[Locked to New Hires]

[hallelujahjunction]

[Dan shows up on video, clearly on the muggy roof trying to get one of his contraband cigarettes in without ending up butterfly chow. It's put him in a good mood, adding the spice of daring-do to the morning smoke. He's got a sneaky grin on his face.

Better to actually get to work on doing something instead of wallowing in raw memories.]

Hypothetical question. [He glances over his shoulder and sees that none of the wildlife is about to attack him, then takes a drag.] If you could pick Planker's brain, what would you want to know?

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[onequartershark]

Surveillance blindspots where he likes to hang out alone and unarmed.

[ She is blunt and to the point. ]

video

[valkywhee]

Find out why he sucks so much.

[Thanks, Nora.]

[wheyoftheadept]

every last goddamned one of his security codes

[hallelujahjunction]

[Dan watches a butterfly off-screen before determining it isn't about to swoop in on him. He doesn't show on his face that he's got any hesitation about this flight of fancy escalating into violence, but it's there.]

Sounds tactical. I reckon you got follow-up plans?

[hallelujahjunction]

Honestly? This plan might turn into finding out "if" instead of "why" on that question, if you catch my strategy here.

[hallelujahjunction]

Hate to remind you that I can't read none, Saturday.

[onequartershark]

You could say that.

[ A beat. ]

Wait, you're being serious about this.

[valkywhee]

Great, now I'm stuck thinking about that.

[wheyoftheadept]

comm takes pictures i think just snap a photo

[freakenstein]

That's assuming he has a brain to pick and that his head isn't just filled up with gun porn and a roll-a-dex of new torture plans.

But on a more serious note: Any information he might have had on us. How Jorgmund actually got a hold of us, and what their broader plans for us are.

[private to Dan]

[wheyoftheadept]

should i ask what the plan is in public or are we coasting on plausible deniability here

[hallelujahjunction]

Yeah, probably better to try and visualize puppies or something. Sorry. [He winces.]

[hallelujahjunction]

I am.

[hallelujahjunction]

The plan might not involve me having a communicator or, ah, clothes.

[valkywhee]

I meant childhood trauma or something.

[Jeez, Dan.]

[onequartershark]

Ok.

With the understanding that it is a longshot, I stand by what I said.

[ownperson]

Any voice-based activation codes the fucker uses around the rig.

[ She has her reasons. ]

[wheyoftheadept]

taking one for the team (︶︹︺)

anything information on the upper decks and security protocols you can pick up is good. a key or keycard would be ideal.

[hallelujahjunction]

[Dan nods.] I reckon their plans are to squeeze us dry of labor, but I definitely want to know how it is they're finding and grabbing us.

[hallelujahjunction]

Oh, for that I'm putting my money on that he didn't get hugged none by his parents.

[valkywhee]

Some of us didn't have parents and we turned out fine!

[Nora's an orphan but not sensitive about it.]

[hallelujahjunction]

[Dan nods.]

In the interest of full transparency, that ain't information I'll be disseminating if I get it.

[At least, not to anyone he thinks will escalate things.]

[onequartershark]

Had to try.

[hallelujahjunction]

[Dan nods.]

We got someone who can mimic voices, for the ones that are pegged to his particular baritone?

[hallelujahjunction]

You don't know that. I may have fun.

You're lucky I got sticky fingers.