It's really more of a medical lab than anything; a long counter along a blank wall lined with microscopes and autoclaves, a glass-door refrigerator for samples. A worktable in the center is littered with papers and texts. A small gas burner keeps a beaker of something red at a rolling boil ( Read more... )

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( A name, a friend, and a near-death experience. )

( No past can sometimes feel a lot like no future. )

( Lost in the universe- in more ways than one. )

Her body told her she’d been trapped for more than seventy-two hours. The blinding light has been on all that time. It moved whenever she tried to face away from it, making it impossible to avoid.

(Console is limited, underpowered. Only able to influence about fifty cubic meters)The headache caused by the light and lack of sleep was intense, ( Read more... )

Talking with Ryoko cleared up several things, now Washuu felt like she’d be able to concentrate again on her own work. The link between her and her daughter would remain, and they were both okay with that. Granted, there was a bit of bleed from Ryoko’s mind into Washuu’s, but she’d be able to deal with that. Staying in her child-form would take ( Read more... )

Kagato was no longer trapped in the KAI files. Thanks to Washuu’s inattention, he’d been able make copies, and he’d hidden them safely away from her interference. All in all he was very pleased with his shadow program. The control it gave him over the lab didn’t exactly rival Washuu’s, but it was sufficient for the moment, and it didn’t ring any ( Read more... )

Kagato’s simulation had been running for nearly twenty-four hours subjective time, and even a perfect hologram has limits. “Professor, we’ve collected every variable that we can, and set every parameter.” He carefully schooled his voice not to show his impatience. “The only thing left is to roll forward with the simulations ( Read more... )

"I am not getting anywhere with this!" Washuu burst out. The display she was working on stopped scrolling. "Mathematical simulations aren't working ( Read more... )