#grian's latest episode killed me and then brought me back to life

[zhukzucraft]

[prismarine-parrots]

The Recap

I have yet to read a fanfic with Recap so I’m changing that, you’re welcome? :P

Zloy pushed open the double doors to the Hermitcraft Recap stage, ready to throw together and record the next episode. However, unlike per usual when the undead zombie entered, the lights were off and the studio was eerily silent.

"Pix? You here?" Zloy called. No reply.

Weird. Normally I'm the late one. Guess I'll get set up without him them.

Zloy kicked the door closed with his foot and headed up to his place in the control booth above their news set on the stage. He put down his laptop and plugged it in to the permanent charger they had there, opening the screen...

And paused.

A devious smirk made its way into Zloy's face as he got a mischievous idea. He quickly got up and turned the lights back off in the studio, then pulled his laptop off the desk to the floor and he sat and brought up a video.

Now all I have to do is wait, Zloy chuckled under his breath, Pix will never know what his him!

Ten incredibly boring minutes of waiting and doodling on a notepad in the lowlight later, the studio doors slammed open and there was heavy breathing.

"I'M HERE!"

The Russian jumped and froze underneath the desk at the loud exclamation. He hit his head on the desk and his green hand hit the keyboard of his laptop, making the screen flare to life and the video he had up start playing.

"DUH DUH DUH DAH. DUH DUH DUH DAH DUH DUH DUH"

The Hermitcraft Recap theme song started playing at 100% volume of the studio speakers, meaning that it could be felt through the floor and blasted into your very soul. The zombie could hear the human's scream and something metal falling over.

“THIS WEEK, ON HERMITCRAFT—“

"ZLOOOYYY!" Pixlriffs yelled over the glitched audio of his own voice, "TURN IT OFF, RIGHT NOW!"

Zloy was crying and laughing in his hiding spot. Not only did he get Pixlriffs, but he got himself as well! He blindly reached out and nearly punched the spacebar, before falling backward against the backing of the desk and howling.

A couple of seconds later there were grey jeans and black sneakers in front of him, and Zloy knew he was busted and started a new fit of giggling.

"Zloy, I'm going to kill you," Pixl stayed in a flat voice.

"I'm already undead though," the zombie reminded between hiccups.

Pixl groaned. "Whatever. Get up, we have a Recap episode to make..." his tone thankfully wasn't angry in the slightest, just annoyed and probably hiding humor to look like the professional one of the duo.

Zloy closed his laptop and stood up, still grinning like a fool. Pixl rolled his eyes, finally giving into the smile the zombie knew was waiting, and they sat down in their respective rolling chairs to plan their next Recap video.

"So, I know that Doc did more with his piston bolt in the Nether, Scar did another jangle despite being revealed, ConCorp pranked Sahara, Iskall placed a bunch of ice, Mumbo actually went back to his base to work on his own stuff instead of Sahara..."

Pixlriffs trailed off as he noticed Zloy's stare. "Yes?"

"No 'good morning, how are you, Zloy?'" The zombie said, a sad look on his face just to mess with Pixl more.

The human groaned again. "No, not after that stunt you just pulled. My ears are still ringing. What were we talking about again that's not you...?" 

Zloy lost it again.

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Two hours later they had their script written and now had roughly an hour to film and start editing. Zloy had about thirty tabs open at the top of his browser, all single Hermitcraft videos  that he was going to pull clips from. He had their Google Doc script up and was currently pulling it up on the TV monitor down by the camera for Pixl to read while he’s narrating. Pixl himself was sitting at his spot at the news desk, shuffling the prop papers as he usually does before they start. The papers were literally there just for show, as if they were to print it all then 1. Pixel would be constantly reading off the paper instead of reading off the screen just to the side of the camera and 2. It would waste a lot of ink.

“You ready, Pix?” Zloy spoke into the microphone that boosted his voice down at the set. Pixl gave a thumbs up in confirmation. Zloy nodded.

“Alright, started recording. Good to go in three, two, one...”

Pixl started reading his lines, not quite having any context to what he was going to be voicing over but knowing the general gist of it from reviewing the hermit’s episodes and writing the script. They of course had their strange but humorous intro and Zloy was writing out what he was going to put as his editor’s note in the title card (probably something with messing with Pixl again honestly).

Halfway through Pixl reporting on Scar’s latest Jangler deed that Xisuma had ordered, Zloy got bored. Normally when he got bored during recording he would start editing or doodle on his notepad he always brought with him, but right now he didn’t feel like doing either. He pressed the button to talk into the intercom, Pixl pausing just barely when he saw the red light come on down on set.

“Jingle, jangle, jungle, jongle...” Zloy whispered quietly, knowingly interrupting Pixl just enough to confuse him.

“What in the world, Zloy?” Pixl asked.

“What? Nothing!”

“...You’re trying to pull my leg again aren’t you.”

“No? No idea what you’re talking about,” the zombie grinned behind the mic, withholding the devious tone that threatened to sneak into his voice.

Pixl flicked a hand at him from his spot at the desk.

“You’re not fooling me, Zloy.”

“I’m not trying to fool you!”

There was an audible groan and Pixl shifted, turning his back to his editor.

“Might be cutting this out but Zloy is being annoying so that’s why I’ve cut. Remember, we’re not professionals here like Mumbo. Zloy isn’t able to control himself when I’m recording, it seems.”

Zloy chuckled under his breath, having way too much fun with this.

“Worth it!” He cheered into the microphone, immediately getting an annoyed look but also a smile from Pixl.

“Just cut this part out, alright?” And with that, the human went back to recording his voice over.

Meanwhile, Zloy knew exactly what he was adding for their silly intro in the editing process. He knew his comments would totally be spammed with complaints of deafness from the excessively loud intro music he was going to add, but to poke at literally everyone who watches, and especially Pix? Completely worth it.

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Word count: 1270

Creative liberties were taken because Recap doesn’t have a recording studio in MC but I really want them to have one instead of it just being in a voice call?

Now the real question: imagine Zloy and Grian teaming up?