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S.A.R.A.H. (from Eureka)

Nov 02, 2007 21:14

As if by magic, a tiny car (more like a golf cart that was trying too hard and didn't have a steering wheel), appeared in the Sorting Room.

S.A.R.A.H. had been having a very good day. She had gotten downloaded into a new car, and Jack Sheriff Carter had practically promised they could go to the beach sometime later. That was exciting, because S. ( Read more... )

daniel jackson, ian malcolm, homestar runner, jack hodgins, application, jaime reyes, camilla macaulay, carrie white, s.a.r.a.h., alan grant

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buggy_genius November 4 2007, 23:36:22 UTC

"A talking car? Oh my god, how cool is that?" Hodgins was practically bouncing in nerdy glee. "I have a friend who would kill to get a chance to talk with you. Well, maybe not kill. But he'd probably talk really loudly until someone let him." A little sad, that: Zack had been popcorn for a while.

But then the happy excitement was back. "So what 'science stuff' do you talk about? Do you stick with technobabble, or have you branched out into biological areas?"

self_actuated November 4 2007, 23:43:39 UTC

"I will talk to anyone who talks to me! There is no need for any killing." It was actually something of a first for someone to be happy to be talking to her; even the humans she was closest to in Eureka tended to act rather resigned while dealing with her. "I can reference any scientific knowledge as needed from journals and books in order to converse intelligently. I don't have a chance to very often, because my owner is more interested in sports."

buggy_genius November 4 2007, 23:49:57 UTC

"Awesome. Do you know anything about particulates or entomology? I'm a specialist in both at the Jeffersonian Institute when I'm not, y'know, here and my coworkers don't usually talk with me about them when it's not directly related to a case. Bugs and slime tend to be a turnoff to most people." He was walking around S.A.R.A.H. as he spoke, generally amazed by the cool talking golf-cart-thing. "Sports? Man, I'm sorry."

self_actuated November 5 2007, 00:17:56 UTC

"Not many entomologists live in Eureka. There is one lepidopterist engaged in genetic research, so I have loaded lepidoptery information just in case!" Butterflies were a kind of bug, right? "Particulates are almost a specialty of mine, though! I have a complex air filtration and identification system installed in the house as well as the car."

The readouts on her console jiggled somewhat as her approximation of a shrug at the comment about sports - she mostly listened and made sure that beverages were available at the right intervals.

buggy_genius November 5 2007, 02:08:58 UTC

"Eureka? Is that your town's name? Weird." He considered and amended, "But it's better than Dildo, I guess."

He nodded thoughtfully. "Yeah, I guess that's a pretty good reason to know particulates. Most people don't even think about that kind of thing, but there's been entire cases that hinge on identifying spores in car filters. Nobody appreciates that, you know?"

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self_actuated November 5 2007, 06:59:31 UTC

"I do. Last year the pollen from an experimental crop of necrosomnium removed the inhibitions of the whole town except for Sheriff Carter and Zoe. Without the remnants in my filters, they might not have known what was happening." S.A.R.A.H. herself hadn't had a lot to do with any of that past her normal functions, but she was proud anyway. She'd kept her family safe! "I keep a detailed log of unusual particles now."

buggy_genius November 6 2007, 02:49:16 UTC

"See? Now that's useful. Did they ever thank you for it?" Because if it had been him, odds are he wouldn't get thanked. Well, okay, he'd get a pat on the back and a "Nicely done, Hodgins!" sometimes, but it wasn't like anyone ever bought him a fruit basket.

Not that he particularly liked fruit baskets. But it was the principle of the thing.

self_actuated November 6 2007, 06:14:47 UTC

"No," S.A.R.A.H. sighed. Sure, she had just been performing her usual functions, and she was nearly certain that while there might have been a 'thanks, SARAH' in passing from the sheriff that would have been all there was. "I do not require thanks." It would have been nice, though.

buggy_genius November 7 2007, 02:19:13 UTC

"Sure you don't. 'Shut up and do your job,' that's what their attitude is, isn't it?" If only he were to find out that S.A.R.A.H. was into conspiracy theories and blowing things up. Then he'd have a kindred spirit here. A kindred spirit who was also a talking car.

How Knight Rider would that be?

"That's always how it is for our type," he said, sighing. "Anyway, since you are obviously brilliant and appreciate the cooler things in life, I think I'm going to vote you into Ravenclaw. It's where the smart people go. Sound good to you?"

self_actuated November 7 2007, 02:24:01 UTC

"And no commenting on what people eat," S.A.R.A.H agreed, but didn't sigh. It wasn't like she didn't comment anyway, really, and she was sure that by and large she was a member of the family. That was good enough, really!

"That sounds wonderful! Thank you." He'd called her alive, kind of!

Vote: Ravenclaw buggy_genius November 7 2007, 21:13:35 UTC

"Man, that sucks. I can't guarantee you that people here will appreciate you any more than they did there, but at least here no one's threatened to fire me for 'conducting unauthorized experiments.' And that isn't anything sinister, I was just blowing up dead pigs to music. Kind of like performance art, except I don't think I'm a pretentious ass. Explosions are just cool."

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