VIDEO. OH. GOD.
[Iggy is standing a good fifty feet in front of a stand of trees, safety goggles perched up on his head and cell phone in hand.]
Okay, so. I’m going to text a code to a certain number, and then... something awesome is going to happen.
[he googles his goggles and steps back behind the camera, talking to someone offscreen]
You ready?
[Toris is briefly visible as the camera is placed on a tripod and he checks its positioning.]
Mmhmm. ...How’d you get it to hook up to your cell phone?
[Hasn’t he had this kit for like two days or something. Oh well, Toris is getting out of the shot now.]
[still behind the camera]
I looked it up on the internet. You should put your goggles on now.
[sends the text and WHOOM. ALL THE TREES HAVE BEEN BLOWN TO LITTLE BITS and the ones near them are on fire.]
[THAT WAS WAY MORE POWERFUL THAN YOU SAID IT WOULD BE, IGGY. The camera tips off its tripod, although there is a moment where it catches a burst of feathers as Toris shoves Iggy back out of the way. When the camera lands on the ground Toris has hit the ground, too, missing his left arm.
And also most of the left half of his chest. Like his heart and left lung.
To his credit, he makes nothing more than a startled noise, like he’d simply been surprised by the magnitude of the explosion.]
[Iggy had the wind knocked out of him, but as soon as he reinflates his lungs he’s up and laughing, his legs and wingtips visible sideways on the screen]
Oh, man! That was so awesome! Are you okay? Did you hear that? Holy crap, did it start a forest fire?
[Toris, still in full view of the camera, is obviously not able to answer at first. But there’s only a moment of stillness before his body springs into action, heart and lung reforming first, along with the intricate veins and nerves required to power them. It’s just starting to beat again as his ribs arc across his chest, and he sits up with his hand half-regrown, even if the skin hasn’t shown up yet and he looks--rather a mess.]
I’m fine--but the trees you didn’t blow up are on fire.
[His voice is surprisingly steady, all things considered.]
I hope the camera’s okay...
[kneels down and feels around for the camera]
I think it’s still recording. Do you think we should maybe... call the fire department? Or... tell someone?
[finds the camera and puts it rightside up. It’s facing towards Iggy now, whose face looks rather singed. In fact, his eyebrows are missing altogether.]
What would we say, you blew up the forest with a book and a chemistry set? [Toris is visible again, thankfully with skin this time, pulling his hair back into the ponytail it was in. He glances at Iggy’s face, does a double-take, and then laughs, just a bit.]
You’re missing your eyebrows, you know.
What, really? [touches his face and cracks up, soot blackened feathers drifting down from his wings whenever he moves] We should go back in and post this.
[Toris can’t help but crack up when Iggy does, obviously in a good mood, all things considered.] What, with “PS: The forest is on fire, someone should fix that” added on the end? [He laughs again.]
[gigglesnort] Yes. Totally. [puts his hand out to feel the camera, momentarily covering the lens]
Like this. [leans way in, a mock serious expression plastered on] Ladies and gentlemen, your local forest? Yeah, it’s on fire. Might want to call someone about that. [Iggy loses the fake frown and dissolves into more giggles, knocking the camera over again to show two pairs of feet before it goes black.]
Okay, so. I’m going to text a code to a certain number, and then... something awesome is going to happen.
[he googles his goggles and steps back behind the camera, talking to someone offscreen]
You ready?
[Toris is briefly visible as the camera is placed on a tripod and he checks its positioning.]
Mmhmm. ...How’d you get it to hook up to your cell phone?
[Hasn’t he had this kit for like two days or something. Oh well, Toris is getting out of the shot now.]
[still behind the camera]
I looked it up on the internet. You should put your goggles on now.
[sends the text and WHOOM. ALL THE TREES HAVE BEEN BLOWN TO LITTLE BITS and the ones near them are on fire.]
[THAT WAS WAY MORE POWERFUL THAN YOU SAID IT WOULD BE, IGGY. The camera tips off its tripod, although there is a moment where it catches a burst of feathers as Toris shoves Iggy back out of the way. When the camera lands on the ground Toris has hit the ground, too, missing his left arm.
And also most of the left half of his chest. Like his heart and left lung.
To his credit, he makes nothing more than a startled noise, like he’d simply been surprised by the magnitude of the explosion.]
[Iggy had the wind knocked out of him, but as soon as he reinflates his lungs he’s up and laughing, his legs and wingtips visible sideways on the screen]
Oh, man! That was so awesome! Are you okay? Did you hear that? Holy crap, did it start a forest fire?
[Toris, still in full view of the camera, is obviously not able to answer at first. But there’s only a moment of stillness before his body springs into action, heart and lung reforming first, along with the intricate veins and nerves required to power them. It’s just starting to beat again as his ribs arc across his chest, and he sits up with his hand half-regrown, even if the skin hasn’t shown up yet and he looks--rather a mess.]
I’m fine--but the trees you didn’t blow up are on fire.
[His voice is surprisingly steady, all things considered.]
I hope the camera’s okay...
[kneels down and feels around for the camera]
I think it’s still recording. Do you think we should maybe... call the fire department? Or... tell someone?
[finds the camera and puts it rightside up. It’s facing towards Iggy now, whose face looks rather singed. In fact, his eyebrows are missing altogether.]
What would we say, you blew up the forest with a book and a chemistry set? [Toris is visible again, thankfully with skin this time, pulling his hair back into the ponytail it was in. He glances at Iggy’s face, does a double-take, and then laughs, just a bit.]
You’re missing your eyebrows, you know.
What, really? [touches his face and cracks up, soot blackened feathers drifting down from his wings whenever he moves] We should go back in and post this.
[Toris can’t help but crack up when Iggy does, obviously in a good mood, all things considered.] What, with “PS: The forest is on fire, someone should fix that” added on the end? [He laughs again.]
[gigglesnort] Yes. Totally. [puts his hand out to feel the camera, momentarily covering the lens]
Like this. [leans way in, a mock serious expression plastered on] Ladies and gentlemen, your local forest? Yeah, it’s on fire. Might want to call someone about that. [Iggy loses the fake frown and dissolves into more giggles, knocking the camera over again to show two pairs of feet before it goes black.]