[When his comm crackled violently at him, Russell quickly shut it off and flung it across the room, then lifted his eyes to the TV, black and dead as the map that'd flickered on it moments before ( Read more... )

SNOOOOOOW!

It snowed it snowed it snowed IT SNOWED!

[Sorry for the shakiness of this video, Russell's bouncing up and down and bounding through the snow. HE'S JUST COMPLETELY OVERJOYED HERE, EVERYONE. He's even bundled up for the occasion, just like his mom told him to--he's wrapped in a puffy jacket and a brightly-colored, warm and wooly hat and ( Read more... )

[The camera's sitting on a table again, and it's showing a nervous-looking Russell seated on his bed, kicking his feet.]

Um, you know how there was an expedition going on not that long ago?

Weren't they supposed to come back already? They've been gone longer than they said they would. And I don't know about everybody else there, but Miss Sinclair ( Read more... )

[The video feed clicks on to Russell, sitting alone in the room he shares with Hiccup. Well. Not now, anyway, since his roomie's gone missing AGAIN. :( The camera appears to be propped up on a table with Russell sitting in front of it, his cheek resting in his palm.]

When's it gonna stop raining?

I'm booooooooooored...

Do I need to get a date for this dance too?

...Mom said I was "too young for something as serious and life-changing as a relationship". I don't think I'm allowed.

[Bored with sitting around Joe West and, like the rest of the school, feeling a little unsettled by the mist, Russell had wandered down to the kitchen, armed with his library books, scissors, glue, and a stack of colorful construction paper. (Thank goodness he'd gone to the art building a while back.)

He's currently making a variety of paper crafts ( Read more... )

[If anyone turns on their comms, they'll receive, after a bit of feedback as the comm falls from someone's pocket, a video of what appears to be a hallway in Joe West. It's completely vacant, save for--

Thunk! A large pole falls into view of the camera, ringing dully as it rolls away. A bit of canvas is visible in the corner of the screen, as well, ( Read more... )

[There's a familiar plastic face being shoved in front of the comm!]

Look, guys! I got a package from my dad! [a finger presses a button on the action figure's front and it speaks in an electronic voice:] TO INFINITY AND BEYOND!

[Russell moves the comm to view his face and grins.] Has anybody else gotten anything sent from home yet? My mom's been ( Read more... )

[The comm is too close to see all of Russell's body, but his face is clearly visible. So is the blue paint all over the left side of it.]

Does anybody know where the washing machines are in Joe West?

'Cause I kinda need one.

[Ever since he'd seen the news report, Russell had been a bit more wary while he was outdoors. While the End of the World was mercifully far from the Academy, which was a guaranteed shelter from the happenings around the world...well. To a kid who's been looking over very scary-sounding emergency procedures, any half-seen image or shadow in the ( Read more... )