First Atom; Video

[dashesanddots]

[The visage of a man comes onto the screen. He is unfamiliar but fascinated by the technology of the computer terminals. However, that is not the pressing topic at hand. ]

Greetings. My name is Robert Lutece and I arrived here yesterday with my sister Rosalind. She and I are both scientists and will be converting her suite into a laboratory, therefore we have no need for the furniture in her residence. We will be offering it to whoever is interested.

[He sits and waits in front of the computer terminal, looking rather calm with his eyebrows slightly raised. They just sit that way naturally, default expression that gives a general appearance of being constantly unamused.

It's her turn to talk now. Though this would be a little easier if they were reporting from the same terminal.]

Comments

Video;

[dotsanddashes]

Not necessarily to leave. Being in one place is valuable for tests. We didn't arrive here via the Tear, TECHNICALLY, though it was...a factor.

[Eh, let Robert deal with that guy.]

Video;

[doc_holi]

Tear. You mean the window you mentioned earlier?

[These two... might be able to get everyone home, if they were legitimate. Since Holiday's been here, she was very little room left for doubt in anything, especially Quantum Physics.]

Video;

[dotsanddashes]

I do, yes. The Lutece Tear. My - OUR invention.

It took a great deal to get it up and running, though. And it seems we'll be starting from scratch here.

Video;

[doc_holi]

... Could you send people back to their homes with it? Theoretically?

Or... bring things here?

Re: Video;

[dotsanddashes]

[Rosalind cants her head to one side, thinking about her answer to this question.]

Mm...anything can be done theoretically.

The question is. if there is a property holding everyone in a state of quantum uncertainty to begin with, the first question is whether and how we can crack the walls.

Video;

[doc_holi]

Something certainly brought us here. It's possible that there could be something keeping us here to prevent our bodies from complete molecular collapse... if any of the theories like that have any promise, that is. It could simply be that we're here and don't know how to leave.

I suppose the first step would be trying to figure out if that property exists or not.

[Don't know how they'd do that... or if Rosalind is even on board with all of this. Holiday's mostly musing to herself.]

Video;

[dotsanddashes]

Hm. Indeed.

[Actually, Rosalind is enjoying this conversation - no larking about, no stupid questions, just fact.]

I should like to discuss it over tea sometime, if you would be interested.

Video;

[doc_holi]

[That's good, because Holiday's been enjoying herself, too.]

That sounds nice. I wouldn't mind it at all. Feel free to contact me whenever you're interested.

Video;

[dotsanddashes]

I will. Expect to hear from me after I get our housing situation sorted.

[She smiles - a tiny thing, but a rare one as well.]]

Video;

[doc_holi]

I look forward to it. Thank you.

[It'll be Holiday's treat.]