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

[notimpervious]

I see. You are akin to a treasure hunter or artifact collector.

[She's not judging you, even if she disagrees with your priorities. People like that have funded some of her research!]

Yes, I do dig. I have been to digs across most of the planet I am from.

[pocketspa]

[He snickers a little bit at her response; oh, she’s out of her depth. But that’s why people come to adventurers, anyway; they’re paying for the finesse.]

oh yeah
just gotta get up in all those artifacts n shit
sides i doubt youre paying me seeing as most money is bullshit here when everyone steals everything
so im takin my due if you get me

but we can get your bones too
make happy with lich squad up there and find out what theyve been hiding and w/e

[notimpervious]

If I get you what?

I'm sorry, I don't know what that last part means.

[pocketspa]

[Okay now he's just laughing.]

dont worry about it sweetie
we got this
lup n i are the best people you could hire for this
also im the only one because lup doesnt know water breathing sooooo
you get bones
i will take Other Things
and everyone leaves happy
yeah?

[notimpervious]

[If you say so.]

Those terms are acceptable. Thank you.

[pocketspa]

grrrrreat
hit me up when its time to rock and roll, bubbleh