TIME FOR A CLUSTERFUCK OF SCIENCE AND SHIT!

[third_alternative]

[Deep inside the mysterious and cavernous depths of the labs...

Scientists frantically scribble on clipboards and walk around, trying not to bump into each other. Others hunch over pieces of machinery, tinkering with them intently. There is a frenzied air about as the smell of burnt coffee and all-nighters (which does, in fact, have a stench) permeates through the building.

What now?]

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[third_alternative]

Uh--no, actually. It was this really pale girl with green-blue-ish hair. Pretty rude, actually, but she did come up with the idea.

[trustycrowbar]

[His brows furrow.] ...The one talking about minions getting transformed?

[That was the first time he'd actually seen Misery, but it didn't take long to figure out she was the mystery witch Joachim and Dave had mentioned. The disposable minions and immediate fixation on destroying the cause of a problem, not find a solution, made her someone he wasn't sure he wanted to agree with. He glances back at the other scientists, who it seems have already made the connection by the looks they're giving him, and clears his throat.]

Well. Looks like this mess is making allies out of all of us. At least now we'll finally know what to send IN that signal.

[third_alternative]

Yeah, that one!

At least there's that, though.

...What are we sending in that signal?

[trustycrowbar]

A broad-working deactivation command, if we can cobble one together. These things are machines; they run on binary just like everything else. We just need to figure out how to say "stop" in their language.

[third_alternative]

So tell them to deactivate. Right.

What do you need to figure out how to talk in their 'language'?

[trustycrowbar]

Hopefully the data you just gave us will give us a cypher to keep the guesswork to a minimum. I had some experience with programming back in college, but those were usually with programs tailor-made for equipment... I think your nanites qualify as something that would have specialized firmware.

A few extra heads for code would be good, but I think all we need now is time.

[third_alternative]

Well, good luck with that. Can't really help you there--I can build stuff, but I'm no programmer.

[trustycrowbar]

Hey, you're playing the single most important role in this town right now. You're curing these EVOs so that they don't cause any more harm.

[third_alternative]

Yeah, I should get back to doing that.

But if we can work out a signal to cure everyone at once, that's gonna be way more useful.