[elevator] [echidna]

[guillotineroom]

[ Hello, Echidna!

You are in grave peril! Well, no, you're not, but it will definitely seem like it at first.

You're in a cage with a single control panel on a door, being held aloft high in the sky, by a creature who is just so happy to be here. This kitty-bird is enjoying the high life. You might even hear purring.

But still, you're being held in a cage in the sky and you can't see the ground. Yikes! It's scary!

That said, on the panel in front of you is a selection. Ten different teams, with (0/1 CHOSEN) written in dark green text below. ]

Comments

DISCUSSION

[guillotineroom]

[parttimeai]

Hey, what the fuck?

[ today the roomba is NOT A ROOMBA, she's now a fancy human-like android ]

[thisisalie]

It is time for us to play our role as well, it seems.

[parttimeai]

This is too fucking dumb to be called a role. Like, shit, we'd basically be blindfolding ourselves and throwing a dart in the dark.

Re: DISCUSSION

[warpweft]

...

...I have a really bad feeling about the way she said "remind".

Re: DISCUSSION

[thisisalie]

Are you not fond of power displays to establish dominance?

Re: DISCUSSION

[warpweft]

Not when I'm the one being dominanced!

Re: DISCUSSION

[begguiling]

[He doesn't give a shit about heights, but he's looking at the control panel with probably-a-frown. His mouth is concealed as always, but his eyes look frowny!]

Just once . . . talk about boring. Couldn't we be doing this from a VIP lounge or something at least? Yeesh.

Re: DISCUSSION

[warpweft]

That's not important!

[She gives him a little shove.]

Even though yes we should we getting a nicer place to play from with central heating and comfortable chairs, we need to worry about the other blocks first!

[begguiling]

[He bounces comically through the air and off one of the bars, unhurt.]

Ugyaaaah!

[Then he dusts himself off prissily, needlessly.]

Come on! Put your thinking cap on, Bookworm. There's no way we should act in the first round! We've got zilch to go on here. It'd be a compleeeete shot in the dark! That means there's nothing to concern ourselves with until we see where things stand after they finish up.

[thisisalie]

What sort of decor would you prefer?

[begguiling]

Mmmmmmm . . . let's start with a couch instead of our teammate. I feel like that's the least the Warden could do for her favorite sidekicks! I'm really softballing these negotiations.

Re: DISCUSSION

[parttimeai]

Could'a given us beanbags, at least.

Re: DISCUSSION

[begguiling]

And a TV! It can even be one of those crappy old-fashioned TVs. Now that's what I call a reasonable request!

Re: DISCUSSION

[amalgameat]

[it is entirely possible Falin is crammed SUPER uncomfortably in the entire bottom half of this elevator and all the other Echidnas are perched on her back, i'm just saying. the kittybird holding them up must be having a hell of a time

holds up her phone, which just says AGAIN??????]

Re: DISCUSSION

[warpweft]

[... ...oh.]

Welcome back, Miss Fallin. I'm glad you're awake again.

Re: DISCUSSION

[amalgameat]

[puffs her cheeks out, but also works a hand out of the tangle of feathers so she can pat Nessa on the head]

[begguiling]

[At least Magolor is floating in the air over her; he flips upside down to look at her and waves, and then pulls out his own phone to respond:]

THIS HAPPEN OFTEN?

Re: DISCUSSION

[doublefried]

[ at least hawks' bones are hollow ]

Did we do this before?

[thisisalie]

[ Sitting cross-legged on a section of her... her. ]

It's been quite a while.

[parttimeai]

What do you mean, again.

[ it's simultaneously a question, and way too flat to be a question ]

Re: DISCUSSION

[doublefried]

[squints]

Huh.

[thisisalie]

Are you prepared to work?

[parttimeai]

D'you have any ideas, 'cuz all I can think is this is dumb this is so fucking dumb what the fuck.

Re: DISCUSSION

[thisisalie]

[ Glancing down. ]

... My, how exciting.