thebeastwithout: (Freakout)
Beast Boy ([personal profile] thebeastwithout) wrote in [community profile] retrospec2018-01-22 11:48 am

002 - Octopus's Garden In the Shade

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[Today on the hot mess that is Retrospec, somebody's either fallen asleep on their keyboard or allowed their cat to play with the computer for too long, 'cause there's a solid string of this for about a minute straight.]

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Garfield Logan added 3 new photos - in Huntington Avenue, Recollé
2 mins

[The first photo is a blurry image of Gar screaming, with only his head and upper chest visible. Something long and twisty is visible at the edge of the frame.

The second is a slightly less blurry image of a... realistic-looking octopus tentacle, for some reason.

The last is an image of Gar's bare chest underneath a ripped shirt, which no one ever really wanted to see, but we're all being traumatized today so just go with it. Everything looks normal up until the part where his shoulder attaches to the octopus tentacle in the previous picture.

It's kinda gross.]


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frostythehitman: (i can't cONTROL MYSELF)

[personal profile] frostythehitman 2018-01-30 06:46 am (UTC)(link)
[ He shrugs and smoothly drops the backpack off his shoulder onto the floor as he does so. ]

It's not like I can do a lot with the arm I've got now, either. The tentacle can't be much worse.

[ He unzips the backpack and pulls out the arm fully, offering it to Gar. Despite going all the way up and over the shoulder, it's deceptively light and deceptively realistic. He also pulls out the harness, which looks more like a knotted tangle of belts and straps right now. ]

Think you can fit into that? Or is your tentacle too fat?
frostythehitman: (i can't cONTROL MYSELF)

[personal profile] frostythehitman 2018-01-31 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, it looks cool, but it's no walk in the park to control.

[ He can't help the amused grin as Gar tries to shove his tentacle into the arm. ]

Here, let me help with that.

[ He grasps the prosthetic by the forearm and jabs it forward, trying to cram it the rest of the way in. ]
frostythehitman: (somebody help me tame this animal)

[personal profile] frostythehitman 2018-02-02 05:22 pm (UTC)(link)
[ James isn't sure what happened--as far as he can tell, he finally managed to attach the sucker nice and proper. But Gar seems to be in pain, so he starts easing it off. And by 'easing', I mean he's trying to be gentle while also forcefully yanking on it. ]

What happened?
frostythehitman: (beneath the surface)

[personal profile] frostythehitman 2018-02-03 03:49 am (UTC)(link)
Jesus Christ!

[ He whispershouts it and jolts back away from the arm. He's not one to hate bugs or flies particularly, but he's never had to see a fly arm enlarged so much before. James stares at it in morbid, vaguely disgusted fascination. ]

Does it....y'know, move like a fly arm?
frostythehitman: (is neverending)

[personal profile] frostythehitman 2018-02-03 04:21 am (UTC)(link)
Oh yeah, like I just carry a machete on me all the time!

[ Morbidly, he thinks he can probably just yank the arm off--it looks thin and brittle, easy to break off. But instead, he just shoves the prosthetic back on. ]

Just cover it up! Or turn it back into an octopus arm!
frostythehitman: (this lack of self control i fear)

[personal profile] frostythehitman 2018-02-03 04:54 am (UTC)(link)
[ Well. Now that the arm's on, James goes about making sure it's properly resting on Gar's shoulder and then starts attaching the harness, hooking up one section of straps around the back and one around the front.

I hope you like getting your ribcage squeezed, because James is not at all shy about tightening the buckles on this thing. ]


Welcome to Retrospec, man. What it means is you've got superpowers. Lucky you.
frostythehitman: (this lack of self control i fear)

[personal profile] frostythehitman 2018-02-04 06:25 am (UTC)(link)
Tough luck, you gotta wear it tight to make sure it stays on right. It's not supposed to hurt, but it's not gonna be comfortable either.

[ He doublechecks the strap, gives it a tug, and, satisfied, steps back. There, look at that! Gar almost looks normal. Sure, the skintone's a little off if you look closely and the prosthetic's a little larger than Gar's real arm, but otherwise it looks perfectly normal! ]

And yeah, man, being able to turn into different animal stuff? That is totally a superpower. If it's static, that's just a weird mutation. But if it can change, you can probably control it, and that's a power.
frostythehitman: (distracting; reacting)

[personal profile] frostythehitman 2018-02-04 07:29 am (UTC)(link)
[ He shrugs. ]

Maybe you just don't know how to control it yet. I don't know how powers work, I don't have any. But what else is it supposed to be, man?

[ Seeing Gar appreciating the prosthetic, though, makes James feel pretty good about the job he did getting it on him. ]

See? What'd I tell you, this thing's made to look just right. Hell, you could probably even move it a little if you tried--not too much though or you're gonna pop it right off your shoulder.
frostythehitman: (controlling)

[personal profile] frostythehitman 2018-02-05 12:01 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, here, sit down.

[ Once Gar is seated, he begins going through the process, explaining as he goes, because if Gar's going to have to use this long-term, he might as well know. Put a man's sweater on, he's dressed for a day. Teach a man to put a sweater on, he's dressed for a lifetime.

He drapes the sweater on Gar's lap, then positions it so that the bottom edge is opened and the sleeve for the prosthetic is exposed in a straight drop to the floor. ]


Now just put the arm through, pull it up to your shoulder, put your other arm through, then pull it the rest of the way on like any other sweater.
frostythehitman: (consuming; confusing)

[personal profile] frostythehitman 2018-02-06 07:23 am (UTC)(link)
[ James almost looks confused. ]

Uh, yeah, duh. That's like, what they're for.
frostythehitman: ((without a sense of confidence i'm)

[personal profile] frostythehitman 2018-02-07 07:11 am (UTC)(link)
[ James doesn't need to be told twice. He jerks the zipper of his backpack shut, swings it over his shoulder. ]

Good luck, man.

[ James leaps out the open window in one smooth motion. He lands in a quiet somersault and immediately takes off in a sprint down the block. ]
Edited 2018-02-07 07:11 (UTC)