Those badgers not busy trying to dig
an intersecting tunnel into the one the humans, ferret
and bird dissapeared into went to check on Elkae the
prisoner.
Although badgers are not known to be a
sensative type, their noses wrinkled causing them to
appear as if they were snarling. It wasn't long before a
privacy curtain, tub, hot water, other assorted
toiletries appeared. Evidently, humans required more
attention then they had anticipated.
They also
provided some hot tubers, herbs, and fresh water. They
evidently figured since they enjoyed roots so much, she
would too. Oh well.
At some distance, a twinkle
in his eye, the ancient one watched all this activity
with amuzement. Opening a pouch similar to the one he
had left Elkae, he selected a particular fat tuber.
SNAP! crunch,smack,crunch,crunch.
"Mmmmmm,
tasty, delicious! Nutritious! Tastes just
like...like...mmhmm, chicken. Now, which one of these is
supposed to be the chocolate for desert?"
"Look! TLG hath MYST IV! Wait,
that is merely a poster. Drat!" says Merlin. "Where
art Corun? I suppose he has left, and I was just about
to ask if he knew where I shalt find more fig
newtons. Maybe at the D'ni Internal Supply
Co."
And he walks out of the
store.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Merlin Team
Bahro Agent Infiltration, Rescue, Espionage, and
Thinking
"Hello? Anybody here? I do believe I'll
have to get some FN's for myself. I suppose that I
shall have to look through all the levels of this
prestigious establishment. Ah, there's the
elevator. I'll try level 23 first."
And he
starts going
down.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Merlin Team
Bahro Agent Infiltration, Rescue, Espionage, and
Thinking
Still a bit lost, Ronda passes the DISCO
as Merlin goes in. Detouring sharply, she follows him
and is about to explain that neither Grizz nor Veronica
have been seen for a while, but Merlin gets into the
elevator.
"Level 23?" Ronda mutters. "I thought
that Bahro team fixed that..."
Wondering if by
some virtue of the elevator Merlin will indeed get to
the 23rd level, Ronda munches a few newtons and decides
to do a little more browsing about the store. In case
Merlin should reappear. Or if he needed any help, maybe.
Yeah.
"Wonder if Grizz has some Herbal Essences
stuff..."
In cavern: Ronda KI # 589268 - Atrus
shard ~ TMP When the going gets weird, the weird turn
pro.
Elkae Dr. Elkae Knutsson, Dir., Dept. of
Stymied Peregrinations & Asinine Mischief, Inst. of Advanced
Exploration of Myst Worlds
posted
Fortunately for Sage, Kestryll should be
popping in soon. Perhaps he'll run into Ronda so she can
explain that Level 23 has suspiciously reappeared in the
DISCO. One does wonder about the efficacy of Kestryll's
Bahro crew.
____________________ Has
anybody seen my ruby slippers?
Mouth full of newton, Ronda is surprised
by Merlin's approach. "Mmffm," she says
brightly. Chewing and swallowing hastily, she tries
again. "So what's on level 23 now?"
In cavern:
Ronda KI # 589268 - Atrus shard ~ TMP When the
going gets weird, the weird turn pro.
Veronica is still sitting in front of
the computer in shock and near tears. "Oh, I hope that
wasn't the New Fashions file I just deleted. Oh,
wait...no that is still here...hmmm."
She made a
phone call. "Hello, father? How do I retrieve a deleted
file from the computer?"
She looks in the garbage
can under the desk. "No, there is nothing in the trash
can. Oh, the recycle bin? Ok, got it. Thanks, love
you...bye."
Clicking on the recycle bin, she
retrieved the ENC001 file and proceeded to print it
out.
Elkae Dr. Elkae Knutsson, Dir., Dept. of
Stymied Peregrinations & Asinine Mischief, Inst. of Advanced
Exploration of Myst Worlds
posted
Suddenly an announcement comes over
the Institution's PA system.
Will someone
from the Bahro Repair Division please report to the
DISCO elevator? Bahro Repair Division to the DISCO
elevator, please. This is an automated recording. If you
feel you've received this recording in error, please
pound sand.
____________________ Has
anybody seen my ruby slippers?
Ronda -- clearly in a brazen mood --
jumps into the elevator with Merlin.
The elevator
goes down, then up then down then up...
"Now what
will I do?" Merlin asks.
Ronda kicks a footplate
near the bottom of the elevator wall where the buttons
are. "It's no use using your hands, you know." She kicks
the plate again and the elevator stops. "You have to hit
'restart'." She kicks the plate a third time and
the elevator groans and grinds and shudders down to
level 10.
The doors open...
In cavern:
Ronda KI # 589268 - Atrus shard ~ TMP When the
going gets weird, the weird turn pro.
Elkae Dr. Elkae Knutsson, Dir., Dept. of
Stymied Peregrinations & Asinine Mischief, Inst. of Advanced
Exploration of Myst Worlds
posted
Attention DISCO
shoppers. If our elevator takes you to any level below
sub-level 3, please push the PANIC button. Not that it
will do you any good, but you'll feel better til help
eventually
arrives.
____________________ Has anybody
seen my ruby slippers?
Kestryll links in and glances around.
He taps his KI, which crackles at first, but eventually
connects him to his communications
Bahro.
Hey, what was that about the InHod
again? ^^^^^ Oh, do you think there's a way to get
it to repeat? ^^^^^ Ya think? ^^^^^ Oh! Ya
sure. I'll get dat in a minute. ^^^^^ No, I dink I
gots it now.
Danke!
*click!Pop!fizz!Click!*
Well,
didn't smoke this time...
He jogs up to the
Common Room and fiddles with the podium. A minute later
he's listening to the last five announcements to go over
the PA.
No. No.. No... No. Yep!
He
puts the podium back together and heads down to the
DISCO...
__________________________ If you
are reading this, my brain is off somewhere. Please
report to the nearest evacuation center. It's that
little grey bit lying in the gutter...
Elkae Dr. Elkae Knutsson, Dir., Dept. of
Stymied Peregrinations & Asinine Mischief, Inst. of Advanced
Exploration of Myst Worlds
posted
Elkae decided with just a few more
amenities, she might be able to withstand her
twelve-month prison sentence.
Oh Mr. Badger?
Sir? I don't want to sound ungrateful for the tube of
Crest, but I really prefer UltraBrite. When you get a
chance.
She didn't want to press her luck
asking for a change of clothes so she rinsed them out in
the tub and dried them with the blow dryer. The curling
iron worked surprisingly well to remove the
wrinkles.
____________________ Has
anybody seen my ruby slippers?
Hmmm. This lady has looks and brains.
Not to mention a skilled mechanic. Hmmmmm.
"Thank
you very much madam. I might never have escaped were it
not for your swift intervention. I am deeply in your
debt. Let us go and explore this spacial anomaly
further."
"Okay,"says the beautiful
woman.
And they step out of the
elevator.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Merlin Team
Bahro Agent Infiltration, Rescue, Espionage, and
Thinking