Thirty-Fifth Theory [Voice]

[i_speak_softly]

[Donatello has been 98.7% certain that this rather bizarre experiment has passed him by, as he remained snug and warm in House 55, in accordance with the semi-natural hibernal habits of mutated terrapins. As he reflects on the past few days, though, he notices that the frequency with which his brothers have been informing him that he is spouting excessive quantities of facts and data is statistically unprecedented. He decides to test a theory.]

Someone ask me a question.

((Don's effect is that he's even more of a super-brain than usual. Please test the mun's research abilities.))

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[herotypical]

...About anything?

[ voice ]

[i_speak_softly]

It's not a good experiment if you limit the possible outcomes.

... Yes, anything.

[ voice ]

[herotypical]

Why did the French wait till 1789 to revolt?

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[adeadringer.livejournal.com]

Anything? Uhhh, let's see...

[ elena taps her fingers against the back cover of her book for a moment or two as she thinks, then a question occurs to her. ]

Okay, this is kind of ridiculous, but I'm assuming you mean anything, so here goes: when was shampoo invented?

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[i_speak_softly]

It depends what you mean by shampoo. Humans have been using various plant extracts on their hair since antiquity.

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[adeadringer.livejournal.com]

Well, what's the first thing we used to do that?

[1week-wizard.livejournal.com]

... Very well. Let's start simple. Who invented the printing press?

[i_speak_softly]

The mechanical printing press was invented by Johannes Gutenberg in 1440, but block printing and movable type had been in use for hundreds of years before that.

[1week-wizard.livejournal.com]

What was the first piece printed with Gutenberg's press?

[Voice]

[semper_cogitans]

[An intellectual! Robert responds in the most enthusiastic way he knows how.]

Ah, an anthropoid reptilian! Looks to be a chelionian - testudine if I am not mistaken?

As for asking you a question... [Robert seems to just want to talk to him, actually, but he'll gladly comply with this social experiment.] Very well then! The Randi Institute of Linden, Terra is named for a certain James Randi. What can you tell me about this stalwart individual?

[Voice]

[i_speak_softly]

Reptilia chelonia emydidae trachemys scripta elegans, mutatens. What are you?

James Randi is a stage magician who for several years has been offering a million dollar prize to anyone who can demonstrate genuine paranormal abilities. No one has won yet.

((OMG HI. I was just thinking today that your Robert icons would make an adorable human-form Don. ... I'll stop being a creeper now.))

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[semper_cogitans]

A homo sapiens from Linden, Terra; Terra being the third planet in the Sol star system located in the Milky Way galaxy of the Virgo Supercluster. Professor Robert Alexander Hastings, certified astrobiologist of the Randi Institute. [He seems proud to recite this title to somebody who actually knows something about James Randi.]

I'm afraid I can't lay claim to such an inspirational Latin name, truth be told, but then again I suppose I'm not such an extraordinary example of genetic engineering. [Or perhaps Robert's getting ahead of himself here.] Unless you're an evolutionary derivative? In which case, I simply must learn all about your species at some time.

Excellent! You certainly know much about Terran history; or perhaps it's not so much history for one as yourself? Regardless, it is a joy to speak with a non-human with such an adroit mind. [And Robert isn't kidding. He's thrilled, actually - well, as thrilled as he can be; he doesn't usually get a chance to talk directly to non-human sapients (because he's Mr. Xenophobe... though Luceti's sort of conditioning him to be less of one, now) and it's refreshing to feel like human intelligence is not alone in the multiverse.]


(OOC: Oh wow, really? xD; That's actually really surprising! I don't know a lot about TMNT but I do know that Donatello is my favourite, so that's epic. And I wonder how Robert'd look as a giant anthropomorphic red-eared slider now.)

[voice]

[myfatherspath.livejournal.com]

Anything? Sure.

Why so interested in playing trivia?

[voice]

[i_speak_softly]

If I tell you that I would introduce bias. Ask me something else first.

[doubleppk]

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood?

[i_speak_softly]

... That's not a real question.

[doubleppk]

Yes it is! There can be a real answer. It's like how many roads must a man walk down before you can call him a man!

[justicereigns]

Why?

[i_speak_softly]

Because.

[justicereigns]

That's not answer, just one word.

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

What's your favorite food?

[Guy is missing the point of this exercise.]

[i_speak_softly]

((Cross-fandom question love. <3))

I like sushi. I've been meaning to make it for months.

[count-gardios.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah, I love that too.

Damn, now I have a craving for it.

[Voice]

[meanandgreen.livejournal.com]

I got one - Why're you such a nerd?

[Voice]

[i_speak_softly]

Ha ha, Raph. Why are you hiding in your room?