"Simon," James said, fixing his gaze on him. "Let's not."
Whatever was going on behind the scenes of the maze was critical to them escaping, and James didn't want to let Daedalus know that they knew.
"Your lean beggar is but variable service, two dishes, but to one table," he muttered.
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Whatcha gonna do, little buckaroo? | i be pimpin' madoka fics"Hamlet? Didn't think of you as a thespian, James. I suppose you all feel the sting of the arrows of outrageous misfortune yourselves, but in any case, it is time for you to seek the exit. There is no time limit, but if I think you're deliberately dawdling, I won't hesitate to punish you."
go ahead and do every stupid thing you can imagine"Very well," James said, following Violet. "Let's think about what this place can give us. Food, supplies, water, maybe? Daedalus can't punish us for exploiting this place as much as possible, as long as we don't stall here for too long—so we might as well simultaneously look for the door."
Whatcha gonna do, little buckaroo? | i be pimpin' madoka ficsJay glanced at the forest. "Place seems rather large," he said. "Without any means of communication between us, if any of us becomes lost or falls into some danger..."
Whatcha gonna do, little buckaroo? | i be pimpin' madoka fics"And on we go," James said, keeping an eye out for anything useful.
As he began to follow Violet, James forced his business smile onto his face. "Well, Mrs. Geier, seeing as we may very well be stuck in here with each other for some time, we might as well get to know each other. The name, as you know, is James Bernard, head of Jayen's marketing department. Sounds exciting, doesn't it?"
Whatcha gonna do, little buckaroo? | i be pimpin' madoka fics"It does," James said. His smile grew wider. "You design the roof that goes over somebody's head, while simultaneously creating a work of art. It sounds like an admirable occupation."
Whatcha gonna do, little buckaroo? | i be pimpin' madoka ficsOne of the trees near you has some low-hanging fruit. It rather resembles large, bulbous apples. Though they are orange and yellow, rather than red.
There are little spits of machinery all over the place, but none look terribly important, and most of it is broken. Occasionally, you can see parts of the original, white floor through the forest foliage.
go ahead and do every stupid thing you can imagineJames picked a fruit off the tree.
"Think that it's poisonous?"
Whatcha gonna do, little buckaroo? | i be pimpin' madoka fics"Oh not at all."
A small metallic construct—one might say a robot—comes floating out of the foliage. It's teardrop-shaped, with a pair of violet lights on the center of the round end that function as "eyes". Daedalus' Delta symbol is stamped on its side.
"It is quite nice to see wanderers in here again, though! I do hope you'll stay."
go ahead and do every stupid thing you can imagineJames blinked at the robot.
"Good morning, sir," he said. "A pleasure to meet you. I assume you're under Daedalus' service, Mr..."
As long as I treat it like I would anybody else, and ignore the fact that it is a floating robot, I may continue to retain my sanity.
Whatcha gonna do, little buckaroo? | i be pimpin' madoka fics"I...see," James said, nodding. "Well, might as well trust you and risk poisoning than discard the only friendly advice I've been given and stay hungry."
James took a bite out of the fruit.
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Whatcha gonna do, little buckaroo? | i be pimpin' madoka fics

"Oh?" Daedalus sounds fairly amused.
go ahead and do every stupid thing you can imagine