TADC EP 7

*shrugs* hey, at least I'm entertaining

*Zooble snorts* Entertaining? More like annoying. *Pomni sighs and sits back down* Can we just enjoy the beach without your nonsense for once?

*sits down between them* my nonsense is what makes this interesting. you'd all be bored without me

Kinger: AH!

(Who in turn startles Zooble.)

Zooble: Oh, my God.

Caine: What's your takeaway from all this? Is it that I'm actually a cool guy with cool hobbies and am not that much different from you beautiful humans?

Caine: Wowie! I'm so glad we understand each other a little more. I really am trying my best to make you guys happy, and being appreciated for that just makes me want to...

(He tears up until he Blue Screens again. Jax makes another attempt to get into Caine's mouth.)

Ragatha: Huh? O-Oh, I probably know about as much as everybody else. But he's also helped me through some of my hardest times here. Is it weird to say I... I trust him the most out of everybody?

Pomni: No, that's not weird at all. I had a similar experience, and... I think he might know more about this place than he lets on.

Ragatha: Yeah, he has been here longer than anyone else. But I just -- I don't know. I think it's kind of strange that Abel isn't interested in him at all.

Caine: What are your thoughts on cedar smoked salmon? I see "cedar" smoked salmon, but I hardly "knowder" smoked salmon! [laughs manically]

Jax: Ah-ha-ha-ha-ha. Uh, do you have any secret hobbies?

Caine: "Secret hobbies"?

Jax: Hey, Caine! You around?

Caine: Hey, Jax. I didn't know you could ask if I was around like that. Good job!

Jax: Uh... You want to get dinner together?

Zooble: Yeah, I think we all got that.

Abel: An AI specifically created to keep your minds active. But he's just as much of a prisoner as you are. One that, uh... won't be able to leave with us.

Zooble: Just get to the meat and tell us exactly how we're gonna leave if we're all hooked up to stasis pods.

Pomni: I'll go get Kinger.

Abel: We can fill him in later. I don't really know if I'm, uh... ready to face him again after what happened.

Pomni: Uh-

Jax: [sighs] Sure. Why not?

(The group reunite with Zooble and Gangle.)

Zooble: Where even is Caine? He might be suspicious of us even being here.

Jax: You're what?

Pomni: Yeah. He's not actually an NPC. He's a human. Like us.

Abel: Yes, I know. [laughs ruefully] Getting stuck with a blank mannequin body of all things. Caine completely overlooked me. But because of this, I was able to, uh -- Well... I think I've found the way to leave.