Library [12/12]

[talentforlying]

The library was starting to look a little lived-in, with all the researchers running about. John had brought a box of donuts and thrown it on one table, and chaos was reigning as the books were piling up

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Talk to Dr. Tannis - Research

[pandora_goodies]

Dr. Tannis had considered hanging up a big DO NOT DISTURB sign in front of the camera at her end. She'd considered it. But - sigh - she supposed she needed to make due with just looking generally unapproachable. It wasn't hard. She had a tendency to frown a lot and mutter to herself while she worked, and she was currently pouring over the various data she'd received from Fandom.

And, well, sometimes she supposed she needed to be approached. For updates and the exchange of information, and such.

She looked up at the camera (and consequently out of the screen in the library), and cleared her throat. "Excuse me, people of Fandom? Well, a person of Fandom. The attention of just one would suffice."

[ooc: This thread for our RNGed researcher of the day!]

Re: Talk to Dr. Tannis - Research

[craftyladyparts]

"A person of Fandom speaking," Jessica said when she answered the phone. Camera. Communicator. Thing. "How's it going?"

Re: Talk to Dr. Tannis - Research

[pandora_goodies]

"Abysmally," Tannis sighed, although admittedly she might have been talking about her feelings on social interaction. "Has the Vault key been located yet? Or has Jack given any indication he has it?"

She was not so much with the small talk.

Re: Talk to Dr. Tannis - Research

[craftyladyparts]

"Not yet, no," Jessica admitted. "We're doing what we can here, but we haven't had much luck. And, actually, we have more things to deal with as of yesterday, so things aren't exactly looking up."

Re: Talk to Dr. Tannis - Research

[pandora_goodies]

To say Tannis looked like she empathized would have been overstating things, kind of a lot. But she had a good deal of personal hatred towards Handsome Jack, so there was that.

"And does it look like his men are looking for anything, by any chance?"

Re: Talk to Dr. Tannis - Research

[craftyladyparts]

"It mostly looks like they're setting up a larger guard and are getting a bit twitcher," Jessica said. "If you ask me, and you did, it seems more like they're more frustrated than cocky, so I'm assuming they're still looking. But that's pure, slightly educated guesswork."

Re: Talk to Dr. Tannis - Research

[pandora_goodies]

"Well that wasn't very useful." Gee thanks, Doctor! She sighed and rolled her eyes, fixing the goggles that seemed to permanently perched on the top of her head. "It could be either. I guess that kind of imprecision --" And she said the word like she abhorred the whole concept. "-- doesn't leave you with very many options on what to do next..."

Re: Talk to Dr. Tannis - Research

[craftyladyparts]

"Are you goi to suggest fighting back?" Jessica asked. "Because it seems like we're champing at the hit to fight back and I will happily tell everyone that it's time if a professional scientist suggests it."

Re: Talk to Dr. Tannis - Research

[pandora_goodies]

"I'm suggesting you arm yourselves, yes," Tannis said, far too lightly for the subject, really. "After all, it's the only language Jack understands. That, and perhaps chairs on the ceiling."

Pay no mind to that, Jessica. You were better off not knowing.

"You have guns available, don't you?"

Re: Talk to Dr. Tannis - Research

[craftyladyparts]

"We have a lot of people with powers and weapons of their own," Jessica said. "And when is stuff started last week, some Hyperion gun vending machines popped up. In your professional opinion, do you think we can trust those, or is that part of a scam to blow us up? I haven't been able to decide yet."

Re: Talk to Dr. Tannis - Research

[pandora_goodies]

'In your professional opinion', oh, that was nice to hear. Much nicer than being treated like a raving lunatic with interpersonal communication issues!

No matter how apt a description the latter might have been.

Tannis waved a hand. "Oh, they work just fine, they always do," she said. "Jack is far too obnoxiously sure of himself to bother sabotaging the machines. The resistance here uses his weapons too. Makes him a nice bit of profit for frivolous purchases, I'm sure. Perhaps the latest Crimson Raider attack bought him a puppy made of bacon, or somesuch."

Re: Talk to Dr. Tannis - Research

[craftyladyparts]

"I guess we'll have to get that machine from the dorms back into working order," Jessica said, mostly to herself. "Jack's men use the same guns, don't they? So we'd be working from a place of roughly equal firepower? And they know the weapons better."

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[pandora_goodies]

"Oh, I have a theory about how they distribute the guns with the lowest firepower to the workers they dislike most, perhaps the ones who always smell vaguely of rotten cheese --"

Sorry, these digressions happened sometimes.

Re: Talk to Dr. Tannis - Research

[craftyladyparts]

"How does that compare with the weapons in the machines? Are we getting the rotten cheese guns?" Jessica checked.

Re: Talk to Dr. Tannis - Research

[pandora_goodies]

"What?"

Yes, she'd managed to get a little carried away wth her thoughts for a second there.

"Oh, no. That would be bad for business. If your machines are the same as what we have in this city, you should be evenly matched with Hyperion. in that regard, anyway. And, logic states that changing that balance would not go amiss."

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[craftyladyparts]

"I'd like to really skew that balance in our favor, so bear with me a second, Doctor," Jessica said. "From what I've seen of the vending machines, the weapons seem pretty customizable. Do you think we could customize them further to give us an advantage here? We do have some pretty capable engineers in Fandom."