Somewhere near a tunnel entrance, Tuesday 4/12

[stykera]

The raccoons on the island often acted oddly. They were raccoons. This was Fandom. That was to be expected. It was possible, however, that they were acting odder than usual of late.

That might have something to do with the list of spring cleaning steps that one of them had found and decided to follow. Or it might have something to do with whatever they were doing in the tunnels that was requiring more cleaning than usual.

At least it seemed like they were doing more cleaning than usual. The wheelbarrow full of cleaning supplies that was being pushed by 2 raccoons towards an entrance to the tunnels with a box from JGoB carefully balanced on top indicated that cleaning might be happening, in any case.

The signs that had been put up seemed to indicate something more than cleaning might be happening, however. The signs and the sounds coming from the tunnels.

Those signs weren’t suspicious at all though, right? Right.


[Some folks are expected.]

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[fates_jaye]

"When you say 'following up' does that mean getting beer?" Jaye checked.

If so she was on board.

[grenadesandohana]

Steve nodded. "It does. Their IPAs are surprisingly unterrible. I think we should this way."

For reasons. Secret SEAL reasons. Yes. He wasn't just making this up! Really!

[hatesparadise]

Danny sighed so loud. So, so loud.

"Just. Stick behind us, okay? Anything tries to maul someone, it'll be him."

Congrats on being a SEAL human shield!

[grenadesandohana]

"Nobody's going to maul us," Steve said. "It's a Tuesday."

[fates_jaye]

"That only happens on Wednesdays," Jaye made up.

[hatesparadise]

"Do not encourage him," Danny warned as there was a skittering noise up ahead that pulled his attention up there.

[grenadesandohana]

Steve tilted his head and went straight for the noise. "Maybe the rager is still happening."

[fates_jaye]

"I'm torn between not wanting to be involved and really wanting to see a raccoon rager," Jaye admitted,

[grenadesandohana]

"Do you think there's a mediocre raccoon band playing covers?" Steve asked, snickering.

[hatesparadise]

"Honestly I could do without it." Danny could do without a lot of things. "But it doesn't seem like that's in the cards here."

Because the noise was definitely getting louder as they followed that skittering. If there were gremlins down here, so help him...

[fates_jaye]

If there were gremlins then Jaye would push them both down and run over them to get out of here, just eff-why-eye.

"See, with that kind of sound I'm thinking raccoon death metal."

[grenadesandohana]

"They are not good at it," declared the guy who listened to the Easy Rock station on purpose.

[hatesparadise]

"...that sounds more like someone shouting for help," Danny said, listening real close.

[fates_jaye]

"Oh, is this gonna be a do-gooder thing?" Jaye asked.

A totally normal reaction!

[grenadesandohana]

"There's probably still beer," Steve pointed out before trotting towards the noise.

"Freeze! Five-O!"

That has never once worked here, Steve.

[hatesparadise]

"Stay back," Danny said because the last thing they needed was the paperwork of a civilian needing a rabies shot here.

Spoiler: Everyone was gonna need one anyway.

But trotted after Steve quickly because he needed the backup.

[fates_jaye]

Jaye would stay here for now.

But she was getting her phone out and pulling up the camera. Just in case.

Look, she'd learned some things.

[grenadesandohana]

Did Steve need to combat roll into the open doorway? Probably not, but it looked cool.

"What's going on here? We heard cries for help!"

[hatesparadise]

"What. The hell," Danny said once he came in behind Steve, not doing a cool combat roll at all.

[stykera]

What, Danny, you didn't appreciate the underground bunker that was currently holding an alien and an assortment of annoyed looking raccoons, some of which were wearing little foil masks?

"Can I go?" That was a very small but slightly hopeful voice coming out of Stark. "Please?"

Not that asking the raccoons nicely had worked before now but there hadn’t been people here before now.

[grenadesandohana]

"Stark?!" Steve said. "I thought you were in space, brah."

[stykera]

"I'm in a tunnel." Very helpful statement, that.

"I didn't leave again, I've been down here!"

[hatesparadise]

"With the raccoon cult." So many beady eyes were aimed their way and he super did not like it.

[grenadesandohana]

"Yeah, we're leaving right now with Stark," Steve decided in a way guaranteed to tick off raccoons, especially the unnecessary side-eye at the wee foil masks. "Let's go."

[stykera]

The raccoon cult did not really want to give up their shiny alien, Steve.

"Can't," Stark said, gesturing down at his ankle. The one with the shackle on it. (What, de-rusting the chains was on the spring cleaning list, after all)