Forty-Ninth Theory [Action/Voice]

[i_speak_softly]

[Don has never been to an ocean before, and last time he was at an amusement park he had to electrify the roller coaster to defeat an enraged colony of nanobots.]

[He is determined that this excursion will be one of pleasant discovery.]

[To that end, he takes the teleporter to the beach on Thursday morning, and spends the next two days exploring the park, the waterfront, and as far out into the ocean as his own limbs can take him. (Or farther, if anyone is kind enough to offer him the use of a boat.)]

[At some point during the two days, he opens his journal and leaves the following message:]

Researchers, experimenters, tinkerers, inventors, curious people of all kinds... join the "Scientists, Hypothesizers, and Engineers of Luceti League". I'm starting it right now and everyone is welcome.

Comments

[Voice]

[whydidisaverick.livejournal.com]

...Heh.

Not a bad name for it. I'm Bruce. I'm not really a scientist anymore but I was back home some years back.

[Voice]

[i_speak_softly]

Sorry, I should have introduced myself - I'm Don.

Can I ask why you stopped?

[Voice]

[whydidisaverick.livejournal.com]

[HE KNOWS WHO YOU ARE YOU TURTLE NINJA. You're the purple one! He swears it's like everywhere he turns it's like "Oh, I'm your childhood, sup."]

It was just some personal issues really. But I still remember everything I learned as a scientist all the same. I was a nuclear physicist.

[Voice]

[i_speak_softly]

[NOT ANOTHER ONE.]

Really? What kind of projects did you work on?

[Don't say atomic bombs.]

[Voice]

[whydidisaverick.livejournal.com]

[Yeeeah, just gonna avoid saying that specifically.]

I specialized in the study of gamma radiation. Not that that will be of much use here...

[Voice]

[notshadowfever.livejournal.com]

[It's evening, fighting has calmed down a bit and Eggman's poking the journals.]

Ba ha ha! How do you expect to attract anyone with such a long-winded name?! You need something with a little more punch, kid!

Still, everyone welcome, you say?

[Voice]

[i_speak_softly]

[That's - almost exactly what Sokka said. Don is disappointed, but he rallies to answer the other question.]

Everyone who's interested.

[Which... probably is not very many people.]

[Voice]

[notshadowfever.livejournal.com]

[Something like "Excellent Geniuses Group of Manly Awesome Noodles" would have been better, just sayin'.]

Ho ho! Well colour me interested! What's this group all about?

[Voice]

[i_speak_softly]

[But what do noodles have to do with anything?]

It's for people interested in science to get together, share ideas, help each other with projects...

[... and enjoy the company of like-minded individuals. Even in Luceti, that's a rare and valuable commodity.]

We can get more done if we know what everyone else is working on.

[Voice]

[no-use-running.livejournal.com]

[Guess who's quite happy about this? 8D]

I'm interested in this!

[Voice]

[i_speak_softly]

... Hey Ami.

[Does she know about Mike yet? What should he say?]

[Voice]

[no-use-running.livejournal.com]

[She knows. She can't think about that easily.]

I'd like to be a part of this, if it's alright.

[Voice]

[i_speak_softly]

Of course. [By "everyone is welcome", he meant "especially people I'm already friends with".]

[Action]

[semper_cogitans]

[It's a foregone conclusion that Robert would go with Don to the beach, and return to Lucetiland. Not only had Helios encouraged it, but it was a lot less lonely than staying in the village being poignantly reminded of the fact everybody was gone.

So after stopping by to check Grune's flowers for her (not that they were going to be neglected anyway), he follows Don to the beach and the subsequent Lucetiland island, which is starting to become an almost-familiar sight and sound on the shoreline.]

[Action]

[i_speak_softly]

[Their slow meandering tour eventually brings them to the midway, where an almost-overwhelming number of choices seem to present themselves. They could play these (rather easy-looking) games. They could sample the strange and novel foodstuffs on offer. They could go on one of the big rides looming over them, or one of the smaller attractions tucked away behind the booths. They could return to the beach, visit the water park, or check into the hotel.]

[Faced with such an array of possibilities, Don does what he normally does when planning needs to be accomplished: delegate the task to someone else.]

What do you want to do first?

[Action]

[semper_cogitans]

[Almost-overwhelming is right. Even having been here before, Robert still finds himself stymied by this kind of place - all colours and lights and smells of semi-processed edibles - and what it represents.

Thoughtfully, he studies the amusement park.]

Well, the last time I was here, I had... already stopped by the Hall of Personas. [The slight shiver at those words should not go unnoticed to Don.] ... So... perhaps something else...? I have not gone on any of the rides, really...

[He spent most of the time watching others do so.]

[Action]

[i_speak_softly]

Hall of Personas? [Don can't guess what this is, much less why Robert seems bothered by it.]

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

[Winry giggles.] Did you intend to make the name spell out S-H-E-L-L on purpose?

[i_speak_softly]

It took me days to come up with a word for H...

[crytearsofjoy.livejournal.com]

How clever.

What will this League be doing, Don?

[i_speak_softly]

Organizing the scientific efforts in Luceti, I hope. I think a lot of people are doing research, but no one knows what anyone else is working on. At any rate, it would be nice to talk about things like that...

[Voice]

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

[Mulder has been a bit preoccupied for most of the draft but he finally gets a quieter moment to check in on the journals. Have to make sure the place is still there to go back to.]

You're starting up a club? Are there any initiation ceremonies to join?

[Kidding, really, on that part, though he's interested.]

[Voice]

[i_speak_softly]

Must do complicated math to prove out the club leader's pet hypothesis. Congratulations, you're in.

[Also kidding. But seriously, of course Mulder is welcome.]

[Voice]

[ufo-fanboy.livejournal.com]

[He chuckles.]

Good, I was hoping it wouldn't involve embarrassing clothing or anything.

In all seriousness, it's about time Luceti had something like this.

[Voice]

[i_speak_softly]

I think it will be more useful than my last club...