littleladylord (littleladylord) wrote in dc_nextgen,
@ 2013-02-02 18:46:00

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annie dibny, avia free, azurite, cindy lord, crimson, dinah kord, firestorm, iris west, jacob rothstein, jai west, jayhawk, lee arthur, max sivana, mourning dove, oksana molotova, pippi peppers, sin queen, steven garrick, tess holt, topaz

Super Bowl Party
Cindy was proud of the festivities she'd set up.

The game was projected onto one wall of the huge atrium the party was taking place in, with plenty of comfy seats facing it. It was only polite, after all.

More important was the food. Tables of chips, veggies, wings (with three different types of dressing), muffelettas (it's a New Orleans occasion this year. Thematic), and chili rolls. Cindy was especially proud of the chili rolls; there was one row marked 'Regular' and one row marked 'Queen' The latter row had a stack of pens and informed-consent waivers in front of it.

There was also a small end table full of party favors for everyone. In celebration of commerce, they were $10 gift cards, each for somewhere she thought fitting for the person the card was marked for.

Cindy likes parties.

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	semievilgenius 2013-02-02 11:57 pm UTC (link)
	"Hey Cindy," Max replies politely. "So you implied on the inviataion," he acknowledges. He raised an eyebrow. "I think you're giving me too much credit. I'm not really researching anything at the moment. My whims tend to cause me to abandon one project in order to work on another fairly quickly." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2013-02-03 12:20 am UTC (link)
	"So you think you could use a little focus?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-02-03 12:46 am UTC (link)
	"I take it you're implying you could do something about that," Max surmised. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2013-02-03 12:56 am UTC (link)
	"Yes. Yes, I believe I can. I'm looking into some added security technology. First example: what do you think you might devise to counteract or inconvenience an attacker covered in titanium? Diamond-ended drills, sonic sympathetic vibrations? I'm out of my field here, but I have general small goals to commission and lots of money to do it with." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

semievilgenius
2013-02-03 01:09 am UTC (link)

Max couldn't help it, he was intrigues. His eyes lit up as he spoke. "Are we talking someone wearing titanium armor or a meta made of titanium? For the former I'd go with an EMP signal that could mess with the guy's armor's functions. If it were an actual meta then maybe some form of sonic technology to use as a disabling mechanism. The drills you mentioned may do the job, but they may also cause permanent damage to the individual in question. I'm not sure what your position on that sort of thing may be."

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littleladylord
2013-02-03 01:16 am UTC (link)

"Good point, permanent damage would be unprofessional. Sonic sounding good then? Although I wouldn't say no to the EMP thing either, though my immediate precaution is thinking of metas. You can never have too many failsafes for tech-reliant aggressors. If I commission an EMP signal thing, though, I'd need it concentrated. We've got Andy on the team, after all, and I don't know how badly that sort of thing could affect Andy if Andy caught the edge of it."

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	semievilgenius 2013-02-03 01:24 am UTC (link)
	"I'd definitely invest in a sonic device, yes, though I'd also recommend a fail-safe. From what I've read there have been enough incidents of defenses being turned on their charges to make it a priority. Andy?" he asked. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2013-02-03 01:28 am UTC (link)
	"Android: Nanomachine Development 1. Delicate-looking individual over by the chili rolls. Please don't stare. Andy gets nervous." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-02-03 01:35 am UTC (link)
	"Interesting, but I wouldn't even begin to determine how she would be affected without specs or some kind of examination, which I suspect is not an option." max's tone was not accusatory, just matter-of-fact. (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2013-02-03 01:39 am UTC (link)
	"That's why I'm asking about focus. If I could get something that was sure only to affect what it was aiming at and not peripheral people.." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-02-03 01:47 am UTC (link)
	Max rubs his chin. "A concentrated EMP burst? Yeah..yeah I think I could do that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2013-02-03 01:48 am UTC (link)
	"So, that and the sonic thing we were talking about... what are your rates?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-02-03 01:56 am UTC (link)
	"Hmm, that would depend on how much time and equipment would be needed to complete the project." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2013-02-03 08:14 pm UTC (link)
	"Can you get me a ballpark estimate in the next couple of days?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-02-03 08:25 pm UTC (link)
	Max nods. "I'll do some research and send you the figures." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2013-02-03 08:27 pm UTC (link)
	"Great. Thanks." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-02-03 08:33 pm UTC (link)
	"I'm curious though. Why did you come to me with this offer? I mean you have to have other sources." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2013-02-03 08:36 pm UTC (link)
	"Honestly? I'm asking about, essentially, weapons systems and have a memorable last name. I wanted to try doing business on this with someone I could figure would be trustworthy and professional, but who wouldn't be concerned for my soul." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-02-03 08:43 pm UTC (link)
	"Ah," Max said in understanding. "I know what it's like to be stuck with an unfortunate last name. I can be both trustworthy and professional, though I admit I've never been in the business of looking out for a person's soul. Does this mean you think you may have to do some less-than legal things here?" (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	littleladylord 2013-02-03 08:54 pm UTC (link)
	"I fully plan to keep things professional, but I'm not going to make promises that limit too many options. You don't seem like you'd demand any, and I appreciate that." (Reply to this)(Parent)(Thread)

	semievilgenius 2013-02-03 08:59 pm UTC (link)
	"You have to do what you have to do," he said in agreement. (Reply to this)(Parent)

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