Arthur "Artie" Nielsen (![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
doyousmellfudge_archive) wrote2009-12-11 06:29 pm
doyousmellfudge_archive) wrote2009-12-11 06:29 pm
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When Artie steps back out the door, he finds Tronto sector exactly as he left it. He couldn't say how much time has passed since he left--the only timepiece he has is his wristwatch, which went in with him, and clocks sometimes behave oddly in the presence of Artifacts, anyway. He'll check it against the clock in the office when he's done for the day.
Speaking of which... Artie pulls the old, faded tag from the doorknob and slips it into his pocket, next to the napkin with the date of nuclear armageddon scribbled on it. Then he picks up an electronic tag from the stack and starts entering data.
Fixture #768898D, "MILLIWAYS" DOOR
Approximate origin: Unknown
Date of acquisition: Unknown
Circumstances of acquisition: Unknown
Properties:
Passage to interdimensional nexus
Extreme temporal gradient
Warnings:
Users may become temporarily 'Bound' and unable to leave for extended periods
KEEP DOOR CLOSED AND LATCHED AT ALL TIMES! THIS MEANS YOU!
Artie fastens the tag to the door at eye level, then steps back and nods in satisfaction. It'll do, at least until he can go through the Warehouse files and see if he can find any hard data. (Which is going to be a chore in and of itself. Yes, paper files are more secure than a computer database, and it would take a lifetime and a half to even start digitizing the files, but dammit, searching through the archives is a pain in the ass.)
Whatever. He's still got a tall stack of inventory to get through before the day is done. But he'll be back.
And this time, he'll be prepared.
Speaking of which... Artie pulls the old, faded tag from the doorknob and slips it into his pocket, next to the napkin with the date of nuclear armageddon scribbled on it. Then he picks up an electronic tag from the stack and starts entering data.
Fixture #768898D, "MILLIWAYS" DOOR
Approximate origin: Unknown
Date of acquisition: Unknown
Circumstances of acquisition: Unknown
Properties:
Passage to interdimensional nexus
Extreme temporal gradient
Warnings:
Users may become temporarily 'Bound' and unable to leave for extended periods
KEEP DOOR CLOSED AND LATCHED AT ALL TIMES! THIS MEANS YOU!
Artie fastens the tag to the door at eye level, then steps back and nods in satisfaction. It'll do, at least until he can go through the Warehouse files and see if he can find any hard data. (Which is going to be a chore in and of itself. Yes, paper files are more secure than a computer database, and it would take a lifetime and a half to even start digitizing the files, but dammit, searching through the archives is a pain in the ass.)
Whatever. He's still got a tall stack of inventory to get through before the day is done. But he'll be back.
And this time, he'll be prepared.