Department of Mary Sue Experiments and Research

The Department of Mary Sue Experiments and Research is the department responsible for finding out how 'Sues work, and how to get rid of them. The DMSE&R also looks into 'Sue Genetics.

It is headed by the Thistle, and the lab manager is Helen Gale. Approximately 20 scientists work in the department. Currently the only two scientists who have recorded their labs are Lori Starrett, Bill Fallis, and Cocoa and Powder Puff.

At HQ the DMSE&R shares its lab space with the Medical Research Division. The labs are primarily located in a hallway behind the Medical Department. It consists of a "main lab", with other labs branching out from it. Some of them are soundproof (the reason for this is unknown), and all of them are painted a blinding shade of white. The main lab has a cathedral ceiling and many skylights for artificial sunlight to pour in.

Experimentation really does mean experimentation, and not torture. The PPC frowns on torture.

Live Sues are not usually kept in HQ. This is because it's easier to prevent rule-breaking by removing temptation than by waving fingers at a horde of determined and angry Assassins.

Like agents, scientists are stationed in Response Centres, but their consoles act as information databases and alarm clocks. The typical scientist wears a spotless white (or at least all-over grey) lab coat with the DMSE&R or MRD flash patch on the left sleeve.

During the Macrovirus emergency, the labs and the Response Centers nearby were quarantined until a cure could be found.

Discoveries by the DMSE&R

 * The Spectrum of Suvian Species was discovered by Lori Starrett and Bill Fallis on October 23, 2008 HST.


 * Following that discovery, the duo figured out how to decrease the level of glitter in Mary Sues on July 11, 2009 HST. (lab report pending publication)


 * The Mary Sue genome was examined by Agents Cocoa and Powder Puff on May 6, 2010.

Research Papers

 * Some research papers can be found on The Complete List of PPC Fiction, Department of Mary Sue Experiments and Research