OPEN - I wanna know, can you show me?

[dynamitedarling]

Who: Darling and YOU!
Where: Starkbucks
When: Throughout July
What: Darling wants to hear from you! Yes you! Even you! And he isn't above a bit of light bribery.
Warnings: None at the moment, will edit if I must!


After a few days of settling in, Darling has decided it's time to gather more information about the world he has found himself in. His asking on the network netted very few results, and he can only research so much on his own. Sure, he's already got piles of notes and an apartment wall responsible for the emptying of a sizeable box of thumbtacks, but he needs More!

He understands that his reputation here is nonexistent. He doesn't have the pull he had at the Bureau, or any manner of name recognition at all - he's just a middle aged man in a lab coat and sweater vest in desert heat, doing his best to understand all he can about the situation.

That is why, now, he has set himself up in the corner of Starkbucks with a thick notepad, at least four pens, a welcoming smile, and a sign that reads:

TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF, WHERE YOU COME FROM, AND/OR THIS DIMENSION AND I WILL BUY YOU A COFFEE!

Comments

[dynamitedarling]

In the case of Darling's line of work, knowing the patterns in which people think is immensely, IMMENSELY important. Thoughts have power, especially in numbers. Beyond that, mind you, he's just not that great at reading people himself.

"That is a bit strange, now that you mention it," he agrees, jotting a note. "But I haven't been here for very long, either."

[prodigalmess]

Thought patterns are Malcolm's bread and butter. He knows that it's hard sometimes to apply the typical scientific methods to people because they aren't inanimate objects. There are always outliers in his studies. Those are the ones he has to worry about, because they're unpredictable.

"The locals are interesting. I can kind of see why they're so hostile. Life isn't easy here."

[dynamitedarling]

People, inanimate objects, ANIMATE objects - day in the life, really. All part of the world. Best to make sense of it.

Darling nods in agreement, tapping his pen a couple of times on the table before finally -

"You have a lot of very good insight, Malcolm. Are you already embroiled in any research here, perchance? Or is this all observational?"

[prodigalmess]

"I wouldn't say I'm doing research, per say, but I've been writing things down."

'Research' to him would imply doing some kind of experiments and he hasn't gone that far. Most of his work is done by observation and then applying what he sees to known facts about human behavior. More specifically, criminal behavior in his line of work. Fortunately, his methods can be applied to any kind of human behavior.

[dynamitedarling]

Well, no time like the present.

"I'm actually hoping to put together something of a little team, if you're interested. Nothing formal or earth-shattering, just a few analytical minds to bounce all of this back and forth. We could use someone with your insight, if you would be willing to compare notes more often?"

His smile is a little cheesy and very hopeful, eyebrows lifted high in inquiry.

[prodigalmess]

Despite the look on the other man's face, Malcolm nods. "Sure. I think it's clear that it's going to take us working as a team and sharing our various expertise in order to get out of here."

Getting to bounce ideas off of other people would be very helpful, especially because he's not very familiar with the idea of multiple universes or time travel, things that seem to be big factors here.