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thisavrou2016-10-04 04:36 am
lostsymmetry) wrote in thisavrou2016-10-04 04:36 am
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Video...ish-thing;
[The MID post comes in as "video", but there's nothing moving on the screen. Just a static blue shape that calls to mind mangled geometry-- or an extremely corrupted logo of some kind. It comes with some cheerful male answering-machine speech...]
<Welcome to Domesticon warranty and recycling depot #127. This is the automated system ad-->
[...which cuts off mid-sentence. The words that continue are in recognizably the same voice, but have a much broader range of inflection and no hint of the mechanical echo from before.]
Sorry about that. Still, ah, working out a few bugs. But hey, it's nice to see this place up and running again! Within, you know, standard deviations.
As we're proceeding with our latest pit stop, I thought I'd advertise my local functions-- to our new department heads or anyone else who can make use of them. I've been installed as the ship's Workshift Coordinator and given access to adjust crew scheduling at need. Since I'm sure the changes made by our new management caught a few people by surprise [*cough*, the half of the crew now on cleaning duty]... well, feel free to call if you need anything. Or just chat up your nearest terminal.
...
While I'm on the line--any thoughts about a name? [There's an odd note to the mainframe's voice. Hopeful? Hesitant? Embarrassed that the pod crab got there first?He should be. Dork.] Current options include Hank, Blue... maybe Morely.
Open to suggestions.
[[ooc: For those who missed the memo, he's talking about the job changes made here and here. The mainframe's isn't in charge of the actual assignments (though people are welcome to complain!), but he can alter your character's shift times and other handwavy goodness.]]
<Welcome to Domesticon warranty and recycling depot #127. This is the automated system ad-->
[...which cuts off mid-sentence. The words that continue are in recognizably the same voice, but have a much broader range of inflection and no hint of the mechanical echo from before.]
Sorry about that. Still, ah, working out a few bugs. But hey, it's nice to see this place up and running again! Within, you know, standard deviations.
As we're proceeding with our latest pit stop, I thought I'd advertise my local functions-- to our new department heads or anyone else who can make use of them. I've been installed as the ship's Workshift Coordinator and given access to adjust crew scheduling at need. Since I'm sure the changes made by our new management caught a few people by surprise [*cough*, the half of the crew now on cleaning duty]... well, feel free to call if you need anything. Or just chat up your nearest terminal.
...
While I'm on the line--any thoughts about a name? [There's an odd note to the mainframe's voice. Hopeful? Hesitant? Embarrassed that the pod crab got there first?
Open to suggestions.
[[ooc: For those who missed the memo, he's talking about the job changes made here and here. The mainframe's isn't in charge of the actual assignments (though people are welcome to complain!), but he can alter your character's shift times and other handwavy goodness.]]
no subject
[As before, the cheery slogans drop away fast, leaving a much flatter, musing tone.]
You tell me. [A beat.] Though someone did come by with hats a month or so ago.
[The followup explains a lot, though he has to loop the vocal patterns once to check he's reading right (apology)? It helps, though. The voice is a little easier as the mainframe answers, an almost unnoticeable tension lifting in relief.]
Mythology, huh? Sounds sweet, even if I'm not familiar.
[He watches the flickers of the MID. Investigating is the word that springs to mind, though the mainframe's not sure why. Either way, he doubts there's too much to find. The captains had been surprisingly unintrusive with their scans.]
People have been asking.