Russel lunged and scooped up the fallen guitarist in his hand, reminiscent to his first encounter with her at sea. "Noodle!" howled Murdoc, pulling at his black mop-top in anguish. "After five years, now you care about her?" growled Russel as he checked her vitals. He paused. "She gonna be OK. Superfast Jellyfish don't have a lotta poison in em, people eat em an' all, so I think the stings'll clear up soon. She pro'lly exhausted from fighting off the jellyfish and the cyborg," said Russel, turning around to face Murdoc, "Muds, you got any-" Murdoc was kneeling beside his recently decapitated cyborg, pointlessly trying to attach its head to the rest of its body. "It's gonna take bloody years to fix this…" moaned Murdoc. "Don't worry about fixin' it" said Russel menacingly as he stomped on the remains of the cyborg. Unrecognizable fragments of the android lay partially buried in Russel's cavernous footprint. "Now, I can't fit inside," said Russel jerking a thumb towards the whitewashed building, "So you take Noodle, get 2D to help ya, find somewhere for her ta rest, or I'll crush ya. You dig?" Murdoc scowled and dropped the cyborg's head, still frozen in a twisted smile. "And while, you're at it, put some real clothes on, cracka ass."
2D opened his eyes. The sunlight was harsh on the rooftop, and he felt a migraine coming on. Another dull ache on his left eye reminded him of his accidental assault on himself. "Did I wreally haff to go and nawk maself out?" he muttered aloud. He touched his eye gingerly and slowly brought his lanky frame to a stand. "Ey yo D, long time no see. Look, I need yo help." 2D whirled around and saw Russel's massive upper body leaning over the edge of the rooftop. "W-WAAAAAAAAH! WHALE PEOPLE!!!" screamed 2D as he bolted to the lift. "D, wait!" called Russel, but the elevator door had already shut.
"My room my room my room…" said 2D frantically as he pushed the button labeled "2D's Room" over and over again. After what seemed like an eternity, the rickety elevator made a whirring sound and began to descend. To distract himself, he began to read the incomprehensible graffiti that covered the walls, even though he saw it almost daily on his way to the recording studio. "ABDN' is a G…vinz…going down…" The elevator finally came to a shuddering halt, and 2D shot out the doors and into his bedroom. He would have crawled right into his bed, but was occupied by someone else.
"Cat people," whispered 2D as he tip-toed closer over to the mysterious subject. Noodle lay sprawled out on 2D's bed in the deepest slumber she'd had in years. Murdoc hadn't removed her mask, and she was still in the sandy capris and black tanktop she had traveled in. Red, whip-like marks from the jellyfish twisted around her arms . Waterlogged boots lay by the side of the bed. "It's a woman…" murmured 2D, still oblivious to the identity of his bed-napper. He crept closer to Noodle, leaned over her, and lifted up the mask.
Meanwhile in the Study…
"Can someone get me out of this sodding book case?!" yelled Murdoc, "I er... got 'The Dullard's Guide to Jellyfish Stings.' Is this what I get for being a decent human being for once?! HELP!!!"