Re: The Grand Battle [Round Five: Battleopolis!]
12-28-2009, 12:56 AM
Originally posted on MSPA by Dragon Fogel.
Eximo did not respond, and resumed its work. Amethyst wondered if it had understood her.
Several minutes later, it finally broke the silence.
"This unit cannot devise any methods of 'ripping reality a new one', and this unit assumes by your silence that you cannot either."
Amethyst shook her head. "No. Or rather... I have several theories, but it is almost impossible to test them."
"Please share your theories with this unit. Perhaps this unit can assist you somehow." Eximo finished VC Unit 93 as it spoke, and proceeded to build the next one.
***
The police chief looked at Larry as if he'd gone insane.
"Do you honestly think we can spare a dozen squad cars to arrest a vacuum cleaner? You and Stan must have hit your heads too hard!" she said, frustrated.
"Look, Chief, I know it sounds crazy, but we got a phone call from somebody who saw it! And the entire construction crew saw our attempt to, uh, defuse it. I don't have a clue what that thing was, but it's clearly dangerous, and we have to at least get it off the streets before somebody gets hurt."
The chief just shook her head in disbelief. "This is some kind of elaborate prank, isn't it? Somebody paid you to tell this crazy story just to see if you could get the chief to believe it."
"Chief, I will quit the force if I'm lying to you about this. This thing is real, it's dangerous, and we know where it is. I know I'm asking for a lot of officers, but I don't want to take chances here. Please authorize this, Chief!"
She sighed, defeated. "Fine, Larry. You've been a good officer, so I'll trust your judgement on this one. But if this turns out to be a wild goose chase..."
"Got it, Chief. Don't worry, we'll take this thing down."
Larry left. Chief Alice Rieth sighed. She'd had the chance to take a vacation this month, but no, she just had to stay on the job...
Eximo did not respond, and resumed its work. Amethyst wondered if it had understood her.
Several minutes later, it finally broke the silence.
"This unit cannot devise any methods of 'ripping reality a new one', and this unit assumes by your silence that you cannot either."
Amethyst shook her head. "No. Or rather... I have several theories, but it is almost impossible to test them."
"Please share your theories with this unit. Perhaps this unit can assist you somehow." Eximo finished VC Unit 93 as it spoke, and proceeded to build the next one.
***
The police chief looked at Larry as if he'd gone insane.
"Do you honestly think we can spare a dozen squad cars to arrest a vacuum cleaner? You and Stan must have hit your heads too hard!" she said, frustrated.
"Look, Chief, I know it sounds crazy, but we got a phone call from somebody who saw it! And the entire construction crew saw our attempt to, uh, defuse it. I don't have a clue what that thing was, but it's clearly dangerous, and we have to at least get it off the streets before somebody gets hurt."
The chief just shook her head in disbelief. "This is some kind of elaborate prank, isn't it? Somebody paid you to tell this crazy story just to see if you could get the chief to believe it."
"Chief, I will quit the force if I'm lying to you about this. This thing is real, it's dangerous, and we know where it is. I know I'm asking for a lot of officers, but I don't want to take chances here. Please authorize this, Chief!"
She sighed, defeated. "Fine, Larry. You've been a good officer, so I'll trust your judgement on this one. But if this turns out to be a wild goose chase..."
"Got it, Chief. Don't worry, we'll take this thing down."
Larry left. Chief Alice Rieth sighed. She'd had the chance to take a vacation this month, but no, she just had to stay on the job...
Spoiler
There's no reason for this | Or this | Death is inevitable | You can't challenge fate | The smallest change | I'm overwhelmed
I'm serious | It makes perfect sense | Easy as ABC! | I can't even explain it | Cleaning up someone else's mess
I suck | I rule | I've got it made | Really, I'm serious | This bugs me | It's all lies | I want to believe | Beauty is a curse
I'm serious | It makes perfect sense | Easy as ABC! | I can't even explain it | Cleaning up someone else's mess
I suck | I rule | I've got it made | Really, I'm serious | This bugs me | It's all lies | I want to believe | Beauty is a curse