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conversations.value: ROLEPLAY_MODE: Develop the plot slowly, always stay in character. Describe all actions in full, elaborate, explicit, graphic, and vivid detail. Mention all relevant sensory perceptions. Keep the story immersive and engaging.
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conversations.value: AmusingSN: (This thread is for synopsizing the in-character events that take place in the various scenes throughout Chapters I and II, and for keeping track of those scenes as they take place)
  
  (Click on the links and post in-character to the sub-scene that you'd like your character to join.  Only have your character present in one sub-scene at a time, but feel free to have your character move between the scenes.  Don't worry too much about timing issues, if it is a problem I will intervene as necessary.)
  
   Chapters I and II 
   Simian Savoir-Faire and Industrial Intrigue 
  
  The Geniuses of the  Pax Scientia  corporation have been busy preparing for their first major contract.  China, the United States, and the United Kingdom, under the auspices of the United Nations Commision on Science and Technology for Development, has developed enough national, corporate, and private investment to fund a prototype project for a permanent undersea community.  The small-scale prototype is expected to be a semi-permanent base capable of maintaining liveable pressure, life support, and means of transportation to and from the site for at least 5 people.  Should the prototype be successful, a larger scale contract might be forthcoming.
  
  Three corporations have been granted contracts to build prototypes, and can be considered to be in competition for the full-scale final contract.  Pax Scientia, General Dynamics, and the Xinghai Corporation are all participating.
  
  The major investors in Pax Scientia are very interested in acquiring the full scale contract, and there is much internal pressure on the Collaborative to produce results.  The Collaborative's members have all been called to the Boston office to select a proposal and to pitch it to their investors before approval for full funding is given.
  
  Patrick Sullivan, Pax Scientia's largest private investor, is present on the Boston Office grounds, and may impose himself upon you at any time.  He was last seen by office staff heading toward the conference room.
  
   
   Spoiler 
    Patrick Sullivan  
   
   
  
  
  The company that provides your I.T. support has sent an urgent message to all members that there have been several attacks on the corporate intra-net lately, and they want more money so they can hire private contractors to shore up your computer security.  Shane Keenan, the on-site I.T. manager at your Boston facility is available to discuss the matter in further detail in  his office .
  
   
   Spoiler 
    Shane Keenan  
   
    Shane Keenan's Office  
   
   
  
  
  A  conference room  has been set up for use by any members of the Collaborative for brainstorming and planning regarding their proposals for the underwater residential prototype.
  
   
   Spoiler 
    Conference Room  
   
   
  
  
  A  recreation room , near to the conference room, is available for snacking, video gaming, television watching, and/or napping.  The television here is currently playing the local news, which has interrupted the regular programming to report on a "great ape" sighting in the Boston Metropolitan area.
  
   
   Spoiler 
    Recreation Room  
   
   
  
    List of Sub-Scenes  
    Shane Keenan's Office 
   Conference Room 
   Recreation Room  
  (Check out the  OOC Thread  if you have questions or whatever!)
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conversations.value: AmusingSN: Shane Keenan met briefly with Talia and Cara, and was given instructions to set up a work station for them to monitor, in real-time, the hacker attack on the log-in server of the Pax Scientia intra-net.
  
  Dr. Watts, Karen, Adam, and Patrick Merton all met together to brainstorm a design for the prototype undersea colony.  A few designs were discussed, but after the interest of Patrick Sullivan (and Overkill) was expressed, it was largely considered a good idea to keep it simple at first, so that the bigger contract could be won from the competition.
  
  Patrick Merton, Talia, and Cara met briefly in the recreation lounge, noting the news story about the escaped Gorilla, and discussed the possibility of forming a "rescue" team (Patrick calls it a "seek and destroy" team) to deal with the Back Bay Beast (as the news has just started to call it).
  
  As we advance ahead in time a bit, we have three optional new scenes.
  
  A work station has been set up by Shane Keenan in the  Conference Room .  This work station can be used by the geniuses to attempt to monitor the hacking attempts, and possibly trace them back to their source.  (Note: This will be mostly a conflict scene, pitting your computery skills against the enemies')
  
  Patrick Merton, Cara, and Talia (and whoever else wants to go with them) have tracked the Back Bay Beast to a  Storage Building  on the Pax Scientia grounds!  Will they attempt to capture/destroy the Beast themselves, or will they simply call the authorities?
  
  The  Recreation Room  is still available if you want to skip out on the action and socialize or start to work on private goals of your own.
  
   Conference Room 
   Storage Building 
   Recreation Room 
   OOC Thread 
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conversations.value: AmusingSN: There was some unannounced downtime from the Storyteller due to holiday concerns.  It was my baby's first christmas, had to travel to visit the inlaws in another state, got stuck in new jersey during giant blizzard, taking care of the stepson.  I apologize profusely for my slackardliness and will attempt to make it up to you with bonus xp.