Shadow the Hedgehog

"I was only joking about that. We're still on the planet, I'm sure of it."

"No. We're completing this the hard way. Well, I am. If you want to teleport out that's fine too."

"It's possible. Certainly would be a twist," said Hope ------- "Of course. With my salary I couldn't justify not paying."

"Well maybe we didn't see the whole of the building from where we were standing."

"Thanks Melody." ------ "Yes, this restuarant will do nicely."

"Sure Skye I'll give you a hand-" Hope froze when she saw something move on the grates in the ceiling.

"I said we might actually be on a space station," said Hope with all the seriousness she could muster.

"No of course not Melody. But maybe we're not in a fairground anymore. Perhaps through some cruel twist of fate we really are all on a space station now, infested with beings whose sole desire is to slowly devour us..... or not," said Hope nonchanantly, before feeling slghtly worried that her joke might be true. Their luck hadn't been the best lately. ------ "I think I see something up ahead. How convenient,"

"I think I'll have to agree with your assessment Melody. Less talking more walking," replied Hope nervously as she began to move ahead at an ever quickening pace. ------- "I'm sure there's something around here. Let's go."

Hope laughed. "Sure you did Skye. Now let's get moving before the creatures devour us." ----- "Well I'm sure there are restaurants around here somewhere."

"I don't think so. They're just mock ups." ----- "Do you want to get anything Red? A drink or meal perhaps?"

"Alright then. Just don't run into anything... or anyone for that matter," joked Hope as she moved through the interior. To her right were a series of smashed consoles and torn up chairs. ------ Crowley laughed.

"Just don't run off without us. Or you can't expect any help from me when you run headfirst into an alien."

(OOC If only they brought motion trackers). "I have too. I remember most of what little time I was awake there. Hmm... a space station? Prepare for horiffic aliens I say. Which means get ready to run like crazy."

(OOC We could do something outside, or sci fi perhaps?) Hope just laughed at Melody's comment. ------- "Well this is severely damaging my intimidation factor." joked Crowley.

Hope laughed. "That's an odd thing to pick a fight with. I wonder what this area is like." ------ "Thank you Red."

"Where have you been? I've been waiting for ages!" replied Hope with a grin on her face. ------ "I know that. It's just going to require some adjustment first."

"I'm here Melody. Just follow the sound of my voice." "Indeed. But times have changed. I am not well suited to the life you have now I need to do something. While my profession hasn't changed, the targets have. I'm best suited to this line of work, for better or for worse. But don't worry, I'll still be here, always, you can be sure of that."

Crowley smiled back. "Thank you.Red. But you have a family, a new partner. I see no room for me there. Nor am I sure I'd want to be part of it, it wouldn't seem right."

Hope pressed on. "I wonder what's in this area," she pondered ---- "Retire? I don't think so. Without my job I'd have nothing to do. Nothing to keep me going, financially or mentally."

"I wouldn't say that. I've still got the same job. Practically nothing about my life is different, other than it's a little less stressful."

Hope continued into the next area, greeted by a blast of mist in her face. ----- "Indeed. Especially you apparently. You've got a whole new life here."

"Yes I do!" replied Hope as she scrambled through the vent, her heart racing. She certainly wasn't expecting that. ----- "I suppose I did. How peculiar."

Hope went around the room moving the furniture, seemingly unable to find an exit until she found a large vent underneath a desk, far larger than an air vent would normally be. "I think I've found it! There's a vent underneath the de...." Hope stopped mid sentence when she saw some of the furniture begin to rise into the air. ----- "If you feel that way clearly i'm not doing my job hard enough."

"Now I just need to find the exit..... ok I've got a wall. Doesn't help much." ----- "Ha, that's an interesting way of looking at us. Not too far from the truth technically speaking."