[Meenwhai-ul] [You guys are in the chopper. Claire's there too. And the pilot; forgot his name already.] [Go go go!] (Where are we?) (Who is what?) (Why are we here!) (Ashley, we've been kidnapped!) (WHY DO I HAVE NO BEER) (Oh, wait, that's why) (MAKE SOME) (Illusory beer isn't any good. :( ) [You are in the chopper.] [Obvious exits are: nowhere.] [Your score is 0 of 1000000 or so] ( You were on the chopper >.> ) (So, hi, Herman. We're in a helicopter! Let's fuck.) (And everyone else was on the chopper, too?) ( Yep ) (But then they left. But we're here. Right?) ( Right ) * Herman is sitting there. Actually, he's leaning back and muttering himself, doodling what looks like arcane symbols in the air. * Herman has finally flipped his lid. * Ashley is leaning on a bench, smoking a probably-illusory pipe and making definitely-illusory smoke iguanas. Fuck, I don't know. Never been good at coming up with this stuff on short notice. * Herman switches patterns and tries a different muttery pattern. (-first pattern) What were we doing, again? I stopped paying attention when the Wonder Twins arrived. You could ask her. * Herman jerks his thumb at Wonder Twin 1. ... but dear Herman, then I would have to TALK to it. [Claire's sitting there, too. One leg folded over the other. "We came here for you. Why don't you tell us?"] Well, yeah. * Herman turns his head, letting it hang to one side and looking at Claire lazily. "It's Togo's show. That's why." I've had truck with denizens of Yhanth'lei, and the very denizens of the deep hells, and I think I'm very happy sitting here with my iguanas. If it came down to asking it, I'd rather not know. ["Shall I drop you two off at the nearest station while he takes care of his business, then?"] If that's what you *really* want, but I'm not in the habit of letting people die if I can help it. * Herman goes back to doodling in the air. He frowns a little and wipes at it with his palm. ["Neither am I. Which is why we should leave this Asahara business for later and concentrate on finding the real threat."] And they're where? Japan? * Ashley pokes at an iguana. "The Wonder Twins did invite us along on this little jaunt, so I suppose I should be grateful for the respite. That said, we could be in bloody Milan right now. I have a codpiece I have been dying to sport on the beach." Is it a real codpiece? Made of real cod, even. Jesus, that's fucking nasty. * Herman makes a face. ["If we knew where they were, we wouldn't be wasting our time with you."] [Herman's phone rings!] I kid, of course, it's merely scaled with cod. ( Herman has a phone, right? ) (Sure do.) ( Then it rings! ) Please tell me that's not who I think it is. * Herman sits up. "'Scuse me," he says as he flips open his phone and puts it to his ear. "Herman." I just could not blessing bleeding bear it. Nah, just talking about the benefits of codpieces made out of fish and whether or not chatting with a barely non-hostile chick is worthwhile. What's up? Ah, then it is not Wonder Twin Numero Dos. Yeah, fish. You were saying? Lemme ask him. * Herman moves his mouth away from the phone and says, "Hey, Ashley. Up for interrogating some reluctant scientist guy?" Can I sleep with him afterward? You're immune to STDs, right? More or less. (I really need to find out how CP I have.) (Then spend it.) * Herman shrugs and says, "Then sure. Just asking 'cause he's Asahara and might, like, have illusion destroying sperm or some wacky shit." He goes back to talking into the phone. "Yeah, Ashley's up for it." All right. We're on our way. Tell him I require a pair of pliers, two lobsters, a small ziplock bag full of methane, and a sewing machine. Check Togo's coat. ... Sure, Ashley. * Herman continues to talk into the phone: "Hey, one more thing. Ashley needs a pair of pliers, two lobsters, a small ziplock bag of methane, and a sewing machine. I'm not sure if this is for sex or interrogation. Probably both." Togo's probably got it all, which I'd find disturbing if I cared at this point. * Herman snerks. "Sure. See you soon." He hangs up. I expect the Wonder Twin 1 desires to come with? * Herman tucks his phone away. If she wants. * Herman looks at Claire. [Claire nods and stands up.] * Herman gets to his feet and grabs the pipe, going to open the door. Assuming he succeeds, he exits the chopper! [Claire waits for Ashley to go too!] * Ashley follows, nonchalantly donning a cloak with a blazing sun on it out of nowhere. (What time is it?) * Herman steps out into the night and blinks a little, looking around. "Huh." ( It's midnight ) That has got to be the biggest barrier spell I ever fucking saw. [Claire follows you out, carrying a flashlight with her.] [It's one of those big purse-sized ones.] * Herman shakes his head and heads in the direction everyone else is. "There's a bot on the way, but it won't be trouble." Good to know. [You get there without much trouble. Woo.]