Post by effinfitz on Mar 18, 2013 16:12:27 GMT -8
ESI Labs is one of Ægir's most profitable subsidiaries. Their business is ostensibly the planning and execution of unique engineering projects: designing a subway in Amsterdam, cars for stormchasers, summer homes for overly wealthy hipsters. This brings in decent money. The real money's in the military contracts, however.
ESI's small staff is entirely in the know about the Secret World. While no more magical than the average engineers, they've an excellent and experience understanding of the wide variety of nightmarish creatures hiding in
the dark corners of the world. They're also well aware of how ineffective conventional weapons can be against said creatures.
So they brainstorm prototypes, on demand. Silver phosphorous for werewolf population control. Submersible screamer mines to scare away deep ones. Drill mortars to contain and exterminate the tusker worms of Litchfield county. They make a field demonstration of the product, just to prove its effectiveness. The client picks up the plans, and all responsibility to mass produce. ESI keeps the patents, and reaps the profits.
In the current climate, business has been booming.
They can also make weapons for the anima-adapted. It's a new service, one facilitated by having two actual bees on staff. Still, the work isn't entirely original. Most of the models borrow heavily from Orochi designs, customized to each individual user. Other things, like armor, are also in development. It's a slowly growing project. Less profitable, maybe, but it's been explained that there maybe bigger things at stake.
The director hasn't disagreed. Yet.
ESI's small staff is entirely in the know about the Secret World. While no more magical than the average engineers, they've an excellent and experience understanding of the wide variety of nightmarish creatures hiding in
the dark corners of the world. They're also well aware of how ineffective conventional weapons can be against said creatures.
So they brainstorm prototypes, on demand. Silver phosphorous for werewolf population control. Submersible screamer mines to scare away deep ones. Drill mortars to contain and exterminate the tusker worms of Litchfield county. They make a field demonstration of the product, just to prove its effectiveness. The client picks up the plans, and all responsibility to mass produce. ESI keeps the patents, and reaps the profits.
In the current climate, business has been booming.
They can also make weapons for the anima-adapted. It's a new service, one facilitated by having two actual bees on staff. Still, the work isn't entirely original. Most of the models borrow heavily from Orochi designs, customized to each individual user. Other things, like armor, are also in development. It's a slowly growing project. Less profitable, maybe, but it's been explained that there maybe bigger things at stake.
The director hasn't disagreed. Yet.