>>5307111“Disposal, right?” Art asks as he examines the blueprint closer, “Won’t there be things in our way?”
“Just a few automated sanitation seestems designed to pacify and break down hostile foreign matter…” The witch replies with a shrug in her voice. “But you humans have proven to be quite resilient, so you should be fine… and if you aren’t, well… I probably won’t be upset for <span class="mu-i">that</span> lonk.”
Super. Idly tapping your finger on the wall, an idea comes to mind: is teleportation <span class="mu-i">really</span> the only way over, you ask, pointing your finger at the bottom of the pyramid.
“Well, no.” Izzie grumbles. “Eef your preemitive bodies can’t handle warpink, I’m also more than capable to open up a <span class="mu-g">PASSAGE</span> leadink into one of the nearby <span class="mu-g">HABITATION MODULES…</span> Eet’s a more-direct approach, of course, but it could potentially be more dangerous as we-wait a minute… I just remembered!”
You blink. Remembered what?
“Why, that I truly <span class="mu-i">DON’T CARE</span> what happens to you!” Giggles the witch with glee! “The <span class="mu-g">TELEPORTER</span> works, of course, but there <span class="mu-i">ees</span> a possibility of, well, <span class="mu-r">gleetches…</span> our seestems <span class="mu-i">are</span> under quite a beet of strain, after all…”
“What, um, what kind of glitches?” Sybil asks in a meek tone usually reserved for a library.
“Too many to describe.” The witch sighs. “You could eemplode, of course, that’s always a pain to clean up… you could mutate–kind of a meexed deal there… you might even be teleported to a completely deefrent time or place–like an alternate universe where humans <span class="mu-i">aren’t</span> so preemitive! Say, that might not be that bad, hm?”
“Or,” Art interjects as Syb continues studying the floor, “We just cut through the walls.”
“Eempressive memory, human. Yes, those are your choices.” Confirms Izzie’s disembodied voice. “So before I send you on your suicide mis-errm, <span class="mu-i">merry way</span>, allow me to confirm some details:”
<span class="mu-b">QUESTION 1: WHAT ROUTE WILL YOU TAKE?</span>
>TELEPORT TO THE PYRAMID’S BASE AND CLIMB THROUGH THE LABS!>CUT THROUGH THE WALL AND THE HABITATION MODULES!>CAN’T WE JUST RUN THROUGH THAT GATE WE ACCIDENTALLY OPENED?>WRITE-IN!<span class="mu-b">QUESTION 2: HOW MANY SENTRIES DO YOU DESIRE?</span><span class="mu-r">WARNING: WILL EVENTUALLY BE POSSESSED!</span>
>ZERO! WE CAN HANDLE SHIT!>ONE! JUST A LITTLE OOMPH!>TWO! MIGHT GET DICEY BRINGING THEM ALONG, BUT…>THREE! CALL IN THE CAVALRY!<span class="mu-b">QUESTION 3: WHO IS THE SMARTEST PERSON IN THE LAB RIGHT NOW?</span>
>HIGH SCHOLAR IZITHA!>HIGH SCHOLAR IZITHA!>HIGH SCHOLAR IZITHA!>WRITE-IN HIGH SCHOLAR IZITHA!<span class="mu-b">QUESTION 4: WHO IS THE STUPIDEST?</span>
>STANLEY!>SYBIL!>ART!>LIL’ STANLEY!>TALBOT!>ALL OF THE PRIMITIVES COMBINED! HA!