Jacob- Looking at your paper, I’m surprised your so shaken up “human trafficking, kidnapping”, I wonder what happened to those people you sold, couldn’t have been good
Sara- Stop
Jacob- And what about the kidnappings I wonder what you may have did to them, maybe the extortion is part of that or the drug trade and then robbery, huh, it must be money that drives you
(Sara stiffens a bit)
Jacob- *Standing back up/crossing arms* I guess I’m right, *its silent for a bit* so you're one of those guys, huh, the ones that have this flippant attitude or inflated ego up until you have your crimes laid out to you and you become a weep mess, figures
(They stay in silence for a bit until Sara begins to speak)
Sara- W-What is this place…
(Jacob looks at her, leans back on the railing and then sighs)
Jacob- The Enterprise
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(There are researchers at the cell of O-77; One of the heads of research Séphora Reed, a woman with eye bags, white skin, brown hair tied in a messy style, and a tired but flippant demeanor, goes up to Jacob)
Séphora- So, what happened
Jacob- I’m sure you’ll see it on the tape but all I can say is I got a couple of dumbasses for my recruitment
Séphora- Heh, funny *looks at the disfigured bodies of Paul and Deonte* How many did you have again?
Jacob- 4
Séphora- And 3 dead already, heh, fitting for you
Jacob- I thought Akoni was going to be here too
Séphora- He’s too busy dissecting those chimera bugs you took out yesterday, thanks by the way, we got some nice data from them
Jacob- Your welcome
Séphora- Welp I’m gonna head back now, see ya, “Reaper”
Jacob- Bye
*Séphora walks away with the researchers*
(As the researchers leave, Sara is just sitting on the floor as Jacob walks up to her)
Jacob- Get up, we gotta finish the tour
Sara- No
Jacob- I wasn’t asking
(Jacob then grabs her by the shirt and drags her along as she protests)
Sara- Let go of me you asshole, I’m not doing this anymore!
(Jacob then turns around and gets in her face)
Jacob- *stern* Listen…when you signed up for this, you signed up for that too *pointing at O-77’s cell* and you’ll be seeing a whole lot more of it so stop being a bitch and let’s go
Sara- Then I’ll quit
Jacob- *pushes her back* You can’t
Sara- The fuck you mean “I can’t”
Jacob- Because once you were given that mark from the Chief your fate was sealed, so if you want to quit go ahead, they’ll just make you into a test subject your already not getting out of jail, they may as well make you useful
(Sara is shocked by the revelation)
Sara- N-No your lying
Jacob- After seeing that, would I?
(Sara is left speechless but then just accepts it)
Sara- F-Fine
Jacob- Good now let’s go
(Jacob then takes her to Sector 6: Mathematics)
Jacob- This is the Mathematics division. These guys calculate all the weird happenings in the world that are the result of paranormal events
(Jacob and Sara walk over to one of the mathematicians. The guy notices he’s there and gives some papers to him)
Mathematician- Ah, Associate Maverick, here are your papers
Jacob- I only need one *grabs a paper*
Mathematician- Sorry sir, we just expected *looks behind Jacob* more to be with you
Jacob- Sorry but do to *looks at Sara* unforeseen circumstances I only have one with me this time around
(The mathematician hands over the paper to Jacob who then hands it over to Sara)
Jacob- Your gonna need to read this if you want to have a very basic understanding of what your gonna experience on this job
(Sara takes the paper and reads it feeling a little confused by its contents)
Jacob- Onto the next one
(Jacob then takes her to Sector 5: Weapons and Development as the sound of muffled gunshots and other oppressive sounds are heard in the background)
Jacob- This is where we acquire our equipment and weapons it’s also where most of the complicated stuff in this place is created *walks to a window of sorts and rings a buzzer* Yo E! You here?!
(As Sara is looking at all the weapons racked behind the counter, one of the louder muffled gun sounds stop. Then, after about 30 seconds, an older looking woman with a slender/bodacious figure, blonde hair tied in a low bun, blue eyes and a scar on her cheek comes from around the corner and walks up to the window with a pleasant smile. She wore ear muffs, protective glasses, a dark blue waistcoat, black pants, an Edwardian style dress shirt with large sleeves, black gloves and black dress shoes. This is the head of Weapons and Development: Estralza Gertrude)
Estralza- *slides the ear muffs down/slides the glasses up* Oh Jacob, good to see ya deary, been a while
Jacob- Only a few days
Estralza- *sigh/* When you're as old as me, even a few days can feel like forever, *inspecting her gun a bit/looks at Sara intrigued* and who are you?
Jacob- Estralza meet Sara, Sara meet Estralza Gertrude, the armsmith, tester, mechanic and seller of all of The Enterprise’s mechanical assets
Sara- Uh nice to meet I guess *continues to look at all the weapons behind her*
(Estralza notices Sara looking around behind her)
Estralza- Something caught your eye deary?
Sara- Uh, no I-
Jacob- *under breath* Oh no…
(Estralza ignores what Sara says, turns behind herself and grabs a Desert Eagle)
Estralza- *talking fast* Could it be this gas-powered, semi-automatic Desert Eagle with a 9 to 10 round magazine able to fire .50 BMGs like no tomorrow *flaunting the gun*
(Estralza then aims the gun at a target board)
Estralza- *putting the earmuffs on* Cover your ears if you would, *to the workshop staff* EARS!
(Both Jacob and Sara cover their ears as Estralza then fires a few rounds into the target, hitting the bullseye more than once)
Sara- Um, I-
Estralza- OR this *pulls out an ACR* gas-operated, rotating bolt, automatic combat rifle, *under beath* that was sadly discontinued, but I‘ve thus refurbished into something that can mow down anything with it’s homemade 5.56×45mm NATO round ammunition *cocks the gun and aims* EARS! *fires into the target board*
Sara- No, just-
(Jacob then puts his hand in front of her Sara)
Jacob- Just let her finish
(Estralza then put a sniper rifle on the table)
Estralza- OR this McMillan TAC-50 which I modified to handle my very own custom made ammunition, a shot from this baby will kill just about anything, be that normal or not *aims the gun* EARS! *fires into the target board*
Estralza- OR something smaller like this magnum revolver 500 with it’s sleek but elegant frame that also fires .50 cal rounds
Estralza- OR *picks up a standard glock in her other hand* this standard issue glock that fires the conventional 9mm *aims the gun* EARS! *fires both guns into the target board*
(Estralza then slides her ear muffs and glasses away then leans on the counter with the 2 guns still in her hands)
Estralza- Am I moving too fast for you?
Sara- Uh, yeah
Estralza- I’ll say it a bit slower then *gets a thought* or maybe you're more of a melee user, well if you don’t mind I have some swords back here-
Jacob- So E *interrupting*, what’chu been up to?
Estralza- *stops collecting the swords* Oh, would you like to see?
Jacob- *looks at watch* Sure
Estralza- Well then, come on in *opens the door for them and goes to set the swords down* Tapio!
(A man wearing a similar suit to Estralza, but in black and white without the puffy sleeves, walks towards her)
Estralza- Would you be a dear and put those back for me
Tapio- *bows* Yes ma’am
Estralza- Thank you *sigh* he’s such a good kid, if I ever kick the bucket or retire I hope I can entrust this shop to him
Jacob- Let’s hope he can handle it
(They go into the back, past several racks with a bunch of swords, knives, guns, grenades, etc being stocked by several employees with similar outfits to Estralza, just black and white instead)
Sara- Quite the arsenal you have here
Estralza- Why thank you dear
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(After walking past the racks they end up in a workshop of sorts with the muffled gunfire being a little louder but not too noticeable. In the workshop they find many types of deconstructed guns, schematics and different materials in testing locations then Estralza leads them to her work bench where 2 guns are stationed)
Estralza- Here they are, I present to you projects “Black Light”, “White Dark” and *gestures to a different table* “Pointbreak”
(What is being shown are 2 rather advanced looking rifles with many different fixtures, tools, bullets and other projectiles like objects of different sizes around them and a table full of swords with different dates posted near them)
Jacob- Still working on these, eh?
Estralza- *smiling* Of course
Sara- What are they?
Estralza- “Black Light” here is my attempt at creating a reliable compact railgun that can fire faster and harder than your standard military issue ones and “White Dark” is my attempt at a compact reliable coilgun that I can can do the same to as the railgun but for coilguns and “Pointbreak” is my attempt to make an “ultimate sword” you could say, I’m just combining different swords with different anomalous objects to see what I can create from their union, some have been successful some have not *looks disappointed*
Jacob- But you look stumped
Estralza- That’s because I am, deary, the biggest conundrum I find myself in is finding an adequate power source and strong enough materials for the barrels and projectiles of these guns, I’ve been hearing about this new material called “CrCoNi” so I might give that a try but that still leaves me with the problem of a power source
Sara- They are quite neat
Estralza- Indeed they are, but they aren’t finished, hm *goes into thought*
Jacob- *looks at the time* Welp, nice talking to ya E but we gotta finish the tour
Sara- See ya
Estralza- *looks up from the guns* Oh, See ya dearies, have a good day
(Estarlza then gets a call that she isn’t to happy about answering)
Estralza- Hello…
(As Jacob and Sara walk out of Estralza’s workshop and past the other developers Jacob gives some advice)
Jacob- You can go to her if you need weapon repairs or new equipment but always remember to pay
(They way he said that last part worried Sara a bit but she just nodded and they walked to further into the Sector to find a gym with many people working out)
Jacob- *gesturing to the gym* We don’t only develop equipment here we also develop physiques make sure to come here often to be in top shape, if you lag behind on a mission your as good as dead
Sara- Ok
(Jacob then takes her to Sector 4: Research)
Jacob- This is where we research many of the paranormal things we collect from our missions, you already met one of the lead researchers back in containment, let’s see if the other one is here
(They walk through the Sector, with Sara seeing many weird objects and things getting experimented and tested on)
Sara- *in head* This place is unhinged
(They then happen upon one of the researcher labs with the label “Heads of Research”)
Jacob- Akoni, you in here?
(They walk into the room seeing different creature diagrams on the wall and several dissected specimens on the tables)
Sara- *in head/unnerved* Freaky
?- Yah suh mon (Over here man)
(They then see a person hunched over at as table and humming to themselves, the person then turns around, taking off their mask and smiling; this was the other head of research: Akoni Montaque)
Akoni- *removing goggles/leans back in swivel chair* Yow, Jacob buddy, Tuh wah duh mi owe di pleasure? (Hey, Jacob buddy, to what do I owe the pleasure?)
(Akoni was a skinny, dark skinned man with upper-back length dreadlocks and a small beard on his chin. He wore sandals, rolled up pants, a lab coat, gloves and grabbed a piece of beef jerky from off the side to eat)
Jacob- Just here for the tour
Akoni- Oh mi know, Jus waah tuh staat ah conversation (Oh I know, just wanted to start a conversation)
(As Akoni moves out the way a bit Sara sees what Akoni was working on; it was the flesh pile of Deonte)
Sara- Is that… *disgusted/pointing at the mass*
(As she focuses on the pile it starts to look at her as if trying to ask her to end its suffering. Akoni looks at the mass and smiles)
Akoni- Mi did hear whappen tuh di rest ah unu squad Luk gud gnarly Mon Buh di samples did quite satisfying (I heard what happened to the rest of your squad, pretty gnarly, man, but the samples were quite satisfying)
Jacob- Yeah only got this one left *gestures to Sara*
Akoni- *walks up to Sara studying her/smiling creepily* Tuh bad mi cud'n git yu as well Mi cyaah ongle imagine o yu wudda tun out (Too bad I couldn't get you as well, I can only imagine how you would have turned out)
(Akoni starts to creep out Sara as Jacob then interrupts their one-sided conversation)
Jacob- We got a tour to finish so we’ll be on our way
Akoni- Nuh muss Nuh muss mi wud'n waah fi tek up tuh much ah yuh time (Of course, of course I wouldn't want to take up too much of your time)
(Akoni then goes back over to his workbench and starts to resume what he was doing)
Akoni- Oh yeh Dem specimens wi braat Fram yu yessideh yielded sum noice results buh neks time try tuh tek sum bac wid yu di fresher di betta Yu know (Oh yeah, those specimens we brought, from you yesterday, yielded some nice results but next time try to take some back with you the fresher the better, you know)
Jacob- No promises *leading Sara out*
Akoni- Heh, Si ya “Reaper” *waves behind him*
(As they are walking to the next sector Sara is deep in thought)
Sara- *in head/shocked* What is up with the people here, that guy was just playing with Deonte’s corpse like- *remembers what Jacob told her*
[Flashback:
Jacob- *stern* Listen…when you signed up for this, you signed up for that too *pointing at O-77’s cell* and you’ll be seeing a whole lot more of it so don’t try to back out now
End Flashback]
(Sara thinks for a bit after remembering that scene)
Sara- *in head* I guess he wasn’t lying
(Jacob and Sara arrive at Sector 3: Human Resources. They see a bunch of people at desks talking to people about their jobs, training and other things in their daily lives)
Jacob- This is the birthplace of the “Recruitment Program”, it’s also where you’ll see your benefits and other employee details like your salary
Sara- *looking around* …Alright
Jacob- On your own time, feel free to come here should you have any questions on your training or other personal facets, onto the next one
(Jacob then takes her to Sector 2: Finances. Where people are filing taxes, looking at stocks, making calls and settling payments)
Jacob- This is our “Finance department” where we discuss our budgets and stuff like that, mostly just running numbers here so don’t expect to have meaningful conversations unless it’s about which country we owe reparations to, you won’t have to worry much about this place, they pretty much do it all for you
Sara- *sarcastic* How convenient
(Jacob then takes her to Sector 1: The Metrinite Train Station)
Jacob- And lastly the “Metrinite Train” this bad boy can take you anywhere in the world and anywhere through the multiverse
Sara- *confused* What the hell do you mean by “multiverse”?
Jacob- You’ll get a hint of it from that paper you got from “mathematics”, anything in depth I’ll explain tomorrow, now *looking at his watch* that’ll mark the end of the tour *they begin to walk out to the front reception desk* Oh yeah and this is reception. You'll come here for jobs and other missions you may take on if you're not currently assigned to anything
Sara- Ok
Jacob- For tomorrow, I expect you to show up at HR, you’ll receive your uniform and your name will be called on the intercom for when I come to get you. Understood?
Sara- Yeah
Jacob- Good, go out the doors and get on your bus, I’ll see you tomorrow
(Sara then walks out to the prison buses where she gets handcuffed and sat in the bus with the other inmates who look as mentally exhausted as her)
Inmate- So how was your guy?
(Sara doesn’t answer instead being lost in her own thoughts)
Inmate- *scoffs* Figures
Sara- *under breath* What have I gotten myself into
(Jacob makes his way to the R/B tie breakroom, grabs a cup of water and sits down on the couch, soon Gennady comes in)
Gennady- Oh Jacob, how are you my boy?
Jacob- I’m alright old timer, just takin’ a break
Gennady- *sits down* Hmmf, A man needs his rest after all
Jacob- Amen to that
(The room gets quiet for a bit until Jacob breaks the silence)
Jacob- So, how's your squad?
Gennady- *sits down* A rambunctious bunch but nothing I can’t handle, looks to be the same as last year
Jacob- Good for you man *leans back*
Gennady- I take it yours isn’t so good?
Jacob- Nah it’s not that considering 3 of them are dead
Gennady- *is a little surprised by this* Already?
Jacob- Yup
Gennady- How unfortunate so who’s left?
Jacob- Just one girl named Sara Lee
Gennady- Any thoughts?
Jacob- Just needs to get adjusted other than that she’s fine
Gennady- Alright, it seems that mine have already accepted the reality of this place or they just don’t care
Jacob- Who knows
(The 2 sit in silence for a bit until David walks in)
David- Man I got some assholes this time around *rubbing neck*
Jacob- What’s up with you?
David- Fuck you mean is up with me, I got one decent guy in my squad and the others are some bitches
Gennady- Please refrain from that language
David- Sorry Wolf, just *sits down* Shit! *sigh*
Gennady- David?
David- Again sorry
(The room gets quiet again)
David- *sits down* So what about you guys?
Gennady- Jacob here has already lost 3 members
David- *looks in disbelief* Seriously man?
Jacob- Yeah
David- Damn, that didn’t take long but at least you still have one, right, at this point I almost think you're killin’ em yourself
Intercom- COULD ASSOCIATE MAVERICK MAKE HIS WAY TO THE CHIEF’S OFFICE
Jacob- *sigh* What does she want now
Gennady- Oh you know, for our evaluations on our teams, prodolzhay seychas (go on now)
Jacob- English, please?
Gennady- Just go
Jacob- Alright then, see you guys later
(As Jacob gets to the door he sees Janis about to come in)
Janis- Oh hello Mr. Maverick
Jacob- Ms. Burke *holds the door for her*
(She enters the room as Jacob makes his was to Nora’s office; taking the elevator he makes it to the Chief’s lobby)
Receptionist- Oh, Mr. Maverick go right in
(Jacob goes into the office and sees Nora looking over the city, she then turns around to meet him)
Nora- Hello Jacob
Jacob- Hey
Nora- *sits down* How was recruitment?
Jacob- Fine
Nora- I heard you already lost some potential personnel
Jacob- Yeah they had some promising skills, it just seems that one of those skills was getting rid of themselves
Nora- So you have one left?
Jacob- Yes
Nora- And who is it?
Jacob- Her name is Sara Lee
(They both sit in silence for a bit with Jacob being confused by the silence)
Nora- What do you think of her?
Jacob- She’s fine just needs a briefing as to what we do here
Nora- So just like the rest of them
Jacob- Yes
Nora- Anything else you would like to add?
Jacob- Nah
(There is another break of silence)
Nora- Alright then, have a nice day
(Jacob gets up and goes to leave and as he leaves Nora’s smile starts to fade a bit)
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[A/N: The document Sara was given in the “Mathematics” sector]
The Enterprise
The Enterprise
World equations
(Revised) By: Dr. Leon Pick
(Warning: All Associates must read this document; failure to do so may lead to unprecedented events and/or accidents that The Enterprise will not be liable for)
The universe is made up of a vast array of math equations that repeat into different strings but the main rule is that every equation starts and ends with 0
(Ex: 0+1+1×2÷2×4×10-5÷3÷5-5=0). The key is, to not look at it as one equation but to see it as a series of different equations strung together in sequence
(Ex: 0+1=1 +1=2 ×2=4 ÷2=2 ×4=8 ×10=80 -5=75 ÷3=25 ÷5=5 -5=0).
But sometimes the universe has a mess up and the answer ends up being undefined as one of 2 types of impossible equations: the 7 Undefined Equations (Ex: 0÷0, ♾-♾, ♾÷♾, 0×♾, 1 to the power of ♾, 0 to the power of ♾ and ♾ to the power of zero) or Negative Radicals (Ex: √-7).
When the 7 undefined equations happen, portals open up bringing paranormal organisms, objects or oddities to the world, we call these “Undefined Events” or UE’s for short. (Ex: O-303 was found in Cleveland, MI after a UE took place and brought it here)
When the negative radicals happen, an already existing organism or object receives a paranormal attribute, which can be anything. These are defined as “Radical Events” or RE’s for short. (Ex: O-2991 is an example as she was hit with a √- when she was younger and this caused her electrical capabilities)
Both of these events are incredibly unpredictable and should be met with severe caution until the nature of them is assured on The Enterprise’s danger scale (see “O Danger Classification” document for more information)
Added notes: Most of this information has been provided by the O-41 specimens.