012: Geek out on the lawn

[ra_ra_razputin]

[Raz was a little bummed at first when he found the large box addressed to him sitting at the mailbox. It was far too big for it to be one of his powers, but

but

comic books.

Now he's lying on his stomach in the yard outside his house, the box on its side and its contents spilling out: dozens of issues of a particular magazine entitled True

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[hourai_branch]

[Is looking over your shoulder]

[ra_ra_razputin]

[Feels like he's being watched...]

Huh? Oh, hey!

[hourai_branch]

Those are...western comics right?

[ra_ra_razputin]

Nah, they're more like... science fiction or mystery. Although there IS one that takes place at a cattle ranch, and a herd cryokinetic cows are being held hostage! Lemme see if I can find it!

[Starts digging through the pile, unaware that he just misinterpreted the question.]

Take a look, it's in a book, REEEEADING RAINBOOOOW!

[never_any_doubt]

[Oh, hey. Spy knows this tiny, big-headed child. He belongs to Milla and is therefore slightly less annoying than most of the other children in Mayfield.]

So zhis is what zhey gave you, hmm? I suppose eet is a reward for surviving longer zhan most of zhe ozhers.

[He nudges a magazine with his foot.]

What are zhey? Comics?

[Oh hey, is that a ridiculous tan Spy is sporting there? Feel free to point and laugh, Raz. Really. Have a ball.]

[ra_ra_razputin]

[And Raz recognizes that snooty French accent!]

These? These are only the most important publication of our time!

[Raz digs around in the pile and produces a seemingly random issue. He offers it up to Spy, and finally notices his terrible tan. And snerks.]

[never_any_doubt]

[Spy ignores the snerking, instead idly flipping through the issue -- #236, from the looks of the front cover.]

Hm. And zhese are true stories? Forgive me if I don't believe zhat zhe Bermuda Triangle is actually caused by a gigantic sea serpent.

[No really. http://2.media.tumblr.com/6fmeZsLUrk7tmpprcaB6jc2Fo1_500.jpg ]

[ra_ra_razputin]

Oh, man, that was a great issue! And it IS true! The corpse is in a museum somewhere now!

You know your face is all splotchy, right? [sneeerk]

[hartmanhips]

[Sasha's in True Psychic tales, even she's not, but it's half propaganda and half truth. Really, if anybody was trying to gain information on the Psychonauts from these books they'd be hilariously misinformed. A secret organization does not just publish their working secrets in a comic book, after all. Currently wandering over and shaking her head somewhat affectionately at the comic books.]

...Sasha did not take down two kraken. He took down...one. And it was a special mission that he spent forever preparing for. [but she realizes that if she says much more she's going to ruin Razputin's enjoyment and so she clams up and tries to point out the lesser known agents, usually as two bit characters running around in the background.]

That agent? In the blue? He was one of the greatest when I was in Whispering Rocks.

[ra_ra_razputin]

[Whatever you do, don't tell Raz that. Everything he thinks he needs to know about being a Psychonaut he learned from this magazine. Which explains a lot.

Well, the issue before that had a giant, telekinetic squid, so I bet they just changed the story a little so it didn't seem that repetitive, ya know?

[Points to the agent in question] You mean this guy? Did he really take down that Canadian drug cartel all by himself? I bet he was a great counselor!

[hartmanhips]

[brb crushing childhood dreams~~~ except for not because this is Milla.
Instead she bemusedly shakes her head, plopping down on the grass next to Raz.]

Indeed, darling, indeed. Can't miss anything now, can you, Razputin?

[she ruffles his hair before hugging him close.]
Of course he did. He wasn't a good counselor though, he was always away on missions. But when he taught, he was brilliant!

[ra_ra_razputin]

Man, I would have liked to learn from him... [Realizes what he just said] N-not that you and Agent Nein are bad teachers, of course! Far from it!