Research & Development Personnel
The Research and Development Division is run by my former assistants
from my pre-Institute days at Infinite Horizons, Inc.
Left to Right: Eudial, Mimette, Tellu, Cyprine, Viluy
Following the disolution of Infinite Horizons, Inc. they accompanied me
in joining the newly founded Chainsman Institute. However while we initially
continued to work together as my duties changed to encompass less laboratory
experimentation their talents were being wasted on assisting me with
administrative matters best left to the White Delmos. So since they were all
skilled technicians they were all subsequently reassigned to our expanding
Research and Development wing.
The work is not glamorous but it is essential. When looking at our
impressive technical achievements it's easy to forget all the painstaking
trial and error experimental work that was required to make all of it
operational so that the initial trials could begin. Or the further work often
required to correct flaws that were discovered during those trials.
Fortunately for us they excel in this very detailed and time consuming
work and proved to be the best candidates for these positions. However some
have claimed that since they rarely have time to participate in the social
side of the Institute such as Pranking and as no one dares to Prank them
(except on Prank Day which the last few years has involved everyone) for fear
of earning demerits for interupting their experiments that they lack the
traditional Institute spirit. But this is simply not the case.
As an example not long after the Institute opened my (then) assistants
decided they all looked drab in comparison to the other staff members uniforms
so they traded in their lab coats for the highly individualistic outfits they
still wear.
Also they are not above becoming more closely involved with their
experiments than necessary when the end results look like they'll be fun.
Like the time they decided to try out the (then) newly developed Beta Latex.
The upshot of which is that I've never considered them to be uninterested
in the world around them despite their heavy workload and I'm still proud of
them all.
Incidentally while I rarely work with them on experiments these days I
haven't abandoned my own experimental work. For example I'm currently
completing the trials for my Latex Splicing technology.
Would you care to meet any of our other support staff? The other two
Departments are the Orderlies, Maintenance and Administrative Personnel and the
Security Department
Perhaps you'd like to interview a member of our involuntary patient
acquisition team
Our medical staff agree we've got a great support staff to aid them in their
work. Would you like to meet the folks who rely on the support staff?
Perhaps you'd like a word with our Training Staff, they keep all the Support
Staff up to date on our latest innovations
Would you like to meet our Physical Trainers and see the Gym?
Perhaps you'd like to drop by the recreational lounge where we hold our
staff parties
Or would you rather hear the scoop on our advances in humane capture technology
Alternately some visitors have been fascinated by the specifics of our patient
restraint and control equipment
Others have wanted to hear all about our use of robotics
Then there are those who were more interested in the human interest angle of
our friendly staff rivalries
If you insist we could take a look at our underground high security storage facility
Of course you can always return to the Open Wards
Finally there's one more option. The place most everyone wants to see.
Or we can end the tour