Memory 07.24.2023
The following installment takes place prior to "The Penguin Who Loved Me" episode.
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"So, I heard you have a job for me," Parker the platypus said as he walked with a lobster through Dr. Blowhole's lair.
"Yes," the lobster answered, "Dr. Blowhole's memory has been jacked by his own invention by his penguin arch nemeses. He's currently at SeaVille and thinks his name is Flippy. We need to return him to his lair to restore his memory and capture those penguins so we can continue with Project Bad Tidings."
"Bad Tidings?" Parker repeated. "He couldn't come up with something better than that?"
The lobster shrugged. "I just work here, man."
Parker sighed. "All right, so do you have a plan?"
The lobster stopped and turned to him. "Not exactly. We need to find a way to bust the boss out of SeaVille, but it's got a lot of security measures that would be difficult for us to bypass."
"Aren't you guys good with computers?" Parker asked, folding his arms.
"Yes, but we're quite limited in our abilities to bust in and break out Dr. Blowhole, especially with our claws," the lobster explained.
Parker thought for a moment. "All right. But it's gonna cost you extra since I have to come up with the plan too."
The lobster waved his claw dismissively. "No worries about that. We'll get you paid as soon as Dr. Blowhole has his memory back."
"Hm," Parker mused as he started moving forward again. "So tell me about these penguins."
"Well," the lobster started as he took Parker to a computer where they maintained surveillance on the penguins. He switched through camera feeds showing various moments in the CCTV memory of each penguin as he explained. "There's the leader, Skipper. He's the penguin unit CO. He's extremely cunning and decisive, and his unit is very loyal to him. Then there's Kowalski, he's the brains. He's very intelligent and Skipper often looks to him for options to overcome obstacles on missions. There's Rico, explosives expert. He has a bottomless gut that contains everything the penguins need for their missions, including various weapons and explosives. Lastly, there's Private with special operations. He's the youngest member and is often used as a distraction."
Parker absorbed all the information the lobster gave him carefully. "What are their weaknesses?" he asked.
"Skipper's known weaknesses include his fear of needles and anything that endangers his team. Rico's known weaknesses are his doll girlfriend –"
"Doll girlfriend?" Parker interrupted, arching his brow.
"Don't ask," the lobster said with an eye roll. "Anyway, his known weaknesses are that and something the penguins call 'gooey love mush sensitivity." Kowalski's weakness is anything that makes him look unintelligent and his crush, Doris the dolphin, who he doesn't even know is Dr. Blowhole's sister, haha," the lobster laughed, shaking his head. "And lastly, Private's weaknesses include cute things, and disappointing Skipper."
Parker mused over the information for a few moments. "So, Kowalski has a crush on Dr. Blowhole's sister and doesn't even know it?"
The lobster laughed again. "Yeah, it's pretty funny. Doris doesn't even know Dr. Blowhole by that name. She only knows him by his birth name, Francis."
Parker cracked a small smile at the information. "Very interesting. And where could one find Doris at this time?" he asked, tapping his chin.
The lobster took a few moments to pull up the dolphin migration map and schedule on the computer. "Looks like she should be somewhere off the coast of Delaware."
Parker grinned. "Perfect, then I have just the plan."
The lobster turned to him with a frown. "How is Doris going to help you?"
Parker turned on his heel and started heading towards the exit. "She's not," he called back. "Kowalski is."
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