129 // TWIN FAIL. [Voice]

[major_west]

[BARGE NETWORK]How nice. I've just encountered what's likely the one civilisation in the universe where the children are trained to hate and fear the sight of me. Billy, I trust you feel honoured, now, to have been so well acquainted with 'the bad doctor' and come out alive. You see, apparently, I come into houses at night and whisk disobedient

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[my_freeze_ray]

I should have known you were behind this whole barge thing! So how many more months until we get to the moon with the slavers on it?

[major_west]

After factoring this latest setback in, I'm afraid we're in for another four months.

[my_freeze_ray]

Well that sucks, I hope you weren't working to a deadline?

[major_west]

The slavers can become quite cross when there's a delay.

You really ought to step up the supervillainy, Billy. It feels odd being the more infamous one.

[my_freeze_ray]

Understandably. Who'd want to wait for the quality stock that you're providing them with?

And hey, I'm totally stepped up! For all you know I'm hiding a secret sabotage thing in the barges engine, and I'm just waiting to spring it on people!

[Pause]

Uh, to anyone else reading this? I really honestly haven't done that.

[major_west]

I'd ask you how things "really honestly" are, but I suppose that's a conversation best left for later.

[my_freeze_ray]

I'm doing okay. The Barge has some really amazing technology inside it, but... well, you know how our fellow residents can be sometimes. I'll tell you all the details when we've got some privacy. How about you? What are you doing with yourself through all of this?

[major_west]

Keeping an eye out for some of our lost passengers.

[my_freeze_ray]

I guess you can't sell them if they escape in port. Having any luck?

[major_west]

Not yet. There are too many people in this city--

And I never thought I'd say that again.