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outer_divide2012-07-03 01:53 pm
pepperspray) wrote in 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.
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.
Video
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.
Re: Video
[City-bred Pepper is not wholly sure where the horse-vs.-pony line falls, and opts for precision just in case.]
So, I'd assume the roads are in a similar condition to the era where horse-drawn caravans were a thing. The hazards seem to be a combination of bandits and patrols by the Authorities from what I've been told... and if you can help these supplies stretch further, I'm all ears as to how. We've already had to cut back a lot of the painkillers and antibiotic use.
Video
[That naturally, automatic hesitation, and then...] I can use my abilities as a substitute for pain medication and anaesthesia.
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[People with 'abilities' are not exactly common to her experience, but the odds and super-powered ends of SHIELD have expanded Pepper's personal horizons enough to accept the offer at face value and with a small nod.]
As for the other... we could probably fit the chair, but it would be seriously risky. If the caravans were attacked, overturned, I don't know if anyone could guarantee--
[She bites her lower lip for a moment.]
Well, it's risky. If you're willing to accept that risk, I can't say we couldn't use you.
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[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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In the meantime, I'm at the hospital right now, if you have the time to come in.
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I can spare the time, I think. There are - I've been directing rescue squads, but there are less and less to rescue. [Which is, she supposes, both good and bad.]
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One way or another, the search and rescue phase never lasts long. Hopefully, we'll be able to assist these people with the rebuilding too. But I'll get back to work and await your arrival.
Belated Spam? :D
She won't, of course. She immediately sets a course for the hospital, manoeuvring carefully through the debris; she looks ahead through other peoples' eyes to see which routes are clearest.
It doesn't take as long as she suspected, really, and soon enough she's at the doors.
Which open to the stairs.
She flips her comm back on.]
I'm here, but I may need some assistance.
DELICIOUS Spam. :D
Whatever you need... oh. Stairs?
[She hasn't quite got the hospital's layout mapped to memory, but she does remember those.]
I'm guessing the route to the entrance without them is still blocked. Hang on, I'll come and bring someone. How heavy is your chair, roughly?
:D SPAM FOREVER
It's about fifty pounds.