| [... the lab is a disaster.  It's almost hard to tell that is is Perceptor's lab.  It looks as if a wrecking ball went through the room.  There's nothing left undamaged in some way.  Even his chair is all but flattened.]
 [The scientist himself stands in the middle of the room, sorting broken bits of something into crates.]
 
 ... as you can see, any projects I was currently working on are... on hold, to say the least.  I don't have a working computer, let alone proper lab facilities, at the moment.
 
 [He tosses the piece he's holding into a crate, dragging his hand down his face.]
 
 And... if there happens to be any bored parties capable of heavy lifting who find themselves with nothing to do... clearly I've need of assistance.
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