Are you sure that’s the right Yak? I don’t see any tentacles and RYBTP said that his Yak had tentac…
Oh, he was joking… I get it. :rolleyes: … At least I think he was joking?!? :eek:
cough Punch and cookies?! Did I hear someone say there’s punch and cookies? Here, let me help serve. grabbing pitcher and pouring cups of punch and passing them out
Aaahhh!!!
twitch
whimper
Sorry. I’ve had too many ‘interesting’ experiences* with tentacles to be at ease anymore.
Let’s get inside.
:: They enter the cavelike doorway to the Initiation Complex. The door is still missing. The room inside hasn’t changed: the other doors are still buckled from the C4 explosion; the chute in the roof is still dented, and there are still the explosion scars and the dried-up remains of the pool of water.
They go up the stairs, through the Initiation Chamber (with its scars, staiis, debris, and “Death Ray” holes), and exit through the Initiates’ Ceremonial Entrance into the corridor. ::
[sub]*See earlier parts of this thread and the earlier threads linked to it. Let’s just say that there were a lot of tentacles involved.
Now what kind of punch is this? Fruit punch, or whisky punch? Because I cou;d sure use some of thr later after this mess.
:: in a room just off the corridor ::
Um, EarthStone? I wouldn’t drink that punch so quickly…
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…funny you should mention “passing out”…
Speaking of passing out…
Why has my Yak been de-tentacled?
I’m guessing Sun-one, I mean someone might have been looking to nosh on some calamari?
:: looks around ::
Why is everyone associating me with calamari? I don’t want tentacles. Tentacles scare me.
Yay! A puppet show!
What?
Oh! Punch and cookies. Sorry…
Lies on floor, unconscious, paper cup with dredges of punch still clutched in hand
EarthStone?
:: tries to awaken the unconscious Earthstone ::
Uh-oh.
HAAALLLLLLL!!!
Sheesh! Why is everyone getting so testy lately? Earthstone is the newest here, right? And he hasn’t been initiated yet, right? Well, now he’s unconscious…so if a few folks (who didn’t drink the punch) wouldn’t mind lifting him into the initiation chair, we can get this show underway.
See? I always have the stated goal of the Initiation Center at heart…
:: Thinks of all the ruined villagers who got in the way of the various Genetically-Engineered Improbabilities ::
Best interests of the Initiation Complex. Uh huh. You do know that your antics with the trebuchets and the squcks or squiligators or whatever they were almost got us discovered by the Vale military, right? And you should be keeping a lookout on the door just in case?
Initiation’s fine, but proper handling of external affairs is also important. It’s never a good idea to annoy your hinterland.
:: looks at Initiation Chair ::
:: sighs ::
We might as well get started…
You’re damned right it’s getting started.
:: lifts EarthStone into the conveyor belt chair, runs over, and presses the big red button to start it moving ::
:: with a whirr, the conveyor belt starts moving ::
:: the water sprays over the sluices activate ::
:: the shuttle starts oscillating ::
:: the wheels turn ::
:: the opening dilates ::
:: the salad tongs descend ::
:: SarthStone777 suddenly wakes up ::
:: er, that’d be EarthStone777–the Identity Blurificator has also activated ::
(Man, y’all are way too fast for me…)
shrieks at sudden spray of water Sunspace!
is in a long white robe–and completely drenched
Errr…Kythereia? You might wanna…ummmm, that is to say, we can all see your…errrrr…you know, you’re not wearing any…ummmm…
:: blushes furiously, averts eyes, hands Kythereia a towel ::
Don’t blame me! I didn’t design it!! That water should be over the Phase Two station only!
:: blushes ::
[sub]…but yopu’re right, Hal; her neckerchief and anklets are quite fetching![/sub]
:mad: Men! wraps towel around self, shivers