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    As you are walking down the streets you see a building that isn't finished yet. The Dr.Rato Research Center is a two story building with a flat roof. It is made out of brick and is painted a bluish gray. There is a sign on the top of the building that says
    The Dr.Rato Research Center

    When you go in there are some stairs to your left and a plaque and a sign on the wall. The sign has a picture of stairs and says living area and roof and an arrow pointing forward and says shop and main research area. Then there is the plaque that reads

    Rules
    1. No fighting allowed unless it pertains to research.
    2. Ignorance will be tolerated stupidity will not.
    3. You must keep a documentation of all research done here.
    4. You must keep a copy of documented research here.
    Violation of the rules will have punishment.
    Donations are welcomed.
    Sincerely Dr.Rato
    Going through the door leads into a store area with a counter and empty shelves. There is a bell that has "ring for help" on it. You can see that there are two doors that lead to the main research area but it is empty right now.

    If you go up the stairs you find a living area a kitchen and doors most of them being bedrooms and a few being bathrooms. There is also a stair case at the far end of the room that leads to the roof.
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    Nexaserma enters curiously.
    “Me quoque per multos similis fortuna labores
    iactatam hac demum voluit consistere terra.
    Non ignara mali, miseris succurrere disco.”

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    There isnt much here right now. All you can see is the stairs the door and the plague and sign.
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    FS walks in carrying a poster and a demo of how speakers work.
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    Nex looks at him.
    “Me quoque per multos similis fortuna labores
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    Non ignara mali, miseris succurrere disco.”

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    "Hi there. I'm just putting up one of the first research things." FS follows the arrow into the main research area.
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    A npc thats running the place comes up at takes the stuff from FS. " Ill put this up in a room. "
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    Nex nods and leaves.
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    Non ignara mali, miseris succurrere disco.”

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    "Thank you."
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    Dr.Rato comes in and goes into the sound research area.
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    <Geeking out time!>

    A sign on the door reads, "Advanced Acoustics Laboratory." Inside sits an intern, apparently half-orc, staring intently at the monitor of one of the lab's computers. The grunt's station is rigged up to a big aquarium, apparently to test underwater speakers and microphones. Several other lab stations line the room, with similar smaller-scale rigs for ultra- and infrasound-related experiments. In the back is a large soundproof booth and a huge desk of equipment, clearly operating under the same principles as a recording studio.
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    " Wow I didnt think anyone would be doing anything here. I didnt think anyone was using the facility. Hey who are you anyways? " This last part is to the person using the room.
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    "Oh, um, hey, sir!"

    The intern quickly minimizes one of the windows on his monitor. Dr. Rato seems like the type who would be able to infer that the kid was goofing off.

    "Uh, my name is Randy, I'm one of the interns assisting with the research here. I was, um, just finishing the setup for some tests. We're, um, trying to get some data on the effects of some different chemicals and magical effects underwater. So, um, yeah. What's up?"
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    " Well .... I didnt know anyone was using this place. Are you keeping proper documentation of this research? Let me see it. "
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    "Well, um..."

    Randy turns to his computer and starts browsing through some files.

    "I don't really have much data yet... But, um, I do have some notes on the tests of the rig from earlier. I was just making sure it worked, really..."

    He pauses to think of what else he has to show.

    "...oh! And here's some results from the experiments I ran the other day. I'm writing some commentary on their meaning, but they really just corroborate some papers that are already out there, since we haven't gotten a hold of the new stuff yet..."

    Looking over his shoulder, one can see what appears to be a few random diagrams, numbers, and blurbs of gibberish. Depending on Dr. Rato's expertise, he might perceive them as random diagrams, numbers and blurbs of gibberish with a semi-comprehensible theme. That's research, baby!
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    " Well remember that you need to keep proper documentation of everything. " Dr.Rato goes into a different research area to see if anyone else is using the facility.
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    "Um, hey, is there anything I can help with?" Randy asks as Rato walks out. "What are you looking for?"

    <The idea is to give you someone to bounce dialog off of as you do whatever it is you were going to do, see...>
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    " Umm nothing in paticular I was just going to do some sound research. " Dr.Rato stops from going into the other room.
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    "Well, you've come to the right place, I think..."

    The half-orc, uncomfortable speaking to new people even this much, adjusts his glasses as he considers his next sentence.

    "I mean, um, like, this is where all of the sound booth and sound equipment is, right? What kind of project are you researching?"
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    " Perhaps a small speaker that could be used to defend ones self. Im also wondering where all this equipment came from. " Dr.Rato goes over to a computer. " Does this have the info on speakers and how they work and what not. "
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    "Um, I think that the data sheets for all of the speakers here in the lab are in the, uh, file cabinet right there. Second drawer, I think..."

    Sure enough, there's a file cabinet against the wall right behind Dr. Rato.
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    Dr.Rato goes over and gets the speaker info. " Now we need to find out how to make a speaker small enough to put in a pocket and powerful enough to make a high pitch sound that could fill an entire room. " Dr.Rato starts going over the information of the speakers.
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    Randy thinks aloud as Rato thumbs through the datasheets. "Um, well, I know that some of the stuff we have can make some pretty annoying noises, and pretty loudly too... I don't know about self-defense grade, that would take a bit of extra design work, but we could probably do it... and you'd definitely need ear protection..."

    The intern continues to ramble excitedly about this fun new topic.
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    " Yes yes. Sooo....... " Dr.Rato comes to the most powerful speakers. " Ok so we need to shrink this down increase the output and find the right pitch to stop someone in there tracks. And we need some good ear protection. "
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    <This is funny - I'm an electrical engineering student, and I've taken several classes about circuits that operate at audio frequencies. My brain is now starting to figure out how to actually design this thing, heh.>

    "Cool! I'll do a search to find the right frequency range, I'm sure that the journals already have plenty of research on what makes people cringe and all that... then I can work on designing the filters based on that..."

    And so the research commences.
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    (( That is pretty funny. Im just playing a character. ))

    Dr.Rato goes over and finds the speaker he had the specs on. He opens it up trying to figure out how to get everything down into a smaller size and getting more power out of it at the same time. He is also using a smaller speaker for refrence.

    (( Im going to dead time its getting kinda late. ))
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    < Same here - though at this point we can basically say that they throw it together cinematically, eh? >
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    So three failures and one dead gerbil later we now have a pocket sized speaker that emits a sound that will drop most people to there knees unless you have earplugs. YEAH SCIENCE!

    " Well that was fun. Im going to go back to the Dancing Fox Inn now. "
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    FS walks out.
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