7380/All work and no play make Reed something something

All work and no play make Reed something something
Date of Scene:	15 August 2021
Location:	FF Antartic Research Facility
Synopsis:	Ben and Reed share a meal and discuss the State of Affairs.
Cast of Characters:	Reed Richards, Ben Grimm

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Reed Richards has posed:
Reed Richards has been at work non-stop in his Antartic facility since his birthday. The day the strand obelusk puzzle box arrived in our dimension from parts unknown for reasons unknown. Today he is stsnding in front of an equstion with stetches the length of the large workroom, the equation floats about head high held in a holographic field. Reed is bedraggled staring at a key set of symbols and muttering.

Ben Grimm has posed:
Ben Grimm has came up to check on Reed. The large being has landed in the hanger and comes walking along. He has a large cooler in hand, and calls out "Stretch, where you at, you still with us?" He heads to the lab areas first to look because lets face it, it's Reed. "Suzie sent me to check on you and bring you some food."

Reed Richards has posed:
Reed Richards looks up distracted, "Hmmph? Oh! Ben! Old friend, it's good too see you... how long-? Oh... This is dome fascinating stuff here,Ben. The creators of this box have encoded with the building block of half a dozen universes. It's a multiversal rosetta stone. It's remarkable." There is breathless admirstion in Reed's voice, "But I reslly coild use a break, what did Sue fix? Would you care to share a bite?" You can tell Reed is really struggling when even he is looking for a break.

Ben Grimm has posed:
Ben Grimm smiles and says "I can join ya sure, and not sure what she made, made me promise not to open it till I got here, so am guessing she has some of desserts in there that she thought might not make it if I saw them." He jokes a bit, and looks over at the box "No pictures of guys with nails sticking out of their heads or anything on it right?"

Reed Richards has posed:
Reed Richards barks out a laugh and shakes his head,"Not this time no." He's still chuckling, "The look on Johnny's face." He walks over to worktable and clears it off, sighing "It's brilliant work Ben, elegant in its simplicity but astounding in its depth. i keep seeing disparate elements that are thrn golded into the ever increasinhly conplex structure." Reed shakes his head, "I do feel like aim making headway, almost through to something. "Sue, trusts you implicitly,Ben. Unless-" Reed opens the basket and nods, "Lemon bars. Ooh, she put a couple bottles of Yancy Streets finest in here as well."

Ben Grimm has posed:
Ben Grimm chuckles a bit and says "I know there is a difference in trusting me with her life, and with the sweets." He admits. The big man will find a clear table, and says "So, you have got all the usual alarms set up, so if it sucks you into another dimension or such, so at least we know where to start the rescue right?"

Reed Richards has posed:
Reed Richards grins ruefully,"Sue insisted, she wouldn't let me start until they were all set. Then she stayed to make sure they were locked on. Then she had me run all the Doom algorithms, nothing. Whatever this is it is not one of his, technically or magically." Reed sets out the meal, carefully, neatly making places for both of Ben and himself. Roast beef sandwhiches with worcestire sauce, pickles, and two bottles of the best Yancy steet brew.

Ben Grimm has posed:
Ben Grimm nods a bit, and looks over to the devise, and says "So, you think it is something to test us, send a message to us or what?" I mean doubt it is a come help, making that complicated would be just dumb."

Reed Richards has posed:
Reed Richards frowns, "I think it's an invitation, these feel like coordinates and while they are not in this universe, they aren.'t as far as Hyperions. He sighs and rubs his face. "I don't think it's a coincidence they showed up on my birthday."

Ben Grimm has posed:
Ben Grimm 's brow raises a bit and says "Think it is an invite for you to go somewhere? You sure it aint the intergalactic AARP trying to tell you your space ship warranty is coming off, and to keep it going you need to give them all the hyperelliam into this pocket dimension?"

Reed Richards has posed:
Reed Richards snorts and takes a big bite of sandwhich chewing thoughtfully. Then he inhales to laugh coughs and nearly chokes finally managing to swallow. He takes a smalll sip of beer and shakes his head still laughing. "I don't think so but I can't rule it out, Old friend."

Ben Grimm has posed:
Ben Grimm smirks a bit at the laughing and the choking, seeing his friend is ok he lifts the beer, and sips his own. "Well just be carful and if you have any odd feelings call us if one of us aint up here we will be asap.

Reed Richards has posed:
Reed Richards smiles and nods, "Thank you, rest assured wherever it leads I will not go there alone."

Ben Grimm has posed:
Ben Grimm nods his head a bit to this and says "So, you got anything else on the plate we need to keep on the look out for while your dealing with this?"

Reed Richards has posed:
Reed Richards frowns, "Well, I am still concerned with that comet... is the Shi'ar battle fleet still in orbit? That is perhaps something we should ask the League about."

Ben Grimm has posed:
Ben Grimm nods a bit and says "We aint got word that they needed help, so I figure they got it handled but we might want to take a look, maybe do a fly by as I head out tot he comet.

Reed Richards has posed:
Reed Richards nods, "That sounds like a wonderful idea. We can also check the weapons emplacements in the meteor field, make sure they haven't been tampered with.

Ben Grimm has posed:
Ben Grimm nods his head and says "Sounds like a plan, make sure everything is going ok." He tells the other admitidly Been has not kept up with the Shi'ar thing. "So, need anything else you need me to bring up to you on the next trip?

Reed Richards has posed:
Reed Richards smiles , "More sandwhiches. Seriously, thank you for the distraction, Ben. I appreciste it."

Ben Grimm has posed:
Ben Grimm nods, and says "Hey even you need to get your head out of the lab some times, it is good to see you realizing it."

Reed Richards has posed:
Reed Richards grins, "I have learned a few things over the last three decades. However slowly,"

Ben Grimm has posed:
Ben Grimm chuckles and lifts his beer in a toast. "To another couple decades of learning."