Holly found a message waiting on her answering machine when she got
home the next morning. She pressed play.
"Holly, it's Foaly. Call me back at the Police Plaza. I've got great news. Plus, I've got an idea that ought to be a little fun. Call me."
She wondered what he could be up to, but considered she'd mainly spent the day picking up litter anything would be better than that. So she called the direct line that led to the Ops Booth. "Foaly?"
"Right here."
"What is it?"
"Root's not getting fired and you have yours truly to thank."
She didn't thank him, time to wait and see if he deserved to be thanked. "Anything else?"
"He's having you put back on Recon."
"When?"
"Next week."
"Thanks, Foaly."
"Hey, I've got a new gadget I want to try."
"So that's the price of your help?" She chuckled.
"No, I don't want you to try it yet. But next week. See I've thought of a way to give Vinyaya a little insight as to the Hades you call being one of the few female LEP officers."
"How?" she was interested, despite herself.
"Well, remember those masks I made?"
"Yeah."
"I managed to make some identical to your face, Trouble's, and Vinyaya's."
"How's Trouble fit into the equation?"
"Well, we put your face on Vinyaya, Vinyaya's face on Trouble, and Trouble's face on yours."
"What about voices?"
"I solved that too. It'll just take a little more time. I've got to record your voices a little longer and then the translator will do the rest. It'll make your voice sound like Trouble's and so on. What do you think?"
"Pretty good. But why do I have to be Trouble? Why can't I just be Vinyaya?"
"Well I thought you'd enjoy seeing what goes on when you aren't around, but if you'd rather not we can just leave Trouble out of the equation."
"No. Keep him. But how do we get Vinyaya involved in all this? I don't think she'd be too keen."
"Oh, I think she will. But I need you to come down to the Ops Booth and tell me if I made any mistakes with the mask."
"Alright. Be there as soon as I can." She got there and Foaly admitted her into the Ops Booth.
"Here it is."
"Wow. Genuine. Very impressive."
"I thought so."
"So what exactly is the plan?" She made herself comfortable in one of the chairs.
"Well, we convince Trouble to help. It shouldn't be hard. He's been at odds with the Council and all the changes they're making. He'll be more than happy to get an inside look on the Council."
"How are you going to make him look feminine enough to be Vinyaya? These masks are incredible but something tells me that changing his face and voice won't be enough to convince them. I mean he doesn't look female."
"You leave that to me."
"How are you going to get Vinyaya to agree to any of this?"
"I'll figure something out. You can rely on my brain for anything," said Foaly, with confidence.
"If you say so. But I'm not agreeing to anything until you get Vinyaya to agree. Okay?"
"No problem." He wondered how he was going to convince the Councilwoman to agree to anything like this.
Holly returned home to get some rest before she had to go back to the surface again.
"Holly, it's Foaly. Call me back at the Police Plaza. I've got great news. Plus, I've got an idea that ought to be a little fun. Call me."
She wondered what he could be up to, but considered she'd mainly spent the day picking up litter anything would be better than that. So she called the direct line that led to the Ops Booth. "Foaly?"
"Right here."
"What is it?"
"Root's not getting fired and you have yours truly to thank."
She didn't thank him, time to wait and see if he deserved to be thanked. "Anything else?"
"He's having you put back on Recon."
"When?"
"Next week."
"Thanks, Foaly."
"Hey, I've got a new gadget I want to try."
"So that's the price of your help?" She chuckled.
"No, I don't want you to try it yet. But next week. See I've thought of a way to give Vinyaya a little insight as to the Hades you call being one of the few female LEP officers."
"How?" she was interested, despite herself.
"Well, remember those masks I made?"
"Yeah."
"I managed to make some identical to your face, Trouble's, and Vinyaya's."
"How's Trouble fit into the equation?"
"Well, we put your face on Vinyaya, Vinyaya's face on Trouble, and Trouble's face on yours."
"What about voices?"
"I solved that too. It'll just take a little more time. I've got to record your voices a little longer and then the translator will do the rest. It'll make your voice sound like Trouble's and so on. What do you think?"
"Pretty good. But why do I have to be Trouble? Why can't I just be Vinyaya?"
"Well I thought you'd enjoy seeing what goes on when you aren't around, but if you'd rather not we can just leave Trouble out of the equation."
"No. Keep him. But how do we get Vinyaya involved in all this? I don't think she'd be too keen."
"Oh, I think she will. But I need you to come down to the Ops Booth and tell me if I made any mistakes with the mask."
"Alright. Be there as soon as I can." She got there and Foaly admitted her into the Ops Booth.
"Here it is."
"Wow. Genuine. Very impressive."
"I thought so."
"So what exactly is the plan?" She made herself comfortable in one of the chairs.
"Well, we convince Trouble to help. It shouldn't be hard. He's been at odds with the Council and all the changes they're making. He'll be more than happy to get an inside look on the Council."
"How are you going to make him look feminine enough to be Vinyaya? These masks are incredible but something tells me that changing his face and voice won't be enough to convince them. I mean he doesn't look female."
"You leave that to me."
"How are you going to get Vinyaya to agree to any of this?"
"I'll figure something out. You can rely on my brain for anything," said Foaly, with confidence.
"If you say so. But I'm not agreeing to anything until you get Vinyaya to agree. Okay?"
"No problem." He wondered how he was going to convince the Councilwoman to agree to anything like this.
Holly returned home to get some rest before she had to go back to the surface again.