sm_monthly July 10 theme
The amount of discussion I've had to put up with from my ecology lab worker friends about the effects of phosphorous and bread on the world's ugliest lake.
Title: Phosphorous
Author: purplekitte
Theme: If only we saw Ail and Ann in the manga
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Version: Manga/Anime
Rating: PG
“Phosphorous, that’s the key,” Reika was explaining to the two confused looking and oddly dressed teenagers. “Everyone knows about nitrogen deficiencies and how to use fertilizer for that. In aquatic systems on the other hand, or just non-terrestrial ones, phosphorous is your limiting nutrient. Are you using ordinary gardening fertilizer or industrial variety?”
“Reika,” Motoki said carefully, “they’re aliens and they’ve kidnapped us and they want to feed us to their tree.”
“They’re still carbon based life forms, aren’t they? I suppose I could do slides under a microscope to see inside the cells but this is my preliminary guess from what I see of those wilting patterns. If it were an Earth plant I’d be sure.”
“If you look at a leaf of the Doom Tree under your mi-cro-scope you will know exactly what it needs?” asked the blue-haired one.
“Don’t let them closer to it,” his companion snapped.
“The energy isn’t working, sister. You’ve seen it. Something else must be lacking.”
“I’ll go with them. You stay here and guard the Tree.”
“Did you hear that? They’re not going to kill us right away!” Motoki reached over and kissed Reika in relief. The Tree put out buds.
Title: Phosphorous
Author: purplekitte
Theme: If only we saw Ail and Ann in the manga
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Version: Manga/Anime
Rating: PG
“Phosphorous, that’s the key,” Reika was explaining to the two confused looking and oddly dressed teenagers. “Everyone knows about nitrogen deficiencies and how to use fertilizer for that. In aquatic systems on the other hand, or just non-terrestrial ones, phosphorous is your limiting nutrient. Are you using ordinary gardening fertilizer or industrial variety?”
“Reika,” Motoki said carefully, “they’re aliens and they’ve kidnapped us and they want to feed us to their tree.”
“They’re still carbon based life forms, aren’t they? I suppose I could do slides under a microscope to see inside the cells but this is my preliminary guess from what I see of those wilting patterns. If it were an Earth plant I’d be sure.”
“If you look at a leaf of the Doom Tree under your mi-cro-scope you will know exactly what it needs?” asked the blue-haired one.
“Don’t let them closer to it,” his companion snapped.
“The energy isn’t working, sister. You’ve seen it. Something else must be lacking.”
“I’ll go with them. You stay here and guard the Tree.”
“Did you hear that? They’re not going to kill us right away!” Motoki reached over and kissed Reika in relief. The Tree put out buds.