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[sciencewhizard]

[ The feed picks up to show our ginger-haired speedster in civilian clothes; this is his first time posting to the network, but he's gotten the gist of it from replying to other people. Behind him, if anything is really visible, people will see a few stray boxes, but otherwise the rest is empty. There are also a few pieces of visible damage courtesy of the recent storm; he had been rather absentminded and forgot to secure parts of his suite beforehand. Oh well, he'd get to fixing that eventually.

For right now, he was just staring at the screen like he was about to huff.

Quite frankly, this blows. ]

Getting this lab of mine together is taking longer than I thought, and it's not so much the equipment. [ Though that was taking a considerable chunk out of his wages from working the Fire Sector herbalist. ]

I don't know what's exactly what here. I have to calculate how things like air pressure might affect my experiments; whatever this place is, I need to make sure the physics are right. Then there's ingredients - all I know what to deal with is the few recipes my boss's trained me in.

Any other scientists out there having these issues?

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[hackingyoursensors]

Need a hand, dude?

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[sciencewhizard]

Dude, you have no idea. I keep worrying a simple experiment with a bunsen burner will go atomic on me.

[ Exaggeration, but y'know, he's not pushing his luck. ]

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[hackingyoursensors]

Uh, yeah, I'd like to avoid that, seeing as how we live in the same building and getting blown up together should be a once in a lifetime event.

What do you need me to do to help?

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[sciencewhizard]

Yeah, and I'd feel bad for the turtle, too.

Er- Hm... Have you been to the Metal Sector by any chance?

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[hackingyoursensors]

Twice, yeah. Why?

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[sophos]

Physics? Related to what kind of experiments?

[Someone was pinged]

[sciencewhizard]

[ Oh, hello pretty girl drawing a grin from the speedster. ]

Well, I mostly deal in chemistry and biology, but I'm still not sure if some things like thermodynamics work the same, here.

[sophos]

[She's ignoring that for now]

You'd have to test it to find out for sure. Run an experiment along those lines first? Unless you're not sure how.

[sciencewhizard]

Oh, nonono. I know what to do - it's just that things have a tendency to... 'er. Blow up on me. Even when I do know the physics I'm dealing with.

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[iwaspromisedtea]

You asked for scientists?

[ and you got him but shhh, details ]

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[sciencewhizard]

Yeah. Know any?

[ No offense, but Wally wasn't getting that vibe from this guy. ]

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[iwaspromisedtea]

You're looking at him!

[ C'mon Wally. He could totally be some kooky chemistry teacher right? Right? ]

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[sciencewhizard]

[ Okay. Maybe. He can sort of see it. ]

Oh- ... Well, have you noticed anything strange about things here? Do any of the constants seem different from back on Ea- [ Wait. Considering people he's met here already, and where they come from... ] ...rth?

[knowsmadness]

...Scientists, you say?

[sciencewhizard]

Yep. I don't even need professionals; just anybody who's noticed differences here from where they come from.

[knowsmadness]

Knew one back on the Galactica. Pretty egotistical frakker, but smart.

[She rolls her shoulders and puts Baltar out of her head.]

Pretty primitive here, at least for me. There's no battlestars, vipers, or Cylons. [GOOD DAMN THING because she'd shoot them dead.]

Is it really different for you?

[sciencewhizard]

[ Oh... Well, all of that sounds very unique and high tech to him. He blinked. ]

Everything seems the same, the chemistry, the physics... I don't know about the biology. [ Locals and the flora were all proving to be really strange. ]

But I can't go doing stuff based on appearances.

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[wallcrawler]

The ingredients are probably going to be the hardest part. I mean, there's no guarantee what you need will even be found here.

[Which is, of course, code for "how the heck am I going to find a way to make more web packs?]

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[sciencewhizard]

That's my point exactly! I haven't had a chance to visit the Metal Sector yet; I figure that's where the more typical chemicals would be...

[ All he's been dealing with his plants and their extracts, and the vegetation here is definitely different from Earth. ]

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[wallcrawler]

Maybe, considering all the industry here. But it's still not quite as developed as back home, so you may still be out of luck.

[Though, speaking of luck...]

By the way, do you need any help with that lab of yours? I'm not exactly a scientist, but I've had plenty of internship experience under one.

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[sciencewhizard]

[ Crud, and he was hoping the Metal Sector might be his saving grace... ]

Well, right now I'm just trying to set up with the basic stuff: burners, test tubes, and of course, ingredients that aren't plants.

What kind of lab work did you do?

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[nolimitation]

What sort of experiments were you planning on doing? [ Olivia's both concerned and... very curious. What has Walter Bishop done to her life? ]

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[sciencewhizard]

[ Why is everyone always so concerned when it comes to him and his lab work?! Even though they have every right to be, to be quite honest... ]

I mostly deal with chemistry, stuff people can use for their health. [ And not to mention giving himself metahuman abilities. ]

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[nolimitation]

[ That is what literally every mad scientist she has ever met would say. Including Walter. Yeah, this is not making her less nervous. ]

I see. You don't think you're going to have some difficulty finding test subjects, given the... limited human population here?

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[sciencewhizard]

[ Mad? No! Just very very curious. And very very unlikely to avoid potentially explosive reactions. ]

Well. I guess if it comes down to it, there's always myself.

[ Though he knows he's not exactly a traditional human and this would probably count as bad science. ]