A/V Lab, Monday After Classes

[swerval_zero]

Zero camped out in the A/V lab with her footage from the past weekend, a case of Mountain Dew, and snacks. Lots of snacks. Her presence could probably be determined from the punk music leaking into the hallway.

On the door was posted a handmade little sign, reading:

KEEP OUT
'Art' In Progress
Parker, Peter, and Jake Welcome
All others: My journalistic integrity is not for sale
And also, I have a taser.

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[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker took this to mean that she could come in, and knocked first.

"Zero. It's me. I'm not armed."

[swerval_zero]

"If you're lying, I have a taser," Zero said warily. "Enter."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker came in holding a bribe before her: a big bag of Dove chocolates. And a very calculating look. "I don't want to go back to jail, Zero. It's cold there!"

[swerval_zero]

Zero rolled her eyes at her. "You won' go back to jail, Parker. It wasn' you; it'll never stand up in court. The footage isn't for sale, but I can show you something funny."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Funny is good. Funny will keep me from going pyro on this whole school." Parker sat down on a nearby swivel chair and popped a chocolate in her mouth. "Go for it."

[swerval_zero]

Zero hit play on a clip of her interview with Simba the lion cub. "Guess who this is."

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

Parker chortled. She had to. The Cute was nearly tangible. "Uhh-- I don't know, Cam? Crichton? They've both turned into animals before." She grinned as Simba frolicked. "Rita fed him PopTarts on Saturday, whoever he is."

[swerval_zero]

"Nope. Better." She hit another button, switching to a screencap of the cub captioned with 'HAMLET' in giant letters and a giant, flashing red arrow pointing to the cub himself.

[mparkerceo.livejournal.com]

"Oh. My. God." Parker nearly choked on a chocolate, then started laughing. "Seriously? Mr. Goth was that fuzzy wuzzy lion cub?!"

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

Jake dropped by. He brought coffee in case Zero needed something to fuel her artistic vision. "How's it going?"

[swerval_zero]

"Oh, hey!" Zero glared at her screen. "Some of these are more difficult to work with than others." She glared at Hermione, paused on her screen.

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

Jake held up a thermos towards her. "Coffee?" He came closer so he could look over her shoulder. "...Too much material or can't you figure out what she's actually saying?"

[swerval_zero]

Zero snatched the thermos and clung to it. "It's just so...horrifying."

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

Jake had to admit this was true. "I've always heard you have to suffer for your art, though," he said, in a bizarre attempt to cheer her up. "And think of the joy you'll be spreading." He thought about what he'd heard about Hermione. "Maybe we should bring alcohol to the viewing as well."

[swerval_zero]

"If nothin' else, some of the 'affected' would probably appreciate it. This is...there's so much gold. I think I've narrowed the lion cub down to Hamlet, but no clue on the giant lion who said he wasn' a lion. He didn' give me enough of an interview to work with."

[courier-gavin.livejournal.com]

Jake took a sip of coffee and hurriedly swallowed. "The lovable, cheerful little lion was Hamlet? Do you think we need to set up a suicide watch? ...There was another lion too? Maybe it was Hamlet's dad?"

[swerval_zero]

"Might not be a bad idea. No, I think Hamlet's da's dead or summat. He's not in Fandom, at least." She turned to another screen, where a little turtle bravely trekked down the hallway. "Hey, can you get me a copy of "Flight of the Bumblebees" or whatever it's called?"

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

Peter walked over to the A/V lab and knocked on the door. "No taser needed!" he called out.

[swerval_zero]

"You may enter!" Zero called, killing the Sex Pistols blasting from the computer's speakers.

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

Peter opened the door and stepped inside. "Hey. For the record, I think I'm going vegetarian, at least temporarily. How's the movie coming along?"

[swerval_zero]

Zero tossed a gummi bear into her mouth and said, "It's getting somewhere. Slowly but surely."

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"So, what's the best footage you have?" Peter asked, pulling up a seat.

[swerval_zero]

"There is no best. There is only 'swerval' 'less swerval' and 'made me want to punch them while I was talking to them.' But Hamlet the lion cub's gotta be up at the top there."

[peter--parker.livejournal.com]

"He wasn't that cute," Peter pouted. "I can't believe Hamlet tried to eat me. Any clue who the big lion was so I can hold a grudge against him, too?"

[swerval_zero]

Zero shook her head. "No, an' I didn' get enough of an interview with him to work with. Oh! Have you seen Hermione?"