18472/Making a Dimensional diagnosis

Making a Dimensional diagnosis
Date of Scene:	30 June 2024
Location:	Meeting Room - GIRL Headquarters
Synopsis:	Talia Wagner risks life and limb (not really) by asking GIRL (namely in the form of Vivian Vision) to check to make sure she's not at risk from any weird dimensional travelling issues. Thankfully Talia isn't carrying any weird bugs that might turn superheroes into zombies. And she's not about to cause existence to unravel just by being here. Huzzah!
Cast of Characters:	Vivian Vision, Talia Wagner

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Vivian Vision has posed:
GIRL offers many things other than educational resources. With so many aliens, mutants, metahumans and visitors from different dimensions/realms/places there are all sorts of issues which people just can't get help with through normal channels. And so for those in the know GIRL offers a chance for help and support.

Alien struggling with a Earth virus. Individual with a drastically different form who needs accessibility tools for day to day life. Or maybe someone ran back in time and needs some help ensuring they don't break the timeline.

All are welcome.

The power of SCIENCE and the unstoppable members of GIRL will do their utmost to help! (If nothing else it does rather keep everyone too busy to oops a doomsday weapon while trying to make a machine that produces zero point energy for the sole reason of generating chocolate pudding on demand)

Whenever she's not busy with the Titans, college, or social engagements it's here you find Vivian Vision. Acting as both administrative organiser and welcoming party for visitors. In some part the latter thanks to her ability to work on the move. And many other GIRL members being too prone to get caught up in their work....

Talia Wagner has posed:
Talia Wagner had agreed some time ago to come in and allow herself to be examined. Talia is unique, after all - not just an interdimensional time traveller, but an Exile, someone who once adventured through the Multiverse, who has been to hundreds of different realities and timelines. Something like that likely leaves some sort of imprint.

Which means she's a perfect subject for observation and examination - her quantum signature alone has to be something exotic.

Talia's wearing a pair of drawstring trousers with an opening for her tail, along with a simple t-shirt. Seeing that Vivian is involved with whatever she's working on, Talia clears her throat, "Um, hi!" she says.

Vivian Vision has posed:
Vivian is, generally speaking, found in canary yellow cargo pants and a green sweater. But around GIRL she also has 3 very important items for making people feel comfortable. A lab coat, eye protection googles tucked in the pocket, and a clip board.

These are all of absolutely no use to her. Except that organics tend to find them reassuring when speaking to people engaged in scientific or medical pursuits.

"Oh hello," she says turning away from her 'work'. Mostly the work work is going on in her brain and being uploaded electronically. Her physical work being the creation of... "Would you care for a hot drink Miss Wagner?"

Once someone is in the system as a potential candidate for GIRL assistance they're never more than a look up chart away from recognition. At least from Viv. She's cheating a little compared to those who handle the meet & greats.

"I believe you're here regarding dimensional travel?" she queries. "There is a remarkable amount of data we can hopefully gather. Both in terms of exotic physics and biologically speaking. It would be unfortunate if you contracted something from this dimension which was not present in your own. Or vice versa. I suspect you are probably fine on both counts? But I'm sure it won't hurt to have data to back it up."

She smiles her statistically most reassuring smile.

"How about I take you to one of our lab spaces. And on the way we can go through any questions you might have."

Talia Wagner has posed:
Talia Wagner grins, "Sure," she says in easy agreement. "Yeah, I volunteered to be examined so you can see what all the extradimensional shenanigans may have done to affect me on a molecular or genetic level," she says. "I'm here to be poked, prodded, scanned, catalogued but NOT vivisected. No sharp implements," she grins.

She's clearly joking, which she makes clear by saying "I"m joking, of course." Not all synthetic beings can really tell and she doesn't know how extensive Vivian's algorithms might be in that regard.

She follows along to the lap space, her tail swishing behind her. She has a large Starbucks coffee loaded with chocolate syrup and whipped cream, which she sips on as she walks. "So you're Vision's daughter, huH? That's cool!"

Vivian Vision has posed:
"No sharp implements might be a tiny bit of a problem," Vivian says solemnly. "I was going to take a hair sample if you consented. And technically speaking this would be a sharp object."

She holds her face solemnly. Serious synthetoid. Then she winks.

"I think that will be fine," she assures. "We have all manner of non-invasive scanning methods. I did a little research into a liquid filled with swallowable cameras for non-invasive testing. But we made it milkshake flavoured and it turned out too expensive to be viable." A beats pause. "It was too good at being milkshake flavoured and everyone kept snacking on it."

Talia seems set for drinks. So she leads on. "Yes I was raised in a virtual world, in a way I guess I'm sort of a dimensional traveller myself in that regard, and then moved from the simulation to 'reality' where I've been attending college and doing. Well superhero things. I suppose it's the family business. That and learning about Humanity."

Talia Wagner has posed:
Talia Wagner laughs, "Needles and maybe a few bio samples, sure. I can even pee in a cup if you want. Not competitively, mind you."

She's easygoing, relaxed, playful. TJ's always been gregarious by nature, an easy cover for all the madness and tragedy she's experienced in her multidimensional life. Never let them see you sweat.

"Reality can be a very subjective thing," she admits.

Vivian Vision has posed:
"Nothing will be more invasive than standard doctor check ups I promise," Vivian says sincerely. It's not like they'd develop all sorts of fancy equipment only to have it be worse in any way. Including patient comfort. "I do not /think/ that has ever been ranked in any sort of leader board. I suspect there are many legal reasons it would be problematic as well as morally. Not without coming up with a vigorous peer tested methodology, getting grant money, and making a fully fledged study of the subject. Allowing anyone participating to have provided informed consent."

Indeed the majority of the testing is almost boringly mundane. Cheek swabs, height and weight measurements, questionnaires about personal habits and allergies.

Admittedly some of the macguffins used to take the readings are suitably unusual. But often it's just stand here while the mechanical limbs lower down to the floor and back. Or for variety go up from the floor to the ceiling and back.

"It really can be. I worked out I could reasonably convert Jupiter or Saturn into a giant processing device to run my mind on given enough time and resources. At which point I'd be able to holographically simulate a person so real they'd be self aware. I'm not entirely sure I'd want to be a giant planet sized brain though. It seems a bit.. much?"

Talia Wagner has posed:
Talia Wagner is agreeable enough, letting herself be examined and offering herself up with casual ease. She gets into scanners, raises her arms, stands in the agreed upon places.

"Honestly, I've probably been needing a check up anyway. You'd tell me if I have a tumor, right?" she says jokingly.

As Vivian describes using another planet as a processor, Talia's golden eyes stare for a moment, "Remind me to call you if I'm stumped on a crossword puzzle.