(Engie's just coming back from Sunday service when he sees a man walking down Mitchell Street with a machine that he's never seen before. Curious, he jogs to catch up with him.)
[Egon seems to be unconcerned with attracting attention from the drones. He continues scanning objects and even aims the device at the man who's just approached him. The device retains its slow, steady stream of whirs.]
This is a PKE meter. [He's distracted and seems to forget that he might have to explain what the heck a PKE meter is exactly.]
Psychokinetic energy, huh? Gotta admit, I've never heard of that before. But correct me if I'm wrong stranger, are ya talkin' about an energy that comes from ghosts and the like? How does that work?
(Engie doesn't sound disbelieving or anything. He genuinely sounds curious.)
Yes. Ghosts and the like are primarily collections of negatively charged energy which is, of course, electrons. Normally an atom has about the same number of electrons as it does protons but that's not so with psychokinetic energy. This device contains a photon emitter which can detect a high level of electrons in an otherwise balanced environment.
Huh, now that's somethin' I never knew. I gotta try this out m'self when I get back home.
(Engie still remembers Harvest. And Mann Manor. He will never diss ghosts and the like. NEVER.)
By the way, I never got round to introducin' mahself. I'm Engie. Short for Engineer. It's a kinda nickname mah friends gave me back home, and it sorta stuck.
[He nods.] It's a pretty new science. My colleagues and I are the ones primarily responsible for integration of paranormal science into a necessary utility.
[Normally Egon avoided shaking hands but his were already so dirty from the construction of this freshly-completed device that he hardly thought twice before he shook the man's hand firmly.]
(Engie doesn't notice. He usually wears gloves when he's at work, but he's just discovered a fellow scientist! Profit!!)
Egon? Well, I'll be. Am I glad to meet'cha! I like buildin' machines myself, so when Ilsa told me that there were other like-minded folk 'round the place, and she mentioned your name too, well, I was about as happy as a gopher in soft dirt. You specialize in the supernatural huh? I never knew there was a science for that sorta stuff; do ya have a moment ta explain it ta me?
[He perks up at the mention of Ilsa and can't help but smile.]
Small town.
Yes, my colleagues and I run a business catching ghosts back in our home dimension. [He then pauses and raises an eyebrow at the man.] Are you sure? I could spend months explaining everything.
Well, seein' as we might be here for a while, I got all the time in the world. You catch ghosts, y'say? Wish you were around back home then; two of the places I had ta work at had them spooks inside. Scared the bejeebus outta me, that's for sure!
[Nods in agreement.] I wish I had been there. Income for the business. [Blunt and oblivious to his bluntness.
He takes a step forward and tilts his head indicating Engie to walk with him as he continues scanning.]
Well, the science behind it mostly involves using the molecular structure of the ghosts against them. We polarize them with a stream of protons and lower them into a neutronizing trap.
Ah, I know nothing about science!! *goes to read wiki*hardhat_truckieOctober 18 2011, 06:20:37 UTC
(He follows and listens to Egon's explanation.)
Correct me if I'm wrong here, cause I'm tryin' ta figure it out. The idea behind catchin' the ghost is ta neutralize the excess electrons till there's a balance again? So that means then that the ghost is sorta not a ghost anymore? Then how do ya polarize'em? You got a machine that does that? And ya gotta explain the trap to me too, cause while this is mighty interestin', chemistry ain't what I specialize in, I'm afraid.
Haha, I've been reading every wiki on particle physics since I started playing Egon.drspenglerOctober 18 2011, 18:03:35 UTC
[Egon shakes his head.] You're thinking of ionization. You can't ionize an atom that has no protons because there's nothing to balance the electrons with. A ghost's molecular structure is very difficult to change for that reason.
We polarize them using a particle accelerator. It's the positively-charged accelerated energy that traps them, rather than a change in the ghosts themselves.
[He smirks slightly.] There's very little chemistry involved. Most of it's particle physics and mechanical engineering.
Any links to get me started? I want to do Engie right!hardhat_truckieOctober 19 2011, 23:59:08 UTC
Mechanical Engineerin'? Now that's somethin' I'm confident in. You do much buildin' then, Mr Egon? I'd like ta know how ya build these machines to trap ghosts and the like. Maybe I can use it back home as well, in case I ever have ta go back to the haunted places again. And ya gotta tell me more about the science behind ghosts; I never knew that there was one in the first place!
I just Google random stuff. Don't really have any links on-hand.drspenglerOctober 20 2011, 02:02:52 UTC
My partner, Dr. Stantz, does most of the building. He and I both work at the garage here in town. We could show you a few of our projects if you feel like visiting.
'Scuse me, but what have you got there, stranger?
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This is a PKE meter. [He's distracted and seems to forget that he might have to explain what the heck a PKE meter is exactly.]
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(Engie is very curious now. He's following the man around and watching him at work.)
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[He eyes the man, suddenly wary of giving too much information to a drone, but the man is lacking that certain dead-eyed look so he proceeds.]
It's most commonly emitted by spectral apparitions and other inter-dimensional beings and vapors.
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(Engie doesn't sound disbelieving or anything. He genuinely sounds curious.)
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(Engie still remembers Harvest. And Mann Manor. He will never diss ghosts and the like. NEVER.)
By the way, I never got round to introducin' mahself. I'm Engie. Short for Engineer. It's a kinda nickname mah friends gave me back home, and it sorta stuck.
(He extends a hand to shake.)
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[Normally Egon avoided shaking hands but his were already so dirty from the construction of this freshly-completed device that he hardly thought twice before he shook the man's hand firmly.]
Dr. Egon Spengler.
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Egon? Well, I'll be. Am I glad to meet'cha! I like buildin' machines myself, so when Ilsa told me that there were other like-minded folk 'round the place, and she mentioned your name too, well, I was about as happy as a gopher in soft dirt. You specialize in the supernatural huh? I never knew there was a science for that sorta stuff; do ya have a moment ta explain it ta me?
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Small town.
Yes, my colleagues and I run a business catching ghosts back in our home dimension. [He then pauses and raises an eyebrow at the man.] Are you sure? I could spend months explaining everything.
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He takes a step forward and tilts his head indicating Engie to walk with him as he continues scanning.]
Well, the science behind it mostly involves using the molecular structure of the ghosts against them. We polarize them with a stream of protons and lower them into a neutronizing trap.
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Correct me if I'm wrong here, cause I'm tryin' ta figure it out. The idea behind catchin' the ghost is ta neutralize the excess electrons till there's a balance again? So that means then that the ghost is sorta not a ghost anymore? Then how do ya polarize'em? You got a machine that does that? And ya gotta explain the trap to me too, cause while this is mighty interestin', chemistry ain't what I specialize in, I'm afraid.
(Engie you liar, you have a PhD in chemistry...)
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We polarize them using a particle accelerator. It's the positively-charged accelerated energy that traps them, rather than a change in the ghosts themselves.
[He smirks slightly.] There's very little chemistry involved. Most of it's particle physics and mechanical engineering.
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