The Story of Sanjo Jiraki

[WizardLizard]

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The R&D Department

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The humming of the engines slowly subsidized as the guardian was powered down. Finally, Sanjo docked at his destination, the Chimera, the agency's

Interdictor class ship that served as its headquarters. Stepping out from his ship, the Kaiju, Sanjo was greeted by two guards who, after clearing him to move around the ship, left him to find his way to the Bridge. Sanjo’s orders were simple yet vague. According to the transmission he received he was to report to a set of coordinates and meet up with the Chimera. The briefing was short. The director of DPD was present as well as director of Clandestine Operations, along with some other people whom Sanjo did not recognize. At the end of the briefing it was decided that, provided Sanjo accepts it, he will be transferred to another department from DPD, this department being the Research and Development Department. The offer was one time only and he gladly accepted it and after clearing out some details he was dismissed to familiarize himself with his new work area. Arriving at the specified deck, a guard inspected his credentials and then allowed him to continue forward with a "Welcome to Deck 9, sir." Taken aback by the size of the place he slowly walked through. Lab after lab followed. Some of them had people working on a weapon for a ship or for personal use. Another lab was filled with people assembling what seemed to be an engine. Reaching a reinforced door he was blocked again by two guards who after inspecting his credentials allowed him to pass. Sanjo went down a large stairway to yet another lab. Various scientific tools were placed everywhere. Diluters, petri dishes and other equipment to name only a few. A massive display was set in the front projecting an H3 molecule. An tall old man, around 50-60 years old, turned around, staring at Sanjo. The man said, "Ah. You must be my new coworker! My name is Dr. Howard Stern, I've led the RnD department at LIA for around 2 years. Got any questions?" Sanjo replies, "Many, many questions, but the biggest one I have is, when was this department created? What is this place?" The old man explained, " When LIA was originally created, around 6 months before you joined, Director Wolfe hired me on as a specialist for LIA. My job was, and is, to research and develop things for LIA. I’ve been working on a prototype cloak.” The old man points to a massive assemblage of wires and metal. The man said, “I also work on other things, but I’m starting to get old. I need a coworker, someone with similar experience to me, and I need a potential replacement in case I retire or, well, you know, die. That's where you come in.” Sanjo replied, “Now that I have context Dr. Stern, I would love to help out!” Dr. Stern showed Sanjo around the area, and he proposed a plan to Sanjo. The plan consisted of creating a proposal to make the department “official” within the scope of the public. Sanjo accepted.

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