We're not in the Kasugayama Bomb Shelter anymore, Dorothy.

[positively]

Oh, my-- it sure is dark in here, isn't it? It's a good thing I've got a flashlight.

Is anybody else lost down here? Stay where you are and call out, and I'll come to you with the light. I've learned my lesson about letting people run into cave walls in the dark!

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[bythehorns]

[squinting]

Wow, that's, a lot of light....

[onlyhonournow]

[. . . lights blink once, as if in surprise]

[bythehorns]

Uh, who's there?

[onlyhonournow]

[... car backs up slowly, uncertain.]

[bythehorns]

[...engine noises? wat do.]

You're not, uh, dangerous, are you? Please don't, be dangerous....

[onlyhonournow]

[...car stops. almost looks like it's sheepish.]

It's okay. I'm not going to hurt you.

I... just didn't expect anyone else to be down here. You all right?

[bythehorns]

That's, good to hear, about you, not hurting me, so, thank you...

I'm, okay, I mean, as much as, I'm ever okay. Um. Are you okay too?

[onlyhonournow]

[can cars sound concerned? Well, this one does.]

You're welcome, but is that usually a problem for you?

People hurting you, I mean.

[bythehorns]

Well, uh, I guess, it's really only happened, a few times, but it was, pretty bad....

[onlyhonournow]

[driving up to him slowly]

... how bad?

[bythehorns]

Well, uh, there was the time that, I got paralyzed, but, now I have these, new legs...

[peering at]

Are you, uh, controlling that device, from somewhere else?

[onlyhonournow]

About that.

... You might want to stand back a little.

[bythehorns]

Uh, I can, do that....

[maybe just a little bit of panic eye here ok]

[onlyhonournow]

... [transforming as quietly as he can and kneeling]

I guess it's a first for both of us.

[bythehorns]

...Wow.

You're, uh, the biggest robot, I've ever seen.

[onlyhonournow]

... That's a much better reaction than I was expecting.

[bythehorns]

One of my friends, was a robot, for a while.

[looks down]

And I guess, I'm kind of, a little bit robot now, too...

[onlyhonournow]

Who hurt you? Are they here?

[bythehorns]

I don't, think so.

I, uh, really hope not, actually....

[onlyhonournow]

... You're sure?

[bythehorns]

I definitely, haven't seen her, since I got here. Though I guess, we haven't explored a lot.

But I think, I will hope, she didn't come here.

[onlyhonournow]

Let's hope that she doesn't.

[bythehorns]

I'm glad, you think so too. That's, very nice of you, I think.

[faygoandpie]

Whoa, brother. That was all up and motherfucking sweet.

[onlyhonournow]

... I try.