The Intrepid: Episode 1 (Pilot) The Walls Have Eyes!

[The_Happiest_Husky]

Dorian carefully set the drone down. He was actually quite astonished that what he'd done solved the issue without actually coming to blows. They were no closer to catching the saboteur, but maybe at least they could undo the damage.

"Thank you for clarifying all of this. Perhaps we can talk sensibilities in more detail when this is under control."

Dorian looked around. He had a job to do and any misgivings about the slug rabbit would have to wait.

"Rikiti, please show us to what you were trying to fix earlier. And... I would like the two officers to come with us."

"Wait, please."
Heep nods to the slug rabbit.
"I'd like you to escort us. We'll be dealing with plenty more bots, and will require your expertise and equipment."
He still sounds like a stereotypical distracted engineer, but there's a note of firmness in his voice that hints that he's not making a request.
His magic swirls around his fingers and back together, forming what looks like a small flame made of mist, which then vanishes a moment later. He starts again, and it's back to the blue grey from earlier.

 

[Universe]

“I think I’ve got some idea of what’s happening here the sabotage is happening right in front of us and they are using a smokescreen to prevent us from seeing them do it”

 

[Mambi]

Not much longer... and they arrived at the security section somewhere in the center rear of the ship. Of course, all of Mambi's things had been left on the deck in the education section, likely to be confiscated, along with anything Marius had of his own personal belongings. Once at the security station processing desk, a few folks with black eyes sitting on benches in the waiting area with cuffs, the two criminals had their fingers inked and eyes scanned. A quick pat down, and they snatched Marius' ID among other things.

"Dang... I can't believe the bridge crew was trying to sabotage the ship?" one of the officers behind the desk remarked, shaking his head, while another commented, "who can you trust you know?"

<the cat protested with complete futility from his guarded seat> I did not!!! You got the wrong guys!!! We were just trying to get to the bridge!!! You got crappy maps!!! This is all just a misunderstanding, we have witnesses, We have that XO I got mad at me, and that other guy who was gonna hurt me until he dragged me away and then the guy who was about to electrocute us can vouch for...for...ahhh, forget it. Just, never mind...you wouldn't care to hear it anyway...

<he hangs his head realizing how bad it all looks regardless of his innocence this time, and somehow he has an equally innocent duck involved as well! His one ace in the hole though...this was hardly the first time he found himself in someone's custody, and he knew their types well enough. He sighs and resigns to his fate as the guard grabs his collar to take him away>

The two at the desk gave Mambi and Marius some condescending stares, before the arresting officers took them further back, into the prison section...

It was cold and dark, well lit, but the colors of the metal plates of the deck were such that it just felt oppressive altogether. They were taken to one of the cells, fairly roomy with four bunks imbedded into the wall and a toilet hidden only partially behind a short wall in the middle. Once inside, cuffs still on, the metal gate shut first, followed by some kind of forcefield.

<the cat paces slowly around the cold room, examining the walls carefully and sniffing random spots. His paws still bound tightly, he looks back at his equally-bound avian companion and casually makes small talk as he continues his odd searching behaviour> Well now, that was just rude! Not exactly the listening type, are they, @Marius Merganser , barely got a word in before...this lovely place! Our quarters, my assigned guide! You may have the softer bed. <he sarcastically points to the bunk before returning to his sniffing of the walls> Sheesh, you try to come on board a ship to help, get a little turned around, and next thing you know they got you tackled and thinkin' you some kind of terrorist or something! Does anyone on this ship know what they're doing I wonder? We didn't do anything!!!

<he waves his head against the metal wall to scratch an itch as he leans low to examine the forcefield's edge closely. He fidgets with his handcuffs a bit while staying clear of the forcefield, looking around randomly at the ceiling and adjacent walls as he rambles on> Well look on the bright side, at least I know we're safe. Know why? Because their torturer would probably mess that up too and probably end up killing himself in the process! Haha! Still though, gotta admit, this place is pretty tight, so kudos to their engineering department in the cages-department anyway...top notch!! Huh, feels like they're using the latest security cuffs too. I know that telltale tingling, feels like the 3rd or 4th generation multiphase secure bindings, circa Tartarus 4 penal colony probably? Ahhh, good times. Good cuff design too...nothing to portal into it that won't rip my wrist off in the process. This might be trickier than usual...but these guys need to listen to us right away and this is absurd...

<he sighs for a moment, then laying on the floor on his side, he extends his toungue to concentrate as he tries to extends his claw into the hinge with great difficulty...>

 

[Universe]

“If this is still happening then WE GOT THE WRONG GUYS”

 

[Marius Merganser]

<the cat paces slowly around the cold room, examining the walls carefully and sniffing random spots. His paws still bound tightly, he looks back at his equally-bound avian companion and casually makes small talk as he continues his odd searching behaviour> Well now, that was just rude! Not exactly the listening type, are they, @Marius Merganser , barely got a word in before...this lovely place! Our quarters, my assigned guide! You may have the softer bed. <he sarcastically points to the bunk before returning to his sniffing of the walls> Sheesh, you try to come on board a ship to help, get a little turned around, and next thing you know they got you tackled and thinkin' you some kind of terrorist or something! Does anyone on this ship know what they're doing I wonder? We didn't do anything!!!

<he waves his head against the metal wall to scratch an itch as he leans low to examine the forcefield's edge closely. He fidgets with his handcuffs a bit while staying clear of the forcefield, looking around randomly at the ceiling and adjacent walls as he rambles on> Well look on the bright side, at least I know we're safe. Know why? Because their torturer would probably mess that up too and probably end up killing himself in the process! Haha! Still though, gotta admit, this place is pretty tight, so kudos to their engineering department in the cages-department anyway...top notch!! Huh, feels like they're using the latest security cuffs too. I know that telltale tingling, feels like the 3rd or 4th generation multiphase secure bindings, circa Tartarus 4 penal colony probably? Ahhh, good times. Good cuff design too...nothing to portal into it that won't rip my wrist off in the process. This might be trickier than usual...but these guys need to listen to us right away and this is absurd...

Under more favorable circumstances, Marius might be have been impressed with the cat's analysis of the engineering used to secure prisoners, especially if he had been paying attention. Instead, he had already unceremoniously flopped onto the uncomfortable bed and stared at the bottom of the bunk above him.

<he sighs for a moment, then laying on the floor on his side, he extends his toungue to concentrate as he tries to extends his claw into the hinge with great difficulty...>

"Years of engineering, cosmology, avionics, and flight school at the academy," he mumbled more to himself than anyone within earshot. "I put my time in. I flew snub fighters! In combat! One confirmed kill away from becoming an Ace! I followed all the rules and worked my way up the ladder square. I didn't have family to get me in. I didn't know any politicians to cash in favors. All my stars were finally aligned until I accidentally ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time."

He sighed and rubbed the painful spot on his chest where he had been tased.

"AND NOW I HAVE A HOLE IN MY UNIFORM!!!"

 

[Silverthunder]

*trix broke down and started crying... she just wanted to do something for the good of people and once again she found a way to screw it up* "I NEED HELP!!!!!!!" *She Screamed at the top of her lungs, she looked at the camera* "please reinstate me and give me one more shot major... please"

<the cat protested with complete futility from his guarded seat> I did not!!! You got the wrong guys!!! We were just trying to get to the bridge!!! You got crappy maps!!! This is all just a misunderstanding, we have witnesses, We have that XO I got mad at me, and that other guy who was gonna hurt me until he dragged me away and then the guy who was about to electrocute us can vouch for...for...ahhh, forget it. Just, never mind...you wouldn't care to hear it anyway...

<he hangs his head realizing how bad it all looks regardless of his innocence this time, and somehow he has an equally innocent duck involved as well! His one ace in the hole though...this was hardly the first time he found himself in someone's custody, and he knew their types well enough. He sighs and resigns to his fate as the guard grabs his collar to take him away>



<the cat paces slowly around the cold room, examining the walls carefully and sniffing random spots. His paws still bound tightly, he looks back at his equally-bound avian companion and casually makes small talk as he continues his odd searching behaviour> Well now, that was just rude! Not exactly the listening type, are they, @Marius Merganser , barely got a word in before...this lovely place! Our quarters, my assigned guide! You may have the softer bed. <he sarcastically points to the bunk before returning to his sniffing of the walls> Sheesh, you try to come on board a ship to help, get a little turned around, and next thing you know they got you tackled and thinkin' you some kind of terrorist or something! Does anyone on this ship know what they're doing I wonder? We didn't do anything!!!

<he waves his head against the metal wall to scratch an itch as he leans low to examine the forcefield's edge closely. He fidgets with his handcuffs a bit while staying clear of the forcefield, looking around randomly at the ceiling and adjacent walls as he rambles on> Well look on the bright side, at least I know we're safe. Know why? Because their torturer would probably mess that up too and probably end up killing himself in the process! Haha! Still though, gotta admit, this place is pretty tight, so kudos to their engineering department in the cages-department anyway...top notch!! Huh, feels like they're using the latest security cuffs too. I know that telltale tingling, feels like the 3rd or 4th generation multiphase secure bindings, circa Tartarus 4 penal colony probably? Ahhh, good times. Good cuff design too...nothing to portal into it that won't rip my wrist off in the process. This might be trickier than usual...but these guys need to listen to us right away and this is absurd...

<he sighs for a moment, then laying on the floor on his side, he extends his toungue to concentrate as he tries to extends his claw into the hinge with great difficulty...>

Under more favorable circumstances, Marius might be have been impressed with the cat's analysis of the engineering used to secure prisoners, especially if he had been paying attention. Instead, he had already unceremoniously flopped onto the uncomfortable bed and stared at the bottom of the bunk above him.



"Years of engineering, cosmology, avionics, and flight school at the academy," he mumbled more to himself than anyone within earshot. "I put my time in. I flew snub fighters! In combat! One confirmed kill away from becoming an Ace! I followed all the rules and worked my way up the ladder square. I didn't have family to get me in. I didn't know any politicians to cash in favors. All my stars were finally aligned until I accidentally ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time."

He sighed and rubbed the painful spot on his chest where he had been tased.

"AND NOW I HAVE A HOLE IN MY UNIFORM!!!"

A guard walked by the cell and turned to see the feline Mambi licking the floor and curled in an odd manner. The squirrel gave Mambi a concerned look.

"Hey... are you okay? Wait- you're not one of those Degenerates are you!?" he huffed in disgust. "C'mon! Be professional!"

The 'warden' shook his head in dissmay, then glanced over to @TrixieFox . "And why are you cryin!?"

"Gah! I don't wanna be in here with a bunch of crybabies!" he scoffed, before noticing Marius, the only seemingly normal one there in the prison that day. "If you guys didn't do anything wrong, then what are you worried about? Just sit here, be quiet, and wait for your commanding officer to come clear things up! It's not the end of the world, we're just on high alert right now, you dig?"

The officer didn't seem to know about anyone's predicament, just a watch guard to keep an eye on them it seemed. Not that it mattered... the air was... starting to get a little humid in the brig...

Mambi was getting close to popping the cuffs, but it was going to take a fair bit more effort to get. If that was the best idea of course...

 

[Silverthunder]

Dorian carefully set the drone down. He was actually quite astonished that what he'd done solved the issue without actually coming to blows. They were no closer to catching the saboteur, but maybe at least they could undo the damage.

"Thank you for clarifying all of this. Perhaps we can talk sensibilities in more detail when this is under control."

Dorian looked around. He had a job to do and any misgivings about the slug rabbit would have to wait.

"Rikiti, please show us to what you were trying to fix earlier. And... I would like the two officers to come with us."

"Wait, please."
Heep nods to the slug rabbit.
"I'd like you to escort us. We'll be dealing with plenty more bots, and will require your expertise and equipment."
He still sounds like a stereotypical distracted engineer, but there's a note of firmness in his voice that hints that he's not making a request.
His magic swirls around his fingers and back together, forming what looks like a small flame made of mist, which then vanishes a moment later. He starts again, and it's back to the blue grey from earlier.

"Perhaps," the slug rabbit replied curtly to Dorien.

His eye twitched at Heep's 'order' though. He barely gave the wolf a glance as his eye twitched ever so slightly in consternation.

"I don't have time to play ba- to escort you. These two officers are more than capable of keeping you safe. Security will expect you to deliver a report on the incident later by the way. Don't doddle on that," he said, barely hiding his resentment of the situation.

The officer pulled up his data pad again and knelt down beside the drone, swiping through the data and clearly frustrated about the whole situation.

"C'mon you three. Let's finish your work. Agriculture dude, can you go wait by the door with your friends while they take care of this?" One of the guards asked the horse, who nodded quickly and complied, though seemed apprehensive to leave the trio to their own devices.

 

[Silverthunder]

“I think I’ve got some idea of what’s happening here the sabotage is happening right in front of us and they are using a smokescreen to prevent us from seeing them do it”

(remember, you don't know what's happening elsewhere, so you don't know who was captured and for what reason)

"A smokescreen!?" the rabbit repeated, looking around and clearly ready for a fight! "But what could they possibly want in the beltwa-"

The rabbit suddenly vanished in the mist, followed by a thud and muffled noises as she vanished from Universe' side.

Just as quickly, a drone appeared in front of Universe! It fell from the ceiling- about as big as a dog. It was some kind of spider-bot, with a cylindrical body and a conical bottom and four legs. A single big red eye darted around in the center of the cylinder. On the flat top of the spider drone was a yellow triangle with a broken half circle in the middle, and numerous lines coming off of it.

 

[The_Happiest_Husky]

"Perhaps," the slug rabbit replied curtly to Dorien.

His eye twitched at Heep's 'order' though. He barely gave the wolf a glance as his eye twitched ever so slightly in consternation.

"I don't have time to play ba- to escort you. These two officers are more than capable of keeping you safe. Security will expect you to deliver a report on the incident later by the way. Don't doddle on that," he said, barely hiding his resentment of the situation.

The officer pulled up his data pad again and knelt down beside the drone, swiping through the data and clearly frustrated about the whole situation.

"C'mon you three. Let's finish your work. Agriculture dude, can you go wait by the door with your friends while they take care of this?" One of the guards asked the horse, who nodded quickly and complied, though seemed apprehensive to leave the trio to their own devices.

Heep's frustration is increasing. His instincts tell him the rabbit is up to no good, but what action can he take without concrete proof? He memorizes the alien's scent, in case there's no way to convince it to join them.
"They are capable of dealing with the robots with equal effectiveness as you, then? They carry the same tech?"

 

[Firuthi Dragovic]

"Perhaps," the slug rabbit replied curtly to Dorien.

His eye twitched at Heep's 'order' though. He barely gave the wolf a glance as his eye twitched ever so slightly in consternation.

"I don't have time to play ba- to escort you. These two officers are more than capable of keeping you safe. Security will expect you to deliver a report on the incident later by the way. Don't doddle on that," he said, barely hiding his resentment of the situation.

The officer pulled up his data pad again and knelt down beside the drone, swiping through the data and clearly frustrated about the whole situation.

"C'mon you three. Let's finish your work. Agriculture dude, can you go wait by the door with your friends while they take care of this?" One of the guards asked the horse, who nodded quickly and complied, though seemed apprehensive to leave the trio to their own devices.

Heep's frustration is increasing. His instincts tell him the rabbit is up to no good, but what action can he take without concrete proof? He memorizes the alien's scent, in case there's no way to convince it to join them.
"They are capable of dealing with the robots with equal effectiveness as you, then? They carry the same tech?"

"Heep, they can cripple the robots while we work. We're going to have to go with that."

Dorian sensed something about the situation that told him he really needed to get a move on.

"Rikiti, let's go."

Dorian started to head in the direction that Rikiti had previously indicated the atmo controls were. He was eager to get this done.

 

[The_Happiest_Husky]

"Heep, they can cripple the robots while we work. We're going to have to go with that."

Dorian sensed something about the situation that told him he really needed to get a move on.

"Rikiti, let's go."

Dorian started to head in the direction that Rikiti had previously indicated the atmo controls were. He was eager to get this done.

Heep growls quietly, looking from the officer to the direction where he'd heard the bots. He goes back to focusing on the flow of magic between his hands, and follows Dorian.

 

[Universe]

(remember, you don't know what's happening elsewhere, so you don't know who was captured and for what reason)

"A smokescreen!?" the rabbit repeated, looking around and clearly ready for a fight! "But what could they possibly want in the beltwa-"

The rabbit suddenly vanished in the mist, followed by a thud and muffled noises as she vanished from Universe' side.

Just as quickly, a drone appeared in front of Universe! It fell from the ceiling- about as big as a dog. It was some kind of spider-bot, with a cylindrical body and a conical bottom and four legs. A single big red eye darted around in the center of the cylinder. On the flat top of the spider drone was a yellow triangle with a broken half circle in the middle, and numerous lines coming off of it.

*I cracked my knuckles*

 

[TrixieFox]

A guard walked by the cell and turned to see the feline Mambi licking the floor and curled in an odd manner. The squirrel gave Mambi a concerned look.

"Hey... are you okay? Wait- you're not one of those Degenerates are you!?" he huffed in disgust. "C'mon! Be professional!"

The 'warden' shook his head in dissmay, then glanced over to @TrixieFox . "And why are you cryin!?"

"Gah! I don't wanna be in here with a bunch of crybabies!" he scoffed, before noticing Marius, the only seemingly normal one there in the prison that day. "If you guys didn't do anything wrong, then what are you worried about? Just sit here, be quiet, and wait for your commanding officer to come clear things up! It's not the end of the world, we're just on high alert right now, you dig?"

The officer didn't seem to know about anyone's predicament, just a watch guard to keep an eye on them it seemed. Not that it mattered... the air was... starting to get a little humid in the brig...

Mambi was getting close to popping the cuffs, but it was going to take a fair bit more effort to get. If that was the best idea of course...

*Trix snarled* "You would be too if you lived my life and ended up here," Trix said coldly. *she glanced around the cell and calculated every possible way to escape she could think of*

 

[Universe]

“I’ve been itching for a good fight”

 

[Universe]

“BRING IT ON!”

 

[Mambi]

A guard walked by the cell and turned to see the feline Mambi licking the floor and curled in an odd manner. The squirrel gave Mambi a concerned look.

"Hey... are you okay? Wait- you're not one of those Degenerates are you!?" he huffed in disgust. "C'mon! Be professional!"

<seeing the guard, the cat quickly shifts slightly to hide his actions on the cuffs and smiles innocently> Who me, a degenerate? Naaah, just a typical abnormal kitty.

"Years of engineering, cosmology, avionics, and flight school at the academy," he mumbled more to himself than anyone within earshot. "I put my time in. I flew snub fighters! In combat! One confirmed kill away from becoming an Ace! I followed all the rules and worked my way up the ladder square. I didn't have family to get me in. I didn't know any politicians to cash in favors. All my stars were finally aligned until I accidentally ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time."

He sighed and rubbed the painful spot on his chest where he had been tased.

"AND NOW I HAVE A HOLE IN MY UNIFORM!!!"

<the cat looks back at you and sighs> Sorry for this, you seem like you're ok. If they just let me go to my post as I wanted to, this could have all been avoided. I mean, come on already. They order me to stay with you as a chaperone, then arrest you for doing nothing but being with me...which is what they told you to do! Typical morons...morons! <he directs the last word to the guard who's pretending to ignore him now>

The 'warden' shook his head in dissmay, then glanced over to @TrixieFox . "And why are you cryin!?"

*Trix snarled* "You would be too if you lived my life and ended up here," Trix said coldly. *she glanced around the cell and calculated every possible way to escape she could think of*

<the cat looks over at the other prisoner and chuckles as he glares at the guard meaningfully> Ah, @TrixieFox is it? Don't worry too much about it. These people may be morons to think we're guilty of anything, but they're not dumb enough to ignore facts, right? Sure they don't know anything about basic reasoning, but I'm sure we can walk them through the obvious if we all work together and use simple words. You'll be fine in the end, trust me. I mean, this is hardly the first time I found myself bound up by someone in a uniform, and they didn't even do that right. I've been secured tighter by lovers on a Friday night of fun for heaven's sake!!

<the cat smirks knowingly at the guard as he sees his purposeful needling throwing him off slightly to the duck's horror>

"Gah! I don't wanna be in here with a bunch of crybabies!" he scoffed, before noticing Marius, the only seemingly normal one there in the prison that day. "If you guys didn't do anything wrong, then what are you worried about? Just sit here, be quiet, and wait for your commanding officer to come clear things up! It's not the end of the world, we're just on high alert right now, you dig?"

<the cat sits up a bit and stares at the guard, still blocking the view to his cuffs> No, we don't dig, sunshine! We don't know anything about what's happening! What do you think we've been trying to tell you this whole time?? And gee, why would be worried if we're innocent, you ask? I can't imagine for the life of me why we'd think you people are so reasonable to explanations! You've been so receptive to our words so far...sheesh! <he rolls his eyes sarcastically while motioning to the cell with his head>

Now if it's not too much to ask peabrain, can you go and being in someone with a freakin' clue, so we can get this mess sorted out? And do something about that fog already, it's messing up my fur!!! If I'm to be your captive audience, I have to look my best! How am I gonna tell everyone how innocent we are if we're choking in the cells? C'mon!!

The officer didn't seem to know about anyone's predicament, just a watch guard to keep an eye on them it seemed. Not that it mattered... the air was... starting to get a little humid in the brig...Mambi was getting close to popping the cuffs, but it was going to take a fair bit more effort to get. If that was the best idea of course...

<as the guard's attention passes from prisoner to prisoner coldly, he decided to play it cool for now. Sure he's had his fun and it felt good to let out his frustrations, but this guard was too professional to be caught by his ploy to make him careless it seems and he wasn't going to be getting out of these cuffs while he's right there watching, no matter how much they were itching his wrists. With an exaggerated sigh, he shifts and shimmies to the corner and sits as still as he can...all while secretly still working the cuffs without moving much. He didn't trust their sense of justice at all anymore, and he smirks to himself, knowing once they were off he could see about freeing everyone, and if they could find the real problem and prove his innocence, maybe get them to listen to him for once!>

<he looks at his fellow prisoners and carefully winks at them, just as he accidentally zaps himself with the cuffs from his attempts. Yelping in pain, he quickly settles and resets his attempts, innocently whistling at the now-curious guard> Sorry, pulled a hair on the floor tiles. Didn't mean to startle ya! My bad.

 

[Universe]

*I lunged at the drone using my wings to flip over to the drone’s blind spot*

 

[Marius Merganser]

<the cat looks over at the other prisoner and chuckles as he glares at the guard meaningfully> Ah, @TrixieFox is it? Don't worry too much about it. These people may be morons to think we're guilty of anything, but they're not dumb enough to ignore facts, right? Sure they don't know anything about basic reasoning, but I'm sure we can walk them through the obvious if we all work together and use simple words. You'll be fine in the end, trust me. I mean, this is hardly the first time I found myself bound up by someone in a uniform, and they didn't even do that right. I've been secured tighter by lovers on a Friday night of fun for heaven's sake!!

<the cat smirks knowingly at the guard as he sees his purposeful needling throwing him off slightly to the duck's horror>

"Oh! That happened to me once!" the duck cheerfully piped up, having suddenly tuned-in to the conversation. "But she...stole my wallet and left me there..." and just like that, his demeanor sunk again. "Dinner was pretty good, though, soooo not my worst date..." he awkwardly added, trying find a more positive note to end his story. Embarrassed, he returned to examining the taser-induced hole in his shirt.

<he looks at his fellow prisoners and carefully winks at them, just as he accidentally zaps himself with the cuffs from his attempts. Yelping in pain, he quickly settles and resets his attempts, innocently whistling at the now-curious guard> Sorry, pulled a hair on the floor tiles. Didn't mean to startle ya! My bad.

Startled by the yelp, Marius sat up to see what was the matter. It wasn't until then that he noticed the prisoner across the way, relieved that @TrixieFox didn't have the same red glowing eyes he saw earlier in the corridor. He gave a polite wave and forced smile and lay back down.

 

[TrixieFox]

<the cat looks over at the other prisoner and chuckles as he glares at the guard meaningfully> Ah, @TrixieFox is it? Don't worry too much about it. These people may be morons to think we're guilty of anything, but they're not dumb enough to ignore facts, right? Sure they don't know anything about basic reasoning, but I'm sure we can walk them through the obvious if we all work together and use simple words. You'll be fine in the end, trust me. I mean, this is hardly the first time I found myself bound up by someone in a uniform, and they didn't even do that right. I've been secured tighter by lovers on a Friday night of fun for heaven's sake!!

<the cat smirks knowingly at the guard as he sees his purposeful needling throwing him off slightly to the duck's horror>

<looks at @Mambi > "you got a deal to work together" Trix said standing up quickly

 

[Silverthunder]

<seeing the guard, the cat quickly shifts slightly to hide his actions on the cuffs and smiles innocently> Who me, a degenerate? Naaah, just a typical abnormal kitty.



<the cat looks back at you and sighs> Sorry for this, you seem like you're ok. If they just let me go to my post as I wanted to, this could have all been avoided. I mean, come on already. They order me to stay with you as a chaperone, then arrest you for doing nothing but being with me...which is what they told you to do! Typical morons...morons! <he directs the last word to the guard who's pretending to ignore him now>



<the cat looks over at the other prisoner and chuckles as he glares at the guard meaningfully> Ah, @TrixieFox is it? Don't worry too much about it. These people may be morons to think we're guilty of anything, but they're not dumb enough to ignore facts, right? Sure they don't know anything about basic reasoning, but I'm sure we can walk them through the obvious if we all work together and use simple words. You'll be fine in the end, trust me. I mean, this is hardly the first time I found myself bound up by someone in a uniform, and they didn't even do that right. I've been secured tighter by lovers on a Friday night of fun for heaven's sake!!

<the cat smirks knowingly at the guard as he sees his purposeful needling throwing him off slightly to the duck's horror>



<the cat sits up a bit and stares at the guard, still blocking the view to his cuffs> No, we don't dig, sunshine! We don't know anything about what's happening! What do you think we've been trying to tell you this whole time?? And gee, why would be worried if we're innocent, you ask? I can't imagine for the life of me why we'd think you people are so reasonable to explanations! You've been so receptive to our words so far...sheesh! <he rolls his eyes sarcastically while motioning to the cell with his head>

Now if it's not too much to ask peabrain, can you go and being in someone with a freakin' clue, so we can get this mess sorted out? And do something about that fog already, it's messing up my fur!!! If I'm to be your captive audience, I have to look my best! How am I gonna tell everyone how innocent we are if we're choking in the cells? C'mon!!



<as the guard's attention passes from prisoner to prisoner coldly, he decided to play it cool for now. Sure he's had his fun and it felt good to let out his frustrations, but this guard was too professional to be caught by his ploy to make him careless it seems and he wasn't going to be getting out of these cuffs while he's right there watching, no matter how much they were itching his wrists. With an exaggerated sigh, he shifts and shimmies to the corner and sits as still as he can...all while secretly still working the cuffs without moving much. He didn't trust their sense of justice at all anymore, and he smirks to himself, knowing once they were off he could see about freeing everyone, and if they could find the real problem and prove his innocence, maybe get them to listen to him for once!>

<he looks at his fellow prisoners and carefully winks at them, just as he accidentally zaps himself with the cuffs from his attempts. Yelping in pain, he quickly settles and resets his attempts, innocently whistling at the now-curious guard> Sorry, pulled a hair on the floor tiles. Didn't mean to startle ya! My bad.

"Oh! That happened to me once!" the duck cheerfully piped up, having suddenly tuned-in to the conversation. "But she...stole my wallet and left me there..." and just like that, his demeanor sunk again. "Dinner was pretty good, though, soooo not my worst date..." he awkwardly added, trying find a more positive note to end his story. Embarrassed, he returned to examining the taser-induced hole in his shirt.



Startled by the yelp, Marius sat up to see what was the matter. It wasn't until then that he noticed the prisoner across the way, relieved that @TrixieFox didn't have the same red glowing eyes he saw earlier in the corridor. He gave a polite wave and forced smile and lay back down.

<looks at @Mambi > "you got a deal to work together" Trix said standing up quickly

"Wow wow! Harsh... look, this aint the worst prison though, right?" he replied to everyone's vicious and somewhat personal attacks, "I mean, it's not the worst prison corridor right? Would you say it's even a... maybe... a ten out of ten? Like, it looks extra clean right?"

The squirrel leaned against the wall between the cell faces, looking between the two cells with his arms crossed and fairly unimpressed with Mambi's attempts to get in his head.

"You might even say it's extra clean? Like... someone REALLY did a good job cleaning and prepping them? So good you might even tell their superiors how clean and awesome it was?" he suggested non chalantly as Mambi yelped, causing him to jump and look over to him in surprise, the squirrel was quite flighty.

Just beside the warden on the ground, the panel on the floor moved ever so slightly...

"And... maybe if the three of you..."

He paused and looked quickly between Trixie and Mambi. "And what's that supposed to mean, like work together hu? What, are you planning a prison escape or something?"

The Trixie's likely frustration, the cell was tight. Each wall was a singular solid plate covered in a thick pad, same with the floor. Access to the cell door, mechanical or otherwise, was purely outside. Nothing could get out. But... that didn't mean something couldn't get In.

"Tsch, well, if you guys are gonna be like that, then maybe I just won't give you any extra nuggets on your lunch trays! Except that guy, he looks like he'd be helpful!" he said, pointing to Marius, "don't worry fella! You'll either be out of here in no time, or you'll get a fresh prison jumpsuit by the end of the night!" He assured him.

Suddenly... a lout clank, then a switch, and the lights blacked out! Red emergency lights popped on along the floor as the fog began to rise in the corridor.

"What the...?"

 

[Silverthunder]

"Heep, they can cripple the robots while we work. We're going to have to go with that."

Dorian sensed something about the situation that told him he really needed to get a move on.

"Rikiti, let's go."

Dorian started to head in the direction that Rikiti had previously indicated the atmo controls were. He was eager to get this done.

Heep growls quietly, looking from the officer to the direction where he'd heard the bots. He goes back to focusing on the flow of magic between his hands, and follows Dorian.

The officer watched Heep and Dorien walk away through the mist, as Heep watched back himself. For whatever reason... the slug rabbit paused his analysis of the drone, perhaps thinking Heep wouldn't notice, waiting until the group was out of visual range...

The guards didn't seem to think anything of it, and ushered them along, following dutifully behind them as Rikiti quietly lead them to the repair site.

"You be more careful what you say to seekers..." Rikiti warned quietly to the two of them. "You do bad... maybe they cut your ear... Rikiti have master once that do that, but he never get in trouble."

He gestured to his uncut rodent ears.

 

[Silverthunder]

*I lunged at the drone using my wings to flip over to the drone’s blind spot*

The thing... ambled forward, not particularly manuverable it seemed. The thing was slow and not particularly threatened as it's eyepiece turned to follow Universe while he darted around it.

Universe was able to flip it over, but only momentarily as it rolled back to its spidery legs with surprising balance and dexterity. The bot simply... marched towards him! It looked like it were on a suicide mission!

 

[TrixieFox]

"Wow wow! Harsh... look, this aint the worst prison though, right?" he replied to everyone's vicious and somewhat personal attacks, "I mean, it's not the worst prison corridor right? Would you say it's even a... maybe... a ten out of ten? Like, it looks extra clean right?"

The squirrel leaned against the wall between the cell faces, looking between the two cells with his arms crossed.

"You might even say it's extra clean? Like... someone REALLY did a good job cleaning and prepping them? So good you might even tell their superiors how clean and awesome it was?" he suggested non chalantly as Mambi yelped, causing him to jump and look over to him in surprise, the squirrel was quite flighty.

Just beside the warden on the ground, the panel on the floor moved ever so slightly...

"And... maybe if the three of you..."

He paused and looked quickly between Trixie and Mambi. "And what's that supposed to mean, like work together hu? What, are you planning a prison escape or something?"

The Trixie's likely frustration, the cell was tight. Each wall was a singular solid plate covered in a thick pad, same with the floor. Access to the cell door, mechanical or otherwise, was purely outside. Nothing could get out. But... that didn't mean something couldn't get In.

"Tsch, well, if you guys are gonna be like that, then maybe I just won't give you any extra nuggets on your lunch trays! Except that guy, he looks like he'd be helpful!" he said, pointing to Marius, "don't worry fella! You'll either be out of here in no time, or you'll get a fresh prison jumpsuit by the end of the night!" He assured him.

Suddenly... a lout clank, then a switch, and the lights blacked out! Red emergency lights popped on along the floor as the fog began to rise in the corridor.

"What the...?"

"That was easy @Mambi " Trix said in confusion... "What'd you do?"

 

[Firuthi Dragovic]

The officer watched Heep and Dorien walk away through the mist, as Heep watched back himself. For whatever reason... the slug rabbit paused his analysis of the drone, perhaps thinking Heep wouldn't notice, waiting until the group was out of visual range...

The guards didn't seem to think anything of it, and ushered them along, following dutifully behind them as Rikiti quietly lead them to the repair site.

"You be more careful what you say to seekers..." Rikiti warned quietly to the two of them. "You do bad... maybe they cut your ear... Rikiti have master once that do that, but he never get in trouble."

He gestured to his uncut rodent ears.

Dorian shook his head.

"I hope never to have to do that again," Dorian said quietly. "But I seriously thought safety was being brushed off there, and I'm actually caught off guard that he responded to my little outburst so civilly. Perhaps I am too used to a more direct approach to security."

 

[The_Happiest_Husky]

Dorian shook his head.

"I hope never to have to do that again," Dorian said quietly. "But I seriously thought safety was being brushed off there, and I'm actually caught off guard that he responded to my little outburst so civilly. Perhaps I am too used to a more direct approach to security."

Heep is still annoyed about not being able to catch the rabbit. A very suspicious individual, and one who's scent he'd keep a nose out for whenever things didn't look right in the future.
Heep's magic shifts through a few shades of blue, then settles back into the same bluegrey. Good, it's getting close.