intro | day 104

[tacosgay]

Listen.

[The voice that comes over the public channel is... odd, and new to most folks here. He pauses for a bit, as if that's the entire thought-- but, sure enough, he follows it with an obviously annoyed question.]

So we're just kind of... here, because they say so? Like... this can't be legal, can it? Has anybody tried talking to the fuckin' police about this?

[As he speaks, he gets increasingly irritated, his voice breaking.]

I'm gonna be real with you guys: I've got half a mind to just kinda magic my way out, except I'm pretty sure the Ringleader or whatever would come after me. Is that a thing?

Comments

[squeedlyspooch]

Would this escape attempt involve lasers?

[tacosgay]

It sure can, if that's your favorite flavor, bubbale. Though I'm kind of getting the feeling that even the most laser-filled of escape attempts wouldn't work out for me in the grand scheme of things here.

[squeedlyspooch]

Then you need better lasers. Any idiot can see the overlord of this carnival's mutant battalion is severely lacking in the kind of preparations needed to prevent a surprise escape. Especially if it were to involve lasers.

Maybe a battle tank. [Now that's got him thinking....] Perhaps one of the larger mutants, outfitted with Vortian defensive armour to be used as some sort of fleshy meat shield....

[tacosgay]

I have no idea what you're talking about, my dude, except that you apparently think this super powerful fae isn't gonna be able to stop a surprise escape attempt, which is... pretty wild, honestly. Have you tried any of this stuff before?

[squeedlyspooch]

I don't need to have tried it to know my plan is a brilliant one. It comes from my amazing Zim-mind, after all!

[tacosgay]

Yyyyeah, okay. Can I ask you something? What the hell is a "Zim-mind"?

[squeedlyspooch]

My mind! Me! Zim!

[This person whom he has never ever rmer before should know that.]

[tacosgay]

Ohhh. Oh, okay, I get it now: you're crazy!

[squeedlyspooch]

What?? I'm not crazy! I'm AMAZING! SO AMAZING!

[tacosgay]

Hey, hey, simmer down, it's cool. I mean, I'm definitely no paragon of sanity, so hey, that's a thing.

[squeedlyspooch]

Don't be ridiculous! I am the sanest person here, you fool!

[tacosgay]

Okay, my man, I'm not gonna argue that.

[squeedlyspooch]

Hah! Good. Another victory for ZIIIM! [He'll add it to his ever-growing list.]