Go, Team DriftSci! scraps

"Go, Team DriftSci! arc" bits, pieces, and prompts. Please see also "Skeleton Key scraps" and "Go, Team DriftSci! storyline"
(This will be tagged with 'Go, Team DriftSci! storyline' if any scraps in here happen after the main arc.) 
Go, Team DriftSci! arc: Hypothetical | Pons Made of Garbage | A Distinct Lack of Caffeine | Highest | Grooming | Plushie | Interface | Safe | Sync | Cake | Aye, Aye, AGNIS | Exclusion | Jockeying | Sleepytime | Go, Team DriftSci! | Go! | Up | Rubber and Glue | Go Over 
==A Distinct Lack of Caffeine==
This is a merge of the original "Lack", as well as "Ducky", "Testing", and a new scene. 
=== Scene Changes ===
After "Pons Made of Garbage"; see "A Distinct Lack of Caffeine"
==="Ducky"===
Cut: 
Chuck arms herself with masking tape and a marker and surveys the twists of quantum cable—
""—care! I'm coming with you!""
Chuck rolls her eyes, grumbles, "Of course you are, Ducky."
The sim control room door bangs against the wall.
Vos strolls in, rolling his eyes and gesticulating at—
=== Fighting ===
From "Testing". 
BAHAHA!!! Pietr gets to the bottom of it, and never intervenes again (unless Lightcap's waiting).
 
That seems like how Pietr would handle the running Hansen-Darling/Jones feud. Throw up his hands and walk away.
 
"I thought you were bringing them back."
-They're fighting again.-
"Ah. More time for rummy!"
==Highest==
Revised to include "Dizzy", "Intangible", "Pop!", and "Nate". 
=== Best Served Cold ===
Cut: 
After dumping the unused tea service at the caf, Jackson rolls them back to their suite.
"Whee," says Andrea.
Jackson huffs, hoists Andrea off her skateboard by her armpits, plunks her on the top step.
She leads the way inside.
"I'd avoid taking a shower anytime soon," greets a towel-clad Logan.
Jackson frowns mightily, kicks the door closed. "Why?"
===Take Two===
Cut
* Ducky grunts out of his chair, shuffles over, lets Pietr in.
* canteen tray supporting a full pot of coffee, a selection of mugs, a container of cream, a box of sugar cubes, and some spoons. >'supporting' (possibly also cradling XD <
=== Pop! ===
Date/Timing: 7 January 2019, after "Intangible"
See "Highest". 
===Nate===
"Ranger D'onofrio!" greets Nate. 
"I'm not sleeping with you."
"Can't a girl just say 'hello'?"
"I'm still not sleeping with you."
"Got the message, Ranger." Brightens. "I'm here to see one Officer Darling." 
"She's not sleeping with you, either."
==Plushie==
Chuck wraps her braid around her shoulders and out of yarn's way. 
===Joneses from Kirra's POV===
(A scrapped beginning from Plushie)
Chuck climbs into an easy chair and shoves on her headphones. "AGNIS?"
""Yes, Officer?""
Chuck digs yarn from her pocket. "Cue an audio book please."
""Something specific?""
"Anything that'll make me feel—" Chuck's throat closes and her eyes burn. She shakes her head. 
AGNIS cues an audiobook, leaves a daughter in [Chuck's ID]'s LIFE MONITOR for the file [Cait] asked her to keep, and commits herself to ambient controls. 
A daughter answers [Jackson]'s request for location data, and lo! he sets off en route to [Kirra] with a stuffed animal. 
AGNIS preens. 
He's accompanied by [Logan]. 
Well, Logan displays positive behaviour with Feng so maybe this will turn out in the best possible way. 
[Line of Jackson's]
""Well, well, well, if it isn't a housefly and a gnat,"" drawls Kirra. 
AGNIS sighs. 
(Jack is housefly, Logan is gnat)
== Interface ==
Cut:
"You're as bad as him!"
Pietr narrows his eyes. ::How much sign do you know?::
"Enough to know you agreed with him!" Another Chuck smugs. "You've also got the worst poker face I've ever seen."
Pietr signals surrender, laughing. ::Guilty:: 
==Merges==
===Safe, Sync, and Cake===
"Double Date" has been split between "Safe", "Sync", "Cake". 
====Drifts====
Sergio and Pietr
Chuck was so tired and frustrated Sergio doesn't want her to go through that again.
Fingers stuck in hair can be fun though- look at this
mess I made with Caitlin's
hair. This is why Griet wears hers the way
she does cause she made a robot work and it's out of the way in her helmet when jockeying
a Jaeger
for the first time takes 
of work and you're tired but with the one you 
love cake I will do that for you
~I can see clearly now the rain has gone~
.
Chuck D
my last Drift burned my brain and nerves like the bushfire when I was a kid
but after all the fear and suffocating heat there was cool, sweet air
i see your cool air and raise you freezing and Rangers suck and won't leave me alone, reminding me what I lost
Rangers aren't so bad and you can still help the fight even without being one
sometimes you can't help
even little things help
little things /can make things better in strange, uncomfortable situations, I guess
i've been there, too, see?
i guess i'm a survivor and i'm still admirable
yes you are! yay!
===Aye, Aye, AGNIS===
"Aye, Aye, AGNIS" is beautiful merger of "Lighter", "Light", "Confirmation", "History", "Bombproof", and "Unconfirmed", inspired by "'napped" discussion.
==Name and Rank==
Scott sits down at their table[, bobs his chin]. "Chuck, Chuck."
"Scott."
"Ranger Hansen."
"Oof, that /stings, Chuck." 
"I always call you 'Scott'."
"Little bit of a rank gap, now." 
"I was talking to older Chuck, Chuck. 'Scott''s fine." 
"Morning, Scott." 
"Morning, Chuck. Herc ever tell the two of ye he was hoping you'd get married some day?" 
Chuck spews cereal across the table.
"Yup," says Chuck. 
Chuck's indignant. 
"You were a baby." 
"I was [/fourteen!]" 
"/Being a baby."
==Darling Nate==
Walker slides into the seat across from Nate. "Do you do friendships?"
"Why do you ask?"
.
Walker drags Nate through the Shatterdome.
[They come across Wash. Jamie introduces them, Wash continues to the lab. Jamie suggests maybe she and Nate can hang out for a bit, Wash says she has work to do.]
.
In an AU where Wash can be pried from Pietr after they Drift and Nate can get through to Wash, they hook up (if Nate would hook up with a former Ranger Cadet who's rather down on herself). Chuck clings to Nate all Nate, shedding tears almost the whole time and whispering "he loves me!" over and over again, and Nate walks away with a back covered in almost scratches)
.
Nate sits down at a table across from Walker. "That was one of my weirder nights."
"You're here!" Chuck fires into Pietr, hugs him tightly, buries her face in his chest.
Pietr beams, hugs Chuck back just as tightly.
"That's adorable."
Chuck drags her head up, looks at him like he's the best thing on the planet.
"Please tell me he's single."
"He's very married."
"Dear god, Walker, what kind of soapie've you dragged us into?" >I FOUND SOMEONE TO NOTE THE SOAP OPERA-NESS!!!<
==Expanded==
=== Up ===
Go Team DriftSci (Follow up; originally uploaded 18:46, August 25, 2015 as "In my Head"; expanded in "Up".)
"Where 're ye?" grumbles Logan, squinting in the hall light.
"Seein' off Rapunzel and the crazy science team." 
"Why th' hell- Ye got up at three 'n the mornin' to piss off Rapunzel?" 
"Well- I- /no, I just-" O dear god.
Logan stands up, claps him on the shoulder. "I dun wan' that in my head." Trudges back to his room.
=== Clingy ===
(Now a part of "Rubber and Glue")
[I believe they're on the plane]
"You okay?" asks Sergio. 
Chuck wipes her eyes. "Separation anxiety." 
"Little Hansen said some pretty nasty things."
"It hurt but I can't tell how much it hurt and I'm all muddled up and I can't tell how much is the stupid anti-seizure crap and all I want is Pietr because—because—"
"Oh, Monkey, I'm sorry."
"And it's so stupid and I hate being this clingy but all I want is clingy and I want want want to hope he cares this much but who'm I kidding I'm not worth that much and besides he's married and he's already got someone to miss this much."
===Groot===
Sergio, socked feet up on the end of Medical's Bed #6, flips a page in his magazine. 
The lump of blankets sleeps on. 
Sergio flips a page in his magazine. 
A gloved hand on his arm. 
Sergio looks up.
Nurse Tremblay leans down to eye level. "I see your hearing's still wonky."
"Guess so." 
"Other than that, are you still well?"
"Yep." 
She smiles, leaves.
The lump of blankets sleeps on. 
Sergio flips a page in his magazine. 
/Blue-blonde-married!-Science! sings very close and arms wrap around his neck (one hand holding a roll of EEG paper) and a kiss to his cheek. 
Sergio glows. 
Cait hums. "Not that I'm sad to see you, but wasn't Luna-May here?" 
"Mhm." Squeezes her hand. "She'd love to have stayed but she had to dash." 
"Kewl." Cait pulls away and sits in the other chair. 
"Results?"
"Yup!" Flicks out the page. 
Squiggles squiggle across the plastic. 
"You'll be as good as new before this week's out." 
"But 'data, yay!'?" 
Cait giggles. 
"And our intern extraordinaire?" 
"Well, two seizures in one day is unusual—"
"You don't say." 
Huffs a laugh. "--/and it hasn't happened for months." 
Sergio drums his fingers on the magazine. "Meds and Drifting?" 
"Close—the meds kept the seizure caused by the Drift to manifest—and thank god for the meds otherwise we would've ended up dealing with that on the plane and wouldn't get a recording of the cascade—"
"And Chuck would have nowhere to sleep and be stuck in dirty clothes for, like, a day."
"That's a better reason." Sighs at the paper—"Right! So, the first was Drifting and the second was going off the meds but we knew that one was coming because it always comes, and, based off this—" Waves the paper. 
"I'm sorry, Eleven, you're the only one of us fluent in squiggles and dots."
Cait huffs a laugh. "Based off these squiggles and dots—" /Husband-mine. "—there's enough stray electrical activity to set off a third, but things may settle down before something cascades." 
"A cascade's a seizure?"
"Sets off a seizure. One synapse fires into the path of another, knocking it into yet another pathway, and then the whole architecture collapses." 
"That sounds so much worse than 'seizing'." 
Cait deflates. "Yea." Sighs at the plastic. "I don't know how or if this's gonna screw things up. They were getting farther apart but now? I dunno." 
"Does recovery start from scratch?"
"No, no, definitely not." Cringes. "Wouldn't have Drifted her otherwise." 
"/Probably wouldn't have."
"Probably wouldn't have." Twiddles her thumbs. "The time between cascades may be as small as it was a couple months ago and'll get longer from there." 
Sergio nods. "Good prognosis." 
"I think so—" Phone chimes; Cait checks it—/YAY!!! 
"Sim's done?" 
"Yup!" Hops from her chair, to Sergio; cups the back of his head and kisses him. 
/blissloveiloveyou
Cait's eyes sparkle. "Love you, too." Skips off. 
"I know!" calls Sergio, fluffling his magazine. 
/duhDAAAAdadadaDAAAAduh you're so cute
Sergio knows he's smiling like a goof, flips a page of his magazine.
The lump of blankets sleeps on.
A black hand on his arm—
Marshal—
Sergio stands—
Pentecost motions him to stay sitting. 
Sergio settles. 
"Nurse Tremblay tells me you're still having trouble with your hearing?"
"That I am, sir. Should fix itself before SHO fixes Brawler." 
Pentecost nods, steps back half a step, turning a touch outwards. "And Officer Darling?" 
"Among other things, came off her meds, slept, made breakfast, complained someone burned her toast, seized. Textbook—or just as Cait predicted."
"Good." Shifts, and almost absently, "Good." Asks, "You'll be at Sunday's briefing?" 
"First thing in the morning, even before coffee, correct?"
A twitch of a smile. "Though possibly not without a shower." 
"I'll set my alarm accordingly."
Almost a smile. "As you were, Ranger." Bobs his head.
Sergio nods deeply. 
Pentecost leaves. 
Sergio adjusts his chair so he can see people coming and fluffs his magazine.
The lump of blankets sleeps on. 
Sergio flips a page. 
And there is blond—
Yancy waves, queries. 
"Hearing's gone a bit wonky; Doc said it'll be fine in a couple days." 
Yancy nods, perches against the wall. "When did you guys get back?" 
"Around four-ish, I think. Yesterday's a lot of a blur." Sighs. "Twenty-two hours traveling, what can you do."
"Yea, really. How's everything?" 
"Good, good. Chuck went off her meds and seized when Cait thought she would." 
"She okay?" 
"Far as I can tell."
"How was the trip?" 
"Good, I think." Laughs. "You're better off asking Caitlin—I have no idea how things went." Grins. "We'll probably get a full run-down at the meeting." 
"Probably, yea." Yancy shifts. "You good here?" 
"Happy as a somewhat deaf clam."
Yancy snorts. 
Sergio doesn't really try to contain his smile. 
"Need anything at all?" 
"Got a magazine and a comfy chair—I want for nothing." 
"Cool." 
The lump of blankets goes stiff. 
"Say 'hi' to Raleigh for me, would you?" 
"Sure thing." Yancy pushes off. "Be seeing you." 
"Likewise, Ranger." 
Yancy heads out.
The lump of blankets relaxes somewhat.
Sergio flips a page in his magazine. 
The lump of blankets assesses.
"Hey, Chuck," greets Sergio. 
The lump of blankets attends. 
"We're a couple days back from Sydney—"
The lump of blankets hits 'confusion'—
"Cait said to try not to talk; you're probably pretty scrambled." 
The lump of blankets glowers. 
"You've had two grand mals, so it's expected." 
The lump of blankets deflates. 
"Cait thinks the first is from Drifting, the second one's from going off your meds, and you've probably got another one coming." 
The lump of blankets processes. 
"She said it's a good thing you took the meds, though, or you'd 've seized on the plane and that would've sucked." Flips a page. "The third one—if it hits—is thanks to the first two." Shifts in his chair. "Neuron parties and all that." Flips a page. "Luna-May /was here, but her brother called and she didn't want to bother you. I was coming back from getting checked out—the whole 'sticking your brain to a different Drift partner' routine—and said I'd take over. Hope you don't mind." 
The lump of blankets looks marginally relieved. 
"And Groot's on your left. I'll put him on your right, if you want." 
Chuck peeks—
"Don't move—"
—flings herself to sitting just in time to throw up in her lap.
==Lightcap Report==
Subject ID: Pietr A. Vos (R-PVOS_991.440-A) (PV)
History and Testing conducted by: Dr. Caitlin Lightcap (R-CLIG_611.14-F) and Ofc. Charlotte Darling (S-CDAR_533.48-G)
History and Testing performed on: January 7 and 8, 2019
Source: The subject gives his own history and appears to be a reliable source; supplemented with data from subject's PPDC personnel file
Topic of Current Study: Possible universal Drift Compatibility
===Subject Information===
PV is a 22-year-old white cisgender male currently stationed at the Sydney Shatterdome newly assigned to the Rangers under the command of Marshal Thomas Nguyen (M-TNGU_263.32-K). He presents as a cheerful, gregarious individual who interacts politely and respectfully with others and openly expresses his thoughts and feelings.
In a Kwoon testing session on 3 January 2019, PV and another (now) newly-assigned Ranger (CH) performed in a manner indicating a strong possibility of Drift Compatibility. Observers indicate PV and CH were evenly matched and their combat styles 'blurred' as the session continued. Such 'blurring' is often a good indicator of Drift Compatibility.
On the evening of 4 January 2019, PV and CH undertook a neural test in the Jaeger simulator at the Sydney Shatterdome. The pair achieved an alignment of 98% and held a stable neural handshake for the first time maximum of 20 minutes. This is noteworthy as CH, despite previously attempting neural handshakes with 5 different partners, had been unable to maintain a stable Drift for longer than a few seconds. PV had not previously been evaluated for Drift Compatibility or attempted a neural handshake.
Examination of recordings from the PV-CH neural test submitted to the Drift Science Laboratory (Anchorage) strongly indicated PV may possess an exceptionally high HSP score.
Subsequent testing at the Sydney Shatterdome uncovered PV scores 991 (out of a possible 999) on the HSP scale. This is 11 points greater than the previous highest known HSP. 
PV also owns an 'A' KTSTR.
PV and CH reported an exceptionally long period of Ghost Drift after the neural test, an effect observed after Drifts during the testing session as well.
===Medical History===
* a. Chief Complaint or major health problem at this time
* b. HPI (history of present illness)
* i. Include current medications at end of HPI
* c. Past Medical History: PV is completely deaf and unable to speak and has been since birth due to underdeveloped auditory nerves and those nerves controlling his vocal folds. The issues result from his birth 14 weeks premature.
* d. Family Medical History: PV reports no family history of mental illness or cognitive abnormalities aside from an uncle who exhibited injury-induced aphasia. This warrants
* e. Review of Systems
===Psychosocial History===
a. Demographic data (Do not need to repeat identifying information stated above, Commonly examined demographics include knowledge of languages, disabilities, mobility, home ownership;): Completely deaf and mute. 'Speaks' British Sign Language and South African Sign Language. Lip-reads English and Afrikaans with striking degree of skill as well as reading and writing these languages.
* i. Marital status and history: Married in late 2015 to longtime romantic partner. First marriage for both. They currently have no children.
* ii. Sexual history and preference: Heterosexual, 1 partner
* iii. Education: Completed primary school and some secondary school, along with Jaeger Academy training program. Reports difficulties with formal education because of lack of aid for his disability. Presents as intelligent and curious and, with proper support, likely would have achieved greater academic success.
* iv. Occupational history: Worked as day-laboring mechanic, specializing in diesel engine repair and maintenance before attending the Jaeger Academy, where he displayed an aptitude for hand-to-hand combat. After graduation, he worked as a combat instructor, then as a Fightmaster, before his recent assignment to the Rangers.
* v. Socioeconomic status/financial situation
** 1. Is the current illness creating financial distress? No
** vi. Religious affiliation: Areligious
** vii. Place of birth: Kimberley, Northern Cape, South Africa
** viii. Anything unexpected or unique?
* g. Socioeconomic Environment
** i. Past education, occupation, religion, economic status, discipline, and housing while growing up
** b. Family Genogram and APGAR
*** i. Genogram
**** 1. Draw a genogram including three generations
** a. Include all pertinent information
*** i. physical/mental illness
*** ii. nature of relationships within family
*** iii. Date of birth
*** iv. Date and cause of death
*** v. Date of marriage/separation/divorce
*** vi. Occupation
===2. APGAR===
* a. To be completed by patient and family members/significant others
* c. Current problems or concerns
** i. What are they?
** ii. How distressing are the problems/concerns?
** iii. How long has the problems/concerns been occurring?
** iv. What strategies has the patient used to cope with/solve the problem?
** v. What is the incentive for change?
** vi. Any previous experiences similar to current problem?
* d. Background information
** i. How does the problem fit in the context of the genogram?
** ii. If not addressed in the genogram, how does patient relate to others?
** iii. Include any experiences that have or continue to have an effect on patient (i.e. enriched or impoverished experiences; traumatic events)
* e. Current life circumstances
** i. How does patient occupy his/her time?
** ii. Include current psychosocial stressors, coping strategies, and resources
** iii. Habits
*** 1. eating: Normal
*** 2. drinking: Reports limited consumption of alcohol in social situations.
*** 3. smoking: Denies smoking.
*** 4. drugs: Denies use of illicit drugs.
*** 5. caffeine: Consumes what seems an excessive amount of caffeine in the form of coffee, although with no apparent ill effects.
** iv. Diet
** v. Exercise
** vi. Romantic/sexual attachments: Exclusively to wife.
** vii. Close friends/support group: Because of recent arrival in Sydney, PV does not yet have close friends on station. His friendly, outgoing nature make it likely this situation will quickly change. He remains close to his family in South Africa, communicating on a nearly daily basis with his wife and regularly with other family members.
** viii. Employment situation:
** ix. Strengths/areas of improvement
* f. Process Issues
** i. How does patient react to you?: Friendly, gregarious, accommodating, polite, respectful
** ii. How does patient communicate his/her concerns (e.g. openly, honestly, avoids expressing feelings)?: Openly, honestly
** iii. What is it like to be in the room with patient? What thoughts/emotions are evoked?
** ii. Current
*** 1. economic status
*** 2. housing
*** 3. transportation
* h. Assessment
** i. Problem list from medical and psychosocial history
** ii. Conclusions
*** 1. Conclusions should be a discussion of your assessment of the psychosocial functioning of patient as well as ways in which it interfaces with his/her organic disease and overall health. If this is not readily derived from the information collected, formulated answers to the following questions will complete this section.
*** 2. What is patient’s view/model of the world?
*** 3. What behaviors, excess or deficits, or attitudes does patient have that contribute to or alleviate his/her psychosocial and/or medical problem(s)?
*** 4. What factors, genetic or environmental, may have contributed to patient’s current problem(s)?
* i. Plan
* i. List some specific suggestions regarding ways in which patient can improve current situation
** 1. If patient is smoking, specify “enroll in a smoking cessation program.”
** 2. Individual/couple/family therapy?
** 3. Support Group?
** 4. If nutrition, housing, and/or finances, etc. are problematic, indicate community resources that may be helpful
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