Like, he’s got a moustachue, and he’s got the same hair color as the game master, or, as I call him, Ted#23.
And it’s been established that this is in the same universe as some version of ElGoonishShive, what with the moped ills and all
Anne… you’re arguably one of the most powerful BEINGS on the planet. You do not need to play the part of the “little girl saying no to a Stranger”.
Turn him into a hamster, turn his hat into a hamster ball, levitate him into it, and take him over to Ms West’s house for a thorough interrogation.
I’m frankly happy to see this dumb trope subverted in this scene. It happens so often in fiction:
Totally suspicious person: “No time to explain! Come with me!”
Protagonist: “Why the hell would I just go with you with no explanation???”
TSP: “Please! I NEED you to trust me!”
Prot: “Oh, well if you NEED me to, for whatever unspecified purpose you have for me, that’s a different story! Let’s jump in your windowless panel van and go!”
TSP: (Wow… this works so much better than offering candy!)
Like, he’s got a moustachue, and he’s got the same hair color as the game master, or, as I call him, Ted#23.
And it’s been established that this is in the same universe as some version of ElGoonishShive, what with the moped ills and all
Anne… you’re arguably one of the most powerful BEINGS on the planet. You do not need to play the part of the “little girl saying no to a Stranger”.
Turn him into a hamster, turn his hat into a hamster ball, levitate him into it, and take him over to Ms West’s house for a thorough interrogation.
I’m frankly happy to see this dumb trope subverted in this scene. It happens so often in fiction:
Totally suspicious person: “No time to explain! Come with me!”
Protagonist: “Why the hell would I just go with you with no explanation???”
TSP: “Please! I NEED you to trust me!”
Prot: “Oh, well if you NEED me to, for whatever unspecified purpose you have for me, that’s a different story! Let’s jump in your windowless panel van and go!”
TSP: (Wow… this works so much better than offering candy!)