[network] @hotstud_xxx; text; Day 227 [open]

[rubikscomplex]

hands up if you have a shovel
or anything that's remotely shovel-like
we've got giant scrap debris piles all over the industrial area
the piece of advice we always get?
dig deep

unless someone wants to come and try to bomb the hell out of one of these things
we need to tunnel underneath them
so, bodies and shovels
and preferably bodies with shovels
also food
because all we have is vending machine crap over here

ecks, cassie, and i are gonna be working on getting into the southwest corner on the map
kunsel and his crew were digging and pulling crap from up under the big pile north of the power plant
looking for cable to get down into the generator
we need teams to deal with getting through to the northwest and southwest corners

feel free to volunteer and coordinate here
i'm not coordinating you people
solomons can play chess master if anyone wants that

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[spoileralert]

Nobody wants Alfie to play chess master. I'm as good at it as he is (if not better) and I don't have a history of wanton theft, blackmail, murder or abusing people's death prices. People want a strategist, I volunteer as tribute.

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[rubikscomplex]

cool
how's the leg, mom?

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[spoileralert]

Good as new. I can see again, too, which is nice. And I seem to have adopted Hugo Vasquez, so be nice to your new brother.

[ By which she means "proceed as you will", but it's more or less the same thing. ]

Haven't seen any shovels, though.

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[rubikscomplex]

that's the guy who's a dick to rhysie, isn't it?
think we could get along

the last shovel i saw was the one i picked up in that burned house with the firewood
it's over near the funeral home
if anyone is out that way
there's also a tool shed in the tunnel east of the hospital marked on my map

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[spoileralert]

That's the one. Why are all my children assholes?

Oh good, so it's going to be a very long wait.

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[rubikscomplex]

i'm a doctor
not a magician
if i could get that keycard copy machine to do a little 3d printing, i would, kid
in the meanwhile
we'll make do with what we have
but if people are coming this way anyway
they can bring crap we need with them

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[spoileralert]

Why can't you be both, like Strange? You're really limiting yourself here.

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[rubikscomplex]

there can only be ONE dr. strange

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[spoileralert]

psssst

Idk if you know this

your name is dr. house

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[rubikscomplex]

and house isn't strange
so stop trying to get me to be like the other boys
gosh!
accept my free and wild spirit

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[spoileralert]

Isn't that the opposite of what moms are supposed to do? Otherwise you'll get all rowdy and make bad decisions.

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[rubikscomplex]

my real mom would tell me i'm perfect just the way i am

[He's being honest. Not that it will come off like that. But no one here ever needs to learn what his mother is really like.]

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[deus_ex_phs]

We could also use industrial strength cleaners. Preferably something that won't combust when when exposed to extreme heat.

Barring that, other tools that could be used to remove rust and buildup from a superheated surface.

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[rubikscomplex]

i'm guessing those are in short supply
we could have someone try checking that one warehouse to the northeast
if anywhere is gonna have cleaners
and it isn't the powerplant
my guess is it'll be there
or maybe that server room south of here
i can check that out

[deus_ex_phs]

Probably. I tried to ask the Admin about it, after she told me that industrial strength cleaners were recommended for the task, but she never responded after that. Probably something she either can't or isn't willing to help with.

Whatever you can do, we appreciate. We'll all appreciate it if we can get power turned back on.

[rubikscomplex]

try miller
he might be more useful
tell him we'll get more than his space heater working

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[deus_ex_phs]

I'll do that.

[And switching this to a private filter now.]

Don't suppose there's any medical value in industrial strength cleaners that would allow you to "prescribe" some for us.

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[rubikscomplex]

[That's an interesting idea.]

well, if rhysie and the buckaroo actually had their prosthetics
i could maybe make the argument that they need it for cleaning
know anyone else with an artificial limb?

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[deus_ex_phs]

[Kunsel can think of one possibility, maybe, but Al has reasons for not telling the public yet, and he doesn't know for certain what House might know already. Best wait until he can consult with the teen.]

Not off the top of my head.

Still, good to know that it's a potential possibility. I'll get back to you if I can come up with something plausible for a medical excuse.

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[rubikscomplex]

k
later

[And he disconnects.]

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[ecks]

[On reading this post, Ecks looks over at Doctor House and puts both her hands up.]

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[rubikscomplex]

[House stares at her for a long moment, having to work hard to keep a straight face. He knows she's not trying to be funny, but, well...]

It was figurative, and I know you have a shovel. Don't be a moron. Put it on the board for discussion.

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[ecks]

[He is correct; if she were trying to be funny she would have smiled afterward. She lowers her hands.]

I am not a moron. You are unclear in your commands.

[Nevertheless she will tap out a text reply.]

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[rubikscomplex]

[House flick a hand dismissively and just goes back to the other messages, relishing the fact that he's not completely frozen right now. And hiding his smile behind his hand as he puts it over his mouth in apparent though.]

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[ecks]

I have a shovel and I am going to dig with Doctor House and with Castiel