@daneel @uphill @SteampunkBanana --is this obnoxious? What’s the best way to pull a subgroup together in a conversation?
As to getting our buddy Shim through cave customs…I Have a Foolproof Plan. We just need a small hand cart with beach tires. We’ll put something in it that might arouse the interest of the guards but prove innocuous, maybe even annoying to them. That will keep their attention focused on the contents of the cart, and not the cart itself.
Here’s the plan: close to the customs gate we remove one of the tires. Then we get our friend Shim to pick up the axle on that side of the cart. Then we need someone to do a really good job of startling Shim so that he wraps himself up around the axle. Then we just need to keep him startled as we roll him past the inspectors.
PRO-TIP: do not discuss this plan ahead of time with Shim.
So, we need my brilliant plan, and a good startler…but we should also have some backup. I’m thinking someone to talk up the guards as we pass through to minimize their attention on us, and someone to build or modify the cart so that it fits Shim more ideally.
How does that sound? Should I keep ordering beers until it sounds better?
