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ZephyrMan grew a bit nervous as his operator went through the door and closed it. Why would she do such a thing? It flew in the face of all common sense, and even Ariel had some of that. Unless..."There's only one reason I can think of for her doing that...and that's that she just became a hostage..." The windy Navi gulped, though another thought occurred as he did so. "Wait, there is one other thing I can think of...no, that couldn't be it...but, I suppose I should share anyway...unless I was mistaken, my operator wasn't wearing anything beneath her jumpsuit just then. And when she does that, it tends to rub on her, and make her a bit...let's say amorous. And she hasn't engaged in such...activities, for quite some time, so she might be unable to resist her impulses, and engage in unspeakable things with whoever's in there...but, if that's entirely true, that raises another question. The MC was most likely female, given the voice. And unless she's extremely drunk, Ariel has never been so passionate towards another woman...which means a man is in there. But who would be in there in such a circumstance?" The good news was, unless that man wasn't interested in women, she'd probably buy Heidi some time to get over there. The bad news was, the sight might not be something that she particularly wanted to see...

The Navi's train of thought was interrupted as Jian cried out. He knew what nekomimi meant, of course, but...it looked like not everyone did. "No, she said nekomimi. It's Electopian for 'cat ear'. Though, I-" Before he could wonder out loud why the Navi shouted it out, he got his answer. Looked like she actually had a soft side deep inside.

"But, returning to the issue at hand...I suspect that there's an outsider in there. And even if they're unarmed, it would be best to exercise caution...however, Heidi might want to check the sounds from inside before going inside. If she's not easily fazed, she might be able to catch the culprit in...er...a delicate moment, let's say." Sigh. Sometimes his operator could be SO embarrassing...
Before the increasingly red-faced Incognito could ask just how Ariel could be horny enough to do it with an unidentified criminal, the identity of the criminal became known: the light that entered the projection booth when Heidi entered allowed just enough light inside to illuminate the figure of Wilhelm Jacques, who was in the process of exposing his highly excited self to Ariel. Warp let out a sharp cry, then hid her face from the screen. Pilfer began bawling with laughter, even though that couldn't possibly be the appropriate reaction to seeing a famous madman who was supposed to be in jail sexually threatening an innocent woman. Jian opened her mouth to speak, but seemed to be going red herself; she wanted to look cool, but couldn't make herself say anything. Incognito gave a reaction that was embarrassingly similar to Warp's, making him seem like a young girl, as many of his behaviors often did.

Once Incognito had recovered, he stammered and pointed at the screen. "Th-Th... That's Wilhelm Jacques! The notorious criminal that Heidi brought in a while ago... How did he possibly escape from jail?! He's a world class criminal and should have been in a maximum security prison!" he groaned.

"Well, I think you just answered your own question, Kiddo. Prisons have a way of being broken out of by world-class criminals. So, yeah... more to the point, you just sent a civilian into the hands of a world-class criminal. Great job! If you'd let Bill and his boys take care of it, this would have gone a lot better," Pilfer explained, still shamelessly staring at Will.

"Fah! World-class criminal? He's no world-class criminal I've heard of. All of the greatest masterminds of the net are to be found in the Mafia," Jian scoffed, crossing her arms and putting on a proud expression, one that deliberately turned her head away from the screen.

"You? A great mastermind?! Pfffffft!" the foxish navi guffawed, falling back into the fit of laughter she'd only just escaped from.

"Well... Well, contact him! Inform Bill that Heidi's confronting Jacques and may have hostages!" Incognito demanded, trying not to focus on the steamy, pornographic prospects of Ariel offering to have sex with escaped prisoner Wilhelm Jacques just because she was so darn hot for it. "No, wait. Evacuate the crowd... quietly. That will ensure that they're out of harm's way before you bring your boys down on Jacques. I'll bet he's got a contingency ready, and I'll bet it involves threatening the audience."

"You got it!" Pilfer responded, opening up a feed with Bill. "BILL! Yeah, shut up! Yeah, I saw the catgirl, and no, I don't know if she's legal age or not. That's not important right now..."

"She is!" Jian yelled, offering information that neither helped or was really appropriate for a navi who didn't want her operator to be involved in sexual situations.
ZephyrMan's reaction to the scene was significantly more subdued than the others, simply softly shaking his head. Sometimes, being right wasn't always fulfulling....the identity of the man in there, on the other hand, did make him instantly turn to Incognito, alarmed. "What?! Did you just let my operator walk right into the hands of a dangerous criminal?! If there was any chance of her getting into real danger, you should have informed me beforehand!"

At the very least, he was willing to bring in security now...or he could disperse the audience. Wonderful. But then again, if something involving the audience was indeed the mad man's trump card, he might give up without a fight. Plus, if too many people showed up, who knew what he might do? It probably was the best approach, though he still wasn't happy about the danger Ariel was in. ...Wait, what was she doing? He couldn't hear her, but he could see her bending over, almost like she was inviting the criminal to do...things to her. This meant one of two things. Either she was at the point where either he could do it, or she'd do it herself...although, even she had some standards, and that seemed like an odd time for her to lose them. More likely, she was up to something, especially considering how much she was talking. All right...at this point, he had to remain calm, and have faith that it would turn out okay. There was nothing he could do, so all he could do was to wait, as much as he disliked it, and hoped that the plans proved successful.
Incognito recoiled, waving his hands in panic at first and then clapping them together in a gesture imploring forgiveness. "There wasn't any chance! O-Or there shouldn't have been! We arrested him ourselves, honest! He was in a maximum security prison that nobody should have been able to escape from! And we were so thorough with our checks, I didn't think anyone would get in... A-And we even hired extra security, just in case! There shouldn't have been any way for this to happen," he sobbed, looking again like a cute little girl, which made his crying more pathetic. "I'm sooo sorry! Please don't be angry, I-I-I'm... I'm sure Heidi knows how to fix it...!"

"Don't worry, my team's on the job! Bill's being a bit of a jackass, but that's the preacher lady's fault... Come on, get your ass out of his face," Pilfer groaned, watching Bill entertain himself in defiance of the current situation. With that in mind, it was debatable whether having him at the scene of Ariel's nudity would have been a good idea after all. At the very least, the security team was working on the evacuation now.

While the group of navis didn't have a great look into the inside of the projection room, they could still see Will, who was standing up near the back of the room. To the disgust of all of the women involved (excluding Pilfer, and including Incognito, who had a tendency to act womanly), he whipped it back out, seeming to have become excited again for reasons that became apparent by Ariel's raised buttocks (thankfully side view), which was now visible through the window. Everyone held their breath as he started to make his way towards Ariel, but just before he could reach her, he was knocked out by repeated blows from Heidi, landing him comically atop Ariel's butt. Heidi drug him off... then proceeded to lay down a brutal, on-screen beatdown, delivering kick after kick. "Ah... I knew... Er, I knew she'd take care of it. Yep. There's no way he'll be threatening anyone now," Incognito sighed in relief.

The kicks continued a minute or two longer than they should. "She's... she's probably just making extra sure," her navi muttered. He probably hadn't seen Heidi be this violent, just as he'd never seen her grind a pole for an audience.

"She's multi-talented alright," Jian nodded.

"That's quite a kick!" Pilfer nodded.

"I'd feel bad for him, if he hadn't kidnapped my operator in a giant robot octopus before and then broken out of jail to try to get revenge on her," Warp responded, not sounding particularly sorry for Will. She and Heidi might have the best insight into just how much punishment Will deserved, based on their attitude towards past events. "It looks like the show is being cancelled, however... so we won't be able to conclusively decide a winner or what not. But we'll still compensate your operators for their service and you for your participation as judges! I'd encourage you all to await jack out... Your operators will be meeting with Cornelia to find out your rewards."

"I'm just glad it's all over," Incognito sighed, sinking into his desk seat such that he was nearly hidden.
Fortunately, ZephyrMan's expression softened as Incognito begged his forgiveness. Yelling at him wasn't going to solve anything at this point, anyway. He watched the scene unfold, as Will approached Ariel..and immediately got the living daylights knocked out of him. Well, at least no one was in any danger now. And...er, she could stop now, probably...yep, definitely now...'extra sure'? Well, that was the best explanation he was getting. "...Indeed. But, the man's clearly depraved...I, for one, have zero sympathy for him!"

And so, the contest would end, with no winner. But, at least they'd be compensated for time and trouble. In that sense, he hoped Ariel would get the most out of everyone, considering she definitely ended up in more trouble than the others. "Well, this was certainly...interesting! Though, needless to say, I hope I never have to deal with that again..." With that, the windy Navi placed a hand on his forehead and shook his head, extremely grateful that everything turned out all right. Sure, she could be childish at times, and other times a bit of a tramp, but he just couldn't envision himself being the Navi of anyone other than one Ariel Gail Fuujimoto.
"I don't know that interesting is the word I'd pick, but I'm glad it ended out without anyone getting injured. Besides, well, you know..." Incognito murmured, keeping a low profile after having been called out on his bad decision.

"I know Bill enjoyed it. But he'd have enjoyed it even more if he'd gotten to throw some more money at that girl with the big boobs. I'll bet he's not into little Choina girls," Pilfer scoffed, again drawing the ire of Jian.

"I think the show's disbanded now," Warp piped up; the cameras were still rolling, but little was happening besides evacuation and Bill attempting to tip a preacher into giving him a lapdance. "That means there will be no more judging for now. I've transferred all of the results... Just so you all know, it looks like pajamas are in this time around! Let's just hope that other people can keep them on a little better than Miss Ariel..."

"Hmph! After that disgraceful display, I'd certainly hope that every consumer knows to avoid whatever product line this event produces," Jian grumbled, crossing her arms.

"I don't know... We did get usable results out of this as well as charity money, so I'd say that even in spite of the break-up and chaos, all wasn't lost. The criminal attack may even draw some more attention to the product line," Warp theorized, smiling to show her optimism. Of course, from what ZephyrMan had seen, very little of this could be marketable... right? "At any rate, I'd say we're finished up here. Your operators should be drawing you back to your PETs soon. They're collecting their rewards from Cornelia herself, I believe! Happy trails!"
"Yes, it's very fortunate that no one was harmed. All's well that ends well, as they say!" ZephyrMan nodded approvingly at Incognito, but let out a small sigh at Pilfer's remark. He had a feeling a lot of people were disappointed that Ariel didn't show up again. Though, he didn't completely agree with her assessment. "Mmm, I'm not so certain. He doesn't come across as an especially picky sort when it comes to girls."

While many would've probably wondered how this whole thing wasn't a disaster, the windy Navi thought it made sense. As Warp said, they did raise up some money for charity, and two sayings came to mind: 'there's no such thing as bad publicity', and 'sex sells'. In that sense, it was a rousing success, even if the event was cut short. "Well, looks like my operator's initiated the jack-out routine. A pleasure meeting you all, and perhaps next time there won't be anyone in mortal peril! Adieu!" And with that, he vanished in a beam of sky blue light.