AncientSwordRage

THANKS EVERYONE!!

(brb)

(FYI, my grocery order is here and early)

@Mithical "The last time we spoke, Dr Antonelli was very ill. Dr Abernathy assumed the worst when we didn't get a response. Do you want to be responsible if anything has happened? The worst case scenario is that He's here and we're unwanted and you escort us away"

"Dr Abernathy made the appointment ... He's gone... To find someone with keys...?" Jack makes that last bit a little bit too uncertain.

Jack suddenly realises that Brune is gone.

@Mithical 95 >> 30 (big failure)

@Mithical "Antonelli. He's supposed to be in. Office hours. We think something happened." (Some or all of this is a lie depending on how much Jack/I have remembered correctly )

@Sciborg "I've run out of good ideas, so I'm trying some dumb ones."

@Sciborg (👍)

Jack has stopped caring if anybody notices him now

Jack, ignoring Alex, starts to hammer at the door. "OPEN UP!"

"Who else has keys... Brune? Brune are you listening?"

(someone could try convincing Jack to wear the goggles)

"What's wrong Brune... Why can't we get in?"

"Unless some one has ideas, we may need to break in..."

@Mithical Does Jack think he could break the door open? Somehow leveraging his size instead of strength

"How do we get in...?" Jack says to himself mostly

"Darrion, which way is Antonelli...?"

"Sure. Let's just go to his office"

@Sciborg "No, damnit Brune! I need answers"

"Which way to Antonelli?"

"Fine."

@Sciborg "Can I trust you not to make a run for it?"

@Sciborg "No... I wanna hear this theory of yours. In full. From the start. "

"Come back 'ere sonnyjim"

33 Vs 47 brawl

And Jack yanks hard at whatever of Brune he can grab

@Sciborg "I'm pretty sure I'm awake right now. Whoever the eldest are... Were.. whatever...STOP"

Jack takes a while to process all this. It sounds mad, but worth listening to because it could still be true

"And why do we care what the goggles show? Why are they suddenly more true than all this?"

@bobble Jack's face softens perceptibly.

🤨 (artists rendition of the look Jack gives)

Jack gives him a look that says 'convince me'

@Sciborg closing the door behind them once everyone is inside and out of sight, Jack turns to Brune "None of us are going anywhere until you tell me why you're in such a rush. And what the scan was about."

"We can't go now." Jack says, offering no further reason for Brune to argue with

@Sciborg Sighing, but not slowing down, Jack keeps pushing Brune to his office.

@Mithical Jack makes his way as best he can to Brunes office, hoping to wait out whatever has come over his friends.

@Mithical 65 < 77

Jack pushes Brune out of the room abruptly, looking to make a speedy but nonchalant getaway

"We should move..."

"Which way to Brunes office?"

Jack is down to 35

"Darrion, it looks like the boat trip is off until we can shake some sense into this one... Can you keep an eye on Alex while we find somewhere to keep hold of Brune."

(please assume that message came first)

"Pull yourself together man! Mines back in England for God's sake!" Jack roars in Brunes face, tears threatening to stream down his face

"WHAT DID YOU THROW AWAY?!" Jack bellows at Brune, losing his patience.

"Slow down Brune! What is down there? Why did you ou have to get into that blasted machine?"

"First tell me why you're in such a rush, and then we can discuss what we do next."

Are we good to continue without Ginger?