[CENTER][h1][color=brown]Brutrumukk[/color][/h1][/CENTER]

[color=brown]"Stop stop stop! Gimme two minutes! It was good up to there!"[/color] Brutrumukk suddenly exclaimed as he walked back into the room while snapping his fingers repeatedly. [color=brown]"The curry-ogg-wrathy was really good up to there. 'Specially with you."[/color] Brutrumukk pointed at the suit of armor that had tried to attack Jub. [color=brown]"You really made it look like you actually wanted that blow to land... Oh! Speakin' of..."[/color] Brutrumukk turned to address Jub then. [color=brown]"While I did say not to worry if you actually 'it this lot by accident, what with 'em bein' sturdy enough to take a few good knocks an' all, do remember to try not to 'it 'em, yeah? Even if they can take it, this is all meant to be just an act. Not a real fight... As fer the rest o' you..."[/color] Brutrumukk turned then to regard the other suits of armor. [color=brown]"I noticed that some o' you missed a few o' yer ques. Just to make sure, you've been readin' yer scripts, right?"[/color] After a moment, Brutrumukk frowned. [color=brown]"I do [i]not[/i] like the way you reacted to that question... Did you even [i]get[/i] yer scripts?"[/color] After a moment, Brutrumukk briefly pinched the bridge of his nose and began swearing under his breath in goblin for a time.

No doubt there are those who might be confused by Brutrumukk's sudden change in behavior. Why had he walked back into the danger he had just escaped from? Why was he now acting like this fight was all just a performance? Why had he started affecting the demeanor of a stage director with a personality that was a mix of Candlefoot and Palasha as they gave the goblinoiduo acting lessons?

The answer was simple: Brutrumukk's recently acquired gnome brain told him to do it. He wasn't entirely sure why it was telling him to do all of this, but it was insisting that if he did, the problem he and Jub now faced could be resolved without violence. This would in turn allow them to conserve energy for violence against the giant cats when they caught up to them.

Eventually, Brutrumukk ceased his swearing and straightened himself up again. [color=brown]"Ya know what? It's fine!"[/color] The [s]bugbear[/s] gnome declared. [color=brown]"It's fine! That's why we 'ave re'earsals, after all. To make sure things like this don't slip through the cracks an' ruin the entire show. I'll see about gettin you lot scripts later. Fer now, you can just improvise fer the time bein'. Who knows it might even gimme some inspiration on 'ow to improve the script. Make Ishan's welcome back show somethin' 'e'll never forget!"[/color] Brutrumukk paused then and looked around. [color=brown]"...Ya know what? The lightin' is all wrong. It's too bright in 'ere... You."[/color] Brutrumukk pointed at Animated Armor 5. [color=brown]"Go dim the lights and then get back into yer place. The rest o' you get back into yer places now. Once we're all back where we belong, we'll go from the shield strike. An' remember, this is all just an act. So don't actually be 'ittin nobody, yeah?"[/color]