dazed and confused

[morphitudinous]

[Hello, scroll network! Here we have a bespectacled blue unicorn colt with a messy blond mane, sporting a classic wrench for a cutie mark.]

I'm assuming that shine means it's active? All right. I'll assume it is. Ah...hello, residents of Ponyville. I'm Billy, and from what I'm hearing I'm one among many unfortunate victims of a mass kidnapping and transformation.

[He's clearly frustrated by this, judging by the way his eyes roll.]

I'm guessing we have a lot of work to do to stop the latest threat and escape from here. So I'd like to offer my services---I'm a decent inventor and mechanic. Or at least I'd like to think I am. I'm still working on manipulating objects with this...form, but I've made progress!

[He precariously balances a wrench on his hoof, and a pile of odds and ends sits beside him. He never thinks to use that there horn.]

And while I'm here...if you have experience with interstellar travel, I'd like to talk to you. It's a personal matter.

Comments

[sailorlaughter]

Well they wouldn't be mad scientists if they asked for VOLUNTEERS! Anyway, interdimensional phone calls cost a bundle!

[She is not concerned!]

[morphitudinous]

But that breaks at least ten intergalactic laws!

Were you hurt?

[sailorlaughter]

Nah, it was cool. The worst part was when my friend got eaten by a velociraptor, but he got better!

Oh, AND when we went to the mirror dimension! The evil other-uses were a lot more evil than our Mads! Or maybe just better at being evil. And there were a lot more of them. They tried to kill me for doing an endless subversive radio show!

[morphitudinous]

[Evil mirror dimension. Somehow that sounds familiar.]

So the experiments weren't all that bad? Aside from being eaten. I can't imagine how they put your friend back together.

[sailorlaughter]

Naaaah, the experiments were the best part! They'd show us a bad book to try to make us go insane, and - [Gigglesnort] - we got to make fun of it instead!

I'm not really sure the Mads DID that. They didn't say they did, and Dr. Forrester would've said.

[morphitudinous]

...that's the experiment?

I was picturing something much worse---it's still wrong, but at least you're all right.

[sailorlaughter]

Yeeeeeah, we had fun!

[morphitudinous]

Glad to hear it.

Do you like things any better here?

[sailorlaughter]

Well, sure, this is where I live! I mean, not THIS Equestria, but mine is pretty much just like it!

[morphitudinous]

It's a parallel Equestria...are there any differences?

[sailorlaughter]

Other than the whole "Pale Pony kidnapping everyone from different dimensions" thing, not a whole lot that I've noticed!

[morphitudinous]

That would change things.

Well, thanks for all the advice! I'm a little more confident about getting through the day than I was.