[Main Room]

"Ah. Come right inside if you will, and here are your papers." The butler proffers another membership form, and steps aside from the doorway to let the scarecrow in.

And meanwhile..

"Point." Adel gives the bomber a nod, but it doesn't really change his answer."I see no reason to refuse. It so happens I can think of a few reasons to vant a scientist here, on our side. But they vill be kept here, and I vill know vhat you vant from them." If he wants AMENites to do his dirty work, they'll be taking their share of the reward.

"And.." He glances down at the paper, briefly, before shredding it in half. The butler helpfully produces yet another blank form. "Properly this time. I've never heard of you before, nor is 'yes' a gender. I think, you vill get so much more out of your time here if you vill only invest a little effort."