audio un:pnwsalex

[11calls]

[When the audio starts, it's with the warm tones of Alex's Canadian, ready for radio reporter's voice, and from the background, it sounds as if she's in the merchant dome, because she is.]

Okay, I realize this is kind of silly. [Yeah, she does know, but she's going with it anyway, so...] But I'm trying to make a point to X'rut who runs the ice cream parlor. What's your favorite ice cream flavor back home? What kind of toppings would you like with it?

What sort of thing do you think never should be made into ice cream? My current one is pure wasabi with pieces of pickled plums that definitely looks like mint chocolate chip. I really don't recommend it. If you've ever eaten the ball of wasabi on a dare when you were having sushi with friends and had a fair amount to drink...

[That is a fairly specific story, Alex. Surely that was never you in college.]

Well, anyway, it's like that only turned up to a thousand. I can't imagine anyone enjoying it and salty plums. So let's give them a good idea of what kind of ice cream we would eat.

Comments

[doubled_speed]

Well yeah. X-Men don’t tend to have creative names.

[Like he can even complain.]

[11calls]

Well, I was going to say.

[There's definitely a bubble of laughter in her voice with that.]

[doubled_speed]

I mean, not all of the Avengers do either. But sometimes they're a bit better. But, you know, you want hero names to stick in the mind. Tell you what's going on, what to expect. Makes it easier for people to look up to them.

[11calls]

And it helps people not be surprised if you're suddenly turning into ice or running very fast?

[doubled_speed]

I mean yeah that is a point too. I go by Speed by the way. My uncle uses Quicksilver. We both go fast. So I guess it does help.

[11calls]

What happens if other people are fast too? Are they like The Flash or something?

[doubled_speed]

Oh wow, that is like the worst name idea ever!

[11calls]

Hey! I was thinking other speedy things!

[she sounds more amused than anything.]

[doubled_speed]

Like bursts of energy? I mean you could do that. But ‘The Flash’ sounds like a guy in only a trench coat looking to make people uncomfortable.

[11calls]

It's very John Waters in Hairspray.

[doubled_speed]

Never seen that. Musical, yeah? Pass. But names like that are weird.

[11calls]

[For a moment Alex just sighs, and then she remembers that most people don't care about the whole remake versus an actual cult film and all of that.]

Yeah, something like that.

[doubled_speed]

Wrong twin. Billy is the showtune one. I prefer my music to have killer beats for dancing to. Sorry.

[11calls]

Nah, it's not that. It was just based on an older cult movie.

[doubled_speed]

Dude’s favorite movie is Sound of Music. He once dressed our grandfather and our team up like them magically. Old cult movies is his thing I bet.

[11calls]

Oh yeah that definitely sounds like it would be.