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[terminally_clever]

[No greetings, no introductions... Fumi's just getting right down to business.  It's not often she bothers broadcasting things over the network herself, after all.  Leaning back in her office chair briefly, she folds her arms before addressing the feed.]

For those of you who were acquainted with her, Miyako Hotsuin is no longer in the city.

[Her voice is flat and her face its usual deadpan expression as she says this.]

As this leaves me as the only official member of the JP's branch office, I will be assuming control of the newly renamed JP's Hinoto-Ri Branch.  It's been here long enough that continuing to call it the Nagoya branch seems a bit silly, and I'm relatively sure Miyako had been preparing for an official name change anyway.

[But wait, there's more.]

Additionally, following the departure of Kandori, Takeba, and Kirijo, and in view of the fact that I worked with each of them personally before the recent attack, I will also be taking over administration of the MAGI facility following the cleanup and reconstruction effort.

[No questions, no voting, she's just doing it, apparently.]

However, as there were three branches of the MAGI facility itself without even considering the resources required for the upkeep of the JP's location, I will be conducting interviews for the additional staff and personnel needed to keep things running smoothly.  For my own part, I will be acting in Takeba's capacity as the new head of the MAGI Research Branch.

At minimum, I will also require colleagues to take over Kandori and Kirijo's work as the respective heads of the Weapon and Development Branches.  Please contact me via secured network communication to apply for any of these positions or as support staff for either MAGI or JP's.  You may contact me in the same fashion if you have any questions about what the positions will entail.

...That is all.

Comments

[electricyousei]

"If you need, I've almost converted the Nadesico's com systems to work as a backup system for the city system though it would be technological only. Other than that I can offer skills as a computer technician if you need."

[terminally_clever]

I haven't fully analyzed what sorts of systems Kandori and the others were running here to begin with, so that's fine. It will give us a chance to make things a bit more robust as we install the backups.

[electricyousei]

"Give me the frequencies used and I'll switch the Nadisico's com grid to mirror that. Be advised though I only have a 250km radius on my broadcasting abilities as things are now."

[unbroken_chain]

Oh hey Fumi there is some kind of polygon duck coming out of your COMP now. You might recognize it from the Pokedex data Kotoha gave you.

Speaking of Kotoha, she's also showing up on the COMP's visual feed.

"Hey! Here's a present from back home, Fumi!"

[terminally_clever]

...A Porygon?

[blink blink]

So you really did bring one back.

[unbroken_chain]

Smile smile.

"Yup! Oh, uh, one more thing - if you need someone to keep the labs tidy, I can do that too. Dunno if you know him, but I can clean labs to satisfy Nikola Tesla."

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[meaningdies]

I'm willing to assist with anything that needs doing.

[Obviously. He's already been trying to work on getting the network back up and properly secured.]

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[terminally_clever]

I thought you would be. I assume you'd prefer to work semi-independently?

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[meaningdies]

If at all possible. Most other people won't be able to keep up anyway.

[He's not in the mood for training an apprentice now.]

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[bondsofsuffering]

...So she's gone?

Huh.

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[terminally_clever]

Her COMP signal is listed as inactive, and she didn't show up for work this morning. That's definitive enough proof for me.

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[bondsofsuffering]

She always did take her work very seriously.

Thanks for letting us know, though.

[It's too bad... He was having so much fun teasing her, too.]

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[eyewillprotect]

Miyako left...?

...I see. I'm sorry to hear that.

[And just when she felt like they may have been getting closer...]

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[terminally_clever]

It's to be expected in a place like this. People vanish just as easily as they appear in the first place.

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[eyewillprotect]

I know. I just... wish I could have gotten to know her better while she was here.

[ding_bots_are_done]

I wouldn't mind joining you. I've actually already got a few ideas on how to beef up the city's defenses.

[terminally_clever]

Are you interested in taking over as head of the Weapons Branch? No one else has applied for the position yet.

[ding_bots_are_done]

[She grins.]

Definitely. If you ask me, there's a lot of room for improvement.

[greatseal]

[Now this... is kind of awkward because Fumi was just old enough when aged down that she's still recognizable at this age. Minako, though, might not be as much.]

I'm not a scientist, but Mr. Kirijo and Mr. Takeba were both from my world... I'd like to help make sure their work is continued, if I can.

[also technically she's been working somewhere in the building for a while but idk what she was actually doing...]

[terminally_clever]

[She had longer hair as a little kid, and it isn't as if Fumi was ever all that interested in remembering faces anyway. For the moment, she doesn't make the connection. That will likely change if they exchange names.]

How much do you know about what they were researching?

[greatseal]

Not very much, I'm afraid. I'm basically just an intern! But I have a lot of experience with summoning Personas.

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[demifemme]

"Nooo Miyako!" Shura liked the cold Miyako, dammit.

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[terminally_clever]

I wasn't aware she had so many associates.

[All these people Fumi barely knows coming out of the woodwork to be sad about her boss.]

[otakuro]

I realize this seems to be a case of 'somebody's gotta do it', but. ...Well. Does someone have to do it?

I met with the 'Wise Men' before, too, but the projects they were working on were Top Secret in capital letters. How much do you know about what they were doing in terms of R&D and weaponry? It seems like it might be a better idea to just keep the ship running until they get back. Since Brainstorm's gone, too, you have enough to deal with with the network and JPs, right?

[Translation: Are we sure we want Fumi and Agatha Heterodyne creating weapons of mass destruction]

[terminally_clever]

It would be a shame to let all of that research go to waste. Obviously, I was never granted access to the highly classified projects, but it's nothing I shouldn't be able to figure out. And while you're correct in saying that I have quite a bit on my plate at the moment, that would be the reason why I'm recruiting assistance with all of this. You're also assuming that the Wise Men will return at all - it's entirely possible that we won't be able to locate them for some time.