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[Cambot turns on to Robin on the theatrical deck, looking serious even for him. When he's sure the Cambot is recording, he starts... making elaborate gestures? His hands are flying everywhere and his fingers are twisting into weird shapes and making gestures around his face and shoulder area- Oh wait he's signing. Apparently Cambot's supposed to be translating this because when Rob realizes that there's no subtitles going on, he gives Cambot a deadpan look (even through the shades) and points downward, moving his hand back and forth while spelling "s-u-b-t-i-t-l-e-s" out in signs with his other hand. Cambot gets the hint and flashes a word on the screen.]

Sorry

[Rob nods and goes back to signing, speaking as well but obviously there's no sound coming out. It's for an aid to lip-reading (and kind of his own sanity).]

We have to do something about that dinosaur before it attacks anyone else or destroys the ship. I have some ideas about how to stop it. Anyone who wants to talk come to this deck A-S-A-P. It's small enough to get off the Nature Deck so we need to make plans before it decides to try it out.

[And he'll be waiting when whoever wants to gets there.]

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[Curious, Xion heads down to meet him.]

[Sora shows up pretty soon, too. After what the dino did to Big Mac, he wants to make sure they stop it as soon as possible.]

[Link's in. He'll just be meeting you there.]

[Taking care of dinosaurs is something Squall is well used to. True, this one's not a T. Rexaur and he can't access his junctions either, but a dinosaur's a dinosaur and he's not leaving it to rampage.

So after a moment he shows up as well.]

[Kotetsu's in and in serious mode.]

[When she gets there, Robin's taken some of the strongest ropes he can find and actually stretched them across the largest open space of the room, Cambot hovering over his shoulder as if observing. When she walks in, the robot warbles a little and Rob looks up at the notice, then waves. Stupid not being able to speak.]

[Having a nasty carnivore that big on the loose is nothing to sneeze at. At least it's the only one, but a dino's more than bad enough.]

[...How did they even get a dino, anyway?]

[Robin's already started work on some parts of the trap when Sora appears, as there's a couple of hacksaws on the floor next to him and he's rooting through more toolboxes.]

[Anyone at all will help, glad to have you aboard. Things are a bit messy when Link arrives, as Robin's trying to locate anything heavy this deck has. Unfortunately, that's mostly prop furniture and sandbags.]

[Good, 'cause of all the things Rob has seen, an actual dinosaur is not among them. Giant vultures, intelligent apes, old hat. Dinosaurs? He won't lie, the little kid in him is kind of thrilled with this development. But the hero in him knows this is a bad idea.]

[He's swapped his sunglasses out for his mask when Squall arrives - stays on easier in quick movements. There's also various ropes dragged out of storage and piled along the floor to be used when this whole things gets put into motion.]

[Awesome, he was hoping for you. When Kotetsu shows up, Rob's got his glove computer hooked up to Cambot - after some persuasion and a promise not to rewrite his internal programming. But he needs to explain his plan, and visual aids always help, especially with the current lack of speech.]

[Well, seeing as her Cambot was wrecked, it took some time for Minako to receive this message, much less respond to it. She's a bit late doing so. And for some reason is out of breath and wearing a dirty Utah Jazz uniform.

Don't ask. She gives a thumbs up to indicate she'll be there.]

[He holds up a piece of paper with a big, green question mark drawn in crayon.]

[Xion waves back and comes over to see what he's working on. It looks like a trap, and while normally she doesn't like those, she'll make an exception in this case.

She does her best to use gestures to ask if she can help.]

[Liz is in serious mode after she 'heard' about 90s Kid. She's got her swords at the ready and on her way down there.]

[Sora looks around at the tools Robin had spread out once he arrives. He then looks back at him expectantly. How can he help?]

[A very bad idea, especially with this one being given free reign over the satellite. There aren't a lot of people here who are ready to deal with a dinosaur being a permanent addition. (He hopes it won't be, but better to prepare for the worst.)

He nods at Robin once he arrives. It's harder to talk in person than over the cambots right now, but he likes what he sees all the same. He just hopes the ropes will be strong enough.

[Robin nods but points at the cambot first. It bobs a little in acknowledgement and turns to Xion.]

[Cambot starts to display a little video clip that Robin put together and uploaded into him - a basic crash course on what the plan in and the various steps, using little basic polygonal models for better visual aid. It'll take a couple of minutes to run all the way through.]

First we need to destabilize the theatre rigging here. Saw through the pipes and braces holding the curtains up and put some people who aren't afraid of heights up there to kick it down when the raptor gets here. There will also be people positioned around the edge of the room on high perches with the ends of a makeshift net with small sandbags attached at specific points. Ropes will be stretched across the point the dinosaur won't be allowed to cross with enough space for a human to get between them but not a six-meter long reptile. Once everything is prepped, I'll go down to the Nature Deck and get the dinosaur to chase me up here through the Media Deck. I'll dive through the ropes and that will be the signal to drop the net and the curtains, tangling him up and weighing him down enough to pin him. Then we use more ropes to tie down its limbs and tail and muzzle its head and figure out what to do with it. Any questions?

[First there will be extensive communications time. Ready for a movie, Sora?]

[Cambot starts to display a little video clip that Robin put together and uploaded into him - a basic crash course on what the plan in and the various steps, using little basic polygonal models for better visual aid. It'll take a couple of minutes to run all the way through.]

First we need to destabilize the theatre rigging here. Saw through the pipes and braces holding the curtains up and put some people who aren't afraid of heights up there to kick it down when the raptor gets here. There will also be people positioned around the edge of the room on high perches with the ends of a makeshift net with small sandbags attached at specific points. Ropes will be stretched across the point the dinosaur won't be allowed to cross with enough space for a human to get between them but not a six-meter long reptile. Once everything is prepped, I'll go down to the Nature Deck and get the dinosaur to chase me up here through the Media Deck. I'll dive through the ropes and that will be the signal to drop the net and the curtains, tangling him up and weighing him down enough to pin him. Then we use more ropes to tie down its limbs and tail and muzzle its head and figure out what to do with it. Any questions?

[Robin nods when Squall shows up and points to the cambot as its little presentation starts to play.]

[Cambot starts to display a little video clip that Robin put together and uploaded into him - a basic crash course on what the plan in and the various steps, using little basic polygonal models for better visual aid. It'll take a couple of minutes to run all the way through.]

First we need to destabilize the theatre rigging here. Saw through the pipes and braces holding the curtains up and put some people who aren't afraid of heights up there to kick it down when the raptor gets here. There will also be people positioned around the edge of the room on high perches with the ends of a makeshift net with small sandbags attached at specific points. Ropes will be stretched across the point the dinosaur won't be allowed to cross with enough space for a human to get between them but not a six-meter long reptile. Once everything is prepped, I'll go down to the Nature Deck and get the dinosaur to chase me up here through the Media Deck. I'll dive through the ropes and that will be the signal to drop the net and the curtains, tangling him up and weighing him down enough to pin him. Then we use more ropes to tie down its limbs and tail and muzzle its head and figure out what to do with it. Any questions?

[At the indication of the question, Robin spins Cambot around so that Kotetsu can see the screen.]

[Cambot starts to display a little video clip that Robin put together and uploaded into him - a basic crash course on what the plan in and the various steps, using little basic polygonal models for better visual aid. It'll take a couple of minutes to run all the way through.]

First we need to destabilize the theatre rigging here. Saw through the pipes and braces holding the curtains up and put some people who aren't afraid of heights up there to kick it down when the raptor gets here. There will also be people positioned around the edge of the room on high perches with the ends of a makeshift net with small sandbags attached at specific points. Ropes will be stretched across the point the dinosaur won't be allowed to cross with enough space for a human to get between them but not a six-meter long reptile. Once everything is prepped, I'll go down to the Nature Deck and get the dinosaur to chase me up here through the Media Deck. I'll dive through the ropes and that will be the signal to drop the net and the curtains, tangling him up and weighing him down enough to pin him. Then we use more ropes to tie down its limbs and tail and muzzle its head and figure out what to do with it. Any questions?

[He's worked with the team too long to ask questions. As long as you're not bleeding, you're golden.]

[When she gets there Robin's trying to pack heavy things into bags that look about as big as pillowcases, making improvisational weights.]

[Sora watches the video carefully, and shakes his head no...he doesn't have any questions. He points to some of the ropes, indicating that he's willing to help with the tying down its limbs.]

[Serious mode will be needed for this. When she arrives, Rob's got as much rope out as he possibly can and is measuring and cutting.]

[Works for him. Rob nods and picks up another rope, turning to show the end very obviously to Sora, then slowly ties it in a loop with the knot being one that can slide up and down along the rope and has an easy release - it's actually very similar to a nautical knot, so Sora might know it or something similar already.]

[He then holds up a hand and four fingers, gesturing down to the mini-noose he just tied. Can Sora make four more of these?]

[Sora examines the rope and tests it out himself a few times. Knots is actually one of those rare things Sora does know a little something about...comes from living on an island and having a fisherman for a father. Sora nods...yes, he can make more of these.]

[Robin nods again and points over to where the hacksaws were and then up to the ceiling. He's going to start go causing property damage.]

[In the meanwhile, Sora gets to work on the ropes and starts tying up some more knots.]

[Xion shakes her head in response to the question. His explanation had actually been clearer than the outlines of objectives for some missions.

She thinks for a moment, then gestures between herself and the places where he'd said people would need to be positioned high up. She's not afraid of heights, so maybe she could help there.]

[Kotetsu made a kicking motion. He could take charge of the theater rigging. ~~He was good at breaking things, after all.~~ ]

[Oh, now that's impressive. He hadn't thought about using the cambots that way, but he has a distinct feeling that it's something that works better for telling a lot of people one thing than it is trying to hold conversations. It's useful though, and he pays dutiful attention to the explanation. It's not quite how he'd do things, but it's not actually bad, considering what they do and don't have available to them.

Once the little presentation is done, he shakes his head. It makes perfect sense to him.]

[When Link finds Robin, he just gives a quizzical look, the only way to really ask how he can help.]

[Harvey's already looking a little roughed up after the Big Mac incident, but he's stony-faced and ready for more when he shows up. After what happened to the kid, it's quite literally the least he could do.]

[And she managed to find a small dry erase board and a marker on her way down here, with a prewritten message when she arrives.]

So what's the plan?

[He glances where she's pointing, and then nods. He's not going to try to assign jobs for this, especially not when he can't speak, but it's nice to know that people around this place will take the initiative on their own. He points over there himself and then folds his fingers together, making a step with his hand and pushing upwards like he's boosting someone up. Does she need a hand getting up there?]

[This not-speaking thing is really stupid. Fortunately, he jury-rigged a way around it.]

[Cambot starts to display a little video clip that Robin put together and uploaded into him - a basic crash course on what the plan is and the various steps, using little basic polygonal models for better visual aid. It'll take a couple of minutes to run all the way through.]

First we need to destabilize the theatre rigging here. Saw through the pipes and braces holding the curtains up and put some people who aren't afraid of heights up there to kick it down when the raptor gets here. There will also be people positioned around the edge of the room on high perches with the ends of a makeshift net with small sandbags attached at specific points. Ropes will be stretched across the point the dinosaur won't be allowed to cross with enough space for a human to get between them but not a six-meter long reptile. Once everything is prepped, I'll go down to the Nature Deck and get the dinosaur to chase me up here through the Media Deck. I'll dive through the ropes and that will be the signal to drop the net and the curtains, tangling him up and weighing him down enough to pin him. Then we use more ropes to tie down its limbs and tail and muzzle its head and figure out what to do with it. Any questions?

[Robin will take whatever he can get in this situation. Even though he can sign, no one else seems to be able to, so even that doesn't help.]

[When Squall nods, Robin nods too, then gestures around the entire room with an expansive sweep of his arm and points to several places. There's a lot of jobs to get done, knotting ropes and making lassos and rigging the scaffolding, so Squall's more than free to just pick a place and do what he wants to do. Robin isn't about to tell him what to do or not.]

[So far you're also the biggest person who's responded to this, so it makes sense in every possible way. Rob gives a little smirk at that and nods, motioning to the hacksaws that are stacked off to the side. After you, Wild Tiger.]

[Direct is good, very good. He sees the message, and turns and points to his cambot, who takes the cue.]

[Cambot starts to display a little video clip that Robin put together and uploaded into him - a basic crash course on what the plan is and the various steps, using little basic polygonal models for better visual aid. It'll take a couple of minutes to run all the way through.]

First we need to destabilize the theatre rigging here. Saw through the pipes and braces holding the curtains up and put some people who aren't afraid of heights up there to kick it down when the raptor gets here. There will also be people positioned around the edge of the room on high perches with the ends of a makeshift net with small sandbags attached at specific points. Ropes will be stretched across the point the dinosaur won't be allowed to cross with enough space for a human to get between them but not a six-meter long reptile. Once everything is prepped, I'll go down to the Nature Deck and get the dinosaur to chase me up here through the Media Deck. I'll dive through the ropes and that will be the signal to drop the net and the curtains, tangling him up and weighing him down enough to pin him. Then we use more ropes to tie down its limbs and tail and muzzle its head and figure out what to do with it. Any questions?

[Robin glances up at the new guy, then raises his hand to sign again. Cambot has wised up and helpfully provides proper subtitles again.]

Are you here to help?

[Kotetsu gives a thumbs up. He's totally got this.]

[He knows you do. This is going to work great.]

[Link's not so sure catching the dinosaur is the best idea, though as far as he knows, only three people or four people have had the sense to keep live weapons with them off the weapons deck. So it is possible that killing the animal isn't an option. At least not an easy one.

He doesn't have any questions about the plan and he indicates that he'll help with securing the dinosaur after the net and curtains are dropped on it. If anything, at least that puts him in a position to do something if they can't secure it. He will have his sword with him, after all.]

[Xion takes another look at how high everything is. If she could use high jump, she'd be able to make it, but she can't. With nothing else around to try to use as steps...She nods. A hand getting up would be much appreciated.]

[Squall considers a moment, and then turns his attention to the ropes. He's not sure he wants to trust himself to the scaffolding, but knots are easy enough.]

[Well, someone's prepared. She watches the video intently, starting to write her message on the board.]

I'll take point on its head. I'm not losing anyone else to that thing.

[She thinks a moment as she gives Robin enough time to read her message, then erases it and adds:]

Kind of a shame to tear the theater apart though.

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