[team two] Awkward!

[silverr]

We've all been to at least one meeting like this, amirite? With that one person who's never prepared?

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"Doesn’t exist in this universe?" Time Agent 7866 gasped. "What do you mean, pi doesn't exist in this universe?"

"Someone didn't read the mission brief," Ee-Ooo sing-songed just loud enough to be heard from the far end of the multi-environment room.

"Not Cee over dee," Gruff Leader said sternly to 7866. "Pie."

"An edible circular substance providing matter for energy-releasing chemical reactions," the group J-bot offered.

"Transcendental," blinked Gaseous Sample K-482 from the plasma tank, while @![BURBLESPLAT], a spherical tentacloid arranged across the table from 7866, signed Irrational.

Gruff Leader stood and slapped the table. "Enough! Every mission is this situation! Less than complete preparedness!"

Titania of the Tuath Dé put a hand on Gruff Leader's arm, and with a swallowed growl Gruff Leader sat down. 

Gaseous Sample K-482 dimmed contritely to a dull gray glow, and @![BURBLESPLAT] became slightly oblate. Ee-Ooo didn't apologize, but at least they stopped singing.

"Sorry," Time Agent 7866 mumbled. Using as few movements as possible, they brought up the mission report and belatedly began to read.

"You've all read the mission brief," Titania said as 7866 slouched guiltily and continued to skim the information stream. "The Novikov for this timeline is extremely high, so with care —"   Titania stressed this last word slightly, and @![BURBLESPLAT] flattened a bit more —  "event adjustments will be paradox-free. Any questions? No? Then prepare for immediate departure." 

"Er," Agent 7866 looked up with a stricken expression.

"Yes?" Gruff Leader barked. "What is it?"

"I, ah, I read the wrong brief last night," 7866 said. "And I, er, I'm not ready to leave yet, because I brought equipment and materials entirely inappropriate for this mission."

"I see," Titania said. "What did you bring?"

Agent 7866 opened their coat to display an assortment of fancifully decorated spheroids and shimmering metallic strands pinned to the lining. "I brought these festive decorations."

 

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Your turn, shinysylver !

 

 

Comments

[isis]

Oh, hee, this was great. An edible circular substance providing matter for energy-releasing chemical reactions!!

And yep, less than complete preparedness. :-) Well done.

[kurosakiami01]

Oh, fun!! I love all these aliens <3

[bluedreaming]

This was delightful—I fell into the setting and scene right away.