Room 038 [Video] (Backdated to PSYCH-UP FRIDAY)

[no_ufo_ending]

_{[The feed flickers on and the camera shakes wildly before it rounds on a shirtless and wide-eyed Henry Townshend. The only thing behind him is an abundance of evening sky. He is on the roof.]}

I'm going to do it. I'm finally going to do it, are you ready? I'm gonna catch Fat Stanley.

_{[The camera whips around to show a flock of Pidove foraging peacefully in the neighbor's yard below. Sure enough, one of them is rather fat.]}

He has no idea. He's been evading us for a year he thinks he's so great well he's got another thing coming!

<sub>[He gingerly puts his 'gear down on the roof and angles it where he thinks the Pidove flock is. Sadly, they're cut off from view. The last thing the camera films is one Henry Townshend running along the edge of the roof full tilt and disappearing over the edge of it with a wild war yell.]

[The feed eventually times out.]


[Any video responses will come the following day.]</sub>


[ACTION FOR SHARKHOUSE the following day.]

_{[Henry sulks on the sofa and frowns blearily at the television. He is full of two different kinds of pain medicine and his foot is in a cast already lovingly decorated with names and messages from his housemates. He did not catch Fat Stanley.]}

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[action]

[exeggutorhead]

[Hello Henry, here's your best friend leaning over the back of the couch.]

[He's worried and sympathetic about the broken foot of course, but. But.]

[Yesterday sure did happen. There's the hint of a smirk twitching at the corners of his mouth, but other than that he is playing this totally straight.]

Heeey, Henry. You want some breakfast?

I can make you some pancakes.

[no_ufo_ending]

_{[Henry slowly rolls his eyes up to meet Envy's and gives him the longest, slowest, most unamused blink.]}

[exeggutorhead]

[The tiny smirk widens. This is what you get for being friends with this awful, awful man, Henry.]

Yeah, that sounds like a great idea. Pancakes.

I'll go make them right now, it'll be great.

[He turns on one heel and starts heading for the kitchen.]

[no_ufo_ending]

_{[He grunts and pushes himself up onto one elbow.]}

I don't want pancakes. I don't ever want to see another pancake again. You don't even know how!

[foolishwren]

_{[There's a yell from the other room.]}

Just don't make any crepes!

[exeggutorhead]

[He was about to make another smartass remark to Henry when Heather pops in.]

Hey, shut up! That was once!

[no_ufo_ending]

_{[Henry's face lights up. That's right! Baby sister is home! He shimmies backward on the sofa a little so that he's propped up on the arm. One side of the kitchen is in sight.]}

Yeah! Maybe you should just make some cereal! You can't burn that!

_{[Henry, this man helped you once when you were eating cereal off the floor with your face.]}

[foolishwren]

_{[BABY SISTER IS HOME and even with Henry's roof-jumping escapades yesterday, Envy still wears the crown for Biggest Current Fuckup in the house. Also, Envy's fun to tease.]}

Don't burn the cereal, Envy!

[exeggutorhead]

[>8[!!!]

[he's feeling so attacked right now you jerks]

[He crosses his arms and huffs before continuing into the kitchen. He'd been mostly joking before but NOW HE'S DOING IT. JUST WATCH.]

I'M MAKING PANCAKES.

[There's some clattering from the invisible side of the kitchen as he starts forcibly getting out bowls and measuring tools.]

[no_ufo_ending]

Don't do it! Don't go!

_{[He's twisted around about as far as he can without disturbing his foot.]}

I can't walk! If the house burns down, nobody home is strong enough to carry me!

[foolishwren]

_{[She doesn't bother coming into the room, but her yelling does get louder once she hears Envy banging around.]}

Dozens Dead in House Fire, Local Man Pleads Pancakes!

[exeggutorhead]

PAN.

[He bangs a whisk on the counter to make an alarming noise.]

CAKES.

And local girl is discovered to not be able to count!

[no_ufo_ending]

Don't make too much noise or Lust will HIRE SOMEONE TO PUT YOU TO SLEEP WITH A PINK GODBEAST!

_{[His voice cracks from hollering the entire previous day.]}

[foolishwren]

_{[Heather's voice is cracking, too, but it's with laughter.]}

Local Man Suspect in Pancake Fire Comes Under Public Scrutiny for Alleged Connections to the Lullaby Assassin!

[exeggutorhead]

[Envy is no longer indignant, he's only just barely not laughing himself. He waves the whisk out where Henry will be able to see it.]

Yeah, and Lust plans ahead! You don't know if she's already paid me off in advance!

THE LULLABY ASSASSIN NEVER SLEEPS.

[He lets out a maniacal cackle and the whisk withdraws. There's the noise of the fridge opening and things being taken out. Envy bangs on the counter some more.]

Video

[coolskeleton_95]

Do you require any help, human???? I'm an expert at bird calls!

[no_ufo_ending]

_{[Henry's face warped into a little frown as Envy was no longer being insulted for his cooking abilities.]}

Oh whatever! You can't cook you way out of a wet paper bag!

_{[He turns away and sinks back down onto the sofa.]}

Video

[no_ufo_ending]

<sub>[ONE DAY LATER.]

[The feed comes from inside a house as Henry slouches miserably on the sofa.]</sub>

I think I've given up on birds.

[foolishwren]

_{[Heather, on the other hand, is still perfectly happy to play along.]}

Lullaby Assassin's Name Confirmed to be 'Really Ironic', News at Eleven.

Re: Video

[coolskeleton_95]

You can't just quit! Where's your DETERMINATION?

[Video]

[wing_attack]

... Henry, you can't come at a prey animal from above.

[Also Henry you can't fly, but you know this already.]

Video

[bent_the_world]

That's one fat bird-emon!

Go get him!

[Because Korra's always one to encourage people going for their goals. Even if it's just catching a fat Pokemon. Plus, the guys' excitement is just kind of catching.]

Video

[no_ufo_ending]

My...determination has flown away. With Fat Stanley.

[Video]

[no_ufo_ending]

_{[ONE DAY LATER.]}

I'll keep that in mind. Thank you, Tobias.

_{[It's not you, Tobias, Henry's just salty about all the pancake talk in the house today.]}

Video

[no_ufo_ending]

_{[ONE DAY LATER.]}

I didn't get him.