Throw Up? Would I Be That Kind? ;)
Who: Keto, WW, Alota, Steev
Where: T'kha'bath
When: Just after WW's eaten the keys
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> "Um, You wouldn't happen to have any Ipecac syrup on you, Would
> you?" inquired WW as he turned to the group of Dwarfers. As Keto's
> smirking gaze settled upon him, and the huge hamster cringed as he
> suddenly realised what was likely in store.
"We need to retrieve those disarming keys!" said one of the Eniram
firmly, stepping forwards and glaring at WW, "Now, how are you going
to return them?"
"If I may!" interjected Keto, rising to his feet and causing the
Eniram to look towards him, "I'm a doctor..."
"Is that supposed to impress us?"
"No, no, it's just that there's a very simple way for us to regain
those disarming keys," said Keto. WW, Steev and Alota glanced up at
him as the Eniram paused.
"Continue," said the marine alien. Keto coughed.
"Well, allow me to recap," he said slowly, "You require the
disarmament keys to your giant missile, correct?"
"Yes."
"And those keys are inside the hamster there, while we need them
outside, correct?"
"Yes..."
"So all we need to do," said Keto triumphantly, "Is turn the
hamster inside out."
"Of course!" said the Eniram, wondering why they hadn't thought of
that before.
"WHAT!?" chorused the Dwarfers.
"Keto, that is without a doubt the stupidest plan..." began Alota,
then stopped as a couple of Eniram stepped forwards and grabbed WW by
the should...the haunches.
"You do realise," she hissed at the doctor as the giant hamster was
lifted up, "That without him we stand a next to zero chance of
getting out of here!?"
"Oh, all right," sighed Keto, and raised a hand, "Wait a minute!"
"What is it?" growled one of the Eniram, who was already sharpening
something resembling a knife in preparation for the great Hamster
Internal Exploration.
"There might be a quicker way," admitted Keto, "And a slightly less
messy one. If you were to mix a fairly concentrated dose of salt
water with the remnants of the concoction that we used to temporarily
disable your troops, and add a small amount of ground seaweed, the
ingestion of the mixture should be gastronomically traumatic enough
to cause the hamster's stomach to attempt to eject all its contents,
removing the keys from it and spreading them and other contents over
the room."
There was a pause.
"We're debating precisely what you could have thought you meant
by 'less messy'," said one of the Eniram, "Because that doesn't sound
less messy to us!"
"Maybe not, but it'd sure save me a lot of trouble," muttered
Keto. Finally, the Eniram nodded.
"Very well," it said, "You and you, go and gather the ingredients
that this...creature suggested."
"Gee, thanks," murmured Keto, as the two indicated Eniram hurried
off. He caught WW glaring at him.
"What? What!? Look, you're going to live, aren't
you! ...probably, any way!"
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OOC: Okay, so I couldn't in all conscience let them gut WW. :)