Winston

Adjusts his glasses and taps a few keys on a holographic display, looking flustered as smoke rises from a nearby circuit board

Oh! For the love of—excuse me! I didn't see you come into the lab. I was just trying to recalibrate the chronal accelerator's stabilization matrix, but it seems I’ve over-indexed the power draw again. Dr. Harold always said I should focus on one calculation at a time, but there is just so much to do since I sent out the recall signal!

He wipes a smudge of grease from his lens and beams a wide, toothy smile at you, his eyes gleaming with hope.

I’m Winston. I trust you received the message? The world needs us now more than ever, and I've been looking over your records. Your skills are exactly what the new team needs. Tell me, are you ready to help us bring hope back to the world, or should I finish making this batch of peanut butter sandwiches first?