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@Phorm Just be careful, okay?! There's a REASON people don't do stuff like that. It's bound to attract bands of kooky teenaged adventurers and their talking animal friends.
If you absolutely insist on pursuing this, please, for the sake of your friends and those who care about you—PLAN YOUR TRAPS WELL IN ADVANCE, and DO NOT LET THEIR ADVENTURING PARTY SPLIT UP.
I know that contradicts everything we were taught in Villain School, but trust me: that's not just how the kooky ones get into chase scenes—a MAJOR hijinx hazard that can easily slip out of your control—it's how the clever one finds the clues. Capture and brainwash her FIRST if possible, else see if you can break her glasses. Do NOT capture and brainwash the ditzy blonde under any circumstances! SHE *WILL* FIRE ANY WAND YOU GIVE HER BACKWARDS.
And just in case you do get captured, get yourself a mask that absolutely can not be removed in the finale. O:)
re: some harsh but loving advice, cw: Hanna Barbara-adjacent
@Phorm I think those all sound like great ideas. You'll probably want to make sure there's a vegan option in the kitchen, by the way. Hippie comic relief can be surprisingly picky eaters these days. (Medibles are risky but can be super-fun if you're not angling for a TV Y-7.)
However, I'd recommend against using red herrings unless the animal mascot is a cat.) We're... kind of stupid that way. =>_>;= Or the smart one is Norwegian. They're... kind of stupid that way.
*cackles cynically and forwards your reply to the Acme Ballhood Company in anticipation of her commission*
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Hrm, great point. I do wonder if increasing the age rating and then spiking a hookah or two might be a good path forward, now that you mention Medibles. Then again, Standards and Practices have been NOTORIOUSLY difficult to infiltrate (Even when I djinnify them, they turn out bland, corporate, and prudish!), so maybe a more all-ages approach is good.
Cat sidekick? In THIS economy? Don't I wish! I'm likely to get stuck with a goldarn talking SHARK, or some kind of lilly-white foppish revolutionary spectre. Sheesh. You can't even get good ENEMIES these days, I swear.
. . . That being said, bump that ballhood order up. Because why should I be the only one without a face in the finale? Infectious depersonalization is a twist I doubt they'll expect!
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@Phorm I like the way you think. I'll see if I can get you a group discount from Acme. You can call the episode "The No-Face Space Chase!" It sounds hilarious, honestly.
And buck up, genie. It could be worse. They could have an Orbitty. *shudder* Or a Snarf.
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@zebratron2084 True. Plus, Since they phased out some of the more... Problematic crime solvers (we do not speak of H*** K*** P***** in this day and age), I suppose some of the more irritating sidekicks aren't so bad comparatively. I can put up with almost anything.
Unless they have a Babu.
*Silently fumes*
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@Phorm That guy? No, you don't have to worry about them. I know a guy at Warehouse 23, and there's a rumor going around that... well... you know that whole "THIS IS NOT A PLACE OF HONOR" project? The place where they're hiding all that "nuclear waste?"
Yeah. There's contamination and then there's contamination. Yabble-fuckin-dabble. >__<
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@zebratron2084 Oh thank Eden for that.
I mean, I'm still upset they couldn't move faster on that than they did, though. I fear the good name of the laff-a-lympics may never recover.
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@Phorm I lost SO MUCH CASH betting on the Rottens. I really thought they had a couple of those for sure. I'm pretty sure those refs got paid off in pick-i-nick baskets. >_<
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@zebratron2084 Right?!
The Yogi Yahooeys were juicin', I swear. I know Grape Ape beat the charges, but I'm still not convinced!
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@Phorm @zebratron2084 Y'all are a treasure n..n
re: some harsh but loving advice, cw: Hanna Barbara-adjacent
Psssst tests are not calibrated for non human physiology everyone was doping.
re: some harsh but loving advice, cw: Hanna Barbara-adjacent
@Phorm @zebratron2084 HK's sidekick was the better part of that team... but otherwise yes.
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@zebratron2084 @Phorm... but we're ok with fetish Uniblab, right?
re: some harsh but loving advice, cw: Hanna Barbara-adjacent
@Phorm Afterthought...
Wait, you're in space?! There's no reason for you to be in space.
(*sees your costume—orbit rings, radio-antenna, galaxy-smoke, "mask," and all—and nosebleeds* OK, I was wrong, there is EVERY reason for you to be In Space. @anthracite? I NEED YOU TO DRAW SOMETHING FOR ME, STAT... :O )
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@zebratron2084 @anthracite Well, we weren't originally in space, but then Teeg Dougland had some Bad News.
At least there are a lot of Hot Babelidjinns!
(Also, I hadn't intended the knock on effect of referencing the spooky Space look, but I FULLY support your vision here!)
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@zebratron2084 @Phorm @anthracite ... please tell me this ends in smutty hieroglyphic space comix...
some harsh but loving advice, cw: Hanna Barbara-adjacent
@zebratron2084
Oh, these are all good points that I hadn't considered! I should probably rethink that hidden passage hidden only vaguely behind the sarcophagus, and maybe do away with the glowing paint accent intended to amplify my spookiness.
I think I've got a GOOD line on this bottling angle, though. I have it on good authority that at least TWO of the adventuring party will make a direct dash to the kitchen/pantry. A few bottles in there, and suddenly the threat is short a few bumblers.
I think the trick is to leave a series of red herrings in an enticing trail, leading toward a potent djinnification trap. Get that smart one tugging at some threads until she can't resist.
Also, great advice for if I get caught, thank you! You know what... A mask is one thing, but those meddling kids will be even more stumped if I just DON'T HAVE A FACE AT ALL ⚫
*Spooky Space Djinn Cackle*