By the time the fire had gone out it was dinner time in the mess hall of the facility, leaving the existing staff of 50-some-odd young males to escort the patients that were able to eat that evening (or were behaving well enough to be let out of their rooms in the first place) to said room. As that was taking place, Todd managed to convince Nic to introduce himself on the stage in the mess hall with a microphone tied into the PA system during the end of dinner. As it drew to a close, Todd went up on the stage and switched power on for the Mic and gave a short announcement before Nic went up with him.
"Alright, ladies and gentlemen, I've a very special announcement for you all..." He started, getting everyone's undivided attention immediately.
"I've just today hired a special staff member that's going to be working on the security, that way we can keep a better eye on everyone and make sure everyone's healthy and generally feeling well, so without further delay, let me introduce you to Mr. Nic Tompson!" Todd stated cheerfully, attempting to get the group into it by clapping his hands. But the girls wouldn't have any part of it, knowing that their days of coming and going at will may very well be over. Nic walked onto the stage, allowing everyone present to get a good look at him.
"Mr. Tompson-" Todd started to say when Nic cut him off with,
"Just... Nic, no 'Mr.' please."
"Alright, Nic... Would you care to take any questions from your new friends?" Todd said, hoping to evoke a positive response from the crowd, which was staring daggers at both men. One of the girls raised a hand as she asked,
"What gives you the right? The security's just fine here, not to mention no one wants their privacy taken away with 24/7 cameras trained on the stalls or our rooms!" Said an Espea with a bad facial tick.
"Well, for one thing, I ain't putting cameras where I can see into the stalls, but it's for safety and security reasons, and the main thing goin' in the rooms is gonna be a sensor strip that's essentially a motion detector and life sign scanner... It's to make sure you haven't killed yourself." He said in an unamused tone. Soon another raised her hand, a Bardess with a voice that cracked ever-so-slightly when she spoke.
"Could you help Dr. Todd come up with some more events for us? I think he might be running dry on ideas, just a thought..." She said sweetly. Suddenly Nic's demeanor changed to a much friendlier state as he heard an actually relevant question (to him anyway).
"Sure, I can give'im some hints of what he may not have thought of yet, I can't just be sittin' around all day behind a monitor in some stuffy room... That gets bad for ya after awhile." He said cheerfully.
"Y'hear that, Boss? They think you're slippin'!" Nic said chuckling in a joking manner.
"Alright, I get it... anymore questions anyone?" Todd asked the group with a grin.
...
After a few more handfuls of questions later, it was time for lights-out and for Nic to begin setting up some of the more basic but essential equipment for his job. Dr. Todd eventually followed his new employee outside to a large Russian Ural truck with a trailer attached to the back in addition to the truck itself's storage space.
"Wow! Where'd you find this? Is this where you live out of? Doesn't look like a bad setup, honestly..." Todd exclaimed.
"Yeh, but it's kinda cram-packed in there." Nic said as he went in a side door leading leading into the back of the truck. As Todd peered inside he could see a plethora of electronic equipment and circuit boards, along with some odd-looking guns.
"What's the lethal ordinance for?" Todd asked, motioning to the massive barrel.
"It's actually an automated sentry gun, it uses non-lethal stun rounds so it's made more for stopping and disabling... You might like the ideas I have for your security flaws, 'cause you may as well not have had any at all before I came along... That's gotta change." Nic said as he pulled out a pokeball and released a Video Girl AI Upgrade.
"Hey, Sparks, lemme see the data input on the file, 'New Job Security Protocol', and bring up the scan of the facility in a 2D top-down map for a cross-reference... Thanks." Said Nic to her.
"Uploading... Done, now running cross-reference with required protocol procedures, stand by.." She said as a holographic map of Bramble View appeared in mid-air before him and he began marking areas for a reason unknown to Todd.
"So what is this gonna do? Just curious..." Todd asked, apparently in the dark.
"Well I need a map to effectively eliminate any potential blind spots... You only have four cameras in a facility that due to it's size needs roughly between 45-50 to qualify as 'safe' for everyone in there." Nic explained.
"Wow, I had no idea how bad it was... How long do you think this will take to get everything up and running at full tilt?" Todd asked, hoping it wouldn't be too terribly long.
"Eeeehh... My guess is if the existing staff on hand lends some help, a little under two weeks or less? Sparks, that sound about right?" Nic said asking his Pokegirl for a second opinion.
"Somewhere in that range, but it would take shifts of up to 6 hours and constant staff rotation to meet that deadline..." She said almost dimming Todd's hopes.
"Hey don't worry, if your crew wanted to leave they woulda split long before now... I'm sure they'd be glad to help, if nothing more than to quit havin' to patrol as much as they most certainly do now." Nic said in a positive manner.
"I hope you're right, Nic... I really do..." Todd said slightly distracted with his worry.
...
The next day, Nic got the full-on tour of what would essentially be his new home. He got to meet several of the patients that Dr. Sorensen allowed him to see until the new security was up and running for obvious reasons. After gathering any off-duty staff to the meeting room they set about to install all the new cameras first off while Nic was taking into account external safety measures on the grounds themselves. After a few hours, the shift took effect and the next batch of roughly 15 people took over for the next few hours. This continued for the estimated time goal until finally the day came where the only thing left to do was activate it. Nic had been in the old security room with a 'do not disturb' sign hanging from the doorknob for a few days before the unveiling of the new security systems. As he brought Dr. Sorensen into the room for a sneak-peek, the Dr. noticed a large multi-screened computer in place of the smaller console that was once in its place, apparently the new computer that ran everything.
"I really must thank you for what you've done... If this works, my reputation will have officially been restored... To be quite honest I was afraid for the longest time my safe haven for these poor girls would be shut down permanently, and I couldn't have been able to live with myself after that... Without anyone to cater to their needs and quell their fears of their pasts, would've been unthinkable for both myself and them." Dr. Sorensen said passionately, obviously overjoyed about the fact that he may have turned all this around after all.
"Eh, I figure there's too much bullshit gone down with these girls, and they don't deserve to take any more, let alone the stuff they've put up with already... Hey if you want me to help out talkin' to some of'em just ask and I'll do what I can, 'K?" Nic offered.
"Any help is greatly appreciated, thank you, but in the meantime, let's turn the key so to speak, shall we?" Todd said eagerly.
"Alright alright, calm down you look like a retard with a cupcake, man..." Nic joked. As Nic pressed the power-up sequence button, the sounds of massive cooling fans could be heard from deep within the complex machine. The screen soon came on with the OS name;
"Windows Infinite? What's that?" Dr. Sorensen inquired.
"The only good version they came out with... let's just leave it at that." Nic said, distracted slightly by startup sequences. As Dr. Sorensen watched he saw Nic's fingers flick and skip across the keyboard with blinding speed, his fingers being a mere blur.
"Do you have a speed-based blood gift, Nic? That's rather impressive, I only wish I could type financial reports that quickly..." Dr. Sorensen said, duly impressed.
"Yeh, somethin' like that... Alright, Just gotta type the password in, so keep your fingers crossed, 'cause this is only the beginning of the changes..." Nic said, and before Dr. Sorensen could ask what he meant by that, Nic had punched in the password and the confirmation of a successful startup chimed in.