Time for a voice test at stupid o'clock

[offmystage]

....So I dunno what the deal with this whole place here is, but you picking ol' Weinerman here out of everyone else is preetty bruce, I'll give you that much. Not that I had any doubts, really.

If anything I'll be able to make sure Cunningham doesn't get himself into too much trouble. Ye-eaahhp. Sure am gonna....supervise. Totally.

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[smokeb0mbs]

And if you did, I'd actually give you the same answer.

[Randy loosens his hold on Howard, just so the hug doesn't cross the line into no longer being totally manly. Doesn't make him any less ecstatic or relieved to find him, though.]

But it's been MONTHS! I didn't know what to think, I found Julian here and he was okay-- well, okay as you can be when you're... Julian, but it's been a while since I've seen him.
And the only other people I've run into from Norrisville are... um...

[Just about the last people he wanted to see.]

[offmystage]

[Months? Yeah, that's really got Howard confused there for a minute, until he remembers what his mun kinda-sorta took the time to explain to him upon arriving here. Apparently the way things work is....weird, so he doesn't question it.]

Well Julian is always sorta strange, dude. But tell me bro, who else did you see? I mean everybody else has gotta be around here SOMEWHERE, right?

and now back to our regularly scheduled bros

[smokeb0mbs]

Honestly, I have no idea. If anyone else is here I haven't found them yet, 'cause besides Julian I've only seen, well... Viceroy.
And, uh...

[Suddenly, he sounds significantly more nervous.]

The Sorcerer...

Yeeee~

[offmystage]

[That renders Howard silent for a moment before he blurts, grabbing Randy by the shoulders.]

Dude, seriously!? How are you still in one piece, man?!

I mean I know you've fought his stank before with no problem, but you actually mean to tell me that you saw him face-to-face?

[smokeb0mbs]

I actually did a few times! But the thing is, even though he's here which I guess means he's... technically not under the school anymore, he seems like he's still trying to collect power from chaos and everything. So I think somehow he's still sealed away? Sort of...?

[Truthfully Randy isn't sure, and agrees with you, Howard. He doesn't know how, or why, The Sorcerer already hasn't tried to kill him more directly, now that the centuries old man-monster apparently can.
Maybe it was more complicated; maybe there was still something keeping The Sorcerer's power contained.
Whatever it is, he isn't complaining. He's thankful that he's the first Ninja in over 800 years to see The Sorcerer up close... and live to tell the tale.]

[offmystage]

....

None of that makes any sense dude...but I guess you're probably right. Still, what are you gonna do now if the Sorcerer's....here, ready to screw everybody up with his stank? Just....business as usual, or what?

[smokeb0mbs]

Ugh, you're right it totally doesn't, but I guess I gotta keep protecting and de-stanking everyone here just like I do back home.

[Whether or not he's in Norrisville, it's the duty of The Ninja to stop The Sorcerer from wreaking havoc.]

[offmystage]

Speaking of de-stankage, has anyone here even gotten stanked yet?

[smokeb0mbs]

Uh, y-yeah... someone... someone has...

[offmystage]

...I'm going to guess this someone is either someone we both don't know, or someone you NOW know that I don't know.

[He's leaning towards the latter.]

...So who was it?

[smokeb0mbs]

... Viceroy.

I snuck up on him and The Sorcerer forming some secret plan to destroy The Ninja, and since neither of them had any weapons, well...

[It really proves how heartless The Sorcerer actually is, that he's willing to stank even someone who's supposed his ally if he has to.]

[offmystage]

...Oh dude... that's messed up. Even if it was Viceroy.

[Not that he feels particularly bad for him or anything, but that still is messed up by some degree.]

[smokeb0mbs]

Took the words right outta my mouth, buddy.

[It certainly wasn't pretty. Not at all.]

[offmystage]

Well....I mean, he's...uh...ok though, right? I mean, obviously, you musta' saved him.

[Though in all honestly, Howard shudders at the thought of a stanked Viceroy, considering how dangerous he and his inventions are normally.]

[smokeb0mbs]

Well yeah he's fine now, but man, I thought fighting just his giant robots and everything were tough...

[The monstrous version of Viceroy was significantly more dangerous, and difficult to defeat, than any of his actual inventions to date.]

[offmystage]

[Yeah, he should be feeling more concerned for Randy than Viceroy come to think of it. Though he looks ok, so at least he didn't die or something.]

I'm just glad you're ok, dude. You're really gonna have to watch yourself now that they're here...and now that they know The Ninja's here...

[Howard can only hope that in this place Randy will be able to continue keeping his identity a secret. It's not like anyone other than Howard himself knows anyway.......right?]