astatine-osha

[astatine-osha]

[Astatine nods.] I suppose decentralized janitorial services might not need an office, or whatever. We can go to your bedroom.

[Astatine knocks on Janitor's... Janitor... department? It's kind of just a supply closet, but they've not seen it in a while, so they're hoping it just shows up.] Hello? I have a present.

Janitor does indeed show up. Assumably, it isn't just in every supply closet, but maybe Astatine was just lucky.

"Ah! Hello! Sorry For Not Visiting You In A While, I Had A Whole Situation, But I Am Good Now!" Janitor beams at Astatine, clearly happy to see its friend. "Oh, Wait, You Said You Had A Present? Thank You So Much! That Is So Kind Of You!"

[astatine-osha]

Oh, maybe. Was there anywhere in mind you had to go to? (I actually still don't know where your hub of operations is.) [Astatine scratches the back of their neck, at the seam lines between their armor plates.]

[Astatine knocks on Janitor's... Janitor... department? It's kind of just a supply closet, but they've not seen it in a while, so they're hoping it just shows up.] Hello? I have a present.

Janitor does indeed show up. Assumably, it isn't just in every supply closet, but maybe Astatine was just lucky.

"Ah! Hello! Sorry For Not Visiting You In A While, I Had A Whole Situation, But I Am Good Now!" Janitor beams at Astatine, clearly happy to see its friend. "Oh, Wait, You Said You Had A Present? Thank You So Much! That Is So Kind Of You!"

[astatine-osha]

Here. [Astatine hands them a small box wrapped in tinfoil.] A situation? As in, a normal situation, or a generalized OSHA situation?

[Astatine knocks on Janitor's... Janitor... department? It's kind of just a supply closet, but they've not seen it in a while, so they're hoping it just shows up.] Hello? I have a present.

Janitor does indeed show up. Assumably, it isn't just in every supply closet, but maybe Astatine was just lucky.

"Ah! Hello! Sorry For Not Visiting You In A While, I Had A Whole Situation, But I Am Good Now!" Janitor beams at Astatine, clearly happy to see its friend. "Oh, Wait, You Said You Had A Present? Thank You So Much! That Is So Kind Of You!"

[astatine-osha]

Ah. Of course! [They cough a little, flushing.] I feel it makes sense to sketch out some designs quickly... If you want, I can pull some more comfortable chairs out?

The doors to the OKR department burst open and Merlyn comes running through.

"Enaid! I just had an awesome idea!"

@union-of-mad-scientists

[Astatine fumbles a soldering iron they were holding, accidentally burning through some minorly-essential contacts on their OKR suit's electronics.] (Shit.)

Hi. What is your idea? [They stand up, dusting off and unplugging their soldering iron.] Please imagine I said that in a more excited way.

#mer/astatine #union-of-mad-scientists #god. they can be so gay...

[astatine-osha]

[Astatine takes the blueprints with as much excitement as they probably physically can express.] Ooh. I can make an automated line if you want me to, at least for the redesigned parts. And I can imagine we may want to make them more modular in the rectangular or hexagonal sense... I am also not sure if you going Madder would be a bad thing, necessarily. Possibly for the greater world at large it could destabilize things. In a good way.

The doors to the OKR department burst open and Merlyn comes running through.

"Enaid! I just had an awesome idea!"

@union-of-mad-scientists

[Astatine fumbles a soldering iron they were holding, accidentally burning through some minorly-essential contacts on their OKR suit's electronics.] (Shit.)

Hi. What is your idea? [They stand up, dusting off and unplugging their soldering iron.] Please imagine I said that in a more excited way.

#mer/astatine #union-of-mad-scientists

[astatine-osha]

[Astatine almost grins.] Yeah, fair. You came to the right... what am I, a robot? Sort of?

Anyways, I can probably help with the programming side to an extent. It should not be that much different from the factory-bot production line I have, or the maintenance I have to do with my suit. How else can I help? Do you have any materials in mind?

The doors to the OKR department burst open and Merlyn comes running through.

"Enaid! I just had an awesome idea!"

@union-of-mad-scientists

[Astatine fumbles a soldering iron they were holding, accidentally burning through some minorly-essential contacts on their OKR suit's electronics.] (Shit.)

Hi. What is your idea? [They stand up, dusting off and unplugging their soldering iron.] Please imagine I said that in a more excited way.

#mer/astatine #union-of-mad-scientists

[astatine-osha]

Voltron? [They blink, eyes flashing.] Oh. Wait, that would absolutely be really cool. [Astatine's eyebrows raise.] Actually I am now very invested. Elaborate. And maybe walk?

The doors to the OKR department burst open and Merlyn comes running through.

"Enaid! I just had an awesome idea!"

@union-of-mad-scientists

[Astatine fumbles a soldering iron they were holding, accidentally burning through some minorly-essential contacts on their OKR suit's electronics.] (Shit.)

Hi. What is your idea? [They stand up, dusting off and unplugging their soldering iron.] Please imagine I said that in a more excited way.

#union-of-mad-scientists #mer/astatine

[astatine-osha]

The doors to the OKR department burst open and Merlyn comes running through.

"Enaid! I just had an awesome idea!"

@union-of-mad-scientists

[Astatine fumbles a soldering iron they were holding, accidentally burning through some minorly-essential contacts on their OKR suit's electronics.] (Shit.)

Hi. What is your idea? [They stand up, dusting off and unplugging their soldering iron.] Please imagine I said that in a more excited way.

#union-of-mad-scientists #mer/astatine

[astatine-osha]

I think so. What happens after the chocolate again? I forgot. [Astatine starts the timer and continues to clean.] Also... was there any reason why you wanted to make this in particular?

*Astatine gets a ping on their computer, with a message from Merlyn*

Mer: Hey so. I haven't done this since gradeschool but... Here.

Anyway, happy Valentine's, now that it's officially past midnight.

You wanna do anything?

ASTATINE, after a good 30 minutes: [Uh, sure. Want to cook something? That should be mutually beneficial.]

ASTATINE: [I do not know exactly how to respond so imagine that I responded positively. Please.]

[astatine-osha]

Excellent. Once it is fully melted we need to cool it to 81 degrees Fahrenheit for a minute or two, then heat it back up to 87 degrees. I can start a timer if you need me to?

*Astatine gets a ping on their computer, with a message from Merlyn*

Mer: Hey so. I haven't done this since gradeschool but... Here.

Anyway, happy Valentine's, now that it's officially past midnight.

You wanna do anything?

ASTATINE, after a good 30 minutes: [Uh, sure. Want to cook something? That should be mutually beneficial.]

ASTATINE: [I do not know exactly how to respond so imagine that I responded positively. Please.]

[astatine-osha]

Hopefully, I will not slip again. [Astatine says this pointedly, almost as if directed towards someone.] And if it is really all up to my own ability I can just walk on the towels I dropped. They have a decent amount of friction. Remember to stir the chocolate. [Carefully, they walk over to the sink and grab a towel, then start cleaning up their mess.]

*Astatine gets a ping on their computer, with a message from Merlyn*

Mer: Hey so. I haven't done this since gradeschool but... Here.

Anyway, happy Valentine's, now that it's officially past midnight.

You wanna do anything?

ASTATINE, after a good 30 minutes: [Uh, sure. Want to cook something? That should be mutually beneficial.]

ASTATINE: [I do not know exactly how to respond so imagine that I responded positively. Please.]

[astatine-osha]

[Astatine sighs, accepting the hand gladly.] Yeah, fine. I can go grab a towel and clean all this up, if you tell me where those are? Sorry.

*Astatine gets a ping on their computer, with a message from Merlyn*

Mer: Hey so. I haven't done this since gradeschool but... Here.

Anyway, happy Valentine's, now that it's officially past midnight.

You wanna do anything?

ASTATINE, after a good 30 minutes: [Uh, sure. Want to cook something? That should be mutually beneficial.]

ASTATINE: [I do not know exactly how to respond so imagine that I responded positively. Please.]

[astatine-osha]

Sure, of course. [Astatine hops up off the counter and onto the floor, then immediately slips backwards and lands on the ground with a splat of pink, not-yet dry paint. They grimace visibly under their helmet.]

[Instead of commenting on the mess they just made, they choose to answer Mer's other questions. Astatine's voice is somehow filled with another two levels of dangerous annoyance, though it's directed at themself this time.] ...I didn't make sure of anything. Once I get back to my office, I am going to do some sort of water bullshit and maybe take a several day long shower to get all this out.

*Astatine gets a ping on their computer, with a message from Merlyn*

Mer: Hey so. I haven't done this since gradeschool but... Here.

Anyway, happy Valentine's, now that it's officially past midnight.

You wanna do anything?

ASTATINE, after a good 30 minutes: [Uh, sure. Want to cook something? That should be mutually beneficial.]

ASTATINE: [I do not know exactly how to respond so imagine that I responded positively. Please.]

[astatine-osha]

I- No, I- [Astatine looks away, clearly embarrassed.] I, uh... just dipped myself into a paint vat entirely. [Clearing their throat, they change the topic.] This is actually a special OKR hull I made that's waterproof and a little more streamlined so that I don't have to deal with Valentine's Day. And. Valentine's Day connotations.

[They shrug with their shoulders, still avoiding eye contact.] I mean, how do you participate in a holiday that is by nature meant to imply a relationship for around three decades without any relationships to speak of? In a way that is not really weird. Pink paint is the easiest option.

*Astatine gets a ping on their computer, with a message from Merlyn*

Mer: Hey so. I haven't done this since gradeschool but... Here.

Anyway, happy Valentine's, now that it's officially past midnight.

You wanna do anything?

ASTATINE, after a good 30 minutes: [Uh, sure. Want to cook something? That should be mutually beneficial.]

ASTATINE: [I do not know exactly how to respond so imagine that I responded positively. Please.]

[astatine-osha]

Uh... I do not know. Maybe stir it anyways? I am only about halfway done with the video. Er, actually, yes stir. Sorry, I am pseudo-overclocking my. Yeah. Do you have any like, bars of chocolate around here? Apparently that will help speed up the process. We also probably need a thermonmeter. Thermometer.

...I should try and make an OKR hull out of chocolate next Valentine's day. Less hassle than a paint vat. [Astatine doesn't seem to notice they've said this.] (God, I am going to love resetting away all of this shit. Or maybe taking a shower.)

*Astatine gets a ping on their computer, with a message from Merlyn*

Mer: Hey so. I haven't done this since gradeschool but... Here.

Anyway, happy Valentine's, now that it's officially past midnight.

You wanna do anything?

ASTATINE, after a good 30 minutes: [Uh, sure. Want to cook something? That should be mutually beneficial.]

ASTATINE: [I do not know exactly how to respond so imagine that I responded positively. Please.]

[astatine-osha]

Right, okay. Let me just sit down, uh... I found a nine minute video on how chocolate tempering works. [Astatine hops up on a nearby counter, well out of the way of the cooking process. They start looking things up through their helmet.] It should be fine to continue having it cook.

*Astatine gets a ping on their computer, with a message from Merlyn*

Mer: Hey so. I haven't done this since gradeschool but... Here.

Anyway, happy Valentine's, now that it's officially past midnight.

You wanna do anything?

ASTATINE, after a good 30 minutes: [Uh, sure. Want to cook something? That should be mutually beneficial.]

ASTATINE: [I do not know exactly how to respond so imagine that I responded positively. Please.]

[astatine-osha]

Okay. It should not take that long, but the instructions provided by the website are annoyingly nonspecific. Do you have prior experience melting chocolate, or should I look up... uh, relevant information of some sort. (Not sure which...)

*Astatine gets a ping on their computer, with a message from Merlyn*

Mer: Hey so. I haven't done this since gradeschool but... Here.

Anyway, happy Valentine's, now that it's officially past midnight.

You wanna do anything?

ASTATINE, after a good 30 minutes: [Uh, sure. Want to cook something? That should be mutually beneficial.]

ASTATINE: [I do not know exactly how to respond so imagine that I responded positively. Please.]