"I have twelve matchsticks" (Ch. 3a: Prologue pt. II)

Greens · Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 3:30 pm

The good doctor's information was met, for once, not with the dismissive eye-rolling for the senile old man, but with an inquisitive cocking of brows. The wheels in Tank's head her certainly turning, as evidenced by the way he stroked at his chin, and the way he hmmm'd to himself indicated they matched with Dr. Henshin's. He thought things aloud as the points occurred to him.

"Jostice ees not held back by national borlders... And eet hwould be a shehm, to let soch falyuble eenforlmashun to go to hcwaste... And aye haff nothing bettar to do."

He solidified his stance on the matter with a curt nod and a stout "Hm", returning his arms to the neutral position, crossed over his barrel chest. "Aye em een. May be a good chance forl on site trlaining as well, hyes?" he added with a polite nudge to the shark's shoulder. It seemed he was determined to make a hero out of Mako if it killed him.

Mako, that is.

MuffinUnsane · Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 3:50 pm

Though the moth's words were solemn, Ember couldn't help but crack a grin. Sitting straight on the couch, she stated "Nothing wrong with a free trip! I'm in!"

The only words that really stuck in her mind were 'little vacation to Cape Norden'. There wasn't any way possible she was going to pass that up. After all, nothing ever went wrong with getting something free. She wasn't exactly sure what the deal was with Seven, other than his robots were fun to burn, but still. Free trip.

Jahkari · Posted: Mon May 30, 2011 8:48 pm

Key, who most certainly did not trust this man as she had never met him before in her life (that she knew of, anyway), had followed everyone in hesitantly. She did not sit down, but instead lingered by the door. After listening to the strange little man, she was even more incredulous. She had to admit, mysterious things such as the flashdrive did interest her, but at the same time she already felt as if she'd gotten involved in something bigger than she'd bet via her last job.

On the other hand, she did love puzzles...

While she could afford to take some time off from her thief-for-hire antics, she had planned on using that time to investigate her own personal interests, not continue to bury herself deeper into the mystery that was that Seven kid from the tower.

Still, breaking into a closed-off nation was a new type of locked door for her. A very tempting locked door.

She sighed, knowing she couldn't say no to a free trip with the added bonus of a mystery for her to crack. Thrusting her thumbs through her belt loops, she shrugged. "I'll go." After a pause, she added, "So long as I don't have to pay for stuff."

NPC · Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 12:38 pm

The old moth looked pleased, and not even in that slightly-sinister way he typically did! Naturally, he couldn't agree more with Tank, and Ember's enthusiasm (even if only for freebies) was encouraging.

"You'll have to budget yourselves since I won't exactly be able to wire funds to you, but yes, I do intend to give you all as ample of provisions as possible." Another thought occurred to him, and he hemmed a moment. "Ahah, of course, you'll have the money, but you'll also have to take care of finding a place to stay once you get there. You'll manage, though. You're all bright kids. Mostly."

Did he glance fleetingly at Mako? Did he?

Kazz · Posted: Tue May 31, 2011 5:04 pm

Mako was not expecting the tortoise's nudge-- considering his size in comparison to the luchador's arm, it was a wonder he wasn't simply shoved over on the spot.

More hero training.
...

Oh, God this could end only in tears.

The shark raised an eyebrow at Henshin at that last maybe-crack. It was at this point, however, that he had long since lost any say in the matter. He had figured something like this would happen, knowing the loony old moth, the second he had arrived on the premises.
And even throughout his skepticism* about anything and everything the old doc had done, he couldn't hide back that sort of natural curiosity. Somewhere new? A mystery? Maybe, possibly, perhaps finally understanding what Seven had been on about back on the tower?

Mako looked thoughtful for a moment, before:
"Sure, why not?"

He looked around. "And we leave... when, exactly?"
The shark sounded almost like he expected Henshin to, say, fire them all out of a cannon or something.

*Read: cowardice

Rachel · Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 2:16 pm

Jack was silently contemplating Old Moth Henshin's offer as Target continued to attempt to get her attention. She'd already decided to go when she smacked Target's hand away a second time offering the robot a scowl.

"WHAT?!" She finally snapped.

"Eep!" Target shrunk back at the Sheriffs evident irritation. Though why she was so irritated was lost on the robot. The pink CT pointed a shaky finger towards the screen. "That mantis guy was in Yellow Desert just before the attack."

"YES. THANK you, Target. I will keep that in mind." Jack snapped back but as she went on she calmed down. Jack rubbed her temple a moment and then patted the robot on her head and turned her attention back to the group. And awaited the answer to Mako's question as that was the only one she needed to know at this point.

NPC · Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2011 3:34 pm

Dr. Henshin eyed the robot. It was an interesting piece of trivia, and one he took note of, certainly.

"Hm."

Nevertheless, he went on and answered Mako's question.

"As soon as reasonably possible," he said and nodded briskly. "I currently have you scheduled to leave the day after tomorrow—just to give you all a little time to take care of any personal matters before you leave, of course." He spun a finger in the air as he rattled off examples. "You know, to pack some things, have your mail held, say goodbye to loved ones..."

He really didn't mean that last part to sound so ominous.

"So, unless you have any objections, come back the day after tomorrow, hm?"*

Rachel · Posted: Sat Jun 04, 2011 8:18 pm

"Fine." Jack agreed with a wave for her spunky robot to follow she headed out.

"I wonder if there's a 'Wild Jet' we'll be taking. or maybe a 'Wild Plane'" Target rattled happily as they walked out.

"With our luck, it'll just be a cannon he shoots us out in the general direction of the place we're goin'." Jack sounded a little dismayed at the idea of having Henshin work out the logistics, but what did he have to lose? it's not like she had a job to go back to.

"I have twelve matchsticks" (Ch. 3a: Prologue pt. II)

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