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maskormenace2015-11-02 08:24 pm
notyourfathersosborn) wrote in maskormenace2015-11-02 08:24 pm
003; VIDEO
[When the video turns on, Normie’s sitting in front of an impeccable desk, with a stunning view of De Chima behind him courtesy of the floor-to-ceiling windows in his office. Yes, sadly he’s at work, attempting to catch up on everything he’s missed in the past month. Still, he’s managed to find time to send out a video to the network. Why no, he isn’t procrastinating. What makes you say that?]
So it appears that I’ve lost almost the entire month of October here, thanks to getting ported out. While I’d be lying if I didn’t say it wasn’t nice to see all of my friends from back home again, even if it was like a day and a half, I’m weirdly glad to be back. Not going to lie, I never thought I’d say that.
Anyway, sorry if I scared anyone with my unexpected absence, especially you, Riku.
I’m slowly working my way through old network posts to see what I missed, but if anyone would be so kind as to fill me in on any of the highlights… or well, with this place, asking for lowlights would probably be a good idea too, I’d appreciate it. Man, I gotta admit I’m a little peeved I missed Halloween. It was nowhere near October back home, so technically I missed it twice. Guess my costume’s just going to collect mothballs until next year. Uh, well, if I’m still here, that is. I’m totally eating the candy, though. There has to be some perk to all of this.
[Normie fidgets, attempting to think of something else to say. Someone clearly doesn’t want to go back to work. ]
Oh, seeing as I missed all of the new arrivals last month, I should probably introduce myself. Normie Osborn. I’m currently the Vice President of OsCorp. We specialize in chemical R&D and distribution, electrical engineering, and tech development. While we’re obviously looking for anyone who specializes in any of those fields, even if you’re not and you’re looking for a job, talk to me and we’ll see if we can’t work something out.
[ It’s probably just your imagination that he doesn’t seem to put his all into that pitch.]
With that out of the way, I’m also a mechanical engineer, so if you need anything created or repaired, I’d be more than willing to help you with that. Do you have any idea how much a month’s worth of paperwork is? It’s not pretty. Someone please help by distracting me with something cool to make or fix. Or anything, really. I’m not picky at this point.
[Normie looks down at the stack of said papers, just off screen, and it reminds him of something. ]
Oh, one more thing real fast, because by now I’ve really gone on for far too long… I had been planning on creating a STEM program aimed at getting kids here more into STEM, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math education if you haven’t heard of the acronym before, but seriously thanks to this unexpected hiatus my planning’s gone sideways. Would this be something anyone else would be interested in helping me get off the ground? I was thinking of an organization that would create after school programs and workshops that would be low cost or free to the kids attending, but I’m open to suggestions.
Thanks guys. I’m done now, I promise.
[Sigh. Time to go back to work.
For now.]
So it appears that I’ve lost almost the entire month of October here, thanks to getting ported out. While I’d be lying if I didn’t say it wasn’t nice to see all of my friends from back home again, even if it was like a day and a half, I’m weirdly glad to be back. Not going to lie, I never thought I’d say that.
Anyway, sorry if I scared anyone with my unexpected absence, especially you, Riku.
I’m slowly working my way through old network posts to see what I missed, but if anyone would be so kind as to fill me in on any of the highlights… or well, with this place, asking for lowlights would probably be a good idea too, I’d appreciate it. Man, I gotta admit I’m a little peeved I missed Halloween. It was nowhere near October back home, so technically I missed it twice. Guess my costume’s just going to collect mothballs until next year. Uh, well, if I’m still here, that is. I’m totally eating the candy, though. There has to be some perk to all of this.
[Normie fidgets, attempting to think of something else to say. Someone clearly doesn’t want to go back to work. ]
Oh, seeing as I missed all of the new arrivals last month, I should probably introduce myself. Normie Osborn. I’m currently the Vice President of OsCorp. We specialize in chemical R&D and distribution, electrical engineering, and tech development. While we’re obviously looking for anyone who specializes in any of those fields, even if you’re not and you’re looking for a job, talk to me and we’ll see if we can’t work something out.
[ It’s probably just your imagination that he doesn’t seem to put his all into that pitch.]
With that out of the way, I’m also a mechanical engineer, so if you need anything created or repaired, I’d be more than willing to help you with that. Do you have any idea how much a month’s worth of paperwork is? It’s not pretty. Someone please help by distracting me with something cool to make or fix. Or anything, really. I’m not picky at this point.
[Normie looks down at the stack of said papers, just off screen, and it reminds him of something. ]
Oh, one more thing real fast, because by now I’ve really gone on for far too long… I had been planning on creating a STEM program aimed at getting kids here more into STEM, which stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math education if you haven’t heard of the acronym before, but seriously thanks to this unexpected hiatus my planning’s gone sideways. Would this be something anyone else would be interested in helping me get off the ground? I was thinking of an organization that would create after school programs and workshops that would be low cost or free to the kids attending, but I’m open to suggestions.
Thanks guys. I’m done now, I promise.
[Sigh. Time to go back to work.
For now.]
video.
So, math and science education for kids... What kind of help are you looking for, exactly?
video.
I've barely gotten this out of the "wouldn't this be a cool thing to do" phase.
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[ He is a vice president so it's probably not a big deal. Still, resources are important! ]
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[While not as wealthy as he is back home, Normie's not doing too bad for himself since he and his grandfather launched OsCorp.]
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Uh, weird question... How should I address you? [Because he sees your ID is "Princess Buttercup" and he's not sure if that's a name or a title]
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You can just call me Bubblegum. I'm not really a princess of anything here, unless you count having a homemade lab in your kitchen a kingdom. [ Not safe... ] And your name's Normie. That's your hero title too?
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I don't have a hero title, actually. I'm just me.
[The first part's true... not so much the second.]
(OOC: Oh jeez, I must have had The Princess Bride on the brain when I made that tag x.x
Sorry about that!)
it's a good movie to have on the brain! no worries
You're doing a really neat thing though, I gotta say. When you've got a few more recruits, I'd love to help you out.
As you wish~
[Which is funny when you discover how many times this guy was kidnapped as a child.]
Thanks, I'll definitely keep you posted.
So what's your specialty, if you don't mind me asking? Chemistry? [He's guessing since she mentioned a lab.] Mine's mechanical engineering--I love to make stuff.
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Tell me about it. [ Bubblegum's lived over eight hundred human years. She's had to do more than her share of self-saving, and she's not even near done. ]
Biochem, which I guess is making stuff in a more organic way, but I've done a little mechanical when I've had to. I'm all for trying out as much as I can, especially when this place has way more blizzed up technology than I ever could've thought. I'm still trying to get used to it.
What kinda stuff do you make?
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I know what you mean about the tech here, I'm still trying to explore everything it has to offer. Man, to get my hands on one of those hover engines...
[The question about what he makes snaps him out out of his hover engine reverie. He really wants one, okay?]
If I was in my lab I could show you, but my office doesn't have much by way of interesting toys... Well, it's not completely barren.
[Picks up his communicator, which he had had resting on his desk, and walks over to the far corner of his office, where a pair of large black and silver wings (like these) are sitting on what looks like a modified coat rack.]
I wish I could say I had the idea for these, but someone else had beaten me to it back home. I did expand upon the design, made it safer and easier to manuever. It takes some getting used to, but it does allow one-man flight under mostly your own power.
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Whoa! [ Before he even gets to talking much about it. She's leaning in closer to the communicator, eyes wide and on the screen. ] That is some sick birdy-wing prototype action. Very aesthetically pleasing to boot. You've tried them out already?
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After the Bird of Prey, not the dinosaur. [Everyone always assumes it's the dinosaur.]
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How're they working out now? Did you make it just for you?
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They work perfectly. And yeah, pretty much. I'd been working on improving the design back home, and someone here reminded me of it inadvertently. They were for someone, but... she's not here.
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They were never here, which honestly I'm not sure counts as a good thing or a bad thing anymore.
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