[Video]
[You are looking at a large, white sphere, with an orange 'V' painted on it. A particularly sharp person might recognize it as the Hayden Planetarium, with a new paint job. The American Museum of Natural History is nowhere to be seen, however, and neither is the glass box that usually surrounds the structure. Nothing is visible behind the sphere but clouds and sky, and the shot is framed very tightly; the structure could be anywhere. Additional point: the actual Hayden Planetarium isn't missing: it's exactly where it's supposed to be. ...Isn't it? It certainly looks to be. Maybe someone should look into that if they have the time. A large, seriously: large video screen emerges from the sphere. And now you are watching a video of a video of Vector. Why? Because he can.]
Oh, hello City. Didn't see you there. You're looking well. Is that a new haircut? Aaaaaaaaanyway. I (The Mighty Vector) just thought you might like to get a look at my (The Mighty Vector's) GIANT VIDEO SCREEN. Oh yeah! It's giant. It's a video screen. It's bigger than yours. Just a little (ha ha) something I whipped up for: playing video games...watching evil movies...also neutral movies, probably. And so on. BUT THAT'S. NOT. ALL.
Camera two: zoom in! Camera one: full body shot! My motivation is I'm awesome!
[The framing of both shots adjusts until you can no longer tell that this is a video of a video, and Vector stands on a street corner holding what would look like a ray gun, if a squid wasn't peeking out of it.]
What do I hold in my hand, you may be wondering? This, oh City is: the squid launcher. TM: me. And how does it work? Why-...
[At this point there's a commotion off screen, and something flies past Victor at about waist height. A woman yells:]
"Someone, please!"
[Victor turns quizzically in her direction, and the squid launcher goes off in the opposite direction. And hits something. Victor looks down at the taunt cable in confusion, then presses a button on the weapon to reel the squid in. Along with said squid comes a baby carriage, the squid having latched on to the handle of it. The baby is waving its balled fists and cooing with glee, because babies love squids. The squid looks like it could take or leave the entire situation. Victor looks mildly surprised.]
Oh, hello baby. Look at youuuuuuuuu. Who has tiny baby hands? Whoooo hash tiiiiiny baby hands? You do! Yesh you dooooooo.
[He detaches his squid as the baby's mother rushes into screen all:]
"MAH BABY. You saved him! How can I ever thank you?"
[Vector narrows his eyes at her.]
I don't like where this is going. City, this: this is not an accurate portrayal of my character, okay? Let's get one thing straight here! I-
[The baby reaches out, grabs one of the squid's tentacles, and starts sucking on it. Victor, the baby's momma, and an unrelated pedestrian all chorus:]
D'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw.
[And someone bumps Victor's recording equipment, and the transmission cuts out abruptly.]
Oh, hello City. Didn't see you there. You're looking well. Is that a new haircut? Aaaaaaaaanyway. I (The Mighty Vector) just thought you might like to get a look at my (The Mighty Vector's) GIANT VIDEO SCREEN. Oh yeah! It's giant. It's a video screen. It's bigger than yours. Just a little (ha ha) something I whipped up for: playing video games...watching evil movies...also neutral movies, probably. And so on. BUT THAT'S. NOT. ALL.
Camera two: zoom in! Camera one: full body shot! My motivation is I'm awesome!
[The framing of both shots adjusts until you can no longer tell that this is a video of a video, and Vector stands on a street corner holding what would look like a ray gun, if a squid wasn't peeking out of it.]
What do I hold in my hand, you may be wondering? This, oh City is: the squid launcher. TM: me. And how does it work? Why-...
[At this point there's a commotion off screen, and something flies past Victor at about waist height. A woman yells:]
"Someone, please!"
[Victor turns quizzically in her direction, and the squid launcher goes off in the opposite direction. And hits something. Victor looks down at the taunt cable in confusion, then presses a button on the weapon to reel the squid in. Along with said squid comes a baby carriage, the squid having latched on to the handle of it. The baby is waving its balled fists and cooing with glee, because babies love squids. The squid looks like it could take or leave the entire situation. Victor looks mildly surprised.]
Oh, hello baby. Look at youuuuuuuuu. Who has tiny baby hands? Whoooo hash tiiiiiny baby hands? You do! Yesh you dooooooo.
[He detaches his squid as the baby's mother rushes into screen all:]
"MAH BABY. You saved him! How can I ever thank you?"
[Vector narrows his eyes at her.]
I don't like where this is going. City, this: this is not an accurate portrayal of my character, okay? Let's get one thing straight here! I-
[The baby reaches out, grabs one of the squid's tentacles, and starts sucking on it. Victor, the baby's momma, and an unrelated pedestrian all chorus:]
D'aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaw.
[And someone bumps Victor's recording equipment, and the transmission cuts out abruptly.]