And the rock cried out, "Hello!" [Solo]
Who: Washu, Washu-A, Washu-B
What: Testing the dimensional transport
Where: One of Washu's labs
When: Evening
Warnings: Geekery
Just another day in the lab... or was it? No! Of course not! Today was THE day in the lab. Yes, today was the day when Washu would test her brand new, handy dandy, top of the line dimensional transport device. All the preparations were in place, the energy cells fully charged, and the small little message box to send through should it actually work. Actually work? Wait a minute, of course it would work! Washu was, after all, the greatest there ever was.
She reminded herself of this fact repeatedly, with the help of her chibi-persocoms, A & B. Here a little tug, there a little turn, Washu made sure every connection, control, and conduit was properly secured and ready for action. There was no room for error here. With this much energy flowing into one piece of equipment, the price of an accident could be quite large.
The scientist retreated to a little booth off to the side, surrounded by lead walls and insulated glass. No need to soak up radiation if.. there was radiation present. She really had no idea what would happen when she flipped the switch. There was, however, only one way to find out. Without a moment's more hesitation, Washu flipped the switch, and pressed the big red button.
Instantly, a loud hum filled the air, as the electrical components received their first dose of power. Capacitors began to fill, diodes began to emit light, and in the middle of the room, above the primary device component, a glowing blue-green sphere began to form mid-air. It was working! But it was small. Too small to fit a person through. That had been the whole point, after all. Washu frowned a little as her persocoms danced across the counter.
Gingerly, the red-head pushed a series of sliders up on her control panel, increasing the power output two, three, four times what it had been. The pulsating aperture began to grow, the blue and green light flickering across the walls of the small lab. Everything was stable. There was no radiation. It.. was working. Washu jumped and cheered. it was working! But.. was it really?
After a moment to collect herself, the technological genius stepped out from behind the insulated wall, picking up a small metallic box along the way. She approached the glowing portal, walking in a circle around it to observe it from all angles. It was certainly pretty. There was no time for further aesthetic appraisals, though. It was time for science! Which, meant, throwing the box into the void.
So she did. Walking right up to the edge of the fissure, Washu carefully tossed the box into the glowing gateway, and took a step back. It.. didn't come out of the other side. The box had disappeared! Yes, this was very promising! Well, it had been promising. A loud alarm began to chime as the dimensional aperture started to shrink and pulsate brighter than before. Something wasn't right.
Washu quickly returned to her command booth and looked over the readings. The introduction of the box caused the rift to become unstable. That wasn't a problem she couldn't compensate for, but the fissure had already begun to collapse in on itself. There was no way to salvage this one, but the next one she'd be prepared for it. Then, a strange thing happened.
A stone fell, apparently from the rift, and landed squarely upon the floor. A moment later, the fissure closed with an intense burst of white light, momentarily blinding Washu and her equipment. When finally she was able to see again, the scientist stepped out to survey the equipment for any damage. Nothing seemed to be out of place... except a small stone laying upon the floor. She was certain it hadn't been there before. Picking up the rock, Washu adjusted her glasses, her mouth opening a bit in surprise as she rolled the stone over in her hand. Upon the surface was etched the word, "Hello".
What: Testing the dimensional transport
Where: One of Washu's labs
When: Evening
Warnings: Geekery
Just another day in the lab... or was it? No! Of course not! Today was THE day in the lab. Yes, today was the day when Washu would test her brand new, handy dandy, top of the line dimensional transport device. All the preparations were in place, the energy cells fully charged, and the small little message box to send through should it actually work. Actually work? Wait a minute, of course it would work! Washu was, after all, the greatest there ever was.
She reminded herself of this fact repeatedly, with the help of her chibi-persocoms, A & B. Here a little tug, there a little turn, Washu made sure every connection, control, and conduit was properly secured and ready for action. There was no room for error here. With this much energy flowing into one piece of equipment, the price of an accident could be quite large.
The scientist retreated to a little booth off to the side, surrounded by lead walls and insulated glass. No need to soak up radiation if.. there was radiation present. She really had no idea what would happen when she flipped the switch. There was, however, only one way to find out. Without a moment's more hesitation, Washu flipped the switch, and pressed the big red button.
Instantly, a loud hum filled the air, as the electrical components received their first dose of power. Capacitors began to fill, diodes began to emit light, and in the middle of the room, above the primary device component, a glowing blue-green sphere began to form mid-air. It was working! But it was small. Too small to fit a person through. That had been the whole point, after all. Washu frowned a little as her persocoms danced across the counter.
Gingerly, the red-head pushed a series of sliders up on her control panel, increasing the power output two, three, four times what it had been. The pulsating aperture began to grow, the blue and green light flickering across the walls of the small lab. Everything was stable. There was no radiation. It.. was working. Washu jumped and cheered. it was working! But.. was it really?
After a moment to collect herself, the technological genius stepped out from behind the insulated wall, picking up a small metallic box along the way. She approached the glowing portal, walking in a circle around it to observe it from all angles. It was certainly pretty. There was no time for further aesthetic appraisals, though. It was time for science! Which, meant, throwing the box into the void.
So she did. Walking right up to the edge of the fissure, Washu carefully tossed the box into the glowing gateway, and took a step back. It.. didn't come out of the other side. The box had disappeared! Yes, this was very promising! Well, it had been promising. A loud alarm began to chime as the dimensional aperture started to shrink and pulsate brighter than before. Something wasn't right.
Washu quickly returned to her command booth and looked over the readings. The introduction of the box caused the rift to become unstable. That wasn't a problem she couldn't compensate for, but the fissure had already begun to collapse in on itself. There was no way to salvage this one, but the next one she'd be prepared for it. Then, a strange thing happened.
A stone fell, apparently from the rift, and landed squarely upon the floor. A moment later, the fissure closed with an intense burst of white light, momentarily blinding Washu and her equipment. When finally she was able to see again, the scientist stepped out to survey the equipment for any damage. Nothing seemed to be out of place... except a small stone laying upon the floor. She was certain it hadn't been there before. Picking up the rock, Washu adjusted her glasses, her mouth opening a bit in surprise as she rolled the stone over in her hand. Upon the surface was etched the word, "Hello".