Well we cant actually see anything. Its all text. Anyway, mark i formally apologize. *poofs rhem back to normal.* had to get cap to agree ro take an actual break somehow and im sorry that came at rhe cost of you experiencing Pain.
Have a blankies a soft couch to cuddle on and hot coco with marshmallows and Real Cream for you cap and simon
Wha- text? Is the monitor not worki-
[The Captain is cut off as they're switched back to their own body mid-sentence, and they immediately push backwards out of Mark's grip, adjusting to their own body again. Mark, for his part, looks painfully lost, patting his arms and chest and eventually his face like it's his first time seeing them.]
You're alright, Mark, I fixed it, okay? I fixed it. You don't have to do that again. I'm sorry.
[The couch, hot cocoa, and blankets inexplicably arrange themselves through a series of small wormholes, and the Captain eyes the whole setup with something like dread. One glance over at Mark's expression, though, is enough to have them setting their shoulders in determination and holding a hand out to him, which he silently takes, still looking incredibly shaken.]
C-Captain?
It's alright. I fixed it. This is just my... penance.
[They lead him over to the couch and sit down stiffly, Mark slumping beside them, although they make no move to reach towards the blankets or the hot cocoa. Mark does, pulling a mug into his hands, still silent and pale but clearly mostly mentally present, and he at least relaxes a little, like he knows how to sit on a couch. The Captain stays sitting straight, a respectful distance away, their hands on their thighs like they're sitting in a dining chair instead of a couch.]
Here mark! For your convo with cap on just whhhyyyy you had that reaction to the song Bruises And Bitemarks.
*tosses mark a bouquet of roses, and candles for a romantic aura appear strategically around the bridge*
[Mark puts his head in his hands as the bouquet of roses spits out of a wormhole and hits him in the head, dropping lightly to the desk without damage. The Captain glances around, confused and a little panicked, before they look back at Mark, their gaze piercing.]
What is this?
This really isn't how I wanted this to go...
[Mark mutters into his hands, sounding tired and more than a little mortified, and the Captain shakes their head.]
Mark, please explain this to me, or I'm going to start guessing, and I do not like where my logic is taking me right now.
You're not gonna let go of this, are you?
Mark.
[They sound worried, more so than anyone's ever heard them, and their voice stays steely, like they're panicking, too. Mark shakes his head, looking up at Simon with slightly wet eyes, apologetic and guilty and embarrassed and a million other things as he meets Simon's gaze to avoid looking at the Captain for just another a moment longer.]
Captain, you are his Protection, his Scary Dog Privileges.
Hes Likes That.
Anyway,
Go on marki! You can have that talk now!
Go off on the people that tried to KILL YOUR BOYFRIEND WITH BAD ENGINEERING!
I... hmph. If you say so.
[The Captain shifts slightly, rolling their shoulders a little, and uncharacteristically, their cheeks go slightly pink. It's clear they've heard the term before. They let Mark cradle their cheek for a moment before they gently take his hand in their own and lowering it, huffing quietly as their voice softens.]
Go on then, love. I'm right behind you.
[Mark grins, relaxing slightly as the Captain does, squeezing their hand once before he steps in front of them and glares down Ava, Jack and David.]
Well, if you insist... I suppose, it- well, let me start with, it's not just bad engineering, it's downright blasphemous. Seriously, the whole "oh wah wah we're low on resources" schtick gets a little hard to believe when you're actively throwing away materials cause you can't be bothered to build things to last! Really, it's pathetic, and insulting to real engineers to boot.
[The sound of fabric rustling can be heard as Mark paces in the back of the frame, occasionally flapping his hands as he passes by the Captain where they sit in front of the monitor, turned away from him and pretending not to look.]
Wow, Captain. I mean, just, wow! I know we both saw our fair share of them before, and theoretically the multiverse is infinite, but we're making so many connections - our message really is spanning the multiverse! This is crazy! And all cause of a little transmitter we scraped together out of warp core parts and an old monitor...
[The Captain shifts in their chair, a slight smile tugging at the corner of their mouth as they watch Mark enthuse about his creation out of the corner of their eye.]
It is crazy. I just hope nothing goes wrong.
Don't be silly, Captain! We've already broken the multiverse once, there's no chance of it happening twice! And plus, we're being more careful this time. No unstable, crazy crystals to rip holes in the fabric of spacetime.
If you say so.
...Oh, damnit, I left the transmitter running. We need to wire a pause button for that or something.
I'll put it on my list, Captain!
[The microphone turns off with a click, and the transmission goes silent and black.]
To anyone who can see this: Hello. In my time as the Captain of the Invincible II, I've seen and experienced things far beyond what I thought was possible, one of those things notably being the existence of other universes. Our warp core may be out of commission, leaving us to travel the last few years of our journey through conventional means, but through the incredible skill and talent of my Head Engineer Mark Iplier (hi!!!) we have managed to repurpose what remained to establish a digital link across the width of the multiverse, using this website that seems to be a universal constant, Tumblr. The purpose of this link is not only for research and discovery, but to find out if there are others like us who have experienced similar reality-breaking events. If you have any to report, or would simply like to ask questions or provide much-needed human contact for my Head Engineer and I as we bear the burden of our knowledge alone, please, speak to us through the ask box.
#storytime with the captain - Explanations or information about this universe that we perceive as important contextual info.
#lantern slides - Visual snapshots
>[Captain face reveal pt.1|pt.2]
>Current Anon tags:
🌀,🗝️,🦁,🧊,🩸,📼,🐶,☀️,💊,🌡️,🔦,🍂,🚛,🌱,✨,🪨,🧸,👤
(Mod talk below the cut)
PSA: Mod does NOT have a good memory, so if there's ever a reblog chain that im part of or an ask youve sent in that I havent replied to for more than a day, please dont be afraid to @ me or shoot me another ask, because theres a high likelihood its gotten lost in my notifs and ive forgotten, OR theres a reason behind it and you deserve to know the reason! In fact, please dont be afraid to send me ooc asks in general if youd like any clarification on anything, in happy to do so!!
hiiii so im the mod, yall can just call me mod for now, he/they!! im super heavily hyperfixated on the markiplier connected universe atm (thanks, iron lung) and all the other rp blogs that have been active have inspired me to finally make a captain blog!! this will heavily be inspired by my own captainsona/oc and feature elements of that, so if thats not your thing id like to remind you that we are all The Captain in one universe or another, and all our interpretations are valid :] and on that note, this blog will feature captaineer and capvictneer as a developing relationship!! so if thats also not your thing, all posts containing romantic connotations will be tagged with #captaineerrp and/or #capvictneerrp (because i dont want to clog up the main tags) or you can just go <3
just so theres no confusion, my version of the captain was also once the DA, Mark's heist partner, and has been on A Date with him... to a certain extent.
MOD BOUNDARIES: In regards to Mark and Captain, suggestive asks are okay, mod is an adult! but suggestive asks involving other blogs Mark and Cap interact with I would prefer to be kept to a minimum unless youve checked with them, or it's already been happening! I might also make suggestive references and sexy flirting with Cap and Mark (and Simon), but there will probably be no explicit content - other than innuendo and/or kissing, but all of it will be appropriately tagged with something like #tw suggestive! stuff including/describing violence is also okay (e.g. an anon has previously stabbed the captain- that's all good and was very funny!) but depending on the content of the ask it may not get answered if the violence is too inconvenient 😅 the same with "magic anon" asks - theyre definitely okay and encouraged! but they may be delayed or not answered if its not the right time, lol
How did mark feel about the other him having red hair?
I totally pulled it off. Ooo, Captain, maybe I should go red! Or orange, orange is a good colour!
As much as I'd love to support you, it'd clash with your beret.
...damn, you're right. Uh... blue? Pink?
Blue would look good on you.
[The Captain says without thinking, before their jaw tenses, but they can't backpedal without making it worse. Mark notices, because of course he notices these things now, but he doesn't say anything, just smiling to himself as he lists off more colours.]
[ Mystic was bored out of its mind, despite all that the multiverse had to offer. Maybe it was feeling overwhelmed with options or simply just unenthused. Or maybe it was the hunger. Either way, something was off about it for the moment. Which is why it is sitting in its chambers right now and sending out a message to someone who will pick up a signal across the multiverse. Vast, bleeding multiverse. ]
Hello? This is one of the many Captains of the Invincible II speaking. I'm sending this message out to anyone out of complete boredom. If you would like to reach out, please do! I love my kiddos to death, but there comes some time where I need some space. Hah. Space. We're in space. Anyways, I hope to connect with someone soon.
@the-universes-edge (hellooooo I really like your blog :D the multiverse can never have too many captains, eh?)
>CONNECTION DETECTED.
>LINK ESTABLISHED.
>...
>...
>CONNECTION STABILISED.
[The Captain and Mark both squint at the monitor with identical confused expressions as the signal struggles to stabilise before the message comes through and they relax. Mark snickers at the space pun, and Captain rolls their eyes at him fondly before replying.]
Greetings! You've reached another Captain. It's good to hear from a universe that actually has theirs present! Our transmitter is currently making connections across the multiverse, that's how we've received this message - are you using a similar device?
[Mark mouths the word 'kiddos' silently as the Captain replies, face scrunched up slightly as he looks down at his own Captain, clearly trying to imagine them as a parent and failing.]
