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!

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[nothingcanstop]

[ Huh, rather apt for the situation, isn't it? ]

I asked first. [ She slips into her usual seat, usual paper. To take notes, of course. ]

[didntgetdadslooks]

[ isn't it just ]

Not a whole lot, honestly. Just hanging out and listening to music.

[ The instructional book on sword-fighting that she's taking notes in is probably a little off from that, but. Details. ]

[nothingcanstop]

This week less... [ mildly waves a hand, pulls a face ] all that, so far?

[ And, she starts off her writing with a little swirl on the paper. No questions yet, just some swirls. ]

[didntgetdadslooks]

So far, anyway.

[ She keeps an eye on the writing anyway, pen held close to her own book. ]

I like not getting hijacked.

[nothingcanstop]

I imagine it's very cushy.

[ There's...a moment of pause, but, well. Might as well jump into it. ]

So I'm here to ask about something that might a little...awkward.

[didntgetdadslooks]

[ If she's concerned about that she doesn't betray it, but she does focus on the book a little more. ]

Uh... shoot.

[nothingcanstop]

The radioactive...stuff leaking out of you. You said it was purple?

[didntgetdadslooks]

... Yeah.

[ Oh that betrays it a little. ]

[nothingcanstop]

Were there...any rocks around you? Purple rocks?

[didntgetdadslooks]

I mean... if it solidified, it would be a purple... rock of some kind, yes.

[ at least she seems to have been expecting the question ]

[nothingcanstop]

...Did you know anything about there being some of those rocks here? On the facility?

[didntgetdadslooks]

I... may have heard something about it, earlier today.

[nothingcanstop]

Guess I'm not the first one who was concerned about it. I take it you had no idea about it, before that?

[didntgetdadslooks]

You're the first one to come talk to me about it. Ema just brought up the other stuff she found.

[ Perks of having a surveillance system, apparently. ]

But no, I can safely say I had no idea what was in there.

[nothingcanstop]

[ Della taps her pencil. To draw attention. ]

Kind of what I figured. You seem just as in the dark as we are.

[ Have there been any other things connected to you that you've found or heard about? ]

[didntgetdadslooks]

About some things, anyway. If a security camera couldn't see it, it's a little tough for me to.

[ Just the Er- She pauses, a little startled. Eridium. It's called Eridium. ]

[nothingcanstop]

[ Oh. Oh, hey, did she just remember something? That's nice, good. Maybe. ]

And that little sucker was tucked away tight, huh.

[ Do you know of anyone who might benefit from leaving that or your atlas scattered around here?
Or anyone who COULD leave them here? ]

[didntgetdadslooks]

[ No idea - staying in here where The Professor and I can't see would be really hard for anyone. Can't even be leaving them for myself if I don't sleep. ]

Yeah. Inside a wrapper and ice in the back of a freezer... you know, if you guys would rather, I can hold onto it for you here. Just a thought.

[nothingcanstop]

[ What about someone on the cleaning staff? ]

...Would that be bad for you? I mean... Yeah, I'd really rather not start on a whole mutation process, but...the radioactive part... Shouldn't there be a way to dispose of it?

[didntgetdadslooks]

[ Maybe, cleaners are really intense guys tho. Hired

because

they clean bodies. ]

I mean... I don't know about getting rid of it, but I have some space in back where I could put it without anyone having to worry about it. Besides, apparently I'm the one with the most exposure to it.

[nothingcanstop]

[ Same people who clean up the messes we make?
Not murder-related? ]

...Yeah, but you don't want to keep shoving someone who's had radiation therapy into more radiation. If there's a safe place to put it--fine. Just...don't start locking yourself in with it in close quarters.

[didntgetdadslooks]

[ They're very good at cleaning. ]

I have a place, yeah. If nothing else I can just toss it down to the bottom of the ocean.

[nothingcanstop]

[ Do you know any of them personally?
From the other facility maybe? ]

...Eh, there's probably something about causing some damage to the seafloor or something but I'm not about to complain.

[ note: this opinion is not shared by ashley, please do not cause damage to the seafloor ]

[didntgetdadslooks]

[ I saw a couple of them in passing, but I never met any personally. ]

It shouldn't do much other than make a couple starfish upset?

[ or make an eridium-enhanced mutant crab or something but it's probably fine ]

[nothingcanstop]

[ She needs to think on the next question, then. She taps her pencil. ]

Well, that's fine then! Screw starfihurrk. [ Oh no. She turns away and covers her mouth. ] You caught me off-guard, disgusting creatures.