Scene 1: Tech Support Forum
Scene 1: Tech Support Forum
The mages and Zorro are once more reviving Spiderwebbers. Toenail has been revived from cadmium, Schrodinger from argon, Shaun Waun from samarium, and BainIhrno from chromium. Schrodinger is examining the antimatter machine with great interest. Archmagus Micael summons some palladium. With it, Zorro revives FBM.
FBM: It's so good to be back!
*i enters with the equipment needed to repair the antimatter machine and begins working on it. Schrodinger joins him. Randomizer summons some curium, allowing Zorro to revive Wanderer.
Wanderer: Now I am free to wander some more!
Randomizer: Actually, that's not a good idea at the moment.
Wanderer: Oh.
Zeviz summons some americium and Zorro revives Drew.
Drew: It was no fun being trapped in the dark this whole time.
Zephyr Tempest summons some zirconium. Zorro revives Redstart.
Redstart: Finally! That took far too long.
*i: Okay, we've got it fixed up. Hand me some gallium.
Zeviz summons some gallium and hands it to *i. Everyone gathers around the antimatter machine to see whether it would work this time around. Even Alorael gets up to watch. *i drops the gallium into the machine and turns it on. Zorro manages to catch the single atom of antigallium and combines it with Galactic Core. Rakshasi is revived, though he looks slightly insubstantial.
Randomizer: Wow. I think that's finally everyone.
Zorro: Good!
Zorro begins to play Galactic Core. MagmaDragoon, Nick Ringer, Wonko the Sane, and Kingy enter.
MagmaDragoon: Thing by GoldenKing been possessed has the!
*i: What? How?
While MagmaDragoon tries to explain, Nick Ringer opens another bottle of beer.
Nick Ringer: i woldnt no i wuz unconsous
Kingy: You have beer? Why didn't you tell me?
Nick Ringer: u didnt ask
Nick Ringer and Kingy start to walk towards the General Forum.
Wonko the Sane: Wait, Kingy. You're supposed to help me with Alorael.
Alorael: It's Aloreal. And what are you going to help me with?
Kingy: Sorry, Wonko, but I'd rather go drink. You'll have to find someone else.
Kingy and Nick Ringer exit.
Infernal666hate: Eye thing eye well glow two thy Generated Foreman asp will.
Infernal666hate exits.
Wonko the Sane: Great. Who will help me?
FBM: I will. What are we doing?
Wonko the Sane checks to make sure that Alorael isn't listening, and then speaks in a low voice.
Wonko the Sane: We're going to force Alorael to drink skribbane to see if it returns him to normal.
Toenail: Sounds like fun. I'll help too.
Rakshasi: Sure. Count me in as well.
MagmaDragoon finishes with his out-of-order explanation. *i thinks for a moment.
*i: I'm not sending anyone out to try to deal with GoldenKing. There's enough of us here to bring him under control, should he show up.
*i moves so that he can easily watch the forum entrance while Schrodinger carefully starts to take the antimatter machine apart. Toenail, FBM, Wonko the Sane, and Rakshasi approach Alorael. Wonko the Sane places the bottle of skribbane in front of him. Alorael looks up.
Alorael: Yes?
Wonko the Sane: You've been working really hard to, um, help out pedestrians. And I, um, I think that's great. That's why I brought you this to drink. As a reward. Trust me, it's very refreshing.
Alorael looks skeptically at the bottle and then suspiciously at Wonko the Sane. He sniffs the bottle's contents and looks disgusted.
Alorael: No. You're trying to trick me into drinking skribbane.
Rakshasi: What kind of approach was that, Wonko?
Toenail: An ineffective one. Now we'll have to try another method.
Toenail reaches across and grabs the skribbane. Alorael stands up and backs away.
Alorael: I don't like where this is going.
Rakshasi: Get him!
Alorael: Get away from me, you lunatics!
Alorael ducks away from Rakshasi and runs across the forum. Everyone pauses to watch. Even *i is momentarily distracted. Zephyr Tempest laughs.
Zephyr Tempest: Now this is entertainment!
In the confusion, no one notices Stew Boy enter. He walks silently over to Archmagus Micael.
Archmagus Micael: Stew Boy! Where did you come... you... you look... odd...
At that moment, FBM trips while chasing after Alorael and crashes into the table where all the alchemical equipment is set up. Ephesos and Dikiyoba jump out of the way as the table begins to tip over. Stew Boy leans in close to Archmagus Micael.
Stew Boy: Jhgzsb!
Due to the noise of the table and equipment hitting the floor, no one hears him but Archmagus Micael. No one sees Archmagus Micael collapse, either, because everyone is watching Ephesos yell at FBM.
Ephesos: Watch where you're going!
FBM shrugs.
FBM: Sorry. It was an accident.
Ephesos: Yes, an accident that destroyed a lot of valuable equipment.
FBM: I said sorry.
FBM helps Ephesos and Dikiyoba to right the table and pick up the equipment. Wonko the Sane manages to tackle Alorael and pin him down.
Wonko the Sane: Quick, Toenail! Force him to drink the skribbane!
Alorael struggles to free himself.
Alorael: No! Skribbane is a terrible, awful thing. I don't want to get addicted!
Alorael closes his mouth tightly as Toenail approaches. Rakshasi pinches Alorael's nose so that he can't breathe. When Alorael finally opens his mouth, Toenail pours some skribbane in. Everyone watches as Alorael sputters and coughs. Stew Boy approaches Zeviz.
Stew Boy: Mnbgnj!
Zeviz: Wha...?
Zeviz tips over unconscious. However, Randomizer is standing close enough to hear and then see what happened. He hesitates only for a second.
Randomizer: Spray acid!
Stew Boy is drenched in a layer of strong acid. Everyone forgets Alorael and turns to look at Randomizer.
*i: What did you just do?!
Ephesos hurries forward to cast a cure spell, but Randomizer blocks his path.
Randomizer: He attacked Zeviz! I heard it!
*i: But only those possessed by the thing can knock others unconscious.
Randomizer: Then Stew Boy's been possessed by the thing!
Stew Boy collapses to the ground. The thing realizes that it is about to lose its host. The thing would have to find a new one. It would love to have everyone in the room as a host, but it wasn't that strong yet. It could only take one other host at the moment, and it would have to be one that was easy to subdue. Everyone present (and conscious) steps back in horror as the most undescribable and incomprehensible thing they have ever witnessed appears next to Stew Boy.
The thing: Wstdrfyghjnkm!
Everybody winces. The thing vanishes as suddenly as it had appeared. Stew Boy manages to lift his head a few inches off the ground.
Stew Boy: hlp... me...
Stew Boy coughs loudly.
Ephesos: Divine restoration!
Stew Boy is healed. He sits up as Ephesos casts another heal and cure spell on him for good measure.
*i: Stew Boy! What happened?
Stew Boy: teh thing it wuz... it wuz horibl
Stew Boy shudders and falls silent. Everyone else is silent as well, except for Alorael, who steps forward.
Alorael: What in the world just happened and why don't I have my sniper rifle?
FBM: It's so good to be back!
*i enters with the equipment needed to repair the antimatter machine and begins working on it. Schrodinger joins him. Randomizer summons some curium, allowing Zorro to revive Wanderer.
Wanderer: Now I am free to wander some more!
Randomizer: Actually, that's not a good idea at the moment.
Wanderer: Oh.
Zeviz summons some americium and Zorro revives Drew.
Drew: It was no fun being trapped in the dark this whole time.
Zephyr Tempest summons some zirconium. Zorro revives Redstart.
Redstart: Finally! That took far too long.
*i: Okay, we've got it fixed up. Hand me some gallium.
Zeviz summons some gallium and hands it to *i. Everyone gathers around the antimatter machine to see whether it would work this time around. Even Alorael gets up to watch. *i drops the gallium into the machine and turns it on. Zorro manages to catch the single atom of antigallium and combines it with Galactic Core. Rakshasi is revived, though he looks slightly insubstantial.
Randomizer: Wow. I think that's finally everyone.
Zorro: Good!
Zorro begins to play Galactic Core. MagmaDragoon, Nick Ringer, Wonko the Sane, and Kingy enter.
MagmaDragoon: Thing by GoldenKing been possessed has the!
*i: What? How?
While MagmaDragoon tries to explain, Nick Ringer opens another bottle of beer.
Nick Ringer: i woldnt no i wuz unconsous
Kingy: You have beer? Why didn't you tell me?
Nick Ringer: u didnt ask
Nick Ringer and Kingy start to walk towards the General Forum.
Wonko the Sane: Wait, Kingy. You're supposed to help me with Alorael.
Alorael: It's Aloreal. And what are you going to help me with?
Kingy: Sorry, Wonko, but I'd rather go drink. You'll have to find someone else.
Kingy and Nick Ringer exit.
Infernal666hate: Eye thing eye well glow two thy Generated Foreman asp will.
Infernal666hate exits.
Wonko the Sane: Great. Who will help me?
FBM: I will. What are we doing?
Wonko the Sane checks to make sure that Alorael isn't listening, and then speaks in a low voice.
Wonko the Sane: We're going to force Alorael to drink skribbane to see if it returns him to normal.
Toenail: Sounds like fun. I'll help too.
Rakshasi: Sure. Count me in as well.
MagmaDragoon finishes with his out-of-order explanation. *i thinks for a moment.
*i: I'm not sending anyone out to try to deal with GoldenKing. There's enough of us here to bring him under control, should he show up.
*i moves so that he can easily watch the forum entrance while Schrodinger carefully starts to take the antimatter machine apart. Toenail, FBM, Wonko the Sane, and Rakshasi approach Alorael. Wonko the Sane places the bottle of skribbane in front of him. Alorael looks up.
Alorael: Yes?
Wonko the Sane: You've been working really hard to, um, help out pedestrians. And I, um, I think that's great. That's why I brought you this to drink. As a reward. Trust me, it's very refreshing.
Alorael looks skeptically at the bottle and then suspiciously at Wonko the Sane. He sniffs the bottle's contents and looks disgusted.
Alorael: No. You're trying to trick me into drinking skribbane.
Rakshasi: What kind of approach was that, Wonko?
Toenail: An ineffective one. Now we'll have to try another method.
Toenail reaches across and grabs the skribbane. Alorael stands up and backs away.
Alorael: I don't like where this is going.
Rakshasi: Get him!
Alorael: Get away from me, you lunatics!
Alorael ducks away from Rakshasi and runs across the forum. Everyone pauses to watch. Even *i is momentarily distracted. Zephyr Tempest laughs.
Zephyr Tempest: Now this is entertainment!
In the confusion, no one notices Stew Boy enter. He walks silently over to Archmagus Micael.
Archmagus Micael: Stew Boy! Where did you come... you... you look... odd...
At that moment, FBM trips while chasing after Alorael and crashes into the table where all the alchemical equipment is set up. Ephesos and Dikiyoba jump out of the way as the table begins to tip over. Stew Boy leans in close to Archmagus Micael.
Stew Boy: Jhgzsb!
Due to the noise of the table and equipment hitting the floor, no one hears him but Archmagus Micael. No one sees Archmagus Micael collapse, either, because everyone is watching Ephesos yell at FBM.
Ephesos: Watch where you're going!
FBM shrugs.
FBM: Sorry. It was an accident.
Ephesos: Yes, an accident that destroyed a lot of valuable equipment.
FBM: I said sorry.
FBM helps Ephesos and Dikiyoba to right the table and pick up the equipment. Wonko the Sane manages to tackle Alorael and pin him down.
Wonko the Sane: Quick, Toenail! Force him to drink the skribbane!
Alorael struggles to free himself.
Alorael: No! Skribbane is a terrible, awful thing. I don't want to get addicted!
Alorael closes his mouth tightly as Toenail approaches. Rakshasi pinches Alorael's nose so that he can't breathe. When Alorael finally opens his mouth, Toenail pours some skribbane in. Everyone watches as Alorael sputters and coughs. Stew Boy approaches Zeviz.
Stew Boy: Mnbgnj!
Zeviz: Wha...?
Zeviz tips over unconscious. However, Randomizer is standing close enough to hear and then see what happened. He hesitates only for a second.
Randomizer: Spray acid!
Stew Boy is drenched in a layer of strong acid. Everyone forgets Alorael and turns to look at Randomizer.
*i: What did you just do?!
Ephesos hurries forward to cast a cure spell, but Randomizer blocks his path.
Randomizer: He attacked Zeviz! I heard it!
*i: But only those possessed by the thing can knock others unconscious.
Randomizer: Then Stew Boy's been possessed by the thing!
Stew Boy collapses to the ground. The thing realizes that it is about to lose its host. The thing would have to find a new one. It would love to have everyone in the room as a host, but it wasn't that strong yet. It could only take one other host at the moment, and it would have to be one that was easy to subdue. Everyone present (and conscious) steps back in horror as the most undescribable and incomprehensible thing they have ever witnessed appears next to Stew Boy.
The thing: Wstdrfyghjnkm!
Everybody winces. The thing vanishes as suddenly as it had appeared. Stew Boy manages to lift his head a few inches off the ground.
Stew Boy: hlp... me...
Stew Boy coughs loudly.
Ephesos: Divine restoration!
Stew Boy is healed. He sits up as Ephesos casts another heal and cure spell on him for good measure.
*i: Stew Boy! What happened?
Stew Boy: teh thing it wuz... it wuz horibl
Stew Boy shudders and falls silent. Everyone else is silent as well, except for Alorael, who steps forward.
Alorael: What in the world just happened and why don't I have my sniper rifle?