They’re doing the right things to make Sweetheart go nuts, but how would they even know that? Is it deliberate or Rule of Funny? They’re used to working with people who are crazy to begin with. Likewise, what would the Cure do to someone who is already uber-square? (But maybe she won’t be, by the time they get around to it…)
All alone am I
Now the well has run dry
All alone, with not a thought in my head
First we infiltrate
That’s the part that went great
But now what? Imagination is dead
Pretending I’m one of the Mads
Has brought no news about the Cure to me
I can’t “go crazy” on demand
The one who should be here is Unity
All alone am I
With all this office supply
All alone, in Anasigma’s dark halls
It’s a plan I need
To make our mission succeed
Can’t just stare at misspelled posters on walls
“It is said that whomsoever the gods would destroy, they first make mad. In fact, whomsoever the gods would destroy, they first hand the equivalent of a stick with a fizzing fuse and Acme Dynamite Company written on the side. It’s more interesting, and doesn’t take so long.”
It’s possible that this facility isn’t actually designed just to cure mad science, but instead profit from it. There is actually a cure for mad science, which can be shot out of cannons assuming Tigerlily Jones has spoken the truth on this matter, but they aren’t using that particular cure on Sweetheart, if they intend to use it at all. It’s also possible they have no intent to make her sane at all.
Crazy …
I can “go crazy” designing!
Hazy,
Plan’s kind of hazy right now …
Sadness …
I have no clue now, I’m whining!
Madness!
I’ve got to fake it somehow!
I just …
Planned on a normal asylum!
I must
Do some Mad Science, some way!
Will they
Build my inventions or file ’em?
I can’t act chaotic!
This plan’s idiotic!
I’ve got to “go crazy” today!
Draw up your plan or creation? Mad science can be a soft idea? I just thought it was cue crackling and a wrench… or lab… Can’t see much with a pen and paper for madness unless they know the Black Speech… which kind of renders most mad science abilities useless… unless they go with 2 by 4 technology and built a robot out of the stuff in the room with science, super science, mad science, and a whole lot of magic(al science).
Maybe knows of some Rube Goldberg’s she can draw to stall until They can get Dr. Lee to help or plug-in or whatever.
Maybe Sweetheart knows of some Rube Goldberg’s she can draw …….
Some of her best friends are Rube Goldbergs!
Rube is probably in there with her!
Start channeling a certain hipster lady. They may think that’s just how she rocks when she’s doing MAD.
They’re doing the right things to make Sweetheart go nuts, but how would they even know that? Is it deliberate or Rule of Funny? They’re used to working with people who are crazy to begin with. Likewise, what would the Cure do to someone who is already uber-square? (But maybe she won’t be, by the time they get around to it…)
The Cure would still create Reality Blindness, I’d wager.
Remember, if they apply the Cure to Sweetheart, they’ll actually be applying it to a drone while Sweetheart is elsewhere.
Although given the parameters of mad science, I’m not saying that definitely means it won’t do anything.
sweetheat, it’s simple! draw a black box, and say that box does everything for you!
tune: “All Alone Am I,” Brenda Lee
All alone am I
Now the well has run dry
All alone, with not a thought in my head
First we infiltrate
That’s the part that went great
But now what? Imagination is dead
Pretending I’m one of the Mads
Has brought no news about the Cure to me
I can’t “go crazy” on demand
The one who should be here is Unity
All alone am I
With all this office supply
All alone, in Anasigma’s dark halls
It’s a plan I need
To make our mission succeed
Can’t just stare at misspelled posters on walls
Ahh, now we see the clever twist.
The Institute is intended to work (either honestly or through THE CURE *dun Dun DUN*) by rendering the mad, sane.
So when it takes in a patient who is already sane…it renders them mad.
This can only end in rampages, hilarity, and french fries.
Those whom the gods would destroy …
“It is said that whomsoever the gods would destroy, they first make mad. In fact, whomsoever the gods would destroy, they first hand the equivalent of a stick with a fizzing fuse and Acme Dynamite Company written on the side. It’s more interesting, and doesn’t take so long.”
-Terry Pratchett, Soul Music
Delta Echo: f/r/e/n/c/h/ /f/r/i/e/s/ -> poutine. 🙂
It’s possible that this facility isn’t actually designed just to cure mad science, but instead profit from it. There is actually a cure for mad science, which can be shot out of cannons assuming Tigerlily Jones has spoken the truth on this matter, but they aren’t using that particular cure on Sweetheart, if they intend to use it at all. It’s also possible they have no intent to make her sane at all.
I feel that way about my writing career.
(TUNE: “Crazy”, Patsy Cline)
Crazy …
I can “go crazy” designing!
Hazy,
Plan’s kind of hazy right now …
Sadness …
I have no clue now, I’m whining!
Madness!
I’ve got to fake it somehow!
I just …
Planned on a normal asylum!
I must
Do some Mad Science, some way!
Will they
Build my inventions or file ’em?
I can’t act chaotic!
This plan’s idiotic!
I’ve got to “go crazy” today!
Draw up your plan or creation? Mad science can be a soft idea? I just thought it was cue crackling and a wrench… or lab… Can’t see much with a pen and paper for madness unless they know the Black Speech… which kind of renders most mad science abilities useless… unless they go with 2 by 4 technology and built a robot out of the stuff in the room with science, super science, mad science, and a whole lot of magic(al science).
Mad scientiests love having ridiculously big rolled up blueprints. Even if they’re bogus!
I do hope Helen Narbon isn’t somewhere at the head of this organization these days – altho that would be pretty evil.
I was hoping Helen or Dave would pop into the Drone for long enough to draw up something relatively useful, like a new body for Mustachio.
So close. It’s always the little, overlooked details that derail the plan.
Like having a “madgirl” that can actually do mad science stuff if need be. Minor details like that.
Well of course they have one. Their “madgirl” is anyone driving the drone; if need be, they can stick Tigerlily in the helmet.
Of course, there’s going to be a period of unconsciousness to explain, and Tigerlily’s work has a rather distinct signature to it…
Obviously, the first thing to design is some properly grammatical motivational posters.
@Mental Mouse: So that’s what Nick’s swear filter is saying? 😉