((Collab between RoflsMazoy and LetterBee))

[b][i]A few days prior to the conference (finishing off Elijah's house).[/b][/i]

Alto pulled out his phone to send a quick text to StuCorp. Elijah and Nightingale seemed to be down with the idea of teaming up, and Alto didn't want to waste any more time. He sort of wanted to finish this so he could go back home and play Skyrim or something. Oh, and he had left the wreckage of his wooden chair without bothering to clean it up and he probably needed to do that.

He finished his message and pressed send.

[b]<The duo's on board, but the government guy left because he was tired or something. A pick-up would be nice.>[/b]

After a few minutes, there came an answer:

<Understood, Mr. Ganze, we'll send a company car right away. It will arrive in a few hours.>

As he read the message in his hand, he looked up at the duo in front of him and wondered if they were the patient type. Elijah certainly didn't look like it, he was extremely fiery after all. Nightingale looked a to be slightly more patient. Still, it's not like he could do anything about time. They were going to have to wait, whether they liked it or not.

[b]"They're sending a company car."[/b] Alto said. [b]"It'll arrive in a couple of hours."[/b]

Looking around to go find a couch, he sat down with a thwump and sighed. [i]Maybe, that'll be the end of that.[/i] He thought.
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[b][i]Present day, the Conference.[/b][/i]

[i]Should've known that wouldn't be the end of that.[/i] He thought wearily. [i]Well, at least I had time to buy another chair.[/i]

Raiding Avalon sounded like something fun to do. The biggest meta prison in the entire world with top-class security systems and the backing of the largest mega-corporation known to man? And there actually was a chance to succeed? It was sounding crazier by the second, especially with all the people seated at the table.

There was him, Elijah and Nightingale, then there was that guy Bio-Beast which he only knew because he was just above him in the registry, someone who was apparently an actual cartoon and the CEO of Aperture's rival Mega-Corporation, Gary Stuart himself.

Still, he didn't really care so much about the plan, but there was one part he didn't exactly get.

[b]"Even if we know nothing about the Voice,"[/b] Alto said, cutting off Elijah, [b]"What are we supposed to even do with him if we do find him?"[/b]