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Beaker ([personal profile] flowersonthewall) wrote in [community profile] progresscity2018-06-15 04:56 pm

Beaker Is Trying To Be Useful

Who: Beaker and whoever else joins him
What: trying to establish some sort of communication network in this place
Where: Ellen's lab, his apartment, or Joffrey's
When: throughout June
Warnings: none currently



[So, it's been a few months now. A lot has happened since everyone showed up in this place- a robot mayor fell to pieces, a evil dumbass became mayor in his place, unleashed an army of gremlins, and immediately got impeached. Also Beaker nearly killed a man in cold blood, but that's not important.

What is important is that it's been several months and they still don't even have, like, phones. Like they're barbarians.

Listen, don't get him wrong- Beaker's been around since before computers were even a thing. But he's still a very computer-oriented person, and by god if he doesn't get a hold of actual communicative technology soon he might go mad. As sad and pathetic as it sounds, he misses the internet. Even if he just got thousands of comments every week asking him invasive personal questions or telling him to die.

Which is why he's now hard at work in his spare time trying to like. Figure that out. He'll be spending even more time than usual at Ellen's Lab, trying out prototypes, testing out new ideas, and occasionally blowing himself up. God, he wishes Bunsen were here. It'd be really nice if Bunsen had like, somehow showed up here within the last few weeks and Beaker just hadn't noticed yet because Bunsen had found the other Beaker first.

During these next few weeks, you might find some posters around the city, with fairly simple messages[he's no graphic designer, that's for sure]. Most of them can be boiled down to: "Want to help establish communication in this town? Contact Beaker at Ellen's Lab!" The posters also list the apartment he lives in at Vista Way, so you can always drop in and visit. Though there's no guarantee he'll actually be there at any normal time.

On the rare occasions Beaker actually takes a break and not passed out from exhaustion in his apartment, he'll usually be found at Joffrey's Coffee Shop, trying to stave off exhaustion with around ten cups of coffee- the tried and true method to keeping him physically incapable of falling asleep [and also being absurdly gay in the process, but that's another story].

Of course, it also makes him even more danger prone, so maybe don't let him near anything flammable or combustable right now. He's already spilled three cups of coffee in the past 10 minutes.]

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[personal profile] stinkypete 2018-06-21 12:19 am (UTC)(link)
[Pete squints at Beaker when he says that. There's a hint of a grumble behind his voice as he speaks.]

Yeah, Mickey Mouse. You seen him around? Or his girl, Minnie, for that matter. Need to teach those Mouses...Mice...Mouses a lesson!

[He's not even completely sure that they were the ones for his kidnapping, but it makes sense, doesn't it? Also, he just really, really needs to punch someone right now.]

That Serling guy's a weirdo. [just. ignoring the killing part because didn't he do that with the tower of terror?] Don't understand his show at all. No wonder this whole town's a mess--sounds like the people here don't respect no authority! And why would they? They got no reason to trust these kinda people!

[A scheming look appears in Pete's eye as he scratches his chin thoughtfully.]
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ur so valid nick

[personal profile] stinkypete 2018-06-23 03:26 am (UTC)(link)
[Pete mutters something under his breath--something regarding power and people?]

Since they got that whole business with that mayor, they'll be lookin' out....

[His expression warps into a dangerous smile. Carefully, he turns to look at Beaker, folding his hands together.]

But where are my manners? Name's Pete, and don't you forget it. Do you think you can point me in the direction of the mayor's office so I can punch--I mean, have a word with him?
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[personal profile] stinkypete 2018-06-23 04:18 am (UTC)(link)
[Pete nods slowly, his smile still plastered to his face.]

I'll be sure to do that.

[Aaand out the door he goes. But not before pausing to knock over a display stand and running out, cackling madly.]