Prefect is being punished for DEFAMING THE GOOD NAME OF BATS

[buywithme]

[Video clicks on, but Prefect himself is nowhere to be seen. Instead, the camera is fixed on...a bat. It's kind of a cute bat, to be honest, and it's hovvering more or less inoffensively in one place in the middle of Prefect's cabin. From it's dainty bat paws, there hangs a document which is surprisingly clearly labeled as "HOUSE DEEDS". After keeping the camera trained on it for a few minutes, Prefect whispers from behind the communicator:]

I think it's waiting for me to open the door so it can escape with those Deeds.

[Pause. Then added a bit more urgently:]

But I don't know where it got them! I don't own a house! I live in a stock room!

[Prefect does a slight pan around just in case there's any doubt about this, and... yep. His room is still full of boxes. He returns the shot to the hovering Deed thief bat. He actually sounds quite calm about this whole thing so far.]

What should I do? My room is supposed to be bat proofed, how did it get i--

[There's a sudden FLURRY OF WINGS extremely close to the camera, and the shot drops to the flood abruptly, giving a shot of Prefect shrieking and flailing at his head.

It's possible that a bat just landed in his hair. It's almost certainly pooping.]

[Added Later]

Do we have any rabies medication in the infirmary?

Comments

[equalsfive.livejournal.com]

Well...

There goes my request to sleep in your room.

Is there any reason we have both been inflicted with vermin, comrade?

[pause]

I don't suppose your lights are stuck on, are they?

[buywithme.livejournal.com]

You can sleep in my room anyway if you like, Comrade. The bats seem like... they aren't too invested in doing any actual damage.

And my lights are working normally.

[equalsfive.livejournal.com]

...Are you sure? The rats in my room are quite a bit vicious.

Well, at least there's that.

[Private]

Um. You know, back in your world, comrade. You didn't happen to use bats as a method of breaking someone, did you? Fear of bats, or something similar?

[buywithme.livejournal.com]

One is pooing in my hair, but that's about it.

[Private]

Comrade, back in my wold, if I saw bats I would have avoided them.

[equalsfive.livejournal.com]

...Delightful. I'm going to have to disinfect my room. I'll be at yours later.

[Private]

Right. Nevermind, comrade.