Subject: "You know..."
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Posted on: 2015-05-20 20:34:00 UTC
"I can probably take a peek into her console when I go on my maintenance rounds," Alex said. "Shouldn't be too hard for me to check out what's going on." He looked at Terabyte and grinned. "I probably won't need it, but what's the fun in only having stuff you need?"
"We're just waiting for Personnel to investigate. It's... just taking a long time. The Notary must be running interference like mad to cover her tracks," said the Guardsman.
"If you're interested in Emiranlanoamar's casing, I have the schematics on hand," said Terabyte. "It's only the schematics and instructions to build the casing, not the actual 'guts' of the screwdriver," it elaborated. "Emiranlanoamar will have to redesign the insides for DoSAT use. I have a feeling that you don't need electronic warfare software loaded into the computer banks or a high-power plasma torch function that can tear apart Dalekanium."
"I can probably take a peek into her console when I go on my maintenance rounds," Alex said. "Shouldn't be too hard for me to check out what's going on." He looked at Terabyte and grinned. "I probably won't need it, but what's the fun in only having stuff you need?"
"Firstly: we do not go around and illegally download information from other agents' consoles. PPC Code of Conduct, Section XXII, Paragraph V, 'On the Privacy of Agents'. Punishable by a hefty fine and temporary assignment to Cafeteria Duty. Are you going to stoop so low just to get back at her? This is how situations escalate. I..." The geth tried to put his best stern face on despite it being made of a glowing camera-eye and a semicircular metal shroud. "I forbid you to do so." It raised the eyebrow-like metal sheets around the shroud.
The Guardsman chuckled. "Aww, you got TB all riled up. Calm down buddy, I'm sure Dives junior won't do anything to attract the wrath of the Notary, right? It's not like she can bully him to hell or anything. Right?"
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((TB, stop scowling, please.))
"Fine, fine, I'm sorry, I won't go snooping." Alex grinned at the Guardsman. "And nah, I'm not scared of the Notary, unlike R-" He cut himself off, looking guilty. "Oops."
"She doesn't scare me," Rina muttered, stepping on her brother's toes.
Terabyte turned towards the Guardsman. "Are you joking?"
"No. She wages this little bullying campaign of hers for no reason other than the fact that I know that she was not completely a horrible person in the past. She doesn't want to talk-- she just does these things. She has no demands. She has no goal other than antagonizing me. She can and will do anything to get to me-- she knows what my screwdriver means to me. What's next? Full-on destroying it? Taking my rifle? Trying to get me fired? What? What is her victory condition? You don't fight this long unless you have a end goal in mind. What does she want from me?" he stuck his hands in his pockets, thinking.
Hearing that the Guardsman was afraid of the Notary... it made her suddenly feel a lot better. She wasn't the only one.
"Hey, I don't know. Turns out I barely know the lady, so I'mm useless to you," Alex said, shrugging. He pocketed his urple laser spanner with another shrug.
"I don't know either," Rina said, "and I've had the displeasure of seeing I to her head."
The Guardsman shrugged. "Poop happens, I guess. Well..." He looked from Rina to Alex. "Sorry for disturbing your work but I really needed that screwdriver back. I'll get working on your screwdriver schematics-- and no extras for you. You're getting what DoSAT needs, not a military-grade tool."
"I have taken the liberty to upload the casing schematics and assembly instructions to your workstation computer," said Terabyte to Alex. "Please allow Emiranlanoamar a few days to work on his end of the project." To his partner, he said: "Are you sure that handing out Gallifreyan technology like free candy is the best thing to do?"
The Guardsman shrugged. "I don't care. I like designing things in my spare time-- might as well put my skills to use." He motioned towards the lab's exit. "Shall we, TB? See you later, guys."
