Benedict
You open up the two boxes and a certain amount of dismay and frustration washes over you. Inside the boxes are the following items
24 Teela-O-pez dispensers (sans pez) (infrared)
1 bottle of yellow pills (with no indication of their purpose)
1 pair of red cargo pants with many useful looking pockets (red)
1 blue steel toed jack boot (blue)
1 comb (red)
5 packages of dental floss (infrared)
1 indigo nose hair clipper (indigo)
Rosas
You turn on the charm. He seems to be staring at you all "ga-ga" eyed. A bit of drool runs down his chin. Unfortunately, it does nothing to make him any less of a moron.
O&BGM** spoiler omitted **
add them to your list
GM and Johnny
** spoiler omitted **I pull a pair of red cargo pants out of the box and hold them up to myself, "hummm, these look like they should fit" I look over at benedict, Hey Mutie you think that you could assign this fun, fun equipment to me holding up the pants and a half dozen pez dispensers? since I am the Happiness Officer after all [i]smiles very brightly and winks at Benedict
He seems completely oblivious to you. His eyes are totally fixated on Rosas, and drool is trickling down his chin.
turns to Derek "Are you sure that this is all that you have to give us?" Glares Threateningly "I can always hug you again if it will refresh your memory"
Given that the rest of the team can hear Rosas talking, I give everyone permission to open the above spoiler.
Derek-R-12 continues to stare at Rosas. He looks confused. After a few seconds he stands up and walks into the back room. About three minutes pass. Derek walks back out of the room.
"What did you want again?"
At that moment you all hear Yossa's PDC beep
Yossa
TROUBLESHOOTERS,
PLEASE REPORT FOR IMMEDIATE DEBRIEFING,
SECTION F, ROOM 258, TPK SECTOR. DO NOT
BE LATE. THIS DEBRIEFING WILL BE
INTERESTING AND EDUCATIONAL.
BEST WISHES, THE COMPUTER.
*Suavely checks PDC*
"Alright people, no time for more equipment, time for our mission assignment! Section F, Room 258, TPK Sector, move it, people!"
*Begins running with everyone else*
Did everyone catch that little trenchcoat florish when he answered his PDC? It was soooo awesome! Yossa is so f*%&ing cool!
Did everyone catch that little trenchcoat florish when he answered his PDC? It was soooo awesome! Yossa is so f&&&ing cool!
stuffs the pez despensers and pills into my sachel, and starts trying to put the red cargo pants on over my red reflec overalls just as Yossa says "move, it people!" starts trying to hop after him with one leg in the cargo pants trying to put the other one in, falls to floor and gets tangeled up in the legs "uh, guys, hey guys, GUYS!!! can someone help me up???" still trying to struggle into the cargo pants.
Well, Ultraviolet Underwear! I'm not leaving without some real equipment.
Yossa, Rosas and I will catch up with you at our rendezvous point!
Rosas, I think Derek here had something to say to you. Can you maybe ask him to say it again, but in a private location?
Ideally, while Rosas is distracting Derek, I can dash into the equipment office and snag the equipment that the Computer wanted us to have.
After I get the pants on and get up, starts typing into PDC, while following Yossa. I shout over my shoulder "Benedict, not following a direct order is treasonous, are you a treasonous mutie communist??"
GM
ROSAS
Did everyone catch that little trenchcoat florish when he answered his PDC? It was soooo awesome! Yossa is so f~@@ing cool!
To Rosas: "When he flourished his coat, did you smell that?"
To Benedict: "I think I need that detergent gun back. You-know-who has a little BO problem."
<Points his thumb at Yossa unobtrusively.>
Rolf
Johnny has a cyberarm. It's pretty cool too.
stuffs the pez despensers and pills into my sachel, and starts trying to put the red cargo pants on over my red reflec overalls just as Yossa says "move, it people!" starts trying to hop after him with one leg in the cargo pants trying to put the other one in, falls to floor and gets tangeled up in the legs "uh, guys, hey guys, GUYS!!! can someone help me up???" still trying to struggle into the cargo pants.
"Benedict, not following a direct order is treasonous, are you a treasonous mutie communist??"[/b]
Just the middle one!
Johnny, are you saying that Yossa has on Blue and Orange clothes under his big jacket-thingy? No wonder he wears such a big jacket-thingy. It's not because he's trying to compensate for something, like you said. It's because he's a traitor! Imagine ... Blue AND Orange! Blast him! (but not with the detergent cannon, I'm still working on that.)
For some reason, that makes me think of a holo-vid about swamp-life.
Johnny has a cyberarm. It's pretty cool too.
stuffs the pez despensers and pills into my sachel, and starts trying to put the red cargo pants on over my red reflec overalls just as Yossa says "move, it people!" starts trying to hop after him with one leg in the cargo pants trying to put the other one in, falls to floor and gets tangeled up in the legs "uh, guys, hey guys, GUYS!!! can someone help me up???" still trying to struggle into the cargo pants.
Johnny, are you saying that Yossa has on Blue and Orange clothes under his big jacket-thingy? No wonder he wears such a big jacket-thingy. It's not because he's trying to compensate for something, like you said. It's because he's a traitor! Imagine ... Blue AND Orange! Blast him! (but not with the detergent cannon, I'm still working on that.)
"Hey, I heard that! You saw me take this off before the Ultraviolet citizen came. Also, I'm not compensating for anything, I'm just that good! That's why I'm the leader here!"
to Benedict and Rosas: "Well we wouldn't want to be seen as disobeying orders now would we? C'mon lets get moving!"
O&BGM
dexter is going to make a note of Service Firm PLC, specifically Outfitting Express F206-TPK and Derek-R-JMS-12 in his PDC
thinking it might be a good idea to pay derek a visit on his own, and make sure hes being loyal the the computer.... maybe even take a look around the store room to make sure its being kept in good order.
Let's see, I think we'd need a few laser barrels each, say a dozen...each...whispers
giggles and taps "12's" nose
It was Dexter that had the obvious cyberarm. Yours is much more organic looking. In fact, unless someone examined it really closely they would think it is a perfectly normal arm. Sometimes you aren't even sure yourself, except for the fact that you often feel like there is something crawling around in there underneath your skin. A cyberarm would be the only logical explanation for such a sensation. You've been meaning to have it looked at.
Johnny has a cyberarm. It's pretty cool too.
stuffs the pez despensers and pills into my sachel, and starts trying to put the red cargo pants on over my red reflec overalls just as Yossa says "move, it people!" starts trying to hop after him with one leg in the cargo pants trying to put the other one in, falls to floor and gets tangeled up in the legs "uh, guys, hey guys, GUYS!!! can someone help me up???" still trying to struggle into the cargo pants.
It was Dexter that had the obvious cyberarm. Yours is much more organic looking. In fact, unless someone examined it really closely they would think it is a perfectly normal arm. Sometimes you aren't even sure yourself, except for the fact that you often feel like there is something crawling around in there underneath your skin. A cyberarm would be the only logical explanation for such a sensation. You've been meaning to have it looked at.
<Johnny scratches at his arm as his comrade pilfers the storage. A little bead of sweat forms on his brow as he wrestles with fears about what'll happen if he gets it examined. OH MY GOD! Maybe his arm has turned commie.>
Types into PDC as he is still following Yossa
GM
Are there any smoke detectors in this storeroom? Not waiting for reply. I thought not! That's a treasonous disregard of the integrity of the Computer's property. I will rectify the situation immediately!
O&BGM
Here's your cannon back, Johnny. Seems like it's in perfect shape, now go administer some hygiene to some dirty commies!
Rolf
Types into PDC as he is still following Yossa
GM
** spoiler omitted **
Rosas and Derek head into the store room, while Benedict follows. The rest of the team heads out, following orders.
Rosas and Benedict
Derek leads you into the most pathetic PLC storeroom you've ever seen. The shelves are nearly barren, and the few things on the shelves seem utterly useless. What was in the boxes was pretty typical of what else can be found back here. A small jack bot zips around doing nothing of use. Why an UV citizen sent you here for gear is beyond your comprehension.
Derek looks at Rosas, while digging around in his nose with his finger. "See anything you like?"
Taps on PDC screen
To the clerk: "Ok slack jaw. I am the hygiene officer of this team and before we interact with you I am afraid you'll need a good cleaning. But first, a skin core sample."
<Stabs him witht he skin core.>
"Like I thought. Filthy."
<Johnny opens fire.>
<Shouting to his the others over the blast of his detergent cannon:> "I'm pretty sure it says cone rifle on the requisition!"
Rolf
It is not uncommon for the computer to withhold useful information. Pursue your suspicions in character as much as you wish. In fact, it's not uncommon to terminate a suspected mutie and then fabric.. er gathering evidence afterwards
Taps on PDC screen
** spoiler omitted **
<Benedict sighs heavily, grabs the two boxes that were assigned to us, and heads out after Yossa and the rest of the team.>
Come on, Rosas. This guy's more useless than a Violet toothbrush covered in Indigo toothpaste.
Johnny, Rosas, Benedict
Yossa, Rolf, Dexter
You step out of the PLC shop and onto a wide tunnel that is essentially a road. There are sidewalks on each side of the tunnel and a paved road down the middle that is reserved for transbots and the like. Traffic is moderate with mostly delivery bots trucking goods. You see a shuttle bot approaching, packed with infrared citizens. Based on your PDC maps, your destination is some distance.
Yossa
You consider that it might reflect poorly on you as team leader if you show up to a meeting with only half your team in tow.
*Stops* "Wait a minute Team! New plan. We go back, get the other half of the team, then go to the debreifing! Move!"
*Runs back to get the slow half of the team*
To Rosas: "Mission accomplished?"
What are these bits of stuff?!
Johnny, what have you done to your equipment, which was so carefully and thoughtfully assigned to by the glorious Computer?
<Benedict picks one of the chunks off of Derek's sudsy body.>
Wait! This is treasonous natural food! I saw a special last week on the illegal smuggling of little rock-shaped food items that come inside tiny boxes shaped like figure-8s and sometimes carry canes, top hats, and monocles! Johnny, why is your equipment contaminated with such treasonous material? I think Rosas deserves an answer!
Yossa, you've only just stepped out the door, so it's easy enough to step back into the PLC shop. As you enter you don't see Rosas, Benedict or Derek. You can see Johnny. His back is turned to you and he is standing in the doorway to the back storeroom on the other side of counter (which is opposite the door you just came through). His body blocks any view into the storeroom.
What are these bits of stuff?!
"I guess you put it in there retina burn. It wasn't there when I blasted you as everyone could clearly see. As you know the computer in his infinite wisdom has cameras strategically located and there will be no doubt that this treasonous contraband was loaded into my cannon by no other than you, a commie-mutie-treasonous scumwad. And you're filthy, too."
"The shame."
<Pulls out his PDC and holds his finger over the 'on' button.>
"Shall we take it to the top, retina burn?"
"Team, what are you doing in here, acrobatics? Let's get moving, we can't keep the Computer waiting, people!"
"errrmmmm. I mean, no way, Johnny. You know as well as I do that those are your treasonous food-rocks. Not I'm not saying I put them in the detergent cannon. Maybe I did, maybe I didn't. I mean, maybe Derek here did it.
<Benedict tries putting his hand on Derek's shoulder, but since he can't see it under the soap suds, he smacks it down square on Derek's nose.>
But the fact is, those little pieces of gravel came from somewhere ... if you want to bring the Computer into this, well, I guess that's your call.
<Benedict is sweating ... even moreso than usual.>
Oh, there's Yossa, telling us to hurry up. Let's go, Johnny. I'm sure we can talk about this later.
O&BGM
"you dont sound too happy team leader, here take one of these. You too Benedict"
hands a yellow pill to Yossa and walks into the back room to give one to Benedict
"You have any combat pharms, narc-boy? You know, stronger, faster, more aggressive?"
"You have any combat pharms, narc-boy? You know, stronger, faster, more aggressive?"
"Narc-boy? Are you reffering to me? well uh yea I guess so..." digs around in sachel for a second and then hands johnny a yellow pill too
Rosas looks around the room ignoring the interaction between the mutie and the food smuggler...
digs around in sachel for a second and then hands johnny a yellow pill too
*GULP*
Rolf and GM EYES ONLY:
<Benedict hands to Rolf the pills he found in the box of assigned equipment.>
Here, these should be what Johnny is looking for. They're Teela-O Anaerobic Stimulant Pills, intended to make your muscles bigger, your reaction time quicker, your hair shinier, and your breath minty.
<Benedict hesitates to take the yellow pill from Rolf, though.>
Aren't these beyond my security clearance? Johnny's got one inside him, though. Does that make his tummy a commie? or a traitor? or both?
O&BGM
"You're a troublemaker, aren't you retina burn..."
"are you refusing to take assigned medication mutie? are you trying to be subversive? are you a traitor?
GM
<Benedict hesitates to take the yellow pill from Rolf, though.>Aren't these beyond my security clearance? Johnny's got one inside him, though. Does that make his tummy a commie? or a traitor? or both?
"Hmm so the mutie is disobeying orders again huh?"
*starts scribbling notes in loyalty notepad obviously concerning the commie mutant traitor who wont take his pills"
"Don't worry mutie, The Great Computer will hear about this soon enough"