A guest's arrival was logged in three places, and with considerable prior warning. Abel had nonetheless decided to forgo meeting visitors on the doorstep. Doing so seemed to give the impression they were unwelcome; a magazine-selling mormon.
In moving toward him, Kiki Smith, Assistant, moved past: the Erosite containment tunnel, the mag-boot locker for the unobtanium vault, and an uru-forged socket set. The last had a sign reading DO NOT TOUCH: UNWORTHY. Privately, Abel suspected Kiki of having attempted them.
He didn't mind. The number and kind of things he did not mind was a secret between them, aided and abetted by his resting professor face. With the exception of universal adhesion compound #4 and unbound gravitite, chewing gum was not a danger to any of the items presently within the lab. In five cases, it could potentially be used to repair containment.
Abel gave her a cursory glance up and down, lingering at hips and gamine ankles- more mechanical than lecherous. Given that she showed no signs of unauthorized arms, he waved her in.
"First, to explain how smart I am- and I'm very smart, as you're aware. You also. But yes. To explain, the containment on each hex was not able to prevent electrical output under sufficient stimulus, because of transmission speed to the conversion unit. Too slow, spaghetti-o. Meaning, actually very fast."
He continued walking, simply assuming she was following. It was a game he played on occasion, with equivocal results.
"However, the material is capable of thermal output natively. I believe I have a nanoscale filter that will push the thermal output from infrared to visible."
He slumped into a chair, folding one knee over the other like a stridulating grasshopper and rubbing his jaw, making sure it was still attached, blinking amber eyes owlishly behind long lashes.
"We have a bright future ahead of us, but we aren't going to be too hot."
An eloquent pause.
"I would appreciate your professional opinion as to whether this is likely to explode."
In moving toward him, Kiki Smith, Assistant, moved past: the Erosite containment tunnel, the mag-boot locker for the unobtanium vault, and an uru-forged socket set. The last had a sign reading DO NOT TOUCH: UNWORTHY. Privately, Abel suspected Kiki of having attempted them.
He didn't mind. The number and kind of things he did not mind was a secret between them, aided and abetted by his resting professor face. With the exception of universal adhesion compound #4 and unbound gravitite, chewing gum was not a danger to any of the items presently within the lab. In five cases, it could potentially be used to repair containment.
Abel gave her a cursory glance up and down, lingering at hips and gamine ankles- more mechanical than lecherous. Given that she showed no signs of unauthorized arms, he waved her in.
"First, to explain how smart I am- and I'm very smart, as you're aware. You also. But yes. To explain, the containment on each hex was not able to prevent electrical output under sufficient stimulus, because of transmission speed to the conversion unit. Too slow, spaghetti-o. Meaning, actually very fast."
He continued walking, simply assuming she was following. It was a game he played on occasion, with equivocal results.
"However, the material is capable of thermal output natively. I believe I have a nanoscale filter that will push the thermal output from infrared to visible."
He slumped into a chair, folding one knee over the other like a stridulating grasshopper and rubbing his jaw, making sure it was still attached, blinking amber eyes owlishly behind long lashes.
"We have a bright future ahead of us, but we aren't going to be too hot."
An eloquent pause.
"I would appreciate your professional opinion as to whether this is likely to explode."
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