Video: [Hypnos] For a little change of tone...

[videointhenoise]

There's no visual, just a blank screen as voices start to fill the blankness. Snatches of conversations stand out.

"...Vega..."

"...President Clinton said..."

This sound starts playing, like it's across the room. With each successive pulse, however, the sound intensifies until it's almost deafening...when it stops as suddenly as it started. Replacing it is a distinctly German voice, one that most people might recognize as Hitler's.

"Ich verkünde die Spiele von Berlin, zur Feier der 11. Olympiade neuer Zeitrechnung, als eröffnet."

There's cheering all around! It fades, though, until there's just the sound of the pulsing signal, which stays quietly in the background of the entire transmission.

A hissing kettle...

The sound of kissing and a sharp intake of breath...

"Kent! Put the toilet seat down!"

Running feet slapping against bare floors...

Dogs barking and a child's giggle...

The roar of an animal and Hitler's voice is back, repeating his speech, but it slowly fades into the dulcet tones of Kermit the frog.

"Kermit the frog here! Here's a duckling! Keep it safe!"

"I will, Kermit. I will."

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[cisskabob]

[Thank you for having a fairly normal dream, Kent. In that it makes zero sense! Woohoo! Cissie knows it's rude to comment on these, but she's incredibly sleep deprived. Forgive her. Also she is smart and all, but does not recognize Hitler's voice as... Hitler's. Whoops?]

...My German's rusty to nonexistent, but the Berlin Olympics?

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[videointhenoise]

[He laughs anyway. He doesn't mind.]

Yes. Hitler's opening address to the public and the first television broadcast.

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[cisskabob]

[She groans at that, but it's a groan and laugh at the same time.]

Hitler, again? It's always Nazis lately.

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[videointhenoise]

I think that's what made me dream of it. But this had nothing to do with his politics.

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[cisskabob]

No? What did it have to do with?

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[videointhenoise]

Like I said...first television broadcast. It's the first bit of humanity that any other life in the galaxy would be able to visualize. Well, with a lot of assumptions.

In my universe, of course.

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[cisskabob]

It might be true for mine too; I can't say I know that particular bit of trivia.

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[videointhenoise]

Well, if you know Hitler, then I assume it would be the same.

...this is not a conversation I thought I'd ever have.

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[cisskabob]

[She laughs.] Well, I can't say I know him personally. Not like these HYDRA people around here, apparently.

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[videointhenoise]

[He joins her in laughing.]

I don't, either! I just happened to be the only one in the room who knew German at the time.

[notafraidofyou]

Somehow I pegged you as more of a Bunsen Honeydew fan.

[videointhenoise]

It was more Kermit's voice than anything else that stuck out to me.

[notafraidofyou]

Hm. He does have a pretty good voice, now that you mention it.

[videointhenoise]

Were you a Muppet kid?

[notafraidofyou]

Heh, a little. I mean, not huge or anything, but enough to know a few of them. I always liked Kermit, too, but I think the grumpy old guys are my favorite.

[videointhenoise]

Oh, then we should get along famously!

[He cracks himself up.]

And I think you mean Statler and Waldorf. They're wonderful.

[notafraidofyou]

Right?? They're hilarious!

[videointhenoise]

That's what needs to be played downstairs. I've heard it's a theater, but I've only ever heard terrifying music.

[notafraidofyou]

Yeah, they've been showing silent films. So it's all spooky music and spooky visuals, but I don't think that helps you all that much.

Rude, hotel. Rude.

[videointhenoise]

What's the film of the day?

[notafraidofyou]

[With a certain amount of disgust.]

Alice in Wonderland.

[videointhenoise]

I actually liked that one. You didn't?

[notafraidofyou]

Eh. One of the loons at home uses it as his schick. Kinda ruined my appreciation for it.