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[interns]

[ Gwen starts her awkward video with an awkward wave. hellooo~ no, she's not completely comfortable sending out a public video message to a group of strangers, but she knows it's necessary. if she's going to be an effective warden, she needs to get to know the other people here, even if there are a lot of them. ..not that she gets shy around large groups of people! no, she's gotten over that, sort of, since she started her internship at Oscorp. but it's still a little intimidating, isn't it? this isn't a group of high school kids, it's a group of- well, anyone. so there's some awkwardness here. definitely. ]

Hi, hello. My name is Gwen Stacy - [ head intern here at Oscorp Industries no wait, don't go on autopilot, this isn't work ] - and I'm new here. On the ship. Newish. [ there were two days of quiet oh god this is real panicking in her room before this moment ] I haven't been paired up with anyone just yet, but I will be a warden. That said, I do have a few questions about the kinds of things that go on here, semi-regularly, at least.

Back home, I was just a few weeks away from my high school graduation ceremony. Which, yes, means I'm technically done with classes, but it feels kind of wrong not to at least try and keep up on studying while I'm here? I might not know when I'll be going back, but I'd rather not be completely rusty when I'm about to head off to college, you know? So.

So I guess what I'm trying to ask - [ yes geeze stop rambling ] - is if there are any classes that go on regularly here? I know we have classrooms, but I haven't come across any kind of class ..schedule yet. I was wondering if there is anything like that here, or if anyone would be interested in maybe starting some kind of study group? [ she's prepared for all that "what a dork" reactions, she is. but. there's that. this is what she cares about, yep ] One with no specific subjects in mind, but just- something to keep us sharp. I'm more of a science and math focused student, but I would be up for just about anything, at this point. I was a tutor, back home, so I would also be up for running any sessions, if nobody else was up for it. At least until I'm assigned an inmate, then I'll have to see if I have time for it, and-

[ hup. no. stopping herself there. she nods, huffs, grins. ]

Right. Let me know?

-- And thank you for your time.


[ eta ooc: OH YEAH so her 4th wall is free to be shattered in whatever way, but please nothing about her comicbooky fate. just cause. reasons. it's on her permissions post, but I figured a note on her intro was a good idea too ]

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[surfaceshine]

Yeah, no, I get that. I'm a warden. I know why I'm here and I wouldn't either.

[He breathes out, is silent for a moment, and then visibly switches gears. He quirks a lopsided smile at her instead.]

What kinda science?

[interns]

[ she actually kind of feels bad talking to him, in a weird way, in the way that makes her want to tell him to get of his phone and get some sleep. but he's a grown man and she's brandy new here, and she can't just go bossing people around. ..or can she?

no. shh, Gwen's brain. shh. ]

Mm, biochem, with a focus on genetics. I work for a company called Oscorp Industries, they specialize in biomedical and chemical technology. And military defense, but that's not really my thing.

[surfaceshine]

[She can try, of course, but Dean doesn't do so well with being bossed around; not that he's belligerent, generally, but he just ignores it. He would ignore her if she told him to get off his phone and get some sleep.

It hasn't been going so well for him, anyway, and there are more important things at hand. The hunter raises an eyebrow and wrinkles his nose, but the smirk stays.]

That's five shittons of syllables. Bit young, aren't you?

[interns]

I'm seventeen years old.

[ god ]

I've just always known I wanted to study science, so I've had a lot of time to try different things.

[surfaceshine]

Wait, wait, wait.

In what flipping state can you even legally work for a military defense company at seventeen?

[Dean's priorities are fucked up, and even he knows that much.]

[interns]

[ welllll that's amusing ] Oscorp is a very, very big company, I'm just an intern there. But, like I said, military defense isn't my priority. I work in the genetics labs, specifically.

[surfaceshine]

Oh! Interning. That's different than working.

[Not that genetics isn't intimidating in and of itself, because it's something Dean cannot fathom knowing anything about at all and that makes it scary. His eyebrows pull together slightly in his characteristic frown, and he shakes his head very carefully.]

How's that working out for you?

[interns]

[ s q u i n t ]

Oh, well, it's super easy, you know. Since interns don't actually do any real work.

[surfaceshine]

[For some reason, Dean suspects he is being mocked.]

That's not what I meant. [Cough.] Internships pay you in knowledge or whatever.

Legal free labor, all that.

[interns]

Mm-hm.

[ just a look ]

It's been going very well for me, actually. [ minus the whole Dr. Connors thing uhhhh ] But I'm sure you don't really want to hear about my future goals with my education.

[surfaceshine]

Actually, that's pretty much how folks get to know each other. Which is also what the first introductions are for.

That and you never know when it might be useful around here.