So it wouldn't be a movie night without snacks. Which was why Ronan was coming into the living room with a giant bowl of popcorn (tossed in butter with just the right amount of sea salt and a little cayenne pepper and cumin) in one hand, a couple of bottles of
Guinness Foreign Extra in the other or enough for Jack and/or Emma if they are joining in
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He didn't even like them all that much. It just seemed to have become-- not a habit, but some quirk of the universe he couldn't escape.
"A hanar," he confirmed. "They're a species of bio-luminescent... well, they prefer not to be called 'jellyfish', but... that's probably the easiest reference. Blasto is supposed to be the first hanar Spectre, which is... the Council's personal branch of special ops operatives."
Beat.
"Don't expect too much of it. It's just a stupid action movie."
And he'd just found out they were planning another one next year that featured an elcor as Blasto's vitriolic best bud. Sigh.
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Ronan grinned and grabbed a handful of popcorn. "So jellyfish is a slur, then -- anything else I should know about them before we start this, or can I probably pick it up as we watch?"
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The movie kicked off with a cold open; Kaidan chose the better part of valor and reached out to pick up a beer.
"But feel free to let me know if you, uh, have any questions," he said a moment later. Probably was a lot going on in it that Kaidan figured was, you know, normal. Come to think of it.
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"So can you tell me more about the Spectres? You said they're special ops -- do they have a degree of autonomy, or are they directed-only?"
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Such as what looked to him like an enormous squid holding guns.
"... what in blazes is this?" he asked, and snatched a handful of popcorn before anyone could stop him.
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Shepard probably would've said that more earnestly.
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He gestured to the squid-thing. "That's the jellyfish?"
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"Do I smell meatballs?"
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"And there's Guinness."
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If she came out a moment later with the entire crockpot and forks for all, well, Emma was hungry. Life with Hank meant lots of mac and cheese.
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Ronan laughed at the sight of the crockpot, pulling out a Guinness to hold out for Emma. "And, really, is there any other kind of food in this house?" It's not like the fridge was full of leftovers or anyth- oh, wait.
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