Greeting//change of command

[morphitudinous]

Hi everyone.

For the newcomers and those that haven't met me yet, my name is Billy Cranston. I head the Engineering Department...by myself, for the moment, and I will be your temporary administrator of this omnicom network until a replacement is found.

I've just conducted a search and confirmed that Allen Gentry, my former department co-head and the previous administrator, has been returned to biostasis. His belongings have been left to me for the time being. So in his honor, I'm going to now describe the Engineering department and review the omnicom network rules.

As mechanics, physical scientists, computer experts, and inventors, the members of the Engineering department are responsible for developing needed mechanical devices and ensuring that they run smoothly. We welcome people with any number of those skills, and for those who are willing to learn there is also a training program. If you have any interest in joining us, please let me know. I'll either arrange to meet you or send a senior member.

As I said, I'll be your department head for the time being, but I expect we're either going to appoint another co-head or replace me altogether. Captain, Command, I await your decision on the matter.

On that note...engineers, have any of you thought about becoming a department head? It would help smooth the transition to have some willing people available.
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Comments

[igotjetdog.livejournal.com]

Oh! Can I be department head? I've already got some projects in mind.

[locked]

[morphitudinous]

What projects have you planned?

[memory-hax.livejournal.com]

While I am certainly not head material, I am a competent engineer provided I am given the blueprints, and have built things on scales between delicate machinery and mobile devices as well as large scale items such as vehicles.

Oh, and my name is Phillip.

[morphitudinous]

Good to meet you.

We'll have plenty of blueprints for projects down here, and if you wish to invent items of your own we have tools for that as well.

Let me know if you'd ever like a tour.

[downloadtruth.livejournal.com]

So, now that the kike's gone do you have room for real skill?

[morphitudinous]

We have room for talent who can respect our team enough to cooperate with them without causing stress.

I believe one of Allen's last requests was that we bar you from joining. We're short-staffed, but I'm beginning to see his reasoning.

[Locked]

[bonnypiperlad]

Billy? I hate to bother ye about this, but there's a box of parts that I was working on sorting when I got sick that ye might want to be careful about. I cut my hand on one of them.

[Locked]

[morphitudinous]

Noted. We'll have it sent to be decontaminated.

Jamie, I'm sorry I haven't been by to check on you all. I've been worried, but the short-staffed situation kept me here. It's even worse now.

I'll be by soon, all right?

[bluebrassmonkey.livejournal.com]

Rrr-enne do hell-p if Bee wahn-t.

Ahn-d yeu, Stoo-pid Tacky-Derrrm Hew-mahn! Up-Shut un-til yeu leahrrrrn Rrrre-speck to o-therrr krrrit-terrr!

[morphitudinous]

I know, Renne. I know.

Thank you.

[livingontheweb.livejournal.com]

I'm willing to join. I'm a better chemist than an engineer though.

---sorry! Don't know how I missed this one.

[morphitudinous]

Have you tried the Science department?

We have several crew members in both departments, and they're the crew that focuses mainly on chemistry.

We do need those skills in Engineering though, so you're welcome to join us too.

[ Locked to Billy ]

[voiceofserenity.livejournal.com]

How're you doing? If you need any help at all with anything, you let me know.

[ Locked to Kaylee ]

[morphitudinous]

To be completely honest, I'm slightly overwhelmed by all of this. I'm not really prepared to run everything alone, and Allen made decisions that I don't think I was ready for.

But enough about me---I need to see you too, right? That virus was awful. I wanted to visit all of you, but with half the remaining department members disappearing the work was left to me.

[re-engineer.livejournal.com]

Sorry to hear about Allen. He'll be missed.

I'll put myself out there for the co-head position.

I...think we've met before. It's hard to tell sometimes, with so many people around here. I'm Angie Spica. Basically, the silver gal who probably seems to spend way too much time in Engineering as it is.

[morphitudinous]

We've spoken over this network before, but I believe we have yet to have a conversation in person.

I'd like to discuss things with everyone to see where we're heading. I'll be out soon if you'd like to conduct an interview.

[blacks-lackey.livejournal.com]

I have some skills, if you have a need for them.

[morphitudinous]

That'd be wonderful. We've been losing so many members lately that it's difficult to keep up.

What specifically do you do, sir?

[sonofether.livejournal.com]

You know I'm here to support you in any way you need me to, Billy. I still think I'm a bit too new to put myself up for the department head position, however.

If other minds think differently, though...

[morphitudinous]

Thanks Stephen. I don't think newness should necessarily be a factor---I've been here for a fairly long time, and I was only present for about a month before I was appointed.

Are you all right? Did the virus affect you?

[riseupnchargem.livejournal.com]

I have some experience in repairing and maintaining mechanical devices, if that would be of any use to the department.

[morphitudinous]

It would, thank you. We have a wide variety of devices, and it's difficult to have all those specialties covered at once.

[Locked]

[thewunderkind]

Oh great, now she wants to work with us?

[Super-extra-triple locked]

[morphitudinous]

I know, Lash. Allen didn't want her to join, she hurt you and several others, and blatantly laughed at Cassie's death. My instincts are telling me to shut her out.

I just don't know if I'll be allowed to. If she can crack the code to save the universe and we refuse her...

[camwatanabe.livejournal.com]

I have some capacity, if you need extra hands. I learn fast.

[morphitudinous]

Thank you. Come see us whenever you have the chance---is there anything specific you've done that you would like to focus on?

[deusrexmachina.livejournal.com]

I know this message is a bit late, but I'd like to offer my assistance to the engineering department, if you'll have me. I worked mainly with computers and in mechanical engineering back home, mostly in robotics and the like, but in other areas as well, so I'd like to put those skills to use and help in any way I can.

[morphitudinous]

Don't worry about it, sir. We accept newcomers whenever they're available.

We definitely need more hands working with our robotics, so you can come down at any time! Do you know where to find us?

[Locked to Billy]

[celery-brooch.livejournal.com]

Sorry I haven't been able to talk lately—GLaDOS saw fit to have me perform a few extended experiments, and then I came back to this outbreak.

Regardless; now that things have settled down somewhat, what have I missed on the Engineering end? Any open projects?

[locked]

[morphitudinous]

That's all right, Doctor. I'm just glad to see you're back.

You haven't missed anything particularly important. The Science department was responsible for curing the outbreak. We haven't had much in the way of activity since Shiva's attack.