Medic gets cold easier and according to @pughat TVs run hot...so must ask boyfriend coworker to share the heat so won't be cold!
Medic and Paralipsis deny that they are dating and are not in a relationship. She is just cold and slept over for warmth and then they just have to get ready together in the morning.
Doesn't mean anything!
They are so damn in love and won't admit anything aaahhhh!
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Paging Chief Engineer. LS-2 is refusing help and insists on you being present. Please report to repair wing immediately. The situation is...looking bad.
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First page up! Included texted version and clean version as well <3
@tabieeee Parallax is such a fun character and wanted to do more detailed encounter of Para One to Para Two. Excuse to draw goofy TV engineer <3
First render I've done in a while and happy with how it turned out! More pages to come as I get the time to sit down and work on these more detailed renders c:
Paralipsis's head sometimes start listing to one side if he's had a bad fit or just from how he sometimes sprawls and Medic has to get it back into place... but sometimes he likes to make it difficult because he can't make anything easy.
And are there...strange tensions between these two? Is it just Meanie TV being mean and Medic just is easy to fluster? Who knows...
Cygnus observes Paralipsis from a distance. Cygnus has a... thing... for Big units. Polycephaly is a little too big for Cygnus's tastes, but Paralipsis? Oh. Cygnus like.
(Reminder of who Cygnus is: standard TV unit but has head-rockets and a V-type aerial like the Imperator (TV Woman) because Cygnus tests the new models of the Imperator's rockets.)
Paralipsis could just sit in the chair to use the terminal...but he is incapable of using chairs, so watch him long enough and he will perform the sexy secretary lean on desk rather than sit like a normal TV.
A treat for Cygnus to look as disrespectfully as he likes c:
I feel like if Tremolo and Right ever met, it would either turn into the hardware equivalent of two cats crab walking at each other for a bit before jumping at each other and rolling around on the floor while fighting, or they'd just end up making a nervous feedback loop where they keep getting more and more freaked out because the other person is freaked out and neither of them are capable of taking a step back to consider the situation.
FINALLY FINISHED WITH MY RESPONES TO THIS! <3 @pughat 's Right meeting Tremolo 83 Enjoy the silly!
Paralipsis is 100% serious about punting Right. Do not test him. Medic does not get paid enough for all this ....
Tremolo has adopted Right as one of his sons and now must protect. That is how Tremolo works.
And the last little transcript about the Meanie TV because who doesn't like a Meanie TV?
Title: Curious Behavior
Featuring: Paralipsis
Observations into noted behaviors by {REDACTED}
Topic of Conversation: LT-2; Unit Designation Paralipsis
OBSERVATION ON BEHAVIORS OF LT-2 AND TITAN
Interactions between LT-2 and the Titan are unremarkable on the surface and from a mere passing glance.
They have not said a single word to each other despite proximity and being in the same room for hours at a time. No freak out or fits. No outbursts or any indication of something being wrong, just a strange staring contest.
Unusual given the Titan's usual acknowledgement of other units, especially when one of them is staring at him uninterrupted. Both of them stare though, for long periods of time, like there is a conversation going on that no one can hear or see other than the contact. One without body language or words, communicated in absolute silence.
Paralipsis has been approached and asked about the behavior and the unit, at first, expresses an honest confusion that people find it odd. When pressed, after some initial uncertainty, a small bit of twitching, and long silent, LT-2 merely stated that "It is considered weird to talk to yourself out loud".
Unit did not elaborate on this comment. Weeks later, Paralipsis would retract this statement as just trying to freak out the chief engineer and crew that something weird was going on and expressed just not having anything to say to the Titan and the feelings were mutual.
The Titan would confirm he didn't care for the staring but it was harmless enough and sort of amusing. After that, it was noted they stopped the long staring when others were around, becoming far more discrete. There was clearly attempts to keep the staring shorter and act more natural and a more noted awareness of being observed.
.One of the engineer staffs made a joking comment to the extent that the Titan and him are speaking in their minds.
Paralipsis made the comment back, "He's not the only one talking." After this, LT-2 began to proceed into a significant fit and had to be given a discharge of electricity to stabilize. LT-2 then stated the comment was made as a joke to freak out the engineer crew. The Titan, when approached brushed it off pointing out Paralipsis's habit of making comments on purpose to freak others out.
However, I am not entirely convinced the Titan is being truthful. There are tells. The Titan has a usual hesitancy to answers that is only a few seconds. When questions about the staring, the comments, and other oddities, there is a much longer period of silent and consideration. Answers are short, vague, and have all the hallmarks of the Titan knowing a lot more about what is going on than he is admitting.
Paralipsis is no longer cooperating with interviews and has made no further comments. The Titan is not being forthcoming with details. The two both know something that they aren't saying. There is a connection, but no theories really explain everything.
The chief engineer will probably throw a fit, but I've been perhaps intruding on the Titan's privacy by monitoring closely processor activity without expressed permission and have noted unusually high levels of activity and activity that doesn't seem to go anywhere. Like something...is being passed on wavelengths we have yet to fully understand. I feel we might have touched on something that isn't fully explored.
Something is going on and solving what that is is the very crux of everything, of the fits LT-2 experiences, of the Titan's silence, of the fact none of this is normal and both act as if it isn't something to notice. I know the chief engineer has their theories and the head of the faction has theirs....
but... my own...
what happens at the brink of death, when the fear of mortality settles in...
I think the Titan knows.
And whatever came from it, he doesn't want anyone else to know.
(who wants to transfer to the buttcrack outpost of the Alliance? )
TITLE: STAFF NEEDED: Actual Skills Optional
OUTPOST 51
Purpose: Rocket testing for space flight capacities and anti-gravitational lift capacity; communication way station; monitoring station for anomalous space activity
Current Supervisor: LT-2 Paralipsis
Current Staff Count: Ten (severely understaffed)
Current Output on Research: Nothing of note. Notes insist they are still building the facility up to do safe rocket testing. No engineer of record to lead development team...and no development team present
Supervisor claims no "talented applicants" have put in for transfers to the Outpost. Does not comment nor expound on this statement.
Only the communication way station is operational and space monitoring, although it is at minimum output.
HIGH COMMAND REPORT: Outpost 51 is required to have the minimum staff to achieve all goals. More transfer options are to be sent to the outpost until the Supervisor hires. Replacing the Supervisor is not an option given the sensitivity of why he is there.
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TRANSCRIPT BETWEEN HEAD OF MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION AND OUTPOST SUPERVISOR
Civic: Sir, we rilly need to talk abaht da staffing issue here.
Supervisor Paralipsis: Kind of busy.
CIvic: Sir, I wouttent be interrupting yinzes roasting yinzes motherboard in da ninety degree desert heat if it weren't kind of important...
Supervisor Paralipsis: Sarcastic much?
Civic: Trust me, ahz showing a lot of self restraint and doone my best polite, sir
Supervisor Paralipsis: Fine. What's wrong with the staffing?
Civic: Yinz mean other than da fact wir running an ahtpost on a literal skeleton crew and main control is asking hauscome we don't have a team doone da rocket testing?
Supervisor Paralipsis: Aren't you an engineer?
Civic: I'm a civic engineer sir.
Supervisor Paralipsis: Same difference. Just go shoot some records. put in some data, and send it to high command so they piss off.
Civic: I'm not abaht to go wasting allsiance resources building half-assed rockets and launching dem into da desert. We need to hire a least an engineer or two.
Supervisor Paralipsis: Then we can just promote idiot one and idiot two to the rank of engineer. They fuck around with the Titan Cameraman engineer enough to at least know how to put something together and push the launch button.
Civic: Sir, Prattle and Tattle are not qualified fer anything, let alone testing rockets.
Supervisor Paralipsis: Ugh, can't make this easy on me, can you?
Civic: how's abaht I hanle picking aht da staff from da transfer requests? I'll git at least two engineers and a few hans to help me, maybe another com officer.
Supervisor Paralipsis: That is like ...six new people I have to put up with here.....
Civic: I'll hanle em or have Tremolo do his duty as vice-supervisor. Hell, I can git yinz a secretary to hanle yinzes shit so yinz can do even less work if that gits yinz to hire people...
Supervisor Paralipsis: ...Fine. But you better hire a secretary that just does what they are told, asks no questions, and can handle basic number crunching.
Civic: Don't worry. I'll find someone who won't say a word abaht yinzes side hustles sir.
Supervisor Paralipsis: Then go find some more suckers to come roast out here...and take the twins with you. If they don't like whoever you pick out, they aren't going to survive here.
<muffled giggling is heard behind the chair. CIvic sighs>>
Civics: I'm aware of that sir. I'll start sorting through allsa transfer requests and run dem by yinz whenever yinz aren't busy doone wahever da hell yinz do
Supervisor Paralipsis: Mmhmm.
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TRANSFER REQUEST PROTOCOL
Please give the following information on your transfer request. Once request is sent, please allow three to five business days for Outpost to process request. Reason for acceptance or decline will be given.
Outpost 51 is currently recruiting for the following positions:
Lead Engineer for Rocket Testing
Engineer Team
Communication Daytime Officer
Secretary
Construction Team
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Please record the following information for Transfer:
UNIT DESIGNATION:
FACTION TRANSFER FROM:
REASON FOR TRANSFER:
POSITION REQUESTING:
WORK EXPERIENCE:
By applying, you agree for disclosure of medical records to Outpost 51 stationed EMC for care needs and accommodations.
By applying you are aware of the risks of working at a remote outpost which include the following:
Accidental injury or death
Feelings of paranoia
Feelings of isolation
Termination of position at the discretion of the Supervisor
Existential Crisis and Mid-Life Crisis from long periods of sitting and considering the circumstances that led you to this Outpost
Potential for abduction by unknown hostile factions causing you to vanish completely and be taken on a cosmic adventure
If interest, please inquire to the office of Maintenance and Construction for details.
