text to multiple people (backdated to aug 20)

[notimpervious]

To: Nico Di Angelo, Nathan Drake, Elena Fisher, Dr. Lance Sweets, Taako Taaco, Lup Taaco

Hello,

I am in need of your assistance.


I intend to retrieve the remains at the bottom of the lake and return them to Hope's temple for proper disposition. I understand if your personal feelings about the "gods" are too negative for you to want to partake in this project; however, given the likelihood of foul play in the situation leading to the creature's death, and due to the fact that Hope is as close to next of kin as the deceased would have had, I am ethically bound to ensure that the remains are treated with respect and given culturally proper rites.

For those of you who would prefer another incentive, we will be faced with I can't believe I'm writing this sharktopii in the lake, which will require defensive and possibly offensive action. In addition, there may be other artifacts in the lake that have not been found due to an inability to thoroughly survey the area.

I have reached out to you because you were involved in the dive that resulted in the remains' discovery, because you are connected to someone involved in the dive, because you are somehow knowledgeable about death and the deceased, or because I would not hear the end of it if I did not include you in the planning process.

Please reply to all when responding, to avoid overlap and needless repetition, both of which would be inefficient. I cannot do this alone. I do not possess technology or innate abilities that will permit me to retrieve the bones myself. If I did, it would already have been done.

Thank you for your attention.

Regards,
Dr. Temperance Brennan

Comments

[text] /open response to all!

[lifetothefullest]

[This may be the first time ever that being incredibly annoying has worked out in his favor. Hurray for being included!]

I'd like to help however I can, although I'm not completely sure of how to do so.

[He doesn't bother to mention that she's totally right in that he never would've let her hear the end of it if he'd found out she did this without telling him, though.]

1/2

[notimpervious]

Thank you.

2/2 - private text

[notimpervious]

I suspect I will need your assistance as far as ensuring any personality clashes do not interfere witht he project.

private text

[lifetothefullest]

I can definitely do that, although hopefully we won't need it. Do you know if everyone you messaged gets along okay?

/butts in

[restinglichface]

dont worry about it doc
my brother and i can pretty much handle the retrieval and the sharktopii all on our own
you can just sit back and enjoy the show.
one magical twin tag team at your service!

yes good

[lifetothefullest]

Okay, awesome, if you're sure.

I definitely want to see the magic; I'm ready to be impressed.

[He's actually really hype okay.]

[storyseeker]

You could stitch us up if it comes to that. I saw you did a pretty good job with Nate.

[lifetothefullest]

[He's totally brightened at the compliment, even if it can't be seen through text.]

Thank you, although I'd prefer if that doesn't end up being necessary.

[Stay safe people!!!]

[nonscriptum]

can you be on-call if i get bit again?

[He's joking.

Mostly.]

[lifetothefullest]

I can agree to this as long as you agree to try to avoid being bitten.

[And actually try. >:c A real effort is required here!]

Voice-To-Text to the rescue, open to all

[hasadoctorsnote]

I... can help get it out but I'm not sure if that'd be the best idea. I could reanimate it and just have it walk out, or I could just pull the bones to me and get them out that way, but you'd have to reassemble it again if you wanted it to be in the shape it was found in. In either case, I was told Hope really wouldn't like it if I just reanimated it, and I don't particularly want to get on the bad side of the guy who brings us back to life if we die here, so I'm not sure how much good I'd be. It depends on what he'd be willing to let me do to help get it out.

ota

[notimpervious]

Thank you for disclosing the pertinent facts about your possible contribution. I agree that it is probably for the best that you do not reanimate or otherwise affect the bones with your abilities.

I would still like for you to be involved, however. I will need an assistant in coordinating this, and I do not know anyone else here who has the same respect for the deceased and their remains.

[Be her intern, basically.]

[hasadoctorsnote]

I don't know what I'd exactly be good for... but if you're sure, I'll do what I can. I can at least assist with any burial rites... unless they have different ones here.

text; open to all

[restinglichface]

[Is her brother going to be pleased to have been signed up for more adventuring without her consulting him? Probably, but who cares.]

count us in! especially if natey drake is coming along for the fun again
im sure he's already hyped up our abilities so you know this is really a two elf job
we don't need any help

text;

[storyseeker]

Oh, I can't wait to see this.

[notimpervious]

Thank you. We would not be able to do this without your abilities.

text;

[storyseeker]

Nate's a better diver than I am [Loathe as she is to admit it] but I have some experience. I'm in.

[notimpervious]

Any assistance will be useful, thank you. Also, you will be able to provide us with any pertinent information Nate may neglect to share with us.

[Is she trying to drag Nate or not? It is a mystery.]

text; ota!

[nonscriptum]

your resident salvage diving expert, reporting for duty

[If this was an in-person greeting, it would be accompanied by finger guns. Know this.]

we clear the water of sharks, we can get a sling down there and i can send remains up to the doc for processing

text; open to all

[restinglichface]

'we' clear the water of sharks?
i think you mean the hot twins do all of the hard work, right?

[notimpervious]

Thank you. Please be very careful with them.

[text] ota response!

[pocketspa]

alright well sis already signed me up so I Guess im on board
also im the one who makes it so you can breathe down there so you better hope i am
that being said capacity is 8 + me and lup on dive team
more than that and its byog (bring your own gills)

[ooc: i'm moving tonight so responses are gonna be mostly nonexistent for now but IM HERE I SWEAR]

[nonscriptum]

put me down for more of that water-breathing spell

[There were some buoyancy control issues the last time around but he'll bring a weight belt with him when he goes again. Or, y'know, something heavy. A rock.]

[restinglichface]

think we should drag mags into this one?
i don't think he'd turn down the opportunity to punch a sharktopus in the face

[notimpervious]

Thank you. There should be only four people total diving.