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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Comments

[didntgetdadslooks]

Little hard to miss, once you got to the second one.

[fivestagegod]

I still have them, in case you wanted some morbid little souvenirs.

[It's the first thing he's said so far with any sort of bite to it.]

[didntgetdadslooks]

[ Ah, there it is. ]

I think I'll be alright without them, thanks.

[fivestagegod]

Your loss.

[...]

How'd you fuckers get the pictures.

[It's incredibly blunted, but he still doesn't seem aggressive about it, not yet.]

[didntgetdadslooks]

[ Ah. Right. ]

The same way The Professor has gotten any other images - manipulation of a model of your personal timeline.

[fivestagegod]

[...]

Is it just a model, or does a goddamn timeline exist in which that happened.

[didntgetdadslooks]

I mean... his models are really accurate. Odds are really good there's at least one significant timeline where any of these pictures does happen.

[fivestagegod]

But you don't know for sure.

[didntgetdadslooks]

If that helps, but... I wouldn't exactly bet against it.

[fivestagegod]

I don't think you understand how hard I'm trying to not strangle you right now.

People like to say I couldn't take anyone in this facility, but I am positive that I could take you.

[didntgetdadslooks]

If there's anything I can do to help you not, please let me know.

[ She says it in the standard Cold Anger style, but like. There's an undercurrent of "oh shit you might not be faking this one" under there. ]

Remember that it doesn't end well for you if you do.

[fivestagegod]

Fair enough.

[Just. Give him a moment.]

Did you avoid looking at this one too?

[didntgetdadslooks]

[ She nods. ]

I didn't exactly think most of you would be comfortable with me having seen them.

[fivestagegod]

[Well, she's going to get to see it in a second; she gets the envelope and its contents tossed onto the desk at her. Just the one photograph and the torn-off portion of the page he'd shown Della, but it's enough.]

[didntgetdadslooks]

[ She looks down at it, takes a second to take it in. Man, she really does attract Father Of The Year candidates, even when they don't mean it, huh? ]

That's... definitely not ideal. I'm sorry.

[ She figures even under the pretense of hating Birkin's guts, like... it's not exactly out of character to at least offer a couple steps above a "that's rough, buddy." ]

[fivestagegod]

"Not ideal" is one way of putting it.

[...]

I came in here because I don't feel like dealing with the rest of them. Even you're better company than the other assholes out there right now.

[didntgetdadslooks]

Yeah, "that fucking sucks" is probably more accurate.

[ She nods. ]

I can see how being around them would also be, uh. Not ideal.

[fivestagegod]

They're all either really loud about shit that doesn't matter, or they're really loud about trying to make me feel better, it's weird. I think I damn near made Della cry earlier.

[...]

Not...on purpose. I'm pretty sure no one does that to her on purpose that doesn't want their ass handed to them.

[didntgetdadslooks]

Yeah, well... that's people here, I guess.

[ God bless all you disasters. ]

That seems like something a few of you would take issue with. Most of all her.

[fivestagegod]

Oh, I never said the others would be the ones kicking my ass.

[Della would find a way, goddamn.]

[didntgetdadslooks]

Yeah, that sounds about right.

[ God bless her. ]

[fivestagegod]

She's kind of like that, I guess. Been trying to rein it in lately, apparently, which is greatly appreciated, but I'd be surprised if that much has changed.

She said she's going to try to talk to you on my behalf, don't know if she's actually going to. I'd apologize for whatever she says if I was at all sorry.

[didntgetdadslooks]

[ Angel shrugs. ]

I'll tell her what I can if she does, I guess. I guess we both know better than to try and stop her.