FEED ME, SEYMOUR

[anemonsters]

[Well, here's an odd sight on the phone network today. It's one of the Lab's scientists, looking pretty nervous about something. You've probably seen this guy before, but maybe not, he's one of several scientists who handle anemoi and related matters--Dr. Patrick Nichols, if you're particularly good at remembering names and faces.]

Ahhh, ahahaha, um, hello! Very sorry to bother you all so suddenly like this, I know we don't usually do that, but we've got ourselves a bit of a problem up here, and, well. You lot are rather proficient at problem-solving, right? Because, ahaha, it's kind of a big one! Here, take a look for yourselves.

[He inputs a few things into the phone and a nearby computer quickly, and the feed input soon changes to one of the Lab's security cameras. Specifically, one overlooking the Lab's entrance, where a large, green, serpentine creature is curled up. After a moment, the feed switches back to the phone's camera and Dr. Nichols.]

It's right in front of the door, which means none of us can get out, and, of course, aheh, none of you can get in, so it would be to our mutual benefit if you could get rid of it. Somehow. Before we all starve to death, if you would.

((That's right, there's now a Rayquaza parked right in front of the Lab, and it's up to you guys to get rid of it. How, you ask? Good question!

INCIDENTALLY, a couple of weird, new machines have appeared in the lobby area of the Ermis Suites. But I'm sure that's just a coincidence.))

Comments

I dunno if we're supposed to thread here but just one thing

[hatefriendleader]

[Karkat totally just walks up to Rayquaza and starts impotently yelling at it.

Hopefully the results will not be as bad as they will probably be.]

Threading here is totally allowed and encouraged.

[anemonsters]

[Rayquaza patiently allows Karkat to yell for a while, before it roars straight back.

Not even Karkat can hope to beat Rayquaza in a yell-off, it is simply the biggest windbag there is.]

[hatefriendleader]

[FUS RO DAH? Did he just get shouted off his feet by a flying snake wearing lipstick, this is such stupid bullshit.]

[shineslightintodarkness]

[Rudolph quietly finds a place to sit to make a rough sketch of it, and mutters estimates of size/weight, and waits to see if he can get a good look at it's teeth]

[all_onis_are_true]

*Hiroshi is, of course, nearby to help with whatever he might need help with, and maybe make his own observations.*

Why do you suppose it decided to camp out there of all places, sir?

[shineslightintodarkness]

Good question - if it's cold-blooded, it could be be here for warmth, if it just appeared here, it's staying put until it gets a hold of the situation....

[all_onis_are_true]

So maybe once it gets its bearings, it will move on? Still, it seems sort of inconvenient how it picked that one specific place.

[shineslightintodarkness]

Likely.

[He presses the pen against his lip thoughtfully]

[Video]

[trustycrowbar]

Oh my god... that's a dragon, isn't it? Why the hell is it guarding the entrance to the labs?

[Video]

[anemonsters]

That is quite the excellent question, and I really wish we had an answer for it! It's making some sort of rumbling noise sometimes, but it's hard to tell if that means it's sleeping, or hungry, or just plan mad as hell! None of us really want to open the door to check, you understand.

[trustycrowbar]

It if were angry it wouldn't just be sitting there. Same thing if it were hungry... has anyone actually tried ASKING this thing what it's doing here? I've begun a policy of assuming everything here to be sapient and able to communicate, unless proven otherwise.

[anemonsters]

If you really want to try talking to it, you're certainly welcome to. It's your neck, not mine.

[trustycrowbar]

[He growls thoughtfully, scratching his head and messing up his hair even more.]

...I'll talk to you guys in a few hours.

[Action]

[He knows this is a bad idea. He KNOWS it. But he still knows that no one else in the city will actually take a moment to get a good look at the situation before throwing powers and shit around. Still, he's got his crowbar hooked into a belt loop and a handgun in his coat pocket... for whatever good it'll do against a damn DRAGON.]

[Before he even opens up discourse he'll watch the huge green creature from down the street for a moment. He's no animal expert but he's hoping for SOME clue in it's actions as to what the thing's doing there.]

action+video in typical 'Rin shows off' kind of way;

[gandere]

[ This was her chance to prove to that stupid idiot of a stupid face that he was stupid and she was anything but stupid. Or in other words: make Shirou believe she can fight dragons. So here's Rin standing in front of it and BLAM! RECORDING TIME. ]

Right, so obviously it's up to me to save the day. Geez, I was hoping to stay indoors and just kind of enjoy the day in bed, read up a bit on my studies and that sort of thing. Instead here I am proving to be superior to those other fake leaders who just try to impersonate me, but really, we know that I'm the best. Now watch a true dragonslayer at work here.

[ Just kindly placing the phone on the ground as she approaches the green serpent. ]

I'll give you one chance! Disappear before I make you run away with your tail between your... between your... between your something!

action

[wontdieifkilled]

[Here comes Shirou!]

Are you NUTS?!

[gandere]

[ Just going to shoot him a look. ]

I'm not.

[wontdieifkilled]

Then why are you running up to a dragon and yelling at it?!

[1/2]

[anemonsters]

WHAT ARE YOU DOING ARE YOU TRYING TO MAKE IT MAD DO YOU WANT TO GET US ALL KILLED ARE YOU ABSOLUTELY INSANE WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?

[2/2]

[anemonsters]

[Rayquaza, on the other hand, responds much more calmly, merely shifting itself to make direct eye contact with Rin. It gives no indication as to whether or not it understood the threat; it just waits patiently for Rin to do something, whatever it may be.]

[gandere]

[ WHAT IS IT WITH EVERYONE YELLING AT HER!! Rin Tohsaka's the master at yelling, second only to Karkat's explosive temper and that's just because she would never sink to the levels of profanity that he does.

Sure. Fine. Whatever.

Hope he likes a face-full of Gandr shots. ]

I said leave, you stupid beast!

[anemonsters]

[Wow check out how totally effective those were!

No, no, wait. Actually, it looks like the only thing that accomplished was annoying the thing. It snorts, then roars. Loudly. It's the only warning Rin's going to get, so she better choose her next move very, very carefully, unless she wants to be the proud winner of Sirocco's first ever Darwin Award.

Dr. Nichols, for his part, is still very audibly freaking out.]

[nomen_est_numen]

Eventually Shen wanders along labward. He is... armed to the teeth. Er, beak. Something. Then again, the way he wears all that weaponry it looks thoroughly natural. He stops about five feet from the dragon-creature and this presents an amusing picture indeed--a five-foot Peacock staring up at a giant serpentine beast.

He clears his throat.

"Hallo?"

[trustycrowbar]

Shen?! My god, what're you doing here?

[My god, what is Gordon doing here? The human is considerably less-armed, and standing a decent distance from the creature's coils on the other side.]

[nomen_est_numen]

"Gordon?"

He sort of leans past the coils of the creature, then gives up and just walks around it toward the sound. Sure enough, there's Gordon.

"I could ask you the same thing. However, I thought maybe speaking to it would be a good idea... let's just hope it doesn't find me edible."

[trustycrowbar]

Looks like we had the same idea. [He's talking to Shen, but doesn't take his eyes off the huge beast in front of them.]

After meeting you I've gotten pretty open to the idea of everything being able to talk around here... I figured it was worth a shot.