|| -------- -- -----  A E R I E   O B L I V I A N A . singular book of text wandertainment by Frank Edward Nora ------------------- ----------- OFFICE COMPLEX--CUP 28--"FULL CLOAK" <-------  ||  Severe Repair  ||  Office Complex  ||  -------> (Cup SRoc028, Created v2 (6/7/99), Copyright 1999) = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Vike Varmabey was old. At least, he stood out in the young population of Aconck, and especially Overwhelm. It seemed Fife's Primate Algorithm chose young, attractive people more often than not. Vike, though, was a more real, more honest sort of person. Heavy set, grizzled, gruff, but with a twinkle in his eyes. He wore lots of plaid and usually had some kind of hunter's cap on. No one had yet figured out what was so special about him, but his presence was always a salve to the raw nerves of his fellow Primates. Treyess Arcomany was an adventurer, full of life and charm. Her outfit was of soft silver, pleasing to the eye and not at all gaudy. She had simple straight blond hair and a look of supreme, yet humble, self confidence. Her full cloak, which she wore with grace, was where a bunch of faeries had stowed away as she returned to Overwhelm's Greatwall base. The resulting faery infestation became such a fiasco that she came here to Timber Serious Earth to get away from it all--only to find herself in the middle of this dreadful reality collapse. "Okay everybody." Ledrant Hate said, standing on top of a couch. "I know I don't have to stress the dire situation that we're in--but thus far we've been aimlessly wandering--getting nowhere. Now that Treyess and Vike are back, I have to propose that I take command and plan our course of action. If anyone has a problem with that, please say so now. I'm doing this because no one else has." Everyone sort of looked in Injure Bodoni's direction, and he got the hint--he had been acting like the leader, but he wasn't doing such a good job. "Hey, no problem." he said, smiling in minor defeat as he mulled over his lack of decisiveness. The others nodded and mumbled their approval. "Okay." Hate continued. "Here's the situation--we know that getting rid of Office Complex of Gumhanshire is our best bet at bringing reality back--and that somehow dragging the ocean liner in Citydock down the frozen river and over the waterfall--where it will hopefully smash right into the Office Complex--is our best shot. Now--Prince Ferrajalt pointed out to Injure that he hadn't put a time factor into his computer model--the one that verified the Office Complex. So Injure--first of all, could you make a model, specifically using the boat, and putting in a time factor?" "Yeah, no problem." Injure said, looking over his equipment. "Okay--how long do you think that will take?" Hate asked. "Um--well, it'll take a little longer than normal, but--um--I'd say definitely within a timeframe of 90 minutes." Hate nodded, obviously not happy with such a timeframe, but accepting it. "Okay. Now we need a team to go to that yard with the giant police cars, try and get one going, and then try and drive it down the river to the waterfall, and then see if Office Complex of Gumhanshire is still there, even." "Um, I'll do that, I guess." Ferrajalt said. "We're also going to need someone to head over to Citydock and see if that boat is still okay, and whether or not the transit mechanism is functioning." "I know the most about that boat." Vike said. "You know I went down there Havdays, had big cider with the boys, rode that sucker, just about every Havday." "Okay." Hate said. "Um--Ann--I don't know much about you, but can you help us?" "Certainly." the cat lady said. "Okay. Go over to the boat with Vike. Now how are you going to get there?" Hate said. "We can use the truck--the same one me and Treyess used to try and find those kooks." Vike said. Treyess looked at Hate. "Treyess--I want you to go with the prince, if you don't mind." Hate said. "Good." Treyess said. "I've always wanted to drive a giant police car down a frozen river with a prince." -------> ------------------- ----------- -------- -- -----