F T F O I: 	::walks in through the lab wall::  hey.
AshtorethD: 	'Allo.
F T F O I: 	TBD...it's been a while
AshtorethD: 	::blinkblink:: It hasn't been that long, 
		really. Are you here to let me have a look 
		at that not-exactly-hair stuff growing out 
		of your scalp?
F T F O I: 	well, as you can see...it's lanyard.
F T F O I: 	::shakes his head slightly, clicking the 
		plastic strings together::
AshtorethD: 	But how did it grow out so quickly? Or, well, 
		at all?
AshtorethD: 	Oh, and can I braid it?
AshtorethD: 	::starts creating box-stitch lanyard brades::
F T F O I: 	I dunno, I just got here and it was like that
F T F O I: 	sure...boxes...
AshtorethD: 	What do you mean, 'just got here'?
F T F O I: 	Just came through the portal and there it was.
AshtorethD: 	::very intrigued:: There's a portal?! 
		Show me it!
F T F O I: 	it's closed.
F T F O I: 	I doubt it'll be opening again.
AshtorethD: 	::pause:: Um. Which portal was this, exactly?
F T F O I: 	the one from the others side
AshtorethD: 	::stares::
F T F O I: 	you know.  When you die?
AshtorethD: 	You're HIM, aren't you?
F T F O I: 	HIM who?
AshtorethD: 	Well, you're not excessively violent...
AshtorethD: 	::peers at him:: And I don't see any guns...
F T F O I: 	I'm tired.  Almost a year on the other side 
		and all you want from me are guns?  Besides...
		I just walked through your wall.  How'm I
		gonna carry guns?
AshtorethD: 	Well, you don't have to carry guns. Sorry to 
		assume.
AshtorethD: 	The wall is semi-permeable.
F T F O I: 	Semi.  Like I noticed.
AshtorethD: 	Will you be..... uh....... staying with us, 
		then?
F T F O I: 	Until something better comes up.
AshtorethD: 	But the doll is gone! You can't just be a 
		disembodied spirit!
AshtorethD: 	You're going to have to possess something.
AshtorethD: 	::holds out a Tick action figure::
F T F O I: 	::shakes his head, the lanyards making a 
		clicking sound off each other::  not this 
		time.
AshtorethD: 	I think you'd look very good in blue.
F T F O I: 	I don't need it.
AshtorethD: 	Well, we can't have you just wandering 
		around floating through things.
F T F O I: 	Yes you can
F T F O I: 	and you will
AshtorethD: 	I'll have you know that while I have nothing 
		against you, I
		personally dissaprove of this disembodied 
		thing..
F T F O I: 	If I need a body I'll take one.  Right now 
		I don't.
AshtorethD: 	Hmm. At least this way less people will get 
		hurt.
F T F O I: 	Is there an available arsenal in case I do 
		need to become corporeal?
AshtorethD: 	For you? You're not exactly on our side on 
		a regular basis.
F T F O I: 	Fine...if I do you some favor
AshtorethD: 	::boredom, greed, and morals have a short-lived
		epic battle within her psyche::
AshtorethD: 	Well, in that case, perhaps.
F T F O I: 	Good.  As for that Tick doll, no way.  I can 
		take REAL bodies.
AshtorethD: 	But they're not nearly so cute and blueish!
AshtorethD: 	And you were a doll last time.
F T F O I: 	Last time I was an anthropomorphic 
		representation.  When I suffered a very real 
		death, I went to the other side.  When I came 
		back, all bets were off.  Your version of 
		the inhabitant of this body is dead.  
		Fair trade
AshtorethD: 	You're right. All bets ARE off. No weapons 
		for you. Bad anthropomorphic personification! 
		I mean, Rob had really nice pants.
F T F O I: 	he's dead.  I don't need to take this shape 
		while I'm astral.  In fact, if you look, 
		I'm not really exactly his shape now.
AshtorethD: 	If you are astral, why must he be dead? 
		I don't see his body involved in this at all.
F T F O I: 	It's the trade for balance.  When you hexed 
		reen's unconscious, it unbalanced me on the 
		other side.  the body had to be taken and I 
		had to be returned.
AshtorethD: 	Oh, shite. Now I'm going to have to deal with 
		more goat blood to get him back.
F T F O I: 	::suddenly possesses the doll and grabs her by 
		the throat::  no you WON'T.
AshtorethD: 	::wrestles the small, plastic figurine off of 
		her throat:: If you'll just CALM DOWN for a 
		moment I'm sure we can figure out a way to 
		keep both of you here.
F T F O I: 	::grows to full size::  both?  more 
		unbalance...someone else has to go in that 
		case...and someone else involved, mind you.
AshtorethD: 	::muttergrumble:: A freakin' murder attempt, 
		just when I was starting to like you...
AshtorethD: 	Someone involved, eh?
AshtorethD: 	I have a plan.
F T F O I: 	really?  ::dis-incorporates himself::  I'm 
		listening.
AshtorethD: 	::gestures about the lab wildly:: I have here 
		some genetic samples from most members of the 
		JLS.
F T F O I: 	so?
AshtorethD: 	::speaking in slow, small words:: This is a 
		lab. Those are genetic samples. From people 
		who were involved. Dealt with properly,
		they can form a complete being.
AshtorethD: 	Cannon fodder, if you like.
F T F O I: 	and that's it?  How long will it take you?
AshtorethD: 	::looks around:: Let's see... I have the 
		ear of the Cyberspace Cowgirl, some goo that 
		was once Joe, some of Reene's flesh that ended 
		up under my fingernails for some reason a 
		little while ago..
		I just need to get a bit of Krissy, and from 
		there it's relatively simple.
F T F O I: 	I'll be waiting.
AshtorethD: 	But I do not want to deal with those goats 
		again.
F T F O I: 	do you need them?
AshtorethD: 	If you could just fetch one of them from Joe, 
		it'd be a big help.
F T F O I: 	fine.  Tomorrow.  Have everything else ready 
		then.
AshtorethD: 	No problem.
F T F O I: 	::walks through the wall back into the main 
		room::