Scarecrows and Lions

by **Robin Stanton** » Wed Jun 26, 2019 4:47 pm

"Oh great and powerful Oz, are you in?" Robin shouts at Sam's dorm-room door, followed by a knock.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jun 26, 2019 7:37 pm

It's a moment before Sam opens the door, her clothes looking a bit rumpled.

"...you know, just knocking would have done it."

by **Robin Stanton** » Wed Jun 26, 2019 7:41 pm

"Probably!" Robin grins. "You got a moment? You look like you just fell out of bed."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jun 26, 2019 7:51 pm

"...something like that. What's up?"

by **Robin Stanton** » Wed Jun 26, 2019 8:05 pm

"It is time." she says dramatically. "For Operation Crow's nest."

"We got a bunch of problems to sort and I think we can bundle them all into one big mission. Knock it out in one fell swoop and solve everything. All this dystopian universe needs is a little elbow grease to fix sh--things." she says, catching herself to keep from swearing in front of Sam.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jun 26, 2019 8:11 pm

"Oh god, you've been talking to him, haven't you?"

by **Robin Stanton** » Wed Jun 26, 2019 8:39 pm

"I mean, he's got a point. About some of it." she quickly adds. "This world is definitely behind the times but that's cause it is. Literally. And you can always make the world a better place. Learned that from him too, which is why we gotta figure out to smoosh 'em back together. He's the spackle that holds everything together and right now what we got is a bunch of cranky, abrasive powder and a bucket of optimistic water. So we need one of those rotaty mixing things." she says, pointing at Sam.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jun 26, 2019 8:51 pm

"The problem is, your dad disliked a lot of things about himself."

"And the direction he's split, each half hates the other."

by **Robin Stanton** » Wed Jun 26, 2019 8:58 pm

Robin frowns a little.

"And you think this is a good situation?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jun 26, 2019 9:08 pm

"No I don't, but it means there's no bloody way to approach this with their consent."

"Like what if you broke a bad habit and I told you that we had to put it back in?"

by **Robin Stanton** » Wed Jun 26, 2019 10:51 pm

"Oh yeah. We gotta trick the hell out of them for sure. That's why it's an Operation - capital O - and not, I dunno, a conversation."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jun 26, 2019 10:56 pm

"Okay, because so far it's an awful lot of gesturing at me."

by **Robin Stanton** » Wed Jun 26, 2019 11:14 pm

"You just gotta say you're in and I'll stop." she grins.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jun 26, 2019 11:52 pm

"Okay, I'm in with your extremely weird remake of the Parent Trap."

by **Robin Stanton** » Thu Jun 27, 2019 3:23 am

"Excellent! Speaking of trap, that's probably a good idea. Literally, I mean."

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Jun 27, 2019 1:14 pm

"What would you even keep them in? A bottle?"

by **Robin Stanton** » Thu Jun 27, 2019 4:18 pm

"For the wooby, yeah that'd probably work. The other one we probably need to think outside the box. Flash-freeze should work. Trick him into a vacuum as a gas. Ooh, no, I got it. Dehydrate him, turn him into Ovaltine mix. Just add water for Instant Dad." she chuckles.

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Jun 27, 2019 7:02 pm

"This is turning into a Scooby Doo plan."

by **Robin Stanton** » Fri Jul 05, 2019 8:38 pm

"Exactly! Now you're getting it." she chuckles.

"So, you catch Tweedle-Dee by asking him politely and I'll trap Tweedle-Dum. You think you could..." she makes a twirling gesture with her finger. "I dunno, bake a mind-cake? Steam his brain-hams."

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri Jul 05, 2019 9:08 pm

"Where are we even taking them?"

by **Robin Stanton** » Sat Jul 06, 2019 9:13 pm

"Hmm, good question. Should be somewhere they can't easily bugger out from once they figure out what's up."

by **Samantha McManus** » Tue Jul 09, 2019 4:09 pm

"Maybe the Danger Room? That would give us the maximum amount of options."

by **Robin Stanton** » Wed Jul 10, 2019 3:14 pm

"Hmm, that's where they had that brawl over their name, right? Might not be the best place for reunification. But I dunno if we have many options otherwise... Don't you guys have, like, a lab or something?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jul 10, 2019 4:02 pm

"I mean, the school has plenty of labs. I don't know if you've noticed, but I'm just a student here."

by **Robin Stanton** » Wed Jul 10, 2019 4:27 pm

"Sorry, force of habit. I'm sure they won't mind. It'll give us a bunch of options and he likes labs. It's where Mom would take him to fix this."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jul 10, 2019 4:49 pm

"I guess I could talk to someone with lab privileges, like Tosh."

by **Robin Stanton** » Wed Jul 10, 2019 5:02 pm

"Sure. Saves me from having to shimmy through the air ducts." she says, putting her arms at her sides and wobbling in place like an upright snake snake or one of those inflatable car-sales things.

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jul 10, 2019 5:07 pm

"I'm sure Tosh would be cool with it. He's the one that made your dad that weird kiddie pool slash play-doh fun factory for Christmas."

by **Robin Stanton** » Wed Jul 10, 2019 5:13 pm

"Oh, nice! That musta been a lot of work."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jul 10, 2019 5:27 pm

"I don't really know where Tosh is headed with some of the stuff he builds, but he definitely cares about helping your dad."

by **Robin Stanton** » Wed Jul 10, 2019 6:47 pm

"Yeah, I'm glad you folks care about him. He's just being grouchy cause you got pretty big boots to fill. Plus, you know, all the gritty bits are walking around all independent." she chuckles.

"Alright, so we trap 'em in the lab and then we do some science! Maybe magnets or something, we'll see what we got to work with."

by **Samantha McManus** » Wed Jul 10, 2019 7:18 pm

"I think I'd probably start by... well, linking both of them up with my mind. They're parts of a whole. I might be able to still see where they were divided."

by **Robin Stanton** » Wed Jul 10, 2019 7:28 pm

"Yeah. I dunno much about the brain-stuff except that it's important! You worry about that while we keep 'em from getting all punchy on each other. That'd probably make for a bad merge. Oil and water and all that."

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 4:34 pm

"I mean... well we all have things we don't like about ourselves, aye? We still make a whole even with that."

by **Robin Stanton** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 5:08 pm

"Yeeaaah, but generally we can't literally punch those things in the face. And I say this with all the love in the world, but those two idiots can be very literal and before you know it oil and water turn into vinegar and baking soda."

by **Samantha McManus** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 5:55 pm

"...aye, Tosh probably wouldn't appreciate a brawl in his workspace."

by **Robin Stanton** » Thu Jul 11, 2019 6:37 pm

"Plus, you know. Literally. They might turn into vinegar and baking soda and foam up the place and mess everything up in brain space cause they're argl-blarghing on multiple levels."

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 8:11 pm

"Okay. So. Did you get a phone that's not insane future tech incompatible with what we've got here?"

by **Robin Stanton** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 8:43 pm

"Yes and it sucks. But what can you do." she chuckles.

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri Jul 12, 2019 9:03 pm

"Well, what I can do is actually call you, now."

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