video; @mccree / @steelsamayarai

[feytality]

[ Hey, it's McCree and Maya in the creepy caverns! They’ve definitely looked better, they’re both super pale, like they've seen a ghost or two or a horde. Maya just seems to be trembling non-stop, and she is extremely white. It's fine though? It's fine? They’ve got a message to deliver. ]

Guys--- We.... we made contact with the ghosts.

Yeah, a whole mess of 'em.

[ McCree's doing his best to not appear too rattled, but there's only so much he can hide. He's got an arm around the trembling Maya, but it doesn't seem to be doing much good. She's not trembling from the cold, after all. ]

And they said some stuff we thought y'all should know.

There was a voice -- a woman's voice, begging to save her son. She... she was talking about an effigy, that we need to destroy it, that she can't hold something back -- that her son needs to stop, that she loves him. [ She's gotta take a second to catch her breath and collect herself before going on. ] He's trying to bring her back, but she's in so much pain... She wants him to stop. I- I think it's Lucas.

That's the first thing we gotta take care of, but there's more. The ghosts— where do I even start? Well, they're mighty angry and said all sorts of strange stuff, like about how they’re gonna reclaim this world and what have you. They said they could see into the future and knew what was coming. And also that it was what someone named Archmage Karsus have done. Does that name ring any bells?

[ He's addressing the Reclaimers, but his gaze travels back to Maya to see if she’s starting to feel better yet. ]

Am I forgetting anything?

[ It'll be a while before she's totally composed, but she's slowly getting there. And leaning against him. ]

And... there's something else. Something's coming. Something... Like a god? I don't know. But I could feel it. And the ghosts... We have to do something, or everyone's going to die. Everyone.

[ what a cheery psa!! ]

Comments

[feytality]

I don't know about that.

[ maya "can't take a compliment" fey!!!! ]

No, I... I've never done anything like that before. I've never felt anything like that before..... there was so much hatred and pain and rage. I can't believe anyone could do something so cruel to those poor spirits.

[ also her soul almost got absorbed by it and she nearly died nbd. ]

[protegge]

[Jesus, Maya, just let yourself be appreciated..........]

[Mista's pretty obviously squinting suspiciously through the video now. So Maya is very obviously not fine at all, and if her actions right now mean anything, she's not gonna do anything to take care of herself unless someone makes her.]

[McCree will probably make her.]

[Where is hot chocolate when you need it.]

I think you're in shock, dude.

[feytality]

[ not to worry, mista, the overwatches are carting the bab away and to safety. mccree convinced her to let him carry her, even. she is being taken care of. ]

Umm, yeah.

[ she is shocked!!! and in shock. ] It was so strong... I don't know what we're gonna do.

[protegge]

[Good. Thank you, McCree, you're good folks.]

Well, it sounds like she told you what we gotta do. Lucas's mom, I mean. We gotta stop him, so we're gonna do that. We gotta stop those ghosts from reclaiming the world, so we're gonna do that. And keep everybody safe. No big deal.

[It's slightly a big deal. But.]

I met a guy who could see into the future once, and I beat him. I feel like we got this, you know? [THAT WAS ONE DUDE NOT A BAJILLION GHOSTS]

[feytality]

[ what's the world coming to when mista has to be the optimist???? she listens to this quietly. she'd like to be positive, too, but it's hard when she's gotten possessed by the angry ghost mob that nearly tore her soul straight out of her body. ]

I hope you're right. 'Cause.... there's no way I can take that thing again.

[protegge]

[He's an optimist sometimes. When it comes to things that aren't conspiracy theories. And, more importantly, when other people need him to be. After all, that's what a team is for, right? To pick each other up when they're down. That's what really matters.]

You don't gotta take it. We're not all cool ghost whisperers, but we're all here. There's a ton of us and we're good at a bunch of shit. You don't have to fix the whole problem yourself.

The team I used to be on, we all had specialties, right? One guy was the scout, one guy guard, one guy tactician . . . stuff like that. You can't be all the things at once is what I'm saying. Take a nap or something, maybe?

[feytality]

.... Yes, I know. I'm sorry.

[ she's none of those things, basically, is what she took from the situation. mista's trying, though, it's sweet, and it is making her feel a little better. slowly. because of possession. ]

I... I don't think I can nap right now. Maybe later.

[protegge]

No sorry. It's cool.

Want me to tell you some bad jokes instead? I got a brainful. [He figures maybe that'll be a no, too, but that's okay. Whatever she needs, it's cool.]

[feytality]

.... Okay. If you want.

[ like, why not? it'll pass the time. and then she can use them on sans later. ]

[protegge]

Okay, okay. I got a great one.

[it's not great]

Maya. What d'you call a fake noodle?

[feytality]

Is it an impasta?

[ nailed it. ]

[protegge]

motherFUCKER—

[YOU STOLE HIS EXTREMELY OBVIOUS PUNCHLINE............]

[feytality]

Oh! Sorry!

I mean... I-I don't know! What is it, Mista?

[ mista is doing this to cheer her stupid ass up and she's pretending she doesn't know his joke so she can cheer him up. ]

[protegge]

Nonono, I'll come up with a better one! Just wait, just wait!

[this is a disaster]

Okay okay — what do you call a guy with a rubber toe?

[feytality]

A.....

[ ahem. ]

I don't know.

[protegge]

. . . you totally know, don't you . . .

[feytality]

N-No! I have no idea! Please tell me, I'm dying to know!!

[protegge]

[sigh................] Roberto . . .

[feytality]

Ha ha ha ha! That's really funny!

[ she's trying so hard. ]

[protegge]

[he gurgles sadly]

Maya. Do you know EVERY JOKE? [A logical conclusion.]

[feytality]

N-No, of course not! You're really funny!