Width Eight
24-04-2004, 19:33
Joint Werec-Corodh Tech Research Facility, Tansu, Width Eight
Teo ambled slowly down the winding corridor, his eyes surveying the dark walls ahead of him. This is an odd place to hold a meeting with a government official, he thought, these companies are almost solely funded by the Military Council. You'd expect them to at least provide some lighting. He reached a T-junction, the corridor to his left sloping downwards, and the corridor to his right sloping upwards. A small cardboard sign hung from the wall to the right, reading "Out of bounds to visitors." Ah, the choice is simple then. He headed off to the right. He managed four steps before a quiet voice said "I know it's rather badly worded, I for one thought "Please come here" with three exclamation marks might be more use, but honestly, Mr. Hwctal, surely you could be expected to follow instructions?"
Teomass Hwctal turned sharply, where he saw a small, bespectacled man, about 10 feet away. "How did you…?" he managed.
"Get here?" finished the man, "Well, it's quite simple really. I walked."
Teo noted he probably wouldn't get much more from this line of enquiries, so he settled for walking down the downward corridor. They walked in silence for a while, before the bespectacled man spoke again. "I'm Athelret Tolmucan, by the way. Call me, Ath, although I'm fairly sure that won't be needed now. We're here." He gestured towards a dimly lit panel set flush into the wall, before walking away. Odd man, thought Teo before turning to the panel in front of him. It was the only real feature in the corridor, aside from a small round hole in the wall to his left. He pressed the button labelled "Open". Suddenly, the wall to his left swung away from him, revealing a brightly lit room with a confusing array of screens, panels and buttons on the opposite wall. He stepped in, the entrance closing behind him. As his eyes adjusted to the light better, he noticed three smartly dressed people seated at a table watching him. "Er… Hello" he mumbled, whilst scanning their faces.
"Hello there, Teo. I'm Cgeócg, this is Pawl, and over there is Cgwinedh." said a portly gentleman. The other man and woman smiled at him. "Sorry about the locale" Cgeócg continued "but we've had a flood in the usual conference facility. Shoddy workmanship, I'm afraid."
"I told them we should have just kept the old one." grumbled Cgwinedh.
"Now really isn't the time Cgwin. Well… anyway, I'm the CEO of Corodh Weapons, and Cgwin is CEO of Werec Defence Inc. Pawl is overseer of our joint venture here."
Teo sat down on the chair, regaining his composure. "Yes, I'm aware of who you are, and you clearly already know who I am. I understand we have an interesting development here, no?"
"Quite. We have been testing various technologies, and we need funding." Blunt, thought Teo. "So, without further ado... Pawl, would you?"
Pawl stood up and walked over to the wall with the panels, where he pressed various buttons, first dimming the lights, and then causing a projector slide to appear on a blank section of wall.
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[OOC: More later, I'm tired now. Basically, this thread will display the new weapons and such that Width Eight will be producing. Assume a fairly modern tech level, although I am hoping to work towards all that shiny, spacedy stuff in the future. None of this tech will be very innovative, many of you may have equivalent technologies already, but I'm working with what my nation can do right now. Feel free to comment on anything I post (although I don't suppose they'll be much for you to respond to right now, other than "Oh no, not another tech thread…") and if you think anything is too extreme, just tell me how and why, and I'll attempt to amend it. I doubt most of my ideas will be ridiculous, but still.]
Teo ambled slowly down the winding corridor, his eyes surveying the dark walls ahead of him. This is an odd place to hold a meeting with a government official, he thought, these companies are almost solely funded by the Military Council. You'd expect them to at least provide some lighting. He reached a T-junction, the corridor to his left sloping downwards, and the corridor to his right sloping upwards. A small cardboard sign hung from the wall to the right, reading "Out of bounds to visitors." Ah, the choice is simple then. He headed off to the right. He managed four steps before a quiet voice said "I know it's rather badly worded, I for one thought "Please come here" with three exclamation marks might be more use, but honestly, Mr. Hwctal, surely you could be expected to follow instructions?"
Teomass Hwctal turned sharply, where he saw a small, bespectacled man, about 10 feet away. "How did you…?" he managed.
"Get here?" finished the man, "Well, it's quite simple really. I walked."
Teo noted he probably wouldn't get much more from this line of enquiries, so he settled for walking down the downward corridor. They walked in silence for a while, before the bespectacled man spoke again. "I'm Athelret Tolmucan, by the way. Call me, Ath, although I'm fairly sure that won't be needed now. We're here." He gestured towards a dimly lit panel set flush into the wall, before walking away. Odd man, thought Teo before turning to the panel in front of him. It was the only real feature in the corridor, aside from a small round hole in the wall to his left. He pressed the button labelled "Open". Suddenly, the wall to his left swung away from him, revealing a brightly lit room with a confusing array of screens, panels and buttons on the opposite wall. He stepped in, the entrance closing behind him. As his eyes adjusted to the light better, he noticed three smartly dressed people seated at a table watching him. "Er… Hello" he mumbled, whilst scanning their faces.
"Hello there, Teo. I'm Cgeócg, this is Pawl, and over there is Cgwinedh." said a portly gentleman. The other man and woman smiled at him. "Sorry about the locale" Cgeócg continued "but we've had a flood in the usual conference facility. Shoddy workmanship, I'm afraid."
"I told them we should have just kept the old one." grumbled Cgwinedh.
"Now really isn't the time Cgwin. Well… anyway, I'm the CEO of Corodh Weapons, and Cgwin is CEO of Werec Defence Inc. Pawl is overseer of our joint venture here."
Teo sat down on the chair, regaining his composure. "Yes, I'm aware of who you are, and you clearly already know who I am. I understand we have an interesting development here, no?"
"Quite. We have been testing various technologies, and we need funding." Blunt, thought Teo. "So, without further ado... Pawl, would you?"
Pawl stood up and walked over to the wall with the panels, where he pressed various buttons, first dimming the lights, and then causing a projector slide to appear on a blank section of wall.
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[OOC: More later, I'm tired now. Basically, this thread will display the new weapons and such that Width Eight will be producing. Assume a fairly modern tech level, although I am hoping to work towards all that shiny, spacedy stuff in the future. None of this tech will be very innovative, many of you may have equivalent technologies already, but I'm working with what my nation can do right now. Feel free to comment on anything I post (although I don't suppose they'll be much for you to respond to right now, other than "Oh no, not another tech thread…") and if you think anything is too extreme, just tell me how and why, and I'll attempt to amend it. I doubt most of my ideas will be ridiculous, but still.]