Interview Rapport: PERFECT!Originally Posted by Lychee
**Same Species!**
After asking around where Veria the Cinccino is, you get a lead that she works at the Medidyne Research Labs, which was a former medical office building now readapted to create biologics, medical devices, and research ways to resolve and fight back against the OMEN affliction.
You find Veria working in one of the pristine and brightly-lit research laboratories, wearing a white lab coat while her fur is carefully tied back using bands to make sure it doesn’t unintentionally make contact with test article samples or accidentally knock any equipment over. You knock on the black metallic door, and she cheerfully replies “one minute” as she packs up a few vials and puts them into a refrigerator for storage.
She opens the door and is surprised to see you, but smiles nonetheless. She lifts up her transparent face shield and takes a breath of fresh air.
“Oh, hey there, a fellow Cinccino!” she beams happily. “And here I thought Altrez and I were the only ones around town!”
You introduce yourself as Nico, and wanted to know more about her, Exacta City, the recent deaths, OMEN, and anything else she might know or need help with.
“Ah, pleased to meet you, Nico!” Veria smiles. “Oh, I’m glad you came, we could use a lot of help around here. Me, I’m a senior staff scientist and I’ve got one of the most important jobs in this town. Trying to figure out how to fix things with this darn OMEN stuff! It’s been hard, especially when I’m limited in terms of test article samples. So far, I’ve made a little headway researching some antibiotics that repel and delay the OMEN effect, but full immunity just isn’t hasn’t been possible, and forget about reversing that grizzly ghoul and chimera transformations. On top of that, I feel we’re going to need that immunity if we ever want to rebuild what we lost in the Reach.”
Veria the Cinccino has been identified as possessing the Technical Perk.
You mention to her that you are in fact immune to the effects of OMEN, but she seems a bit skeptical at first. But, she’s willing to give you a chance.
“You sure?” Veria asks with a bit of surprise. “Okay, you better not be pulling a prank on me, because I’ll get you for that! But really, I hope you don’t mind if I verify that and validate it against a test article sample I happen to have. You know, having that would be really valuable for my research! But… hope you don’t mind Nico, I just need a bit of your blood to test it.”
You agree to volunteer to give that. Veria takes a small blood collection device, holds up your left paw, disinfects a small area on the side of your paw, and places the collection device on the side. You barely feel a pinprick as the device gathers a small blood sample.
“See, that was painless!” Veria smiles. “But really, thanks, I need to be sure about this.”
She takes the sample and then mixes it in with a few vials. She monitors the samples, mixes in an additional chemical additive, and waits for about two minutes. Her reaction goes from patiently watching to outright surprise.
“Oh my, you weren’t kidding!” she exclaims in excitement.
She rushes back to you, excitedly, almost like a young child on Christmas morning.
“You really are immune!” Veria cheers. “This is a really big breakthrough! This means it’s possible we might be able to create a vaccine and get all of us to be immune to this terrible affliction! But, there’s just one more thing I need, and it’s a big job.”
Veria takes a deep breath.
“I need an OMEN sample,” Veria tells you up front with a careful but hopeful optimistic smile. “And not just any sample. The ones I’ve been working with aren’t the purest form and they’re a bit diluted to varying degrees. What I really need is the purest, meanest OMEN sample possible. The big papa. And that’s got to come straight from the core itself. Yeah, you guessed it, the OMEN Crater.”
She then goes back into the lab, opens a cabinet, and comes back with what looks like a hybrid device that’s intended to be used for collection and sample containment. She puts it into your paw, and looks into your eyes with hope and determination.
“You have a gift, Nico, and it may just mean the difference between us rebuilding and us being stuck like this for the next few decades,” Veria sighs. “I know this is a really, REALLY big favor I’m asking for you, but if you could get me a pure OMEN sample from the center of the OMEN crater, it would completely validate all my OMEN research and provide worst case scenario testing, which we absolutely need for the perfect vaccine against this nightmare.”
[OMEN Sample Collection Jar] was added to Nico’s Pack.
SIDE MISSION STARTED: Carry the Future
Spoiler:
“But please, please, please, be super careful about this, Nico,” Veria pleas. “I hired a team of mercenaries to get it and they were pretty interested. Keld, a Litten, Porthan, a Silicobra, and Burash, a Zeilous. I promised them quite a bit of money if they did this and it’s been over a month.”
“Maybe your immunity will make the difference, but OMEN contamination isn’t the only mess that place is dealing with,” she explains further. “It’s super dangerous, there are ghouls and chimeras howling around all over the place just running wild. I would definitely gear up before heading in there. You might be lucky enough to slip past them and boy I hope you are. Just… be careful of that crater, too. I haven’t seen it, but I’ve heard it’s a terrible, horrible place.”
It seems like she’s about to wrap up, but then she remembers one more thing and decides to talk to you about it. It seems she really likes you and has warmed up to you. She goes back into the lab, pulls something out of her personal locker, and comes back with it to present it to you.
“Now, I mostly study biologics and things of that nature,” Veria explains. “Someone came across this strange, stone disc, and I looked it over and saw it’s got all kinds of weird runes on it. And look at this!”
She shows you the disc and you can see all kinds of swirling stars and galaxies within the disc itself. When you place your paw on it, a mysterious and otherworldly tingle courses through your gray and white fur, almost giving you a chill, but in a calming, peaceful way…
…Serenity…
Serenity? It almost sounds like a whisper, but you’re not sure if it was in your head, or something else…
“I’ve been holding onto it for research, but I’m so busy with trying to figure out OMEN,” Veria sighs. “Plus, I’ve just… given up on this crazy thing. I mean it’s cool, but I just don’t know what this mystical thingy is! It defies science!”
“I don’t think it does any good staying with me,” Veria confesses. “I think it would be best if you have it. Maybe you’ll be able to figure out what it’s doing here and what it’s for. I mean, you have a better chance of that than me just keeping it in my locker! But yeah, I need to keep going with trying to fix our OMEN problem.”
[Celestial Configuration SERENITY] was added to the Team Inventory.
“Well, I gotta get back to work,” Veria smiles. “Nico, it’s been an absolute pleasure to meet you! Please, be safe out there and feel free to come back anytime! It’s always good to have someone to chat to! Best of luck!”
Nico the Cinccino (S: Normal)
Health: 16/16 | Sanity: 20/20 | Purity: 24/24
Battle Stance: Ferocious
Perk: Diplomacy | Abilities:
EQUIPMENT:
Attack Weapon: <Empty>
Defense Armor: <Empty>
Jewelry: <Empty>
Utopian Aspect: <Empty>
MERCENARIES:
#1: <Empty>
#2: <Empty>
PACK:
- [OMEN Sample Collection Jar]
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10-24-2020, 02:44 AM #11Cheers and good times!
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