Foreach 134 - Man to Man

Jiro's got the camera too close too his face in a way that obscures his elven ears.

Cliff Mason

You're-- are you--?
Oh my God. There were others? Other survivors-- other humans??
Mercy-- Mercy was wrong?

—Jiro—

...

	Nope sorry, Mercy was right. Your people are totally dead. What a misunderstanding!
	Uhhhh who's Mercy
	Oh gods this is awkward
	Maybe I should just take my chances with the Aveans
→	I guess so...?
	Yeah all the humans survived and we're having alllll having a party, and you'll be invited too if you help me get out of this mess

Cliff Mason

This-- this is--

There's a knock upon the door. Cliff is hiding out in the spare room, sitting against the wall. The blinds are drawn.

Moon-Soo

* cliff, we know you're in there.

Clip

* C'mon c'mon, come hang out with us!
* Get some sunshine!!

Cliff Mason

Uh-- Sorry, go on without me.

Moon-Soo

* no can do, big guy.
* you gotta get outta the house. even mrs mundy agrees.

Clip

* And Jasper made us promise to keep you from doing anything stupid while they're gone!

Moon-Soo

* i wasn't going to mention that part but yeah.

Cliff Mason

Just, uh, give me a minute!

Cliff returns to his communicator. He's up with his back straight, now, his mind racing.

Cliff Mason

What's your name? Are-- are you a soldier?

Moon-Soo

* dude i can still hear you...

—Jiro—

...

	No
	Maybe...?
	I guess technically I did fight a lot of monsters for the Goddess, does that count
	Don't have time for this
→	Sure yeah. My name's Jiro. I do soldiering things all the time.

Cliff Mason

There were others!
Mercy... did she know?

—Jiro—

...

	For sure, man, she was super lying to you
	Okay I need to stop this before I do any more damage
→	I don't mean to interrupt but I'm in a pretty severe bind right now and I need to know if you can help.

Cliff Mason

Help...?
I...wish I could tell you I could.

I don't know how much I can do from the other side of a radio, Jiro, I'm usually more a run and gun kinda guy.
I think that might be all I'm good for.

And besides... there's a fear in me, that... that every bit of good I ever do is just gonna burn away.
Every time I've tried to help someone, it's ended up all wrong.
The truth is... I don't know if you want my help.

—Jiro—

...

	I understand where you're coming from and I am sympathetic to your issues
	Oh fuuuck offff
→	I do not have a lot of options here, Cliff. Can you help me or not? Yes or no!
	As long as you don't try to strangle Sunny to death you're in the upper tier

Cliff Mason

I-- uh-- maybe??
Maybe!
Give me a-- status report, what's happening?

—Jiro—

...

	Well basically I'm screwed
→	I'm in Research Station Seven. Hiding out in the "xeno-bi-ology labs", with all the magic glass cage things and the angels. I'm on a stealth mission but I was spotted, there's a search out for me now.
	If there was any vents around here I would just scamper in there, but I can't see any from where I'm hiding

Cliff Mason

Station Seven! I know the one, I must have run, God, three or four missions there at least.
You mentioned something in the holo-cages. Angels, you called them?

—Jiro—

...

	Aren't all cages hollow, when you think about it
	Oh, right, the angels are a new addition here aren't they
→	Winged creatures from another reality. They talk funny.

Cliff Mason

Heh, I ran into someone like that the other day. One hell of a story.
And now the Aveans have them in the labs? Man... this stuff gets weirder by the day.

—Jiro—

...

→	Genuinely you have no idea
	We should get back on topic
	Wait, tell me more about the one you met

Cliff Mason

Alright, let me think...
Are you armed?

—Jiro—

...

→	You want me to fight my way out??
	I have a stick

Cliff Mason

I didn't mean--!!
Okay maybe I did. Point taken.
I might have a skewed idea of the average person's combat abilities...

Cliff Mason

Okay, okay, I know what you need.
You need a distraction.

—Jiro—

...

→	Go on
	Hurry it up!!!

Cliff Mason

What you're looking for is the central control terminal for the xenobiology labs. It's this big screen, you'll find it at--

Avean Grunt

Oh, hey! I FOUND HIM--!!!

Jiro wallops the grunt on the head with his quarterstaff, putting stars in xeir eyes.

He runs away from the dazed Grunt. He's got his communicator clenched in his hand as he hisses into it.

Cliff Mason

Whoa, hey, is everything good--!?

—Jiro—

...

	NO
→	JUST KEEP TALKING!