goto?

[stealwithit]

[ She smirks. ]

Please. Remember who you're talking to.

[nostalgiabomb]

[ He huffs out a laugh, then waggles his fingers at her. ]

Porter made me a teleporter.

[stealwithit]

--Lucky. I would kill to have teleportation.

[nostalgiabomb]

[ He grins a little smugly, then-- his expression sort of sours. ]

It's one of the few good things I got, so I guess it balances out the shitty stuff.

[stealwithit]

[ She frowns at that. ]

There's that, at least. But it can't be all that bad, being here, is it?

[nostalgiabomb]

I mean-- no. It's not-- all terrible. But nothing can change bein' home, you know?

[stealwithit]

[ She looks thoughtful for a moment, then ] True.

I kind of like not having to worry about giant cuttlefish raining certain destruction from the sky, but you're right.

[ s h r u g. ] But right now, we have to take care of our blobby friends, yeah? How does the teleportation thing work?

[nostalgiabomb]

[ oh. right. That whole bag.

The topic change is a welcome one. ]

Just gotta have a hand on you and we can pop over. It's a mite disorienting, though, so you might feel kinda dizzy.

Ready?

[stealwithit]

Well-- [ she raises her hand, which is still holding his, apparently ] We're good to go on that first part.

I'll try not to throw up on you. Let's go.

[nostalgiabomb]

[ A quick nod is his only reply, then-- ]

Okay. On three, then.

One-- two--

[ And then air is rushing in around to fill in the space they just vacated, swirls and howls like the center of a hurricane, then--

nothing. The scenery has changed entirely. ]

--Three.

[stealwithit]

[ Damn, he really wasn't lying about the disorienting part; she hasn't experienced anything like that, before, and the closest thing she can probably compare to is being on the Normandy as Joker was piloting it the hell out of the Omega Relay.

So when he's counted to three, and they find themselves in downtown Nonah, she finds herself just a little off-balance, and she has to put a foot forward to try and catch herself from legitimately falling over. ]

Whoa.

[nostalgiabomb]

[ He's quick to turn catch her, his other grabbing onto her upper arm to steady her. It's a light grip -- doesn't seem as bad as his trip with Ellie, in any case, where she had needed to sit down to tamp down her queasiness. ]

You okay? Need a breather?

[stealwithit]

[ She lets go of his hand, holding it against her forehead as though it'll help with the dizziness, but the other reaches to grab a fistful of his jacket (she knows it's leather, but sorry). ]

Yeah, uh... Just a sec. Sorry.

[nostalgiabomb]

[ He nods, though he's not sure if she notices. ]

If you need to sit, now's the time while we're in the clear. First time's rough. Sorry.

[stealwithit]

[ She manages to huff out a little laugh. ]

No, I'll be good. Been through worse dizzy spells than this. [ Again, Joker piloting through the Omega relay. She looks up at him, a thin smile spreading across her lips. ]

Besides, the first time's only rough if you don't build up to it enough.

[ Aaaand wink. Yep. She's definitely fine. ]