The Reason The Heroes Are Always So Easily Able To Infiltrate The Bad Guy’s Secret Base Isn’t Because

The reason the heroes are always so easily able to infiltrate the bad guy’s secret base isn’t because evil minions are stupid. I mean, they may well be, but that’s not why.

Rather, it’s because effective operational security depends on establishing and enforcing norms. No behaviour is suspicious in the abstract; that judgment can only be made with reference to some accepted code of conduct.

And if you’re a minion? You basically have no point of reference, because working for an evil overlord is, scientifically speaking, weird as hell.

You had to fight a giant squid as part of your orientation. You’re pretty sure Alice over in engineering is a version of you from a parallel universe, but neither of you have ever had the guts to bring it up. Your supervisor wears a horned helmet in the goddamn break room.

So when you’re confronted with that “new hire” who’s really, really obviously three raccoons in a trenchcoat, you’ve gotta ask yourself: is this… normal? Should I be reporting this to someone?

More importantly, do I want to make this my problem?

And for those who make it as minions, the answer very quickly becomes no, no I do not.

Found Family [scenes pt 28]

Marinette: HOW THE HELL DID THAT EVEN HAPPEN?

Claude: WHY DO YOU THINK I CALLED YOU? YOU'RE THE ONE WHO'S SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHAT TO DO?

Marinette: HOW DID THE ICE CREAM EVEN CATCH ON FIRE?

Claude: I DON'T KNOW? I DID THE SAME THINGS YOU DID?

Marinette: WHY WOULD YOU MICROWAVE ICE CREAM?

Claude: IT'S TOO COLD! YOU DO IT TOO!

Marinette: CAUSE I'M A BUG! I CAN'T STAND THE COLD! I HIBERNATE!

Claude: IF YOU GET TO BE A BUG THEN I'M A BUG TOO

Marinette: YOU'RE A FOX???

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*gc called the parents*

Marinette: *Sends voice message*

Tim: I'm a tad bit too busy right now, love. Is it important?

Marinette: oh no nothing that I can't handle don't worry ^^

Tim: Alright, just text us if you need something.

Felix: *sends a voice message*

Tim: Felix too?

Marinette: We're dealing with it, dove. Just continue with your work! ^^

*the voice messages*

Marinette: THERE'S A FIRE BECAUSE CLAUDE MICROWAVED SOME ICE CREAM. *background, Allan and Allegra are freaking out and Claude is telling people to stop screaming cause it's bad for the baby* WHAT BABY? *distant voice of Claude saying he's baby* BOTH OF YOU, COMFORT THE BABY. I'LL GET SOME WATER.

Felix: THE BABY. CLAUDE MY BABY. STOP SCREAMING HE'S A BABY, IT'S STRESSFUL!

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Athena and her two gens of fav mortals

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LMFAOOAKLSDHFL IM SORRY I HAD TO MAKE THIS

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How To Investigate The Prime Suspect Date The Shady Mafia Dude While Half The Town Is Trying To Kill

How to investigate the prime suspect date the shady mafia dude while half the town is trying to kill you because you are investigating the murder of your friend the kidnapping murder of your other coward friend and a journalist plus the kidnapping and trafficking of a lot of children (For Dummies) Part 2 of a Guide by Dr Bunn

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