>>5767063Loading up as much as your pockets can carry (and that, it turns out, is a <span class="mu-s">LOT</span>, you take a position in front of the door leading to the <span class="mu-s">MATTER DISPLACEMENT LAB</span> and are quickly joined by your friends!
“Seeya on the other side, bro!” Smiles Raj as he bumps your fist! “When we get back to the mainland, drinks are on MOI!” The skater stares blankly at the door for a moment. “Err… non-alcoholic, probably–last time I raided the store’s liquor section my dad spit vodka in my eyes…”
Reeling from that sudden revelation, you’re powerless to react when Pepper plants a peck on the cheek!
“Not that we’re gonna fail or anything, chief,” She mutters behind her blushing cheeks, “But um… I’m really glad I met you on the boat tonight…”
Mustering her courage, the girl meets your eyes with fire in hers! “And I’m not gonna let you down in there! Bet on it, sandcrab!”
You will, you nod, assuming you get <span class="mu-i">paid</span> for any of this crap you’re about to do!
“Kid,” Chuck remarks with a snort, “I figure you’re bona fide maintenance staff by now with all the cleanup <span class="mu-i">you’ve</span> been doin’.”
Yea, well, you scoff back, ‘<span class="mu-i">Janitorial Work</span>’ isn’t exactly your dream job…
Exchanging one last nod, the group stands ready as you jam your <span class="mu-s">STUN STAFF</span> into the <span class="mu-s">KEYCARD READER</span>... and just like the one behind you, it doesn’t take long for the airlock to rumble open!
A wave of cool, medicine-scented mist is the first to meet you… along with another smell–one you’d recognize anywhere, but never expected to be in here!
<span class="mu-s">MAPLE SYRUP…</span>
Past the sugary fog stands a colossal metal archway–the space within humming and pulsating with otherworldly energy!
And yet despite all of her bluster, threats, and gloating…
“Where… where’s the nurse?” Asks Raj.
<span class="mu-s">RIVKA’S NOWHERE TO BE SEEN!</span>
<span class="mu-s">END OF PART 2!</span>
