OFFICE HOURS

[didntgetdadslooks]

Got something you want to say to your good friend The Professor's Assistant? Come on in, don't be shy! Her official hours are daylight hours - girl has to sleep? after all, probably - but if you knock on the door at night she'll generally answer. Please just make sure to leave the in-game date and time in the header of your toplevel!

All comments are screened for confidentiality during the course of the experiment.

Comments

[bogwife]

[she died as she lived]

You'd be amazed how little shelf space they take up, even with the crystals growing out of them. But more importantly what's a Tupilaq?

[didntgetdadslooks]

Oh!

[ she turns around and grabs a couple friends from the shelf behind her, placing them on the desk. ]

That would be these guys.

[bogwife]

Oh! Oh, they're so cute. [She leans over the desk to take in more of the details.] They look a bit like dwarven statuettes. Is there any particular meaning behind them?

[didntgetdadslooks]

Originally, way back when, they were supposed to be monsters you made to send at your enemies, but... the ones made today are just the statue part, no spirit rituals.

[bogwife]

Mmhmm, mmhmm...that's so interesting. It reminds me a little bit of some old Avaar rituals I've heard about. [She lingers over them a little longer, looking at the details of the carvings with delight. At least one of her mothers would give her right arm to get a good look at these.]

Aha! Shoot, I remembered the other reason I came to see you! I had a request, from outside the experiment.

[didntgetdadslooks]

[ Angel nods. ]

I don't know a lot about the ritual side of things, but... they're pretty cool.

Oh! Yeah, shoot, of course!

[bogwife]

I was wondering if I could get the ingredients for an injury kit? So it'd be a bushel of elfroot, deep mushrooms, a distillation agent and...concentrator agent? Yes, that's it. I've haven't noticed any kind of first aid supplies anywhere so I thought that'd be useful. Maybe a copy of "Love Beyond the Walls"? [Sometimes a girl just wants a smutty romance novel about an uptight Starkhaven princess and the guard protecting her life.]

And if possible... [Time for a shot in the dark.] A lyrium potion?

[didntgetdadslooks]

[ Ah... hm. ]

Well, I can definitely look into a first aid kit... but we can't really pull items at will from the machine, if that makes sense? And lyrium doesn't really exist in this world. So unless it got pulled and put into the vending machine, that one probably isn't happening, just so you know.

[bogwife]

[She nods.]

I understand. I'm not entirely sure what all is hiding in there so I thought it couldn't hurt to try. Attempt a few experiments of my own.

[didntgetdadslooks]

I'd give you the list, but... the randomness is part of the point, I think. Anyway, only being able to get you guys stuff from this world is my major limitation, I guess. Sorry.

[bogwife]

Oh, Angel, it's alright. It's not like it's your fault. But it is good to know the limits of what we can request. [They probably talked it about it in meetings but fuck her memory for things that aren't skeleton-related.]

[didntgetdadslooks]

[ This part hasn't come up, at least, so she's good. ]

Yeah, I guess it just... hadn't come up yet. Anything else you're looking for?

i definitely didn't accidentally delete this, shhh

[bogwife]

Hmm...not really, no. Though I wouldn't say no to us getting a garden at some point though. [She laughs to show she's joking before she remembers the cost of getting the new floors and abruptly stops.]

I am curious though. If the Professor was able to pull us in, why would he limit you to just giving us things from this world?

IT IS OK DEAR FRIEND

[didntgetdadslooks]

If I controlled the rooms, I'd give you one.

[ She wiggles a hand. ]

It costs a lot to open the machine just to pull a couple things in.

[bogwife]

Ah, if only. Maybe we girls could all have a picnic if we got one. Or even without one, there's an awful lot of space in other parts of the dome we could do it.

"Costs a lot"? What kind of cost?

[didntgetdadslooks]

That does sound nice.

[ Angel has such a good poker face about this!! ]

Money, mostly. And energy, but getting more of that comes down to money, too.

[bogwife]

[that good good therapeutic girl time]

Right, right, the professor has mentioned his funding before. [She reaches into her bag again to give Princess a little ear rub.] His patron must have some deep pockets, keeping this experiment funded for so long already.

[didntgetdadslooks]

[ Angel laughs a little. ]

The company is... they sure aren't hurting for funds right now, no.

[bogwife]

A whole company? See, I was picturing something entirely different and mysterious. Maybe with a bit of mustache twirling.