Scooter 3.2 - OPERATION: Ascension

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Welcome back! I don't have a whole lot to say otherwise besides, let's get into it.
Also a little late but do you like the new Randy-themed icon?
 

 

Ripp, reading: "Mr. Grunt,

"As previously discussed, the dip in your performance as of late has already become a point of contention for your grade average. Regardless of whether or not you take the initiative to improve by the end of the month, I will be coming to see you at the end of the week.

"You did not take anything away from our previous conversations. Know that you have brought this upon yourself.

"Dr. Jorim Tana."

Ripp: (inhale, exhale) ...shit.

Randy, typing: "Amma, appa...

"Just wanted to give you guys an update now that I've been here for a bit over a month. It's been fine, not exactly everything I predicted it'd be, but it's good. My roommates are cool, even if we kinda live in a non-traditional dorm. More like a house. They're really nice, and they've been helpful in me getting to know the town."

"This program and the work, honestly, it's hard. But I expected that, and I'm ready for it. The professors aren't unfair but it's not exactly run of the mill theory we're going after here. Right out the gates it's research and application. It's a bit much for my first year....

"But I promise, I promise I won't let anyone down. I know you said I never could. But you're my parents, you have to say that."

"I love you guys.

"Randy."

Uhhh...hello, random child? Why did you break into their house?

Child: Y'all gonna buy some cookies or am I gonna use that sweet-ass VR rig?

Ripp: Uh--

Child: Oh, you are so kind mister.

Collin: ...what the hell do you mean, "Error: 167"?

INCON: Error: 167 refers to an attempt to access an SU that is already in use.

Collin: I know what a 167 is--I want to know who else is inside my project.

INCON: I attempted to ping as you requested, but they have already logged off. Their ID is of a higher clearance than yours. Unfortunately, I cannot tell you who was using it.

Collin: That...gives me more questions than answers. But...thanks, INCON-unit. Let's...try and get back to work.

They assembled this thing that LOOKED super cool initially...

Collin: Hell yeah! High five!

INCON: I am a robot.

...but ended up doing nothing.

Collin: Un-hell yeah. What are you supposed to do?

Model: ...

Collin: Be lame. Okay. Got it.

Honestly y'all I'm not sure what the science career is supposed to do. The doctor career is a whole fucking mess (you're an infirm, maintenance, phlebotomist, etc. all in one...) but at least you can kinda track your progress from orderly to surgeon.

Collin comes into work and ................does a research? Does a little wee science? Does a little bit of a scifi?

At the end of the work day, after being handed one menial, easy task after another she had a couple hours to burn to work out.

Collin: I have decided to become strong. Like ox.

Well, Randy hit the level 3 mark (a while ago...) in the fast-food career and she's only got one left, so she's switching out!

Randy: Goodbye customer service hello customer service.

Haha.

I want to k-word myself.

Heeding Dr. Tana's warning, Ripp gets his shit in order.

Ripp: (whistling)

Ripp: OH SHIT!!!

Collin, from inside: Ripp, what the hell's going on?!

Ripp: Nothing! All under control!

Randy's getting a taste of what roommate life is like.

Randy: It's fine. It's not even my plate. I didn't even eat whatever was in. It's cool.

...

Fuck it. Fine. I'll wash it. Aaagrhefdkcdewrefewd

{A/N: I fuckin hated having a roommate. That shit was a test of my patience as a law-abiding citizen.}

Collin: Hey, Mitch! ...Why've they got you doing desk today?

Mitchell Kalani: (scoff) You know how it is. They keep rotating duties around here like it's a game of pin the tail on the donkey. Shannon got switched to B.

Collin: Let me guess...Tana.

Mitchell: When isn't it Tana? She's the only reason all of us from C-lab are here in the Soup Kitchen. Ah, anyway. I'll see you later, Pix. I've got shit to file.

{A/N: Mitchell goddamn Kalani in science...game, you're killing me.}

INCON: Collin, I am obliged to ask what you are going to do with your new SimRay.

Collin: Nothing.

INCON: It is none of my concern, and I cannot stop you physically in any way, but please consider using it only for testing purposes...

Collin: I will!

INCON: ...on non-living units, especially not your coworkers.

Collin: You'd accuse me of something so awful?

INCON: Collin.

I mean, it had a point.

Sofia Bjergsen: (muffled struggling)

Collin: Sorry, Sofia. It's for science.

Hey look it's a grown-up Evie Delgato. Glad to see someone else from B-Bay made it here too.

Evie Delgato: Hey, Collin? You look like you're free. Can you ask LITERALLY ANYONE when we're gonna be going back to C?

Collin: Your guess is as good as mine, is as good as Mitchell's, is as good as Sofia's...

Evie: Seriously? No one here knows?

Collin: The only one that knows is Tana. And she's never here. I don't know what she's doing, to be honest. None of us do.

It had become all too much for Randy. She snapped.

Randy: Hey, Ripp?

Ripp: Yeah, bud.

Randy: Would it be too much of me to ask that you uhhhhh clean your shit up after you use it, for god's sake?

.・゜-: ✧ :-　[◩_◪]　-: ✧ :-゜・．
 

Ripp had been pulling out all the stops to get his academic slump back on track but there was nothing he could do to escape the inevitable.

That which was Dr. Jorim Tana.

Jorim: (ringing doorbell)

Ripp: Dr. Tana... good morning.

Jorim: Ripp Grunt. Where are your roommates?

Ripp: Uhh, both--both at work.

Jorim: That's fine. They have no need to hear what we discuss today. Which is, as you know, your dreadful performance.

Ripp: Uhh--?!

Jorim: You know just as well as I do, Mr. Grunt, that you've been on academic probation since the end of last semester. That was in November. It's now January. How much leniency did you think you could get away with?

Ripp: They told me I had till the end of January to bring my grade up one bracket. You can look at my transcript!

Jorim: I have. You haven't done anything of the sort. You fell short 2%.

Ripp: Two per...you can't penalise me over 2%!

Jorim: I can, actually. Because you have been warned, time and time again. And I have perfect reason to bring this up, as your biggest failings are with the classes you have under the Project's umbrella. Not to mention how badly you've dropped the ball your past two years here--that, frankly, is an entirely different ballpark. You're a third year student, Mr. Grunt. You know the ramifications of your actions.

Ripp: ...no, I hear you. Loud and clear.

Jorim: Make sure that this time, you do. Or I'll have no choice.

Ripp: But to...

Jorim: Don't be dense, you know exactly what I'll do. I'll do to you what I did to Dmitry, Elisabeth, and Yoo-jin. What happens to anyone who gets too close and finds out too many things they had no business figuring out.

Ripp: ...please, Jorim.

Jorim: "Please," nothing. I'm done being nice to you. That's all. As you were.

.・゜-: ✧ :-　[◩_◪]　-: ✧ :-゜・．
 

Collin, reading: "To all those currently stationed at A-labs: The renovations at B-labs are complete. You may return to your posts by the end of the week (Friday).  Dr. Jorim Tana."

...renovations?! Renovations MY ASS. What fucking reno takes... (grumbles

Collin, typing: "Dr. Tana. Suck my big fat dick. Collin Pix."

(backspace, backspace, backspace ...)

Looks like there's some ~dramah going on at the FutureSim Labs.

Random dude: Evie.

Evie Delgato: Man whose name I can't remember.

Random dude: YOU KNOW IT'S FRANK. YOU KNOW WHO I AM. GO OUT WITH ME EVIE. PLEASE

Looks like Lucas Munch works here too. Though, he doesn't so much work as much as he kinda walks around looking sadly at people...

Lucas Munch: Collin, why won't you notice me? Should I frown harder? Does this please you?

Collin, offscreen: No.

Randy: Hey butthead assface. Remember me?

The heir of your legacy? Me, Randy?

Yeah, hey, HI I EXIST TOO.

One night by herself I sent out to Collin to cause trouble. Simply because I could.

Collin: It's happy hour. For me, exclusively.

I wanted to see what freezing Sims in public would do. It turns out people don't like that. Collin's reputation is in the red after tonight OOOOOPS

Random lady: You can't--just--do this...!

Collin: Haha freeze machine go bbrrrrr

Collin: That was some much needed R&R. Thanks, watcher dude.

.・゜-: ✧ :-　[◩_◪]　-: ✧ :-゜・．

Well, weird note to end on... but...

What...did Ripp find out? Who exactly is Dr. Tana? I don't know. But I guess we will find out later. Thanks for reading! byyeeeeeee