Preparing for guests, cleaning house
"Why can't I come along for this?" Cecil asked Tyler for what was the third time in the last fifteen minutes as his friend had just sprung the news of a possible interdimensional party being thrown in the next few months. They'd just spent the last hour working out their coverstories for the event when Tyler had stopped and said he'd have to talk to someone about permissions for this.
"I didn't have to ask permission to rescue you from the Rock of Challenge*!"
"That's because, one you were traveling with Malphast who is on their okay list, two, you're haven't been their employee before. This is just a courtesy call so their monitors don't blow a gasket."
"You've been employed by them before??"
"Yes, during that whole thing with the Frozen North Horrors**."
"So wait, you got paid and everything, right, some cool gadgets..."
"Cecil....."
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It took a better part of the remaining afternoon to find the payphone he needed and to dial the passcode numbers on the card. There was the responding dialling and click from the other line before someone picked up.
-"Connectng.."-
"Blue Moon over Kansas, calling to report."
-"Identity confirmed, connecting to reporting officer."-
Tyler sighed as the on-hold music played, waiting at the payphone. He didn't mind much hold music, but listening to 'hello my ragtime gal' so many times while waiting for his contact to pick up was a pain in the butt.
-"Hello Moon Shadow, what have you got to report in person?"-
"You know I'd rather talk to you guys in person. Besides that, my paper reports keep getting 'lost'."
-"*sigh* I suppose that's someone in the US end again...I'm very sorry about that."-
"You're not the only one, I think I know who's causing it on my end, but legally getting them to stop is..." Tyler shook his head. "Anyhow, I thought I'd give you a heads up that I'll be bringing some people from Milliways over for visits."
-"You know, we're alright with Dr. Stantz, why would you...oh lord."-
"...uhm..yeah most of em are going to be non-human, but I think I can handle it if I never take more than two home..."
-"...there's nothing I can do to talk you out of this? The head of the ministry is starting to take a special interest in your case."-
"Nope, too many people've let me visit their worlds, and I really ought to pay it forward. And at least one birthday party."
He could hear the groan from Agent Korpan on the other side of the phone, and waited. The grownup probably had to drink his peptobismol again.
*Frozen Horrors, Frozen North, a Ray Stantz production
**PS238 #23
"I didn't have to ask permission to rescue you from the Rock of Challenge*!"
"That's because, one you were traveling with Malphast who is on their okay list, two, you're haven't been their employee before. This is just a courtesy call so their monitors don't blow a gasket."
"You've been employed by them before??"
"Yes, during that whole thing with the Frozen North Horrors**."
"So wait, you got paid and everything, right, some cool gadgets..."
"Cecil....."
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It took a better part of the remaining afternoon to find the payphone he needed and to dial the passcode numbers on the card. There was the responding dialling and click from the other line before someone picked up.
-"Connectng.."-
"Blue Moon over Kansas, calling to report."
-"Identity confirmed, connecting to reporting officer."-
Tyler sighed as the on-hold music played, waiting at the payphone. He didn't mind much hold music, but listening to 'hello my ragtime gal' so many times while waiting for his contact to pick up was a pain in the butt.
-"Hello Moon Shadow, what have you got to report in person?"-
"You know I'd rather talk to you guys in person. Besides that, my paper reports keep getting 'lost'."
-"*sigh* I suppose that's someone in the US end again...I'm very sorry about that."-
"You're not the only one, I think I know who's causing it on my end, but legally getting them to stop is..." Tyler shook his head. "Anyhow, I thought I'd give you a heads up that I'll be bringing some people from Milliways over for visits."
-"You know, we're alright with Dr. Stantz, why would you...oh lord."-
"...uhm..yeah most of em are going to be non-human, but I think I can handle it if I never take more than two home..."
-"...there's nothing I can do to talk you out of this? The head of the ministry is starting to take a special interest in your case."-
"Nope, too many people've let me visit their worlds, and I really ought to pay it forward. And at least one birthday party."
He could hear the groan from Agent Korpan on the other side of the phone, and waited. The grownup probably had to drink his peptobismol again.
*Frozen Horrors, Frozen North, a Ray Stantz production
**PS238 #23