*portal opens* "I am going to find out what the delay is." *Alice goes through the portal* *portal closes*
*portal opens* *Alice sticks her head out.* *Her hair is smoldering, and she is covered in dirt and blood. Inhuman growls and explosions can be heard from the other side of the portal.* "Armiistaans are naturally more flexible than almost any human. I have no need for yoga." *Alice disappears back into the portal* *portal closes*
*portal opens* *the burning remains of an unidentifiable Eldritch abomination fly through* *also a bag of marshmallows* *portal closes*
Meanwhile, in another part of the Multiverse... "I'm bored! Why hasn't Queen Vex'ori come for us yet?" -Woof!*- *Quit whining! You're the one who gave the cat our security codes!"
"MARSHMALLOWS!" *Ninjakitty grabs the plastic bag and vanishes with the treat in a puff of smoke* Yup... *on the Matriarch* Your Master Is Almost Here, I Recommend Running Cleaning Pro- Pro- Protocols... Error in function x-23-B.222.457... Reactivating sleep module.
*portal opens* *Alice and Ridley step through* *portal closes* "Well... that was interesting." Who'd have thought that something called "The Thousand Impossible Trials of Yog-Sothoth" would be so difficult? "I believe that the name itself implies... Ah. Right. Sarcasm." Yeah. At least we got the comm frequency and codes. Are you ready to get that cake... and your ship... back? "Indeed. Transmitting now."