2/1: Everything Old is New Again

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Static and radio noises are heard. Camera fades in on a dim view of a planet.

Male Voice: Come in Blue Command, come in.

Camera fades out to black, then in on a panning view to the right over Blood Gulch.

Male Voice: This is Medical Officer DuFresne. I have reached Blood Gulch Outpost Alpha, do you read?

Camera fades out to black, then in on a daylight view of the moon, slowly panning down.

Vic: (distorted) Yes, dude, hello, can you read me? Hello? Check one, check two.

DuFresne: Say again, Blue Command. I do not read.

Vic: (distorted) Check two. Is this thing on? Hello, hello.

Camera continues to pan down, revealing DuFresne in purple armor.

DuFresne: Blue Command, please boost your transmission to match communication protocol, Echo, Bravo-

Vic: (audio distortion ends) Yo, I hear you. Calm down, dude, what's going on? Hello, yo, can you hear me, hello?

DuFresne: Uh, roger that Command.

Vic: Sorry 'bout that, I was in the elevator, this thing doesn't work so well in there. What's going on, dude?

DuFresne: Roger tha... uh... is this Blue Command?

Vic: Oh yeah, man, sure, totally! What's goin' on?

DuFresne: You're sure? The Blue Command base?

Vic: Hey, dude. Take it easy. You called me, I didn't call you.

DuFresne: Naw, I know, it's just...

Vic: It's just what, dude?

DuFresne: Never mind. I'm just letting you know that I've reached Blood Gulch Outpost Alpha. I'm gonna make contact with the Blue Squad members.

Vic: Blood Gulch, huh? Alright, let me look here, let me see what it says... Blood Gulch, bleu bleaou bee ehl, bluoea here we go, Blood Gulch, okay. Says here, you wanna make contact with Lieutenant Chase... ask him about their wounded dude.

DuFresne: Roger that. Any other orders?

Vic: Anything else.. yeah okay, yeah, it says here whatever you do, don't- oh. Okay, never mind dude, I'm not supposed to read you that part, okay, just uh... you'll be okay, just, uh, be very careful. That's all.

DuFresne: ...Great.

Vic: Alright then. Well it's our goal here at Blue Base to provide excellent customer service, and I hope that I have done that today. Uh, if you have any further questions about this radio transmission, you can just, um, you know call back, say "Dude, I've got some questions, what's goin' on." Over and out.

DuFresne: Okay... Lieutenant Chase...

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Cut to Blue Base, where Tucker is talking to Church.

Tucker: Hey, Church, we have a problem.

Church: (in cobalt armor again) I am not your mother, so don't come tattling to me every time one of you does something that the other one doesn't like. And if you have another problem, tell fucking Rick.

Tucker: I'm telling you, he's crazy. He keeps threatening me and talking in a scary voice.

Caboose: No, I didn't.

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