[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. ]

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[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?

[amalgameat]

[NOT EXACTLY LIKE THIS BUT KIND OF

they can text yell this entire conversation it's fine]

[begguiling]

BOOOOOOORING

GET NEW MATERIAL!

[amalgameat]

[huffs gently and peers at him for a moment, curious, her pupils contracting into slits; they haven't met before]

[begguiling]

[He waves again, and then:]

I'm Magolor! This is pretty shoddy as a team-building exercise. So depressing! No one wants to see their coworkers cry.

[amalgameat]

[...

...

...

i'm not crying, i'm Falin]

[begguiling]

Which one do you prefer? Not crying or Falin?

[amalgameat]

[Falin, please

and i can hear you, if you'd rather talk? i just can't talk myself]

[begguiling]

But if I'm talking, I can't do THIS!

✨

Just kidding! I can do that with the power of my personality.

[amalgameat]

[Mr. Magolor's personality seems very cheerful.]

[begguiling]

Hehehe. Well, we'll see how long that lasts today. But if I thought there was a point in crying about it, I would. You think the big guy would listen?

[He gestures up at the harpy.]

[amalgameat]

[they are probably listening to the warden only, but it's worth a try?]

[begguiling]

Let's find out!

[He lifts off and floats to the very highest point of the cage, peering out through the bars, and then balling his fists and sniffling loudly a couple of times before:]

UWWEEEUUGGHH! Why?! W, why does anyone have to die?! I'm scared! I don't wanna see this! They didn't do anything wroooong! Pleeeease help me!

[amalgameat]

[jumps a little underneath everyone, feathers fluffing madly...

predictably the non-Echidna kittybird doesn't respond, though :(]

[begguiling]

[He eases off when there's no response, composing himself, and then lowers his voice considerably, though not enough that the others can't still hear him:]

Geez. Tough audience. All right, I get it . . . I didn't manage to convince you. I can take an L when I earn one. But you seriously got me to tip my hand a little to my coworkers here. Now I'm at a big disadvantage! You've got to give me some respect for that. Not to mention my top-notch acting skills. What do you say? You could at least spare me a minute to chat after all I just went through on their behalf.