1 [Video] Enter: Abed

[wash_your_dupa]

[Abed looks somewhat pensive, though rather unfazed for someone who's just been informed of his planet's demise. He speaks very matter-of-fact-ly, and seems to be talking more to himself than anyone else.]

Greetings all. I'm Abed, and a couple of hours ago I was a student at Greendale Community College. Now that campus is gone--and so is the

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[Text] - She's screwing with you, by the way. She's commander of nothing.

[whosyour_rikku]

Hello, Abed.

This is Commander Rikku of Room 3-13
You have been assigned your first task upon boarding the Sigrun.
If you accept the assignment blind then you get bonus points for being a pretty willing guy.

Do you Accept?

Yes. No.

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[wash_your_dupa]

Coolcoolcool [Always go for the bonus points.]

It looks even better with a mustache and paper hat taped onto it.

[text]

[whosyour_rikku]

Definitely! Nice spur of the moment thinking!
And FYI: You made me laugh! It really does look better with a mustache and paper hat taped to it!

[Wait... how does she know that? Hmmmmm.]

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[wash_your_dupa]

[Doesn't notice that present tense because he's busy adjusting the mustache and nodding approvingly.]

Thank you.
So let's cut to the chase, am I wearing this suit for my next task? [The only reason he's not yet in it is because he couldn't get the hat on right while wearing it.]

[text]

[whosyour_rikku]

You got it! Wowwies, you are right on the money!

[Pssss don't enter the closet, btw.]

[action]

[wash_your_dupa]

Cool. [Adjusts the hat on the dragon suit a little better.] Coolcoolcool.

[Le starts to strip since he's supposedly alone right now.]

[action]

[whosyour_rikku]

[Well, now you've got Rikku at a crossroads, not quite sure what to do with the situation at hand. She had a couple options:

1. Get her butt out and away before he could unveil too much (Mmm, that would expose her real identity, though, so no-go.)
2. Wait it out and just close her eyes (Which, thanks to Rikku's short attention span and fidgity/spazzy nature, is unlikely to hit success)
3. Close the closet door (And we're back to the 'exposing herself' problem)

So, she went for an enhanced first option. Clearly the best idea was to grab the blanket she was sitting on, cover herself up in it and come barging out of the closet and through the room. To her credit, she was trying to make a clean getaway through the door; just so happens she had a few things working against her: the door was closed, she had no clue what direction to go in, and there was a lot of stuff in the room.

Rikku looked more like a chicken with its head cut off covered in a ratty old blanket than... whatever title she told you she was.]

[action]

[wash_your_dupa]

[Headtilt.]

[Abed simply watched as the strange figure barreled through his room. The plant was knocked over. The potting soil spilled across the floor. The stack of papers knocked to the ground. The papers on the ground slipped on.

He had to side-step out of the way a couple times, still staring and calmly buttoning his shirt back up. He glanced from Rikku to the guide a with a mildly confused look on his face as he started piecing things together.]

Uh, Commander Rik--[He was interrupted as he finally failed to dodge Rikku and was knocked over onto the pile of dirt.]

[action]

[whosyour_rikku]

[Falls to the ground with a resounding "umph" and immediately rolls herself off you in order to get her full-range flailing on. You see, in Rikku's world, flail equals the solving of all problems. If you're stuck, the only way to get out is to flip and dip and wave your limbs around; it will totally do the trick.

Except not right now.

Hm, now weren't commanders supposed to be cool, composed, and just a little bit all knowing?

Here's a muffled half-answer:] Uh... Hello. Heh heh. Yeah.

[Clears her throat, but it really doesn't help much to be perfectly honest.] I meant to do that, you know.

[action]

[wash_your_dupa]

[Abed thinks a moment before standing up and dusting himself off.]

You meant to barge in on me undressing and tackle me from your hiding place in my closet?

[As usual, it's unclear from his inflection whether Abed is accusatory or sincere in his question. Either way, he offers his hand and at least doesn't look angry.]

[action]

[whosyour_rikku]

[Somehow manages to unleash herself from the blanket's death grip. She takes your hand for just a second to pull herself up, allowing just enough time to come up with an answer. She's taking it as genuine, by the way; Rikku thinks you're too nice and obedient to be accusatory of your Commander.]

Of course.

It... was a test! A test of reaction and on-the-spot coordination and all that what-cha-ma-hoozie.

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[wash_your_dupa]

["What-cha-ma-hoozie"... Abed seems to take another moment to consider her response.]

Fair enough--Was knocking over the plant part of it too?
And, more importantly, did I pass the test?

[Since he's not quite sure if two out of three dodges counts as an A. Could be graded on a curve.]

[action]

[whosyour_rikku]

It's always "all part 'o the plan" you goob! [Insert air quotations around all...plan.

But your second question needs some serious deliberation. She paces the room a couple times in full-fledged "commander persona" mode, acting like she needs to go over the entirety of the missions but really just trying to keep you in anticipation. After a few minutes she spins around, claps excitedly, and rushes over to you. Serious commander mode is too hard] Super-star A, buddy boy!

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[wash_your_dupa]

Cool [If you're good, you can catch just a hint of doubt in Abed's voice. It's gone the next minute, because that costume is too cool to pass up.]

So were you going to relay the next parr of my task in person?

[action]

[whosyour_rikku]

[Oh, right. The mission. She forgot about that.

Rikku returns to pacing around in circles (while oh so deep in thought). She stops for a second, strokes her invisible beard, and points defiantly in the air.

...

Then returns to pacing. She's stalling, if you couldn't tell.]

[action]

[wash_your_dupa]

[Abed contemplatively watches. He is nothing if not patient... when he's getting his epiphany on.]

Would you like a seat, captain? [offers her the chair he was sitting in before]
A muffin too?--there's blueberry. :)