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

[lovelikeyou]

[Rose nods; direct intervention had sounded like it was off the table from the start.]

What else are you going to do?

[didntgetdadslooks]

Well... mostly I'm going to be in here watching a lot of meters and surveillance cameras to make sure the facility stays running, but I can also get you guys a few things if you really want them! Some of you guys have some pretty strict dietary restrictions, but also once in a while if you want a movie to watch in the lounge or something, I'm the girl to talk to!

[lovelikeyou]

Oh! That could be fun! I'm sure it would help if everybody spent some time together, don't you think?

[Rose isn't totally sure herself; she just remembers the old days, when there were more than four Crystal Gems, and their bases were packed. They had fun back then. Even the new recruits would get sucked in pretty quickly.]

[didntgetdadslooks]

Yeah, probably! Or at least if you guys had something that isn't that one with signal down here.

[ smooth jazz....... ]

[lovelikeyou]

I didn't think it was so bad...

[but yeah it was kinda bad though]

But it really isn't a movie. And you can't dance to the music very well.

[didntgetdadslooks]

No, probably not.

[ She smiles. ]

Any requests?

[lovelikeyou]

I don't know that many human movies...

[There's some Greg has shown her. They were fun, but it might be nice to see new ones, too.]

What do you like to watch?

[didntgetdadslooks]

Uh... I don't really get to watch movies too often, but I do like Disney movies? There's a lot of those, and a lot of people seem to like them.

[lovelikeyou]

Let's try those, then!

[she has no idea what Disney is]

[didntgetdadslooks]

Okay! I can try to get you guys a couple movies, that shouldn't be too hard.

[lovelikeyou]

Okay! Thank you!

[It seems like there should be more...]

Do...you want to watch them, too?

[didntgetdadslooks]

I... maybe?

[ She frowns. ]

I'm not sure everyone would be a fan of me making that public an appearance.

[lovelikeyou]

Couldn't you watch it from somewhere else?

[She was thinking more of a streaming situation, just because of how things have worked thus far, although...]

But if you wanted to come yourself, I'm sure you could. You should be able to.

[didntgetdadslooks]

I'll see. I guess either way I can watch it from here, though.

[ She waves a hand and a holographic screen appears showing the Lounge. ]

Perks of having access to a thorough surveillance system.

[lovelikeyou]

Oh!

[That's - creepy. But she's seen creepier surveillance systems in her day.]

Is that what you do in here, when no one's around?

[didntgetdadslooks]

Part of it. Part of my job is trying to keep small accidents from happening, that kind of thing.

[ She waves a hand again, pulling up a second screen with some meters and graphs. ]

I also monitor the facility in case something needs repairs. If it does, we need to get it fixed pretty darn fast.

[lovelikeyou]

[Rose nods.]

Jasper and I would be fine, but none of you would survive very long. Why would you do something like this here?

[didntgetdadslooks]

Isolation, mostly. The ocean is mostly unexplored, it's easy to hide things here.

[lovelikeyou]

There's a lot of places to hide things.

[Earth has more unexplored space than you'd think.]

[didntgetdadslooks]

True.

[ Not Ominous At All ]

The Professor also just... really likes the ocean.

[lovelikeyou]

It is beautiful.

[...]

But isn't he on another site?

[didntgetdadslooks]

Yeah, but he picked the location.