"So why did that sea slime betray us?"
"Maranivorn offered him funding for his 'cross dimension' research."
"what, like going to alternate realities?"
"yes."
"hmph. how ridiculous."
"Marvin...."
"MARVIN....."
"SCREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEECH!"
Varlow snapped awake with the noise ringing in his head and jerked, knocking one of the agents carrying him to the ground. quickly coming to his senses, he whipped his arm around and whacked the other one unconscious with his hand. A well-timed kick sent the first one into a similar state.
?: "Marvin, status?" said the annoying voice in his head.
Varlow: "...I'm fine, Alex. no thanks to you and your mutant bat alarm."
Alex: "What is your progress on locating the traitor?"
Varlow: "what? i can't hear you because MY GODDAMN EARS ARE STILL RINGING"
Alex: "please, we don't have time for theatrics, the connection is weak and will fail soon."
Varlow: "mrrgh, no luck so far. this place is a madhouse, but that also means i might be able to find him easier."
Alex: "Okay. i will check back later if i can. good hunting."
'asshole' thought Varlow, as he started down a direction, only to hear noises coming from the left path: '-INK I AM ANYWHERE NEAR OKAY?', accompanied by the very faint sound of a bladed weapon being drawn. He crouched low to the ground and began moving in that direction to investigate the noise.
<(oh boy another really big IC post. woo. ill try to cut these down...)>