itsjustcambot | A Survey

[Tom and Crow are on screen...although Crow is staying close to Cambot, and far away from both of their dark doubles. Right now, both are choosing to pester Tom.]

Tom: No! Shhh! Scat, you!

Crow: Hey guys! That Phineas kid brought up a good point...we need to conduct a scientific research-type thing about Timmy and all his friends! So, I'd like to conduct the following survey. Ah-hem...

[Crow then holds up a single sheet of paper. Is anything even written on it?]

Crow: Have any of you made a deal with the devil this week?
Have any of you accidentally opened any interdimensional portals this week?
Have any of you accidentally wished for a friend while inviting darkness and destruction into your hearts this week?
Have any of you done all of the above at once this week?

And that's it! We on the SOL appreciate your answers!

[In the background, both 'Timmy' and Tom's double are now bothering Tom Servo, with the dark Tom whispering things at him and the dark Crow occasionally giving him a shove.]

Tom: Crooooooow! Get your stupid smelly dark spectre out of my face!

Crow: Kinda busy here, Tommy boy! Just poke 'em in the eyes!

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[Those theories are rediculous enough to make Rin... well, not laugh, but that feel when you're almost, but not quite, laughing.]

I don't think I did any of those.

[Pause. Considers this.]

Not unless you put a machine that makes a portal to hell next to the orange juice machine.

Crow: Okay! So that's one person down... [He scribbles something on the paper] No...on...all...questions!

Tom: Not meee! I didn't put any portals next to the orange juice machine!

It is a mystery.

...You know what she is. ["What's the name of a question that isn't actually a question?" "Is that a rhetorical question?"]

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[Wherever she is, it's dark and more importantly there are no birds.]

Portals don't happen by accident.

You sure about that? From what I hear, portals just kinda pop up when they're least convenient.

I suppose it's possible that someone managed to break the laws of physics. With everything else that humans manage to break, I wouldn't be surprised.

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Nnnnnope, can't say I have. Had my share of interdimensional portals already, never coming near the devil after what I've heard about One More Day, and I've got all the friends I need up here.

Uh...you need some help there Servo?

Crow: Okay. So that's another one for no on all questions...

Servo: Ye-heh-heeees! This dark Tom isn't so bad, but Timmy is just as annoying as ever!

Yeah I've heard the horror stories about Timmy. Hang on, lemme get my sword.

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1) Is there even a devil around to make a deal with?

2) Those of us with any ability to open any kind of portal haven't been able to do so since we got here.

3) That's awfully specific.

4) No.

Bonus: Wouldn't it be better to put off that kind of investigating until after the threat is gone?

Crow: For one, there's Pitch the devil. But he's pretty reasonable.

For second, it can always be an accident!

For third, yeah, but you didn't answer the question yet!

For fourth...well okay!

Nah, see, if we do it this way, we maybe have a way to get rid of them plus we have someone to blame!

...

Yeah, but for it to be done by accident, doesn't the ability to do it have to be there in the first place?

... Most of my friends are either dead or already here. And those that aren't, I wouldn't wish for them to come here. And why is that question so specific anyway?

... Hnn...

So you don't think getting rid of the threat first might be more important?

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[Is that Liz who just walked by? Didn't we just talk to her? Cambot spins to get another look and....nope, it's another shade. And she just looks to Cambot and grins, waving at the bots.]

D'ohhh! Get out of here, I'm talking to us real beings here!

[She just smirks and casually gives him the middle finger.]

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[Hey! It's Minako holding up a sign that says "YES, ITS ALL MY FAULT"!]

Crow: We're talking to real people here, thank yooou!

Tom: But heeeey, you can stick around if you like... [And then the dark Tom whispers something at him.] No, go away!

[And a sign in reply.

"DO YOU KNOW FOR CERTAIN I'M NOT REAL?"]

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No.

Is that a no on all counts?

Yes. I mean, who would willingly and knowingly do things like that?

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What kinda questions are those?

They're useful scientific questions to see if we can find out why there are dark specters everywhere!

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No, no, and no.

Okay! [He stops to write down] Nooo...on...all...counts!

Gosh, so far no one's had any deals with the devil...

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