#380 Headquarters Combat

Sharpie the detective looks angrily at the Tuple and Smugastut the guards while waving his hands wildly.
Sharpie: “What d’ya mean “CQ what?” All guards’ve been trainin’ close-quarters combat every day for years!”
Smugastut: “Whaaat? I’ve never heard of it.”

Same shot as previous. Sharpie throws his hands up in confused anger.
Sharpie: “Quackery! It’s in the daily training manual! Right before I left for the Slu–”
Tuple: “Oh! Sharpie, do you mean HQC?”

Shot zooms into Sharpie. His hands relax as he realizes he's been wrong about the guard's skills.
Smugastut: “Oh yeah! Headquarters Combat! We did that years ago, digging holes around the HQ.”
Tuple: “But then injuries skyrocketed.”
Smugastut: “Right! So Captain changed it to BBQ: Back-bent Questing. To protect us from the holes.”
Tuple: “But then he fell into one himself.”

Sharpie walks away from Tuple and Smugastut, who keep talking amongst themselves.
Smugastut: “Yeah! So he changed it to FAT: Fill All Things.”
Tuple: “But somebody accidentally filled the Captain’s helmet.”
Smugastut: “So then we got PAD: Pay Attention Dangit.”
Tuple: “But then everyone was tired from being too alert.”
Smugastut: “Which led to SBI: Sleep Better Initiative.”
Tuple: “I liked that.”
Smugastut: “And then...”