*Knocking on the Brotherhood's door.*

[Raleigh]

*Raleigh knocks on the door to the Brotherhood's no doubt well hidden lair.* Oi, let me in. I want to talk with whoever is in charge. Don't make me cast my famous Knock spell. I'd rather not demolish the entire front of the building.

[AmbushCat]

*If by 'hidden' we mean 'a giant vaguely C-shaped building' somewhere in what used to be one of Muffinville's industrial parks, yes. Yes it is. *

*In any event, Raleigh should see a black-maned, vaguely yellowish pony with bionic eyes mosey on up to the glass doors and cautiously peer through them at him.*

She speckin' company o' sumpin? ... *green electronic lines pulsing in her eyes for a moment* ... Huh. Didn't speck yo' t'show up this quick, Rally. Open up, fellas.

*The doors slide open.*

[Raleigh]

Greetings. I take it you are Applepills?

[AmbushCat]

Th' one an' only. Yo' hyar t'talk shop with--- *an audible snap; head twists for a moment at an unnatural angle* PILLS! ... *recovers* 'Cuse me. Yo' hyar t'talk to--- *and again* PILLS! ... *recovers, frowns, and tries speaking more quickly* Sayin'howdy-dootoli'lPILLS! ... *facehoofs* Oh, dagnabbit. *fishes out a multivitamin and swallows it whole*

[Raleigh]

You know, I could probably help you with that little tick. How about a pill that suppresses addiction? And yes, I'm here to talk to the one in charge if I may.

[AmbushCat]

Eh, ah don't mind it too much. It's only a pain eff'n someone tries keepin' me from fightin'. *gestures at a door up on the 4th floor* She's up thar tryin' t'knit sweaters fo' them Ovalisks eff'n yo' wanna see her.

*It wasn't really obvious before, but the HQ's main atrium spans all the floors in the building, rendering it rather spacious. The door Applepills was pointing to has several plushies of Hong Meiling sound asleep next to it.*

[Raleigh]

That sounds time consuming. Thank you Applepills. *He hands her a card.* In case you need our help DrakeCorp makes several different pills for different uses. Some might even help you do your job. *With that he jumps up the atrium to the fourth floor and lands near the door.* Even as plushies I see China can't stay awake while guarding.

[AmbushCat]

*Applepills takes the card and stows it away somewhere, then goes about her business.*

----

Meiling Plushie #1: *opens one eye* That meme again? Seriously, it was old years ago.

[Raleigh]

So was Himitsu setting my hair on fire but the meme continued. So Meiling, might I step in?

[AmbushCat]

Meiling Plushie #1: Go ahead. Door's open. *falls back asleep*

[Raleigh]

*Opens the door and steps inside.* Greetings. How are you today?

[AmbushCat]

*A giant pile of wool and thread that had been leaning against the door collapses on top of Raleigh. Some of it spills out far enough that it falls to the floor dozens of feet below.*

[Raleigh]

*Having turns immatarial the moment he saw stuff coming at him, Raleigh walks on in.* At least it wasn't red tape.

[AmbushCat]

*A set of massive black cat ears that were growing out of Missy's head disappear out of existence, and she puts down the needles she was using on her desk before standing up. It's wall-to-wall wool and yarn in this room, to the point that most of the office is obscured. A handful of finished sweaters are hung up behind her.*

Missy: Raleigh! Great, I could use a break.

[Raleigh]

Been woolgathering in here?