Re: The Phenomenal Fracas! (GBS2G6): [Round One: Afterparty]
07-19-2010, 03:25 PM
Originally posted on MSPA by Wojjan.
"Do you mind if I made a call?" "Not in the least." Riko moved away towards the other side of the building they were just now dropped onto. Not too far, because the mere thought a doctor would listen in on his conversation hadn't crossed his mind.
The phone beeped.
The phone beeped again.
The phone beeped a third time.
"Darling, where are you? The army just called, and said you went missing. What happened? Are you safe?"
"Honeycomb, I'm fine. Just know that I'm safe, the others are picking me up as soon as they get here, and I'm just going to return safely, like I promised. Don't worry, because if you worry, I start worrying aswell. Just stay calm, and I'll return in a while, safe and sound?"
"Promise?"
"I always do."
"What do I tell to Joni when she gets back from school?"
"Tell her daddy's on a mission, and he'll come back once he's beaten all the bad guys... "
Muriegro wasn't the least interested in the discussion, and the words he passively picked up didn't linger long. The apathic priest did what for a man in a complete, serene standstill would equal twiddling his thumbs. Laguja, however, was all too keen on following the conversation, if only to stock up on facts about that wonderfully manipulable idiot it chose to side with.
"...Now, I gotta go, 'cause I have this man here I totally ditched to talk to you. Bye Honeycomb, I love you!"
The amiable voice of the young priest spoke up after Riko once again was aware of his existence. "The wife, huh?" "Yeah." Before the question Muriegro wanted to more or less avoid was posed, Riko grasped at his wallet to reveal and unravel a bundle of pictures of a slightly bony woman with hair that only to one infatuated by the strongest of loves could be recognised as the colour of honey, hence the mane. "She's... perfect, really." Riko mused over the picture a while before being reminded once again of the conversation. "You say you have contact to the outside. Can you save us?" "I'll do my best. Hey, we were chucked upon a desert by a guy with a glass of brandy, how much more can I screw up?" They both shared a dim laugh.
Riko immediately started to think more of this witch doctor. Sure, he might be a quack, but he was such a lively, kind, respectable man for that not to bother him. He and his newfound colleague started to head towards the elevator, hoping for a way to get down.
The elevator was anything but ordinary. The buttons adorning the walls had no numbers or floors, but letters, all scrambled without any pattern whatsoever. The dim halogenic light reflected on the shiny white walls and brilliant doors alike. Not overthinking the issue, Riko pressed the bottommost button, labeled 'O'. The elevator shrieked into action, commencing its fierce drop from top to bottom through the entire building. It passed all of the floors on its way down, and although people no doubt were waiting, it didn't intend to stop in the least. The elevator fell faster, faster, beyond the shaft it belonged in and through the ominous portal gaping at the bottom.
he shock proved fatal enough for even the athletic priest to lose his balance. The doors opened as columns of bloodstained pillars indifferently greeted the pair, and scientist and priest crawled to their feet. After wandering about in what they presumed to be some sort of abandoned lobby they were caught by surprise by a creeping monstrosity. "SADIE SUGGESTS YOU TURN AROUND SLOWLY AND DON'T TRY ANYTHING FUNNY."
"Do you mind if I made a call?" "Not in the least." Riko moved away towards the other side of the building they were just now dropped onto. Not too far, because the mere thought a doctor would listen in on his conversation hadn't crossed his mind.
The phone beeped.
The phone beeped again.
The phone beeped a third time.
"Darling, where are you? The army just called, and said you went missing. What happened? Are you safe?"
"Honeycomb, I'm fine. Just know that I'm safe, the others are picking me up as soon as they get here, and I'm just going to return safely, like I promised. Don't worry, because if you worry, I start worrying aswell. Just stay calm, and I'll return in a while, safe and sound?"
"Promise?"
"I always do."
"What do I tell to Joni when she gets back from school?"
"Tell her daddy's on a mission, and he'll come back once he's beaten all the bad guys... "
Muriegro wasn't the least interested in the discussion, and the words he passively picked up didn't linger long. The apathic priest did what for a man in a complete, serene standstill would equal twiddling his thumbs. Laguja, however, was all too keen on following the conversation, if only to stock up on facts about that wonderfully manipulable idiot it chose to side with.
"...Now, I gotta go, 'cause I have this man here I totally ditched to talk to you. Bye Honeycomb, I love you!"
The amiable voice of the young priest spoke up after Riko once again was aware of his existence. "The wife, huh?" "Yeah." Before the question Muriegro wanted to more or less avoid was posed, Riko grasped at his wallet to reveal and unravel a bundle of pictures of a slightly bony woman with hair that only to one infatuated by the strongest of loves could be recognised as the colour of honey, hence the mane. "She's... perfect, really." Riko mused over the picture a while before being reminded once again of the conversation. "You say you have contact to the outside. Can you save us?" "I'll do my best. Hey, we were chucked upon a desert by a guy with a glass of brandy, how much more can I screw up?" They both shared a dim laugh.
Riko immediately started to think more of this witch doctor. Sure, he might be a quack, but he was such a lively, kind, respectable man for that not to bother him. He and his newfound colleague started to head towards the elevator, hoping for a way to get down.
The elevator was anything but ordinary. The buttons adorning the walls had no numbers or floors, but letters, all scrambled without any pattern whatsoever. The dim halogenic light reflected on the shiny white walls and brilliant doors alike. Not overthinking the issue, Riko pressed the bottommost button, labeled 'O'. The elevator shrieked into action, commencing its fierce drop from top to bottom through the entire building. It passed all of the floors on its way down, and although people no doubt were waiting, it didn't intend to stop in the least. The elevator fell faster, faster, beyond the shaft it belonged in and through the ominous portal gaping at the bottom.
he shock proved fatal enough for even the athletic priest to lose his balance. The doors opened as columns of bloodstained pillars indifferently greeted the pair, and scientist and priest crawled to their feet. After wandering about in what they presumed to be some sort of abandoned lobby they were caught by surprise by a creeping monstrosity. "SADIE SUGGESTS YOU TURN AROUND SLOWLY AND DON'T TRY ANYTHING FUNNY."
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