Paranoia: Happiness is just a laserblast away

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 3:42 pm

Boy, she was naive.

"We're Troubleshooters," he said. "Danger is our job!" He pushed her toward the room. "Now, let's go see what's going on."

Caz · Post by **Caz** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 4:06 pm

She followed with reluctance, glancing back at the desk one last time toward the Orange-clearance man.

"Perhaps we should take his card," she said, "if we need to run, we can get further with it..."

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 4:10 pm

"Good thinking, citizen," he commended her. "Why don't you do that?"

Pilferage was one thing. Pilferage of above-clearance items with witnesses another thing entirely.

Caz · Post by **Caz** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 4:11 pm

"Ah, yes, friend," she said, "but even though he's out of ammunition, it's a two-man job. You hold him while I snag the card?" she asked with a friendly smile. "After all, it's you who has the extra ammunition."

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 4:13 pm

"I should cover you in case something bad comes out," he said. "Like a mutant."

Of course, he hadn't been issued a barrel for his pistol yet, so his 'cover' would consist of running.

Maybe a little screaming, too, but not of the intimidating variety.

Caz · Post by **Caz** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 4:15 pm

"Don't be silly, friend," she said. "Mutants wouldn't dare attack openly!"

After a long pause, she said: "Forget the card, I'll take my chances. Don't want to expend my energy wrestling with a mere man in case something bad does show up."

At least she had her hair-trimmers!

She shoved Jim toward the door down at the end of the red hallway.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 4:16 pm

He simultaneously shoved her toward the door, so they ended up wrestling their way toward the door trying to push each other into the front.

Caz · Post by **Caz** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 4:18 pm

Still attempting to gain the upper hand, Colgate sprung the door open and shoved Jim through. However, in doing so, she lost her own footing and fell atop him, the two hitting the tiled floorway in an embarrassing tangle of limbs.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 4:21 pm

He squirmed around underneath her to see what was in the room, while rolling to put her between him and whatever it was.

Caz · Post by **Caz** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 4:39 pm

At what point she dashed back down the hallway, shutting the door behind her and thus momentarily trapping Jim in the room while returning to where they'd entered. After all, they were there because Friend Computer wanted them to be.

She entered slowly, showing her palms to show the man she wasn't armed.

"I'm here to help, friend," she said, "now why do you think we're here to eat you?"

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 4:42 pm

Jim sat there, befuddled and looking around nervously.

Post by **B4UTRUST** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 5:10 pm

The man began to wildly swing his laser pistol around again.
"Who are you? Why are you here? Are you hear to eat me! Don't eat me!"

Caz · Post by **Caz** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 5:15 pm

"Sir, I am not going to eat you! My name is Colgate-R-NAF-01 from the Power Service and I most certainly do not eat people!"

She spoke in a gentle, pleading tone, not moving any closer. Even though he was out of ammunition, she didn't want to have any nice bruises to show off.

Post by **Dark Silver** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 9:40 pm

Meanwhile, outside the SPD Troubleshooter HQ, John-R-BKL-2 was still busy searching his recently deceased corpse, and turning up empty handed.

Then he came to the conclusion, he was going to have to either get a new ME card and hopefully beg Friend Computer into replacing his lost equipment....

Or he would have to locate his missing items. More than likely one of his fellow Troublehsooters had taken his items for safekeeping, pending his cloned arrival.

Whistling a Tune he heard of the Geuraldo-R-VRA-3 Showfeed, he made his way through the open RED door, and into the adjoining room, where he followed the noise and whimpers to his fellow Troubleshooters.

"Hello Friend Citizens!" he remarked cheerfully, ignoring the gibbering Orange on the floor.

Post by **B4UTRUST** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 9:42 pm

The man looked around the room nervously before slowly lowering his gun.
"Y-you don't eat people? Are you sure? There were a lot of people here trying to eat me. They're not here no more. You're not gonna eat me! Who are you?"

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:02 pm

Opening the door, he crept back into the other room and let Colgate deal with the overanxious citizen.

Caz · Post by **Caz** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:06 pm

Colgate politely ignored John as his new self re-entered, paying more attention to the quivering man on the floor. She crouched down so they were eye to eye, speaking in a slow, even voice to keep him calm.

"I am one of the Troubleshooters appointed by Friend Computer to keep us safe," she said, "I'm here to help you."

Post by **B4UTRUST** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:15 pm

The man in ORANGE seemed to calm down a fraction, soothed by the kind gentle words, but it was obvious he was still high strung and nervous.
"I-I'm Hans-O-HGF-3. Oh thank The Computer you're here to help me... I haven't slept in eight daycycles, since last twosday. I-I haven't slept in eight daycycles. If I sleep the mutants will eat me. Can't sleep, mutants will eat me. Can't sleep mutants will eat me."

He went on like this for a moment then snapped out of it just as suddenly. He looked around at everyone, a look of uncertainty and uncomprehension evident on his face.
"W-who are you? What are you here for? What do you want?"

Caz · Post by **Caz** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:18 pm

"They're fellow Troubleshooters," Colgate said soothingly. "Friend Computer called us here to help you. But we can't help you if we don't know what's going on, Hans, okay?"

She kept eye contact with him.

Post by **B4UTRUST** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:19 pm

"O-okay. I-I-The mutants! They're everwhere! They're going to eat me I know it! W-why are you hear? Who sent you? How do you know about this place?"

Caz · Post by **Caz** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:25 pm

With a bit of a frustrated sigh, she removed the telegram she'd received earlier that daycycle from the pouch on her belt. Methodically unfolding it, she handed it to Hans, all the while keeping her manner calm, doing as little as possible that might upset him.

"I was summoned today," she said. "To take the Transbot here. And there's obviously a problem, but we have to know what to do in order to help you."

Post by **B4UTRUST** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:38 pm

Hans lunged forward with almost superhuman speed and snatched the paper from Colgate's hand. He sat back down just as quickly and scanned through the message. He began muttering to himself as he read it half-aloud, trying to follow in his sleep-deprived state that context of the message. He reached the end and he blinked a few times then looked up at the troubleshooters.
"M-mission. Mission? You're here for a briefing? Oh um-," he began, thinking quickly.
"Scrubots! It was something about... Yes that's it! Scrubots! Reports of scrubots attacking citizens. Cleaning them too vigoriously. That must be it! That's your mission!"

Caz · Post by **Caz** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:01 pm

She somehow had the idea that he wasn't being truthful.

"Calling three Troubleshooters just to fix some Scrubots?" she asked Hans.

Josh · Post by **Josh** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:02 pm

"Sounds good to me!" he announced cheerfully. After all, scrubbots were harmless.

Or at least, less harmful than Commie Mutant Traitors who did dreadful things like shoot at people.

"What's our equipment alotment?" he asked.

Post by **B4UTRUST** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 11:04 pm

"Yes, yes that's definatly it," he stated as he started rocking back and forth slowly.
"Definatly, yes...yes that's what you're doing."

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