Mystery messages

[itsjustthebots]

[Tom and Crow appear on the Cambot together...seems like they're pretty excited about something.]

Crow: Hey! Hey! You see that guy in Dr. F's transmission? It looked just like Joel!

Tom: Kinda sounded just like him, too!

Crow: Waaaaait...does that mean Joel's a Mad now, too?

Tom: Well, maybe it is! Always knew there was something weird about that guy!

Crow: I thought it was his eyelids, personally.

Tom: No, those were just abnormally large.

Crow: That'd still count as weird, don't you think?

Tom: Yes, but the question is, is that mad scientist weird?

Crow: I dunno...guess we'd have to ask a mad scientist!

Tom: Rrrrrright!
...So what were we talking about, again?

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[icanhastail]

Hey! HEY! [He'll shout as loud as he needs to to break into their conversation.]

You guys have any idea what all that was about or not?

[itsjustthebots]

Crow: Yeah, it was Joel! He's the guy who made us!

Tom: Probably had somethin' important to say, no doubt!

[icanhastail]

You wouldn't happen to have any idea what he could have been saying, do you?

[itsjustthebots]

Oh! Oh oh oh! I can figure it out! Let's see here...

Joel heard about something, and he probably also did some research, there's some kinda problem, something's gotta be found, someone's supposed to sit tight, he's low on funds, there's something we definitely shouldn't do, and Tom and Crow are the bestest robots in the whole universe!

[icanhastail]

That last bit sounds ridiculously unlikely, but the rest of that was pretty self-evident - don't you have any clue what the specifics could be?

[itsjustthebots]

Crow: No, sorry, I don't speak garbled white noise.

Tom: I speak it! The specifics were GARDFFARGG URGGGFFFABBEL ZZZZITKAPOING!

Crow: ...Tom doesn't know either.

[icanhastail]

...You guys are officially no help at all. Maybe Mike knows better.

[itsjustamike]

[Mike hears his name and comes on...except it's that one kid, so he's still a bit nervous to talk to him.]

Oh! Hey there. What'd you wanna know?

[icanhastail]

[Yep, that one kid, who's actually not a kid, but let's not get into the genetic manipulation scheme yet.]

These guys are being no help at all - do you have any idea what that guy was trying to say to us?

[itsjustamike]

[Mike looks sheepish.] Ah, sorry, no...I only talked to the guy briefly once before. But if he's getting funds going, must be needing to put together something expensive...

[icanhastail]

[Well at least that's a better answer than he's getting from either of the robots. Zidane can't help a groan, but he's not going to blame Mike for this.]

If you get any ideas, think you can tell us? The freak show downstairs isn't exactly forthcoming, if you catch my drift.

[itsjustamike]

[That's good, because it's very easy to blame Mike for things.]

I'll think on it...hopefully somethin' or other will come up!

Yeah, I don't think the 'bots were ever programmed to be helpful and serious.

[icanhastail]

Gee, you think? [Just dripping with sarcasm, that one.] I just hope it comes up sooner rather than later, there's people waiting for me at home. Probably for all of us, too.

[itsjustamike]

[He sighs.] Yup, same here. Well...people I miss, anyway.

[icanhastail]

See? There you go. We've all got reasons to get home, so if anything anyone knows can help - including the guy who obviously got out of here somehow - then we're gonna put it to use.