[sblock=Shoulder Daemons]Sooo... why are we carrying this mook? He's just slowing us down!
That "mook" has a name, and since we're the one who hurt him, he's our responsibility.
Uh hunh... so why's the kid carrying him, and not us?
Because Zenji can carry Jim more easily... and because if he were to carry the laptop, he'd likely toss it aside and break it at the first sign of trouble.
Ah, yes, the Minister's laptop... oh, what goodies there might be inside! Notes on his experiments, gene sequences, protein configurations...
Letters to his daughter, the Major....
Feh. Still, since the laptop is kinda unwieldy, might it be better to pop out the hard drive and stash it in a labcoat pocket? That way, if the laptop itself is damaged, the Minister's files will be safe.
That's... actually not a bad idea. We'll likely need these files if we're to understand just what he did, and reverse it if anyone wants to. Oh, crap, we need Archer's notes, too!
Tsk, tsk, how easily you forget our eidetic memory. Though, speaking of Archer, I wonder if he's awoken from his serum-induced coma yet....
I hope not... hate to think what'd happen if he did, amongst all those cops... or while at a hospital full of innocents![/sblock]
Archeville points out the guards to Zenji*, "looks like zhe Minster's guards are still in force. Likely more in zhe building, too. I hit 'em high, you hit 'em low?"
OOC: Would Archeville have had time, on the walk over, to pop out the hard drive from the laptop and stow it in his labcoat pocket, then close it back up so it looks normal?