i am a cage in search of a bird

[crocodiline]

[ The figure inside the frosted glass snaps her fingers, and the glass falls away, sliding into grooves in the ground below. Inside, behind additional bulletproof glass, sits a woman, legs up on a transparent glass desk, absentmindedly petting a... whatever this thing is.

Say hello to your mastermind, everyone! ]

Hey there, everyone. Nice to talk to you in person - my name is Cipher, welcome to my city. Sorry I took so long to show up in person. No need to get up on my account - how about we talk business?

[ Let's drive. ]

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[onemillion]

[kidnapped to BooBies is the most hilarious possible ending and i love it.]

Believe it or not, I do understand the value of taking a break. [Now more than he did before arriving here...] So I'll try to take some time off, after my friends have succeeded at saving the world, of course.

[And ensuring that everything will be okay in his absence... And making sure that Guinble and Kinon don't overwork themselves... and also officiating Simon and Nia's marriage though he doesn't know about that one yet!!]

[sixthnonsense]

[Dramatically squinting...]

Do you, though?

[He breaks the act with a laugh.]

Nah, I believe you. I'm looking forward to hearing all about your world-saving adventure. Yes, I'm adding you to that! Don't undersell yourself, Mr. World Leader!

[onemillion]

[That gets a laugh out of him, okay!!]

I'll try not to. I won't be there fighting with them, but I'm sure they'll have plenty of stories to share when they get back. I'd be delighted to tell you all about it once we have the time.

[sixthnonsense]

Hey, someone's gotta be Mission Control and hold down the fort!

[He remembers Rossiu saying something about the Antispirals, but the details are a little fuzzy by this point, so-]

Where exactly are they headed, anyway?

[onemillion]

They're headed to confront the beings that are attempting to kill us all - the Anti-Spirals. Exactly where they are in the universe is unknown to us, but Simon developed a way to teleport across vast distances to those important to him - and they have his fiancée, so he'll be able to reach her.