Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 12:31 am"She's not exactly a normal woman. What, you think a baddie is going to take it easy on her because it's not cricket?"
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Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 12:31 amRe: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 12:42 am"That's not the... you know, I'm not going to have this fight right now."
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 12:49 am"Right, right. Too much fighting recently.
You want to wait around for the headmistress, or do you want to leave whatever it is here, and I could hand it to her?"
You want to wait around for the headmistress, or do you want to leave whatever it is here, and I could hand it to her?"
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Tue Apr 16, 2019 1:33 am"Probably better if I wait around for her."
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:09 pm"I'm here." Ashlie's voice comes form one of the workstations currently scrolling through a long list of schematics.
"I thought it'd be rude to interrupt."
"I thought it'd be rude to interrupt."
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:22 pm"I was wondering where to find you," Tereza says, pulling a small envelope out of her jacket. "Where did you want this?"
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:24 pm"Just place it on the workstation. I'm lacking a physical presence at the moment."
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 4:31 pmTereza sets the envelope on the workstation as instructed. "Anything I need to sign?"
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 5:28 pm"It's in the printer by the door along with a copy for you."
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:46 pm"If you're lacking a physical presence, I'm sure someone could stick a speaker on a roomba for you, headmistress."
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 6:59 pmTereza rolls her eyes as she grabs the papers and signs both copies, putting one on the workstation with the envelope.
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:14 pm"It's one of the options I'm contemplating. Just more elaborate and less flippant."
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:24 pm"I'm not sure that would get the respect you're probably looking for," Tereza comments.
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:27 pm"Mount a death-cannon or two on it, and you get all the respect you need."
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 7:59 pm"For certain definitions of respect I suppose."
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 8:06 pm"Not exactly the direction I was going for."
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 8:57 pm"Well, just don't go all Gundam on us. Nowhere to store that around here."
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Wed Apr 17, 2019 10:29 pm"I'm sure we could make some space in the hangar."
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:07 pm"So...what are you guys doing, anyway?"
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:21 pm"Transferring ownership of substance 574N-70N to someone who is more flexible in following rules."
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:23 pm"Wait, what?!" the boy said, finally really stopping what he was doing.
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:25 pm"The Headmistress has some strictures that make her difficult to deal with... no offense," she directs the last bit at the workstation. "I know that's been a difficulty for the two of you, so I'm arranging to take care of that."
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:28 pm"You can't just...give people away!" the boy flustered.
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:31 pm"I'm not. I'm selling a highly exotic material so I'm free to treat the two of you as more of a person."
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:32 pm"Whatever she's paying, I'll...I'll double it," the boy countered.
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:32 pm"What? You don't trust me?"
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:45 pm"Would YOU trust someone legally 'owning' you? You wanna go down to the vet and register you in Sam's name?"
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:47 pm"Legally I couldn't sell a substance to itself, even if the sale wasn't final already. But Tereza isn't bound by the same rules. Which is the whole point of this."
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:49 pm"Do you want to hear the rest of what I have planned? Or do you just want to assume that I'm going to abuse the situation?"
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:52 pm"I'm capable of doing two things at the same time," the boy frowned. "But go ahead."
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 8:56 pmShe pauses, glancing at the workstation, "Are we clear now? I'm not going to cause conflicts for you on this right?"
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 9:00 pm"Go ahead. My adaptive filters have gotten pretty good."
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 9:06 pm"I know some people. Now that this is taken care of, we can get the two of you set up as legal, well mostly legal, individuals. It may take a bit, but once that's taken care of, we don't have to do any of this other nonsense anymore," she says, waving the piece of paper she's signed.
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 9:08 pm"Define 'mostly legal'."
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 9:16 pm"I need to talk to my mom, see what resources she has before I start going down the list of other options. It'll be less complicated in some respects than trying to explain interdimensional status to the British government."
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 9:18 pmThe boy seemed unconvinced. "No other ulterior motives?"
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 9:25 pm"What other motive could I possibly have?"
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 9:26 pm"Maybe Madripoor is a little far away for your liking."
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 9:31 pmTereza gets a low growl to her voice. "I've been to Madripoor. It's a shit place and they do shit things. I'd never want to be anything like them."
Re: I Am a Scientist
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 9:45 pm"In that case, buying what you think to be a person is a great start," the boy said, turning back to face his workstation, typing with unnecessary force as his little temper tantrum continued.