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[isnotokay]

[ When the video feed starts, it shows Annie in her uniform jacket with a distinctly flat expression that military sorts might recognize as a thousand-yard stare. The silence drags on unreasonably, though she doesn’t give any indication that she thinks it as such. (Hint: She doesn’t.) Finally, she speaks in a tone that's apathetic: ] Is natural gas available in this place? I need it to fill a certain type of canister.

[ Not that she needs it right now, but she lifts one of the canisters from her 3DMG to show it. There's a strategic value to this move by pretending she's lost that advantage. ]

Ah, I should ask after my squad, shouldn’t I? [ She says it almost as an afterthought. So she introduces herself bluntly: ] Annie Leonhart. Stohess District MP, under acting squad leader Marlowe Freudenberg.

[ Because apparently that should do the trick, right? Terse to a fault in such an unusual situation, she abruptly shuts off the feed. ]

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[speaksreindeer]

[That's weird. People (that aren't reindeer) usually don't like the smell of natural gas, but if she's going to look for some, Kristoff supposes he could give the whole helping-people thing another shot. He comes onto the feed with a strange, almost strained expression, then waits. Sniffs. Yup, he's still pungent.]

Hey. I'm not trying to brag here, but if you want natural gas, I'm your guy.

[Seriously. Did you not catch that sniff test?]

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[isnotokay]

[ The flattest of flat looks. Unfortunately, this isn't the kind of joke that she's unfamiliar with.

Though she's not sure he's joking. That's definitely odd. ]

That answers one question. There are idiots in this world, too.

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[speaksreindeer]

[Wait, what? He was just trying to help you and you're calling him an idiot? Kristoff frowns and crosses his arms, brow furrowing at that.]

What's that supposed to mean? You're the one looking for natural gas. [He's just... so offended. See? Seeeee? This is why he doesn't help people!]

video;

[isnotokay]

You're serious. You're actually serious.

[ This is probably supposed to be a question, but the inflection doesn't make it seem like one at all. ]

video;

[speaksreindeer]

Of course I'm serious! Why wouldn't I be?

[Oh for the love of reindeer.]

video; goddammit Loki don't sneak into my threads

[isnotokay]

You've misunderstood entirely.

[ She actually manages to look surprised for a moment there. ]

What I'm looking for isn't from living beings. Natural gas comes from the ground. It's a type of fuel.

video; Loki, reindeer or gtfo

[speaksreindeer]

[That. Oh. OH.]

Then you're looking for my family. If you stop calling me an idiot, I might even ask one of them.

[They're made of rocks. Natural gas from them counts.]

[isnotokay]

[ Are they getting somewhere now? She's not entirely sure. ]

I'll stop. Confusion isn't necessarily idiocy, even if they seem similar.

[speaksreindeer]

Then I'll ask them. [Smugly. He totally won this argument.]

Once I find them.

[isnotokay]

When did you see them last?

[ If he means his family before he got here and she's half certain he does, she might just re-evaluate her judgement. ]

[speaksreindeer]

That-- [He thinks. His shoulders droop.] A while ago. They live near the Northern Mountain and that's pretty far from here.