Snipe Hunt

by **Narrator** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 5:09 pm

With multiple Stantons on campus, there was only so accurate Tosh's dimensional scanner-thinga-ma-jig could be. It could at least narrow it down to the dorms in general, though, and so that's where Operation: ~~Two~~One Dads found themselves.

by **Robin Stanton** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 5:13 pm

"We are in the dorms. Repeat, the Eagle has landed in the dorms." Robin informs Sam through her phone. "I also brought a big ol' bag of Instant-Dad powder."

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 5:44 pm

It might have been mostly her home universe's Morrigan that didn't have to be told where to meet someone, but thankfully Sam seems similarly clued in. Robin gets the impression of the flock passing unseen, and shortly thereafter she sees the redhead coming down the hall.

by **Null** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 5:47 pm

The powder was a very angry powder, filled with all sorts of nasty little swear words and invective, as any half-decent telepath (or Haley) could tell you.

by **Robin Stanton** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 5:52 pm

"I have visual on Phantom Bird, over." she adds before hanging up and heading over to meet Sam halfway. She's holding a large zip-lock bag full of a said angry powder.

"We narrowed it down to somewhere in the vicinity, but turns out there's a lot of interference, on account of too many Stantons."

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 6:01 pm

"...you just tricked him into walking under a box and pulled away the stick with a string, didn't you?"

by **Null** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 6:06 pm

The powder concentrated really hard on the image of some nicely roast crow.

by **Narrator** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 6:20 pm

Will remained impossible for Sam to directly detect, thanks to the manipulation The Boy had done to his head. However, that lack of presence could, in and of itself, be useful -- a sort of digital static, not entirely unlike anything Sam might get when ASHLIE was in the room, could be a potential giveaway, if they could get her close enough.

by **Robin Stanton** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 6:52 pm

"And then I dumped him in a machine that spit him out wrapped up with a bow on top, yeah, pretty much. It was that or hit him with a giant hammer." Robin grins.

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 7:21 pm

"How much of Stanton family tradition is just Saturday morning cartoons?"

by **Robin Stanton** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 7:42 pm

"I prefer to think about it as driving Mum up the wall."

by **Null** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 8:00 pm

Brief flashes of memory from the powdered boy, of family get-togethers in the past, briefly cut through the anger.

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 10:29 pm

"I'll... keep that in mind for later."

"So I've been through the halls a few times. Can you help me narrow things down a bit more?"

by **Robin Stanton** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 11:00 pm

"I can try, but that one is somehow even better at hiding than he used to be. Method-acting a chair or something, I bet..." she says before putting the bag of Null down and taking a running leap right at one of the walls, dramatically splattering against it in a pinkish-grey splat before soaking into the wood paneling on the wall, giving her a presence that kind of stretched down the whole hallway.

"Ugh... rigid." the hallway complains as Robin tries to get a sense for her surroundings, flexing her non-existent muscles and opening doors, going down the rows of dorms, knocking by rattling the door and taking a quick peek inside. It helps that most students should be in class right now, letting her get a quick check on if there are any suspicious extra pieces of furniture in any of the rooms.

by **Narrator** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 11:06 pm

*SLAM*
Nothing.

*SLAM*
Nothing.

*SLAM*
Nothing.

*SLAM*
Naked guy, whoops!

*SLAM*
Nothing.

And so it went, with Robin's check going up and down the door, not immediately finding any extra furniture.

When Jez's room was slammed open, however, Sam would get a brief sense of that mental *fuzz* Will's lack-of-presence had recently been providing.

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 11:17 pm

"Wait, wait, go back... there."

Sam says, her eyes distant.

by **Robin Stanton** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 11:28 pm

The door to Jez' room wobbles as Robin pulls herself out of it, still kind of an embarrassed blush on her face from opening the door on a naked guy.

"You in here, Dad? Preeeetty sure this isn't your room or the broom closet!"

by **Narrator** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 11:41 pm

Snoring. Someone in the room had skipped class, obviously.

The fuzz was mostly coming from a pizza box, hastily discarded in one corner of the room.

by **Samantha McManus** » Fri Jul 19, 2019 11:58 pm

"I ah... think he's in the pizza box?" Sam whispers.

"Or he is the pizza box."

by **Robin Stanton** » Sat Jul 20, 2019 12:01 am

Robin nods quietly and tip-toes into the room, towards the pizza box to try and grab it without waking the room's sleeping occupant.

by **Narrator** » Sat Jul 20, 2019 12:09 am

Some muffled noises came from the bed, but Robin had experience stealing pizza from sleeping people in the past, so it wouldn't be too difficult to grab the box and take poor Jez's leftovers.

by **Robin Stanton** » Sat Jul 20, 2019 12:41 am

"You sure this is him?" Robin whispers, closing the door behind her witht he pizza box balanced on one hand. "Cause I haven't had breakfast yet..."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sat Jul 20, 2019 1:03 am

"It's very bad form to eat your dad," Sam hisses back.

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Jul 20, 2019 1:05 am

"Nnnn? Hit the snooze, hun..." a voice came from inside the box.

by **Robin Stanton** » Sat Jul 20, 2019 1:52 am

"Fiiiine. So what can we make with half a pizza and a sack of clay-powder?"

by **Samantha McManus** » Sat Jul 20, 2019 2:11 am

"...a mess."

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Jul 20, 2019 2:14 am

"We're making a mess?" the voice said, bumping the pizza box open.

A tiny Will -- no bigger than, say, half a slice of pizza -- lay in the box, still covered in sauce and cheese.

"Morning snickerdoodle. Morning Sam," he smiled up at them. "Can I help?"

by **Null** » Sat Jul 20, 2019 2:15 am

More nasty thoughts from the bag, this time directed at his diminutive counterpart.

by **Robin Stanton** » Sat Jul 20, 2019 2:20 am

"Morning, Daderoni with cheese. We found a big ol' sack of dry clay. How do you feel about making a coffee mug?"

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Jul 20, 2019 2:22 am

"Why do you need a sack of clay for that? If you want coffee, Robin, I'm more than happy to help! You know all you have to do is ask."

by **Robin Stanton** » Sat Jul 20, 2019 2:32 am

"It's a... uh... gift! For Father's Day!"

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Jul 20, 2019 2:37 am

Will frowned, wiping a bit of sauce out of his eye.

"Robin, honey, I'm dumb, not stupid."

by **Samantha McManus** » Sat Jul 20, 2019 2:48 am

"Let's just get him out of here."

by **Robin Stanton** » Sat Jul 20, 2019 2:57 am

Robin makes a confused face at Will's comment, then slams the pizza box shut on him and tucks it under her arm, nodding at Sam. "Figured it was worth a shot."

by **Will Stanton** » Sat Jul 20, 2019 3:07 am

A muffed cry from inside the box.

"Lunch, then?"

by **Toshiro Narumi** » Sun Jul 21, 2019 6:23 pm

"Why were you a pizza anyway?" Tosh asked from the sidelines.

by **Will Stanton** » Sun Jul 21, 2019 6:33 pm

"Oh, that wasn't intentional. The other guy shipped me to campus, and one of the cafeteria workers mistook me for dough.

They were really busy, so I didn't want to cause any fuss."

by **Robin Stanton** » Sun Jul 21, 2019 7:14 pm

"And that is why we got you scheduled for a spinal infusion at Now o'clock." Robin shakes her head in bemused disapproval.

by **Will Stanton** » Sun Jul 21, 2019 7:15 pm

"I don't think that's such a good idea..."

by **Toshiro Narumi** » Sun Jul 21, 2019 7:28 pm

"Do it for science Will," he said, "The results could prove invaluable."

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