Me: *tries to wiggle away* I don't like it! *whimper*
Me: *Drags you into the room.* Hello, it's me again. I've brought you that girl I was telling you about; she broke in her, sole Con's badge, and also ate all the bagels.
Mysterious Voice 1: The bagels?! Do you know how many security guards we could have hired with the money we spent on those?! Well, less than one, but we were planning on making it a regular thing, so it would have added up!
Mysterious Voice 3: We will discuss the bagels later! I told you we should have gotten pizza. Now, um, why did you report her to us again? Seriously, it's been, like, six pages and thirteen days several minutes!
Me: *Whispering.* She found out about the whole 'immortal masters over all of time' thing.
Mysterious Voice 3: Oh, right, now I remember. That is very serious.
Mysterious Voice 2: Very serious indeed. We may have to 'silence' her.
Mysterious Voice 3: Well, I don't know if we have to.
Mysterious Voice 2: What do you mean, we don't have to? She's uncovered our most valuable and dangerous secret!
Mysterious Voice 3: It's just a lot of paperwork, you know? I feel like there has to be a better solution.
Mysterious Voice 1: There is always the mind eraser.
Mysterious Voice 2: That would take at least as much paperwork, maybe more. Plus, it's only about 70% effective. There's a good 23% chance it would just liquefy her brain, and can you imagine the paperwork we'd be stuck with then?
Mysterious Voice 1: I was just throwing it out there! Does anyone have a better idea?
Me: I have a better idea! *crosses heart* I promises I won't tell.
Me: *Drags you into the room.* Hello, it's me again. I've brought you that girl I was telling you about; she broke in her, sole Con's badge, and also ate all the bagels.
Mysterious Voice 1: The bagels?! Do you know how many security guards we could have hired with the money we spent on those?! Well, less than one, but we were planning on making it a regular thing, so it would have added up!
Mysterious Voice 3: We will discuss the bagels later! I told you we should have gotten pizza. Now, um, why did you report her to us again? Seriously, it's been, like, six pages and thirteen days several minutes!
Me: *Whispering.* She found out about the whole 'immortal masters over all of time' thing.
Mysterious Voice 3: Oh, right, now I remember. That is very serious.
Mysterious Voice 2: Very serious indeed. We may have to 'silence' her.
Mysterious Voice 3: Well, I don't know if we have to.
Mysterious Voice 2: What do you mean, we don't have to? She's uncovered our most valuable and dangerous secret!
Mysterious Voice 3: It's just a lot of paperwork, you know? I feel like there has to be a better solution.
Mysterious Voice 1: There is always the mind eraser.
Mysterious Voice 2: That would take at least as much paperwork, maybe more. Plus, it's only about 70% effective. There's a good 23% chance it would just liquefy her brain, and can you imagine the paperwork we'd be stuck with then?
Mysterious Voice 1: I was just throwing it out there! Does anyone have a better idea?
Me: I have a better idea! *crosses heart* I promises I won't tell.
Security: **
Me: Now please let me go I don't like it here.
Mysterious Voice 3: We can't be sure you'll keep your promise. Unless . . . *Excited whispering.*
Mysterious Voice 2: *Excited whispering.*
Mysterious Voice 3: *Excited whispering.*
Mysterious Voice 1: *Excited whispering.*
Mysterious Voice 2: *Excited whispering.*
Mysterious Voice 3: *Excited whispering.*
Me: Any idea what they're talking about?
Security: Nope.
Mysterious Voice 1: *Excited whispering.*
Mysterious Voice 3: We have come to a decision. We will hire you to do paperwork. You will promise never to speak of what you have learned. If word get out, we'll throw you under the bus. It's a win-win-win. You don't get your mind erased and/or locked in a cell forever, we don't have to do paperwork, and Rule doesn't get fired for allowing dangerous secrets to be exposed. Plus, I don't have to do the paperwork for firing him and it won't be super awkward next time we all get together.
Me: You were going to fire me?
Mysterious Voice 1: Well, yeah. You really botched this whole thing. Fortunately, everything worked out, so we don't have to.
Mysterious Voice 2: But if it ever happens again, I will personally see to it that you are kicked out of this building without a moment's warning. Okay, talk to you later! I'll have someone come up with the paperwork to hire her. She'll be able to learn the job while getting the job! Brilliant!
Me: I have a better idea! *crosses heart* I promises I won't tell.
Security: **
Me: Now please let me go I don't like it here.
Mysterious Voice 3: We can't be sure you'll keep your promise. Unless . . . *Excited whispering.*
Mysterious Voice 2: *Excited whispering.*
Mysterious Voice 3: *Excited whispering.*
Mysterious Voice 1: *Excited whispering.*
Mysterious Voice 2: *Excited whispering.*
Mysterious Voice 3: *Excited whispering.*
Me: Any idea what they're talking about?
Security: Nope.
Mysterious Voice 1: *Excited whispering.*
Mysterious Voice 3: We have come to a decision. We will hire you to do paperwork. You will promise never to speak of what you have learned. If word get out, we'll throw you under the bus. It's a win-win-win. You don't get your mind erased and/or locked in a cell forever, we don't have to do paperwork, and Rule doesn't get fired for allowing dangerous secrets to be exposed. Plus, I don't have to do the paperwork for firing him and it won't be super awkward next time we all get together.
Me: You were going to fire me?
Mysterious Voice 1: Well, yeah. You really botched this whole thing. Fortunately, everything worked out, so we don't have to.
Mysterious Voice 2: But if it ever happens again, I will personally see to it that you are kicked out of this building without a moment's warning. Okay, talk to you later! I'll have someone come up with the paperwork to hire her. She'll be able to learn the job while getting the job! Brilliant!
Security: *Escorts us out of the room.*
Me: I have a job? *shrug* It works for me, all I wanted was to hang out with me friends anyway.
Me, to you: Sorry about almost getting you fired. you're not mad are you?
Mysterious Voice 3: We can't be sure you'll keep your promise. Unless . . . *Excited whispering.*
Mysterious Voice 2: *Excited whispering.*
Mysterious Voice 3: *Excited whispering.*
Mysterious Voice 1: *Excited whispering.*
Mysterious Voice 2: *Excited whispering.*
Mysterious Voice 3: *Excited whispering.*
Me: Any idea what they're talking about?
Security: Nope.
Mysterious Voice 1: *Excited whispering.*
Mysterious Voice 3: We have come to a decision. We will hire you to do paperwork. You will promise never to speak of what you have learned. If word get out, we'll throw you under the bus. It's a win-win-win. You don't get your mind erased and/or locked in a cell forever, we don't have to do paperwork, and Rule doesn't get fired for allowing dangerous secrets to be exposed. Plus, I don't have to do the paperwork for firing him and it won't be super awkward next time we all get together.
Me: You were going to fire me?
Mysterious Voice 1: Well, yeah. You really botched this whole thing. Fortunately, everything worked out, so we don't have to.
Mysterious Voice 2: But if it ever happens again, I will personally see to it that you are kicked out of this building without a moment's warning. Okay, talk to you later! I'll have someone come up with the paperwork to hire her. She'll be able to learn the job while getting the job! Brilliant!
Security: *Escorts us out of the room.*
Me: I have a job? *shrug* It works for me, all I wanted was to hang out with me friends anyway.
Me, to you: Sorry about almost getting you fired. you're not mad are you?
Me: *Through clenched teeth.* I'm going to go brief Con and the others on the situation. *Walks off stiffly.*
Security: We're going to go back to our posts, you bagel-stealing monster.
Secretary: I'll hang out with you if you call me by my real name!