powering up [voice]

[oncearanger]

Our medical clinic needs help now more than ever. We've already had calls for medics and trainees, and I'm glad we have so many volunteers. But I'm leading a secondary project to help the clinic, and I was hoping to ask for assistance as well. If you've been looking to help but you're too squeamish to handle medical duties, this might be your chance.

Jaime Reyes and I are working on increasing our available power supply because our sensitive medical equipment can't be allowed to shut down when the transporter pad is running. Jaime's collecting generators and parts from the past, so please talk to him if you're willing to do that. But I'm working on an eventual long term solution.

I propose that we instal solar grids at the poles of the moon, where there is constant access to solar energy. We need to reinforce whatever is already there, but I don't think we're harvesting as much as we could be---so that means we need more panels. And I'll need additional hands to collect and configure them. So if you'd like to learn some simple engineering, with the chance to learn more later, I'll gladly train you. And if you'd like to collect space suits for the eventual installation, that would help as well.

Thank you.

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[oncearanger]

If we can find the appropriate equipment, yes.

[liprings]

Screw equipment, all you need is the right motherfuckers for the job!

[oncearanger]

[He's just going to answer professionally regardless.]

Are you one of them?

[liprings]

Sure am! I'm a walking corpse, what's a little lack of oxygen gonna do to me?

[oncearanger]

...not much, I suppose

But we'll need to get you to those poles. It's still a far walk.

[liprings]

Whoooaa-ho-ho, hold up, twinkletoes. I didn't say I'd just up and do it. Didn't you ever hear that nothing's free?

[oncearanger]

All right.

What do you want from me?

[liprings]

Go ahead, ask what kind of walking corpse I am.

[oncearanger]

A soul-stealer?

If so, I'll pass.

[liprings]

What? What kinda gay-ass bullshit is a soul-stealer?

[oncearanger]

...I read too many pseudo-science fiction fantasy novels.

But I'll bite. What kind of corpse are you?

[liprings]

A fuckin' vampire, bro. Shit, you ruined the mystique or whatever.

[oncearanger]

I'm sorry? I just have very little experience with all this.

Then I need to know how you prefer to consume blood and if it inevitably turns someone.

[liprings]

[ there's a quick pause, because he's never had anyone just... immediately willing to negotiate. this is weird. ]

S'not gonna turn anyone unless I kill 'em, for one. And I prefer slurping it outta the neck of a hot chick right before she goes from "attacked" to "murdered", buuuut I'll take donors, too. I know, I know, it's got less sweet-ass horror movie vibe, but I'm thinking that since we got our asses stuck on the fucking moon, I'll cut down on the fine dining. We all gotta make sacrifices and shit, right?

[oncearanger]

...right.

Okay. I'll talk to the medical clinic about extracting that safely for you, if that's what you prefer.

[liprings]

What, from you?

[oncearanger]

I thought so, if you were concerned merely about survival.

But if the deal is that I locate attractive females...I suppose I have no choice but to try.

[liprings]

Attractive females, Jesus Christ, what are you, a robot? Tryna get me to choke to death on oil, instead of blood? Fuckin' asshole.

[ another quick pause. this is too weird. but how can he say no. ]

Definitely gotta be hot bitches.

[oncearanger]

I've often been compared to one.

And I'll start working on that. How many do I need to earn your services?

[liprings]

One a week.

[oncearanger]

For how long?

And if I decide to go through with this, I'm going to have to take measures to guarantee their safety.

[liprings]

Long as we're up here, bro.

You really think little old me would hurt 'em? [ not like he just admitted to preferring murder or anything ] I'm wounded!

[oncearanger]

I intend to make our stay as short as possible.

And I'm not saying I think you're a threat, but I can't ignore that there's risk in extracting blood, even if it's done in a professionally controlled setting.

I would want to be in a nearby room to assist if necessary, and I'd want a medic from the clinic nearby as well. If that's unacceptable to you, then I'm sorry, but I won't bend those rules. I can find help elsewhere.

[liprings]

Wait, hold up, we were talking about... like, extracting, or whatever. What happened to that?

[oncearanger]

I assume you want to bite the volunteers.