the capture

[instar]

Bella is, uncharacteristically, home alone; Andi is over at Robin's, and Renée is visiting a friend of hers in the hospital, though she could be home relatively soon depending on how much the two get caught up in conversation.

Bella is memorizing the map of Phoenix.

Comments

[hold_infinity]

...Robin looks at Ethan.

[palmofyourhand]

Ethan looks at Trouble.

[aeskhyne]

"Yep," says Trouble. "You guessed it."

[instar]

"Fortunately, in chasing her out I learned that it's doable, so if she makes a break for it or starts morphing or something, we chase her again, she dies, end of story."

[aeskhyne]

"Yeah, it's weird how having at least two people around who'd kill me if things went south can be so comforting."

[pandion]

Andi hugs Bella.

[instar]

"Well, I mean, the idea would be to get Aspret out of you first, but yes. Any comments before we go render the captive Yeerk suitable for interrogation? The three of us," Bella gestures at her sister and Trouble, "also acquired her, and you may as well do the same."

[palmofyourhand]

Ethan shrugs.

[hold_infinity]

Robin shakes her head. "Sure. Let's go acquire the Yeerk."

[instar]

Down to the basement. Bella presents the bowl.

[hold_infinity]

Robin tentatively pokes the Yeerk.

[palmofyourhand]

So does Ethan, much less tentatively.

[instar]

"Got her?" Bella asks.

[palmofyourhand]

Ethan nods.

[hold_infinity]

"Yeah," sighs Robin, withdrawing her hand.

[instar]

"Okay. Me and Andi can morph Visser Three's host, probably a safer bet than having a hammer around."

[pandion]

Andi squirms, but starts morphing. She winds up blue and furry before any changes in her shape occur.

[morphbox]

Bella follows suit.

[aeskhyne]

Trouble looks at Andi.

"...Having you be one of the guards actually lowers the threat level in the room," he says, "just so's you know."

[morphbox]

<How can I lower it? It's not like I'd stop Bella.>

[aeskhyne]

"Yeah, I know. It doesn't completely make sense. Just... one big scary Andalite who looks a lot like Visser Three and would totally take my head off if I made a break for it is plenty intimidating, but when there's two of them and I read one as pretty much gonna hang back no matter what, it kind of, I don't know, dilutes the scary."

[pandion]

Andi shrugs and demorphs. She passes through "blue furry Andi" on her way again, except this time she keeps the pointy ear shape till the very end.

[morphbox]

<Cool, you can do 'elf' as well as 'fairy'. Trouble, you about ready?>

[aeskhyne]

"Yeah. Tell Aspret what's up?" he says, dragging a folding chair over next to the bowl.

[morphbox]

<Aspret, this is Bella. We're going to put you back in Trouble so you can talk. If you don't come out as soon as any of us tells you to, staying's going to be unpleasant, and if you start to morph or otherwise make sudden movements likewise. The possibility of a complete lack of unpleasantness exists but we need to determine if there's any way we can trust you.>