EQUIPMENT ORIENTATON - Monday evening

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WHO || Andrew Gatewood and any/all Knights who haven't attended an equipment orientation yet
WHAT || Equipment Briefing
WHERE || Knights Headquarters, the Dragon's Hoard Laboratory
WHEN || Monday, June 15th, evening {back dated}
HOW || actionspam

Anyone showing up to equipment orientation would find a very tall, curly haired man leaned against a wall. He's waiting inside the lab, behind its "Biohazard" labelled doors. Once people begin to show up, he offers a quick greeting and a brief smile, gesturing for them to continue on while he waits for the rest. People are free to look around at the grand library while he waits for the proper head count. Once he thinks everyone has arrived, he takes them up the steps. A great deal of models are suspended from the ceiling that look like space age designs for jet planes, cars, boats, and any number of other things. There are other objects that are much more inexplicable: a giant silver ball, suspended by several rods, for example.

There's another set of doors at the end of the balcony, and he swipes his access card through a reader beside them. They depress with a space age hiss. revealing a clean white laboratory, with rows and rows of tables and lab equipment set up. Numerous knights buzz around in white lab coats, working under microscopes and on computers, conferring over a number of projects.

"Just a bit further." He calls over his shoulder as he waves to a few of the lab techs that he knows. There's a door on the left side of the room with a panel that he presses his hand to, causing the light to change from red to green, unlocking the door for the group.

Beyond is a very long room, with rows of labelled cases and cabinets with transparent glass revealing what's inside. He puts both hands on the edge of the table and takes a deep breath to begin.

Comments

Gadgetry

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So that's the two basic things we have for you. Any other weapons like swords and bows and the like can be hashed out with the fellows from the Dragon's Hide during your weapons training.

[But he doesn't dismiss them yet. Instead, he walks over to one last case.]

So we have an R&D department here. Research and Development. Brilliant folks that are always looking to make new toys for all of us. Any time you want to take something for a mission, just come down and see us and we'll sign something out for you. Just try not to break it, alright?

[Inside the lighted case are a pile of what looks like jewelry and cosmetic materials, both men and women's.] They've got surveillance equipment and just about anything you can imagine built into all this stuff. The idea is to keep yourself prepared without looking like you're anything but the average joe walking about. Like this-

[He grabs a wrist watch.] It's got a wire grappling hook, recording device, miniature circular saw, and a high grade laser. [He presses a button and the saw blades come out of the clock face, just to show off a little. Done playing with the toys for now, he sets it back down and shrugs.]

We can train you on pretty much everything here. New stuff comes out all the time, so don't be afraid to toss out some ideas. If we don't have it now, we can probably whip it up in a few months.

[pwnspatrickjane]

[Ooooooh laser. Shawn is going to go right for the James Bond watch as soon as Andrew sets it down, more than happy to play with it until he figures out how it works. What's being taught? What are instruction manuals? Why do that when you can just push buttons until you find what you're looking for.]

How about - and hear me out - a pair of sunglasses perfectly timed to automatically trigger the opening guitar riffs of a song by the Who as we deliver a dramatic one-liner and turn to walk away from the scene? I feel like this is incredibly important.

[byyourleave]

[thank the gods for good reflexes (reflex 21). Baal is able to avoid getting hit the the laser and just looks over at the other man]

My friend, for the safety of the rest of us, please put the watch down.

[not that Baal won't be doing the same thing to learn technology later. But not in a crowded room]

[pwnspatrickjane]

[Shawn looks mildly apologetic, but that's unfortunately swallowed up by his child-like joy at actually finding the laser in the first place.]

Oh, that is sweet.

[badexample]

[Putting his fingers at the corners of his mouth, Andrew lets out a sharp whistle.]

Ix-nay on the aser-lay! [He's not about to put out any literal fires today.]

[byyourleave]

[he just shook his head.]

Just be more careful next time who you are aiming at.

[pwnspatrickjane]

[Shawn makes a salute to both of them, before placing the watch back down with the rest of the gadgets.]

So what else is there? Teleporters? Phasers? Fancy communicator watches?

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Not yet, but we're working on it. [He says, completely serious because he's convinced that someone in the Hoard is definitely working on that sort of thing.]

[byyourleave]

[he listened to them, and then looked between them.]

What is a phaser?

[pwnspatrickjane]

[Shawn looks pleased by this confirmation.]

A phaser is a gun that fires energy blasts. Conventionally speaking they can shoot to stun or shoot to kill.

[badexample]

You should go find Han. He's got something like that. His side of the Veil is some crazy space shit. Oh- and Rocket. Not so much with the phasers but that sci fi sort of thing.

[byyourleave]

[he looked over at Andrew, confused]

You're kidding me. There are men with laser guns here?

[pwnspatrickjane]

Han and Rocket. Duly noted.

[Shawn finding out that Rocket is a talking raccoon is going to be the highlight of his year.]

[badexample]

Don't tell them I sent you. Last thing I need is either one of them coming after me.

[byyourleave]

[he looks at Shawn, then Andrew] Are they not friendly?

[pwnspatrickjane]

I wouldn't worry about me. I'm a people person.

[Shawn, no. You have no Gus to put out your fires for you.]

[badexample]

Han's better than Rocket if you're looking for friendly. Not by much but a bit.

[byyourleave]

[he just nods. He will silently check these two men out - not realizing one of them was a raccoon.]

[pwnspatrickjane]

[Shawn ... will probably bother both. And be SUPER PLEASED with the talking raccoon, even if Rocket isn't pleased with him.]

Noted.