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Tree branch: check. Assorted lightweight seed-bearing fruits and nuts: check. Other seeds: check. Water bottle, for when she has to veer away from the river: check.
Better not linger in her starting place too much longer. Yellow's faster than her and may have already come home to a wreck. Thorn might have a habit of checking up on the place, even, just in case. She's invisible, inaudible, unsmellable - that won't help if he sends someone thorough. Or comes in person.
She sets out.
She's been flying for about thirty minutes after her shopping trip when she falls through a tear and squeaks inaudibly and lands in the middle of -
imeanforever
wormcan
The laughter stops. As does the weapon-waving, it's actually much sillier-looking than any self-respecting criminal mastermind would want to appear, but this one didn't have much choice.
The other two notice, of course. "Bakuda?" No answer.
The other two notice, of course. "Bakuda?" No answer.
wormcan
Nothing happens. One of the other two jumps up and waves a hand in front of Bakuda's nonresponsive face, but hasn't heard Promise yet.
imeanforever
They seem to be waiting on Bakuda; she must be in charge. But they'll hear Promise talking. She's surprised they haven't yet. Promise doesn't know what their powers are, either...
Okay, now something that was already pretty damaged is sorcerously on fire. Loudly enough that Promise can murmur - "Tell them to go investigate that."
Okay, now something that was already pretty damaged is sorcerously on fire. Loudly enough that Promise can murmur - "Tell them to go investigate that."
wormcan
She gets to breathe to do it. She spits out the words one at a time. "You. Should. Check. Out. That. Fire. Over. There."
This is weird, but weird isn't that far out of the ordinary for her. They take it at face value and leave, glancing back every so often.
This is weird, but weird isn't that far out of the ordinary for her. They take it at face value and leave, glancing back every so often.
imeanforever
"Stand normally. Quickly, honestly answer my questions. If you do nothing, will anything explode in the next five minutes?"
wormcan
"No."
Well, a bunch of unexploded bombs everywhere. Some of them dangerous in their own right. But nothing that isn't already happening.
Well, a bunch of unexploded bombs everywhere. Some of them dangerous in their own right. But nothing that isn't already happening.
wormcan
She goes into a completely unremarkable storage unit, not taking any care to stay quiet, and starts pushing buttons in full view of her cape minions, hoping they'll try to stop her. They don't.
wormcan
"Hologram bombs. Cameras recording how you operate. Getting his slightly less useless partner to attack you."
imeanforever
Well, that's a better answer than 'they'll explode if they don't'.
"How long will it take to deactivate all your bombs?"
"How long will it take to deactivate all your bombs?"