Fred raised an eyebrow at the mention of the development. No doubt this had to do with disturbing the natural habitat of some creature, but Fred was not going to push the issue. But the Mystery Machine? Even the mere mention of the van brought back a rolling tide of memories, all the good and the bad. “Sheesh… nah, I can’t take the van right now, Del. I don’t really feel like sticking out in an all-green van.” Moreover, he didn’t feel like driving in it alone. Still, that van was Fred’s baby back in the day, and he still had that ever-lingering affection. “Think I could see her really quick, though?”
' are you kidding me , freddy ? the paint - job is half the appeal of that beauty , ’ del replies in a playfully chastising manner . the mystery machine was sick and that was the end of the discussion . part of him is curious as to why fred doesn’t want to get back behind the wheel , but ( with the exception of matters of the safety of various cryptozoological entities ) del has never been one to press an issue , preferring to go with the flow . he grins when fred admits that he wants to see the van at the very least . ‘ she’s yours , man , you can see her whenever you want . ’
daphne rolls her eyes but it holds more fondness than she’d care to admit. “but is there physical proof? a photo? a video? you can’t just expect me to believe sightings as good enough evidence for something to be real.” she shrugs, still finding del’s earlier antics on hbtiv amusing. “plus you’re like a crow, instead of shiny things it’s shadows you get distracted by.”
' there would have been, ’ del replies, hands hitting the top of the table for emphasis . there would have been had jackson made such a big deal about not being in frame anymore. ‘ they’ve got no faith, but i could have gotten ground breaking footage of the ohio grassman. neither do you, by the way, no faith. if i said i saw it, i saw something. ’ he rolls his eyes at the comment. ‘ c’mon, you know there’s something up around here, daph. shit’s connected ! ’
Seeing Del approach him with a big ass grin, Fred took a big sigh and put on a forced smile. “Hey, Del. How’re you doing?” Fred stuck out a hand to greet him. It was definitely not that Fred didn’t wanna see Del - shoot, Del was a solid dude. But Fred was not up to talking about cryptids, the supernatural, or anything of that kind; and, with Del, that was inevitable.
lucky for fred , del actually had something else on his mind . at least for now . ' i’m good , man , i’ve been good . nothing much new around here , except for the damn development they’re putting up . . . ’ alright , that was cryptid related , but they could circle back after they focused on the real topic . ‘ how was california ? i heard you were back and was wondering if you were gonna come grab your van . ’
‘ i’m serious , daph , ’ he’s particularly animated tonight , not that he’s usually a stoic figure . he had once again derailed a program , but he was sure it was important . ‘ there was something there ! ’ @daphneblakeinc
hello hello ! you can call me red and i’m super pumped to be here playing your resident over - eager cryptozoologist . i’m rewatching loch ness & chill out and wow can i just say shannon blake really dealt with too much ( people were rude straight to her face , shaggy and scooby wouldn’t eat the food she spent so much time making , a museum director threw a caber through a window of her home and then acted like it was fine ??? and then destroys her dock ??? ) . so yeah , shannon blake deserved better and white 40+ ? male academics are the true monsters of the scoobyverse and while that’s the energy we have going into this intro it really has nothing to do with my boy but ... yeah , here we go ! !
okay so first and foremost , despite all the times the strange happenings in coolsville have been proven to be just hoaxes orchestrated by people , del is a believer . he’ll swear up and down he saw the ohio grassman on a family camping trip when he was nine and that’s really where it all started . no one believed him , and it became a sore spot for del . he’s been trying to prove cryptids are real since .
he’s taken on the personal mantle of protector of the cryptozoological . when things begin to go wrong he usually thinks it’s because of something humans are doing to disturb them ( see : him thinking that the reason nessie was freaking out was because she was being disturbed by the games ) . this is the other reason he wants to prove they’re real , so people will respect them .
strong hippie energy . says he wants to vibe with nessie and honestly he’s valid for it . has for sure said the same thing about bessie . would vibe with any cryptid to good music which is something he also knows a good deal about . his brain is a sponge for useless factoids and is the kind of guy who reads the liner notes . has a pretty substantial record collection .
traveled a bunch as a young adult , basically going legend tripping exclusively . traveled over the us in a van tracking down sighting spots and the like . honestly , if he had been born ten years later he could have had one of those #vanlife youtube channels . because of this though he’s surprising good with mechanical stuff ! he’s good at fixing things when they inevitably break .
pretty easy going ! he doesn’t get worked up about a large number of things besides the protecting of cryptids . just kind of goes with the flow and tries to be helpful .
currently works as a news cameraman for hbtv but it’s half just so he can be on scene when things happen . is real close to being fired for he’s been known to derail a program because he’s ranting from behind the camera and decides to film something specific he thinks is important .
interesting fashion choices . iconic purple lens lennon glasses . cargo pants . lots of questionable graphic t shirts . rope and leather bracelets .
he’s almost positive that all these disappearances are an upset cryptid and so he’s on board to solve the mystery as far as solving it means figuring out how they pissed the ohio frog man out . . . yeah that’s the theory he’s running with currently .
