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Virginia "Pepper" Potts ([personal profile] pepperspray) wrote in [community profile] outer_divide2012-07-03 01:53 pm

[Video | 002: Trade Negotiations]

[It certainly hasn't taken Pepper long to both find a desk and have it covered (neatly!) with papers. Although the backdrop is the overburdened hospital, and although her hair is back in the sort of no-nonsense ponytail that says there's been no time to properly wash it, she looks much more in her element: grave, precise and direct as she looks to the camera.]

The supply situation at the hospital is getting critical. We've managed to stretch things a few more days, but normal resupply rates won't keep pace with the demand in the wake of the fire. There's a settlement to the south of here where some trade has been conducted before.

Is anyone interested in a trade mission? Do you have any useful skills you can bring to bear for one? Travel is dangerous here, I've been told, so bodyguards as well as negotiators could have a role. You'll also need to be able to work with the local population -- this is a show they've been running a lot longer than we've been here.
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[personal profile] abetterway 2012-07-03 06:57 pm (UTC)(link)
[Jocelyn appears on screen looking weary but determined.]

I've done my share of negotiation. The travel itself, however, could be an issue. Is there any word on what the terrain is like?

I...may be able to save you some supplies, as well.
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[personal profile] abetterway 2012-07-04 10:02 am (UTC)(link)
[There's a flicker of amusement on her face before she nods.] If I can fit my chair into a caravan I should be able make due.

[That naturally, automatic hesitation, and then...] I can use my abilities as a substitute for pain medication and anaesthesia.
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[personal profile] abetterway 2012-07-04 12:26 pm (UTC)(link)
Yes, I understand. The worst they can do is refuse. [The staff or the patients, if the latter are in any position to choose.]

[She nods at Pepper's next response, smiling slightly.]

I've taken my share of risks, as well. I've no need of guarantees.

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[personal profile] newguy 2012-07-03 09:17 pm (UTC)(link)
[Steve's looking pretty eager to help, because damn, has he felt useless so far...not to mention that he could do with a change of scenery.]

I can make sure no one's trying to rip you off.
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[personal profile] newguy 2012-07-03 11:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Steve Jinks, ATF. And yeah. It's a combination of experience and being either blessed or cursed, depending on your theistic outlook.

But what do you know about the locals? I haven't had a chance to talk to them yet. They were all born here?

[and then, because his first post seemed to make such facts worth noting:]

I'm from America, 2011, if that means anything.
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[personal profile] newguy 2012-07-04 12:17 am (UTC)(link)
[And he's sure they did too, though he can't remember it. She's not lying, though, which is all he needs. Stark Industries is definitely a Thing, Steve decides.]

I hope they worked out okay. I'm in sort of a...weird department Internal transfers are like a box of chocolates, blah blah. You know.

[He does know what he's going to get, though, and there's just a bit of covering his own ass and more importantly, the ass of National Security. Just in case. Always just in case.]

It's nice to meet someone from my own time and place, though.

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[personal profile] asecondfaster 2012-07-04 02:19 am (UTC)(link)
[Ian raises his hand] I want to help, if I can. I'm not really a negotiator, but I could be a bodyguard. I have some martial arts training.
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[personal profile] asecondfaster 2012-07-07 04:11 am (UTC)(link)
[Ian is just linefacing, Pepper.] I've been exposed to plenty of risks. I'd be much more useful out there than stuck here, trust me.
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[personal profile] asecondfaster 2012-07-08 10:22 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not a soldier, but I know what being used is like. This isn't the same thing.

I just want to help, and I can take care of myself in dangerous situations.

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[personal profile] relicrebellion 2012-07-04 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
I am not a negotiator by trade, but I do have a great deal of experience with operating in remote and dangerous areas. And some skill as a field medic, which may also be necessary, if travel goes poorly.

[And she wants to get a feel for the other settlement. Information withdrawal is a bitch.]
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[personal profile] relicrebellion 2012-07-04 04:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Exceedingly well. [There isn't a hint of bragging in her voice. It's something that simply - is.

She pauses a moment, then offers,]
We are called asari. My own name is Liara.
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[personal profile] relicrebellion 2012-07-06 05:33 pm (UTC)(link)
Communication is not a weapon to be underestimated.

[At least, she thinks that's how 'smartphone' translates; while she's discussed communications history with Specialist Traynor, it wasn't in the most exacting detail.]

It would be hypocritical of me to take offense at another's curiousity about my people. I do not mind the questions.

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[personal profile] femshep 2012-07-04 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
There's more in a bunker to the north. I'll take my squad and bring back a load once you get back. [No need to leave the city entirely unprotected. And besides, she's got a dinosaur to babysit.

Also, Steve? Hi, she's saving you the need to call her out. Come say hi.]
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[personal profile] femshep 2012-07-05 02:18 am (UTC)(link)
Just Shepard's fine.

[But yeah, you've got the right woman. Not that Shepard ever leaves much room for doubt.

As for the 'anything I can do' part, Shepard shakes her head:]
Just keep up what you're doing. I've always been a better soldier than diplomat, anyway.

If you could, though, I'd appreciate if you took Liara T'Soni with you. She's got an eye for anthropology I haven't even seen in most humans, let alone from an asari. And just between you and me, too much longer without some sort of cross-culture study and she'll go some kind of stir-crazy. [The last bit has a note of affection, subtle but enough that the word 'crazy' here shouldn't be cause for worry. She's kidding, Liara, I swear.]

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