Chapter 16 • Escape Planning

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Scarabia Dorm - Hallway

Ka-clank*

Scarabia Student A

All right, the Ramshackle visitors are secure in their room.

Scarabia Student B

Let's check in on the other rooms.

Scarabia Student A

I swear there's been another escape every day. Housewardem Kalim's been very cross about it. It's gotten so bad, he's not even listening to counsel from Vice Housewarden Jamil anymore.

Scarabia Student B

How long will we have to live like this? I just wanna go home.

Scarabia Student A

Oh, quit bellyaching. You think I didn't want to spend the holidays with my family, too?

Scarabia Dorm - Vacant Room

Grim

Are they gone? That afternoon training was so brutal, my meal was ready to come up the same way it went down. We already know the headmage ain't gonna be any help here. Which means it's up to us to get ourselves outta this mess. Luckily, you've got my towering intellect over here. I've got a perfect prison break plan ready to go.

Okay, I'll bite. Let's hear it.

Towering intellect, huh?

Grim	Heh heh heh. I swiped our escape tool this morning. Behold: our ticket to freedom!

Grim	We'll use this bad boy to dig our way through the floor, one spoonful at a time!

Where does intellect come in? This is the most basic plan possible!

That's gonna take WAY too much time and energy.

Grim	They used to call me Grim the Digger back home. Leave this to me while you stand lookout!

Dig dig dig*

Grim	Wow, this is goin' smoother than I thought. I think I'm actually onto something here.

Dig dig dig*

Grim	Okay, I'm gettin' bored of diggin' into the same spot over and over again... [MC], let's switch places. I'll keep an eye out.

Dig dig dig*

Grim	Ah, crud! The patrol's comin'! Quick, pretend you're sleeping!

Chirp chirp*

Grim	It took 'til morning, but we dug a hole big enough for me to fit two paws through.

Prison breaks aren't done overnight.

That's a good pace for one day!

Ka-clank*

Scarabia Student A

Out, you two! It's time for morning training. We're marching to the oasis again!

TWISTUNE

Twistune Dialogue - Train, Train, Train!
Twistune Start
Kalim	Wake up and get a move on! To the eastern oasis! March!
Grim	Urgh, it's even harder to deal with the heat when I'm runnin' on no sleep.
Jamil	You're sleep-deprived? Make sure you drink plenty of water so you don't collapse.
Grim	Aw, Jamil... Yeah, I'll do that.
After Phase 1
Pass Kalim I see you falling behind at the rear! Lift those parasols higher! Front lines, I can hardly hear those bells! Louder! Grim *Huff* *Huff* Jamil Pull yourself together. If you stop here, the vultures will swoop in. Grim Y-yeah, I'll pass on that, thanks. Fail Grim So...tired... My head's gone all fuzzy. ...... Kalim You there! Wake up! If you have time to nap, then you can stand to carry a heavier load. Grim Eep! No, please! Not that!
After Phase 2
Pass Kalim You're taking longer than yesterday. Hurry it up! Scarabia Student Ugh... I can't walk another step. Jamil I can see the oasis. Respite is just ahead! Hang in there just a little while longer, everyone! Scarabia Student Wow, he's still cheering us on after all of this. What a vice housewarden! Grim Yeah, but it doesn't change the fact that I'm dead tired! Fail Grim Urk... This is it...for me... Myah? I can see a can of tuna...floating in midair. Jamil Are you hallucinating? You'd never find a can of tuna out in the desert. Grim Myah... Come to Papa... Jamil Wait! Stop, Grim! Kalim How DARE you break formation!

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