We Are Our Avatars IX: Act V: The Sabotage of the Scandolous Saurian Scoundrels (Open)

[Gearhead mk2]

"She'll tell you when she wakes, I imagine."Samus said to Vicky, waving at the Masons as the arrived.

 

[Slenn]

"I'm sure she'll be able to tell us soon enough." EMily said, sitting down next to Vicky along with her sisters.

<color=purple>"Somehow I feel like we've stepped out of the frying pan and into the oven. Especially with this whole spy and XCOM thing going on."

 

[Gearhead mk2]

Samus looked troubled as Gwen voiced her fears. "We have no choice, it seems."

 

[Drakmorg]

"Hope so. If they stuck something in my gut I wanna know about it ASAP."

Vicky said worriedly. She looked between Samus and Gwen a few times and asked,

"Feels like I missed something. What's an 'Ex-Cawm'?"

 

[Slenn]

<color=purple>"Yes, but if we play our cards right we just might get out of this."

<color=purple>"It is the organization Shara works for. Spelled X-C-O-M. Apparently they work with interdimensional phenomenon. And they are the ones that are wanting us to be on trial against the knights. They are also demanding the knights to go on trial as well."

 

[Gearhead mk2]

Samus let Gwen explain, watching in silence.

 

[Drakmorg]

"That... Sounds like a really terrible idea."

Vicky replied to Gwen with a frown.

"Self-righteous shit-heads like those knights won't accept that anyone could possibly have authority over them. They get in the same room as us, there's going to be bloodshed."

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"I dislike the idea too." Samus said to Victoria. "But they have the resources to force us into it."

 

[Outisakanobody]

"Wait...who's forcing us to go to court? Who's going to preside over it? Who would enforce the rulings? Aren't we dealing with extradamensionals?" Seras said, scratching her head.

 

[Gearhead mk2]

Samus turned to Seras. "This XCOM group seems to be trying to police extra dimensional activity."

 

[Outisakanobody]

"So...should we try to help them or...not?" Seras asked.

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"I say we stay away from them as much as possible." Samus said.

 

[Outisakanobody]

"So, just let them fight it out?" Seras asked, wondering if that was really the best option.

 

[Gearhead mk2]

Samus thought, silent and looking away from Seras.

 

[Outisakanobody]

"Shouldn't we try to help these...XCOM people beat these knights? Wouldn't that benefit us most? And less people will die, hopefully." Seras said.

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"XCOM intends to force us and the knights to stand trial. I doubt they well help us right them."

 

[Outisakanobody]

"They're probably more reasonably than the knights." Seras replied.

 

[Drakmorg]

"Well, on one hand, we could just go with it."

Vicky suggested after some thought.

"As soon as this Ex-cawm puts us in the same room with those bucket-headed fuckers, they're just going to immediately try to kill us, proving that they are in fact a bunch of degenerate psychopaths. Then we can just kill them in self-defense. Problem solved."

 

[Gearhead mk2]

"I hadn't considered that." Samus said to Vicky. "That may cause a lot of collateral damage however."

 

[Outisakanobody]

"I guess that might work. Hopefully in that case XCOM would have no choice but to side with us." Seras added with a nod. "How are you...feeling by the way, Victoria?" Seras asked.