OOM From The Future: in which there will be NO BEIGNETS FOR PETE

[claudiometer]

It's a damn good thing, in this job, that Claudia doesn't mind flying; if she did she'd have been in some serious trouble before now. Unfortunately, waiting for Artie to buzz in with more details than 'this guy will be DEAD if you don't go NOW' means she can't put her headphones on

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[walksthebounds]

"I get shanghai'd into adventure more than you'd think," Jamie assures her.

". . . of course I also pass really awfully dull stretches in other people's worlds more than you'd think, too, so I reckon it balances out. Anyway, I like planes."

Not as much as trains, but they're still pretty cool.

Besides, this trip seems . . . overall less dangerous than hanging around the creepy warehouse, although there were a few things Jamie did find himself wanting to poke into . . .

[claudiometer]

"Oh, the real fun won't start until we get to New Orleans. And by fun, I mean... well, apparently someone's life is already on the line." Which does, she must admit, beat out the times where people have already died by the time they hear about a case.
Claudia sighs. "I think Artie might know what the Artifact is, at least. Usually these things are more like 'something weird is going on, I call shenanigans, go find out what's causing it.'"
(On the other hand, would a few more answers have hurt before they left? CLAUDIA VOTES NO.)

[walksthebounds]

"So . . . d'you think you could tell me a bit more about what these Artifacts actually are?" Jamie asks, after a moment.

"I've got the dangerous bit down, I reckon. Weird and dangerous. But is there anything more they've got in common other than that, so's at least I know what we're looking for?"

Jamie hates going in unprepared - perhaps especially because going in unprepared is about 90% of his life.

[claudiometer]

"I can try, but it's damn hard to find a common thread. If anyone actually knows what makes things go Artifact-y, it's not me. Could be magic, could be science, could be both or neither." It's something she's been trying to puzzle out since she really knew what the concept was.
"When it's something associated with a particular person or place... my best guess is there's some kind of strong emotional connection involved, where it's not outright science like most of Tesla's stuff. And whatever this is must have some seriously bad mojo for Artie to go postal like that."