[open] Create the Children's Science Channel Satellite

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Characters: Prince, Hajime, and others
Location: all around the school
Time: afternoon
Content: Prince wants to make the Children's Science Channel, so he enlists some help from Hajime!
Format: action's probably easiest for Katamari things
Warnings: None. For once, Prince isn't trying to roll up people

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[inspirethefire]

[Wait what]

[Hajime stares at Prince for a moment, before looking down at the list. It doesn't look all that complex.]

Well. I'm not sure about the logic of that conclusion, but.

[Here we go, OSU mode!] If you're asking for help, it's my pleasure and duty to assist you! We'll take care of this in no time!

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[Any confusion he caused is lost on Prince as he jumps for joy.] Thank you!

I'm going to get the Katamari! Please wait right here.

[He wonders how big it's going to be.]

[inspirethefire]

[He wasn't planning on doing work today--but that's the nature of the job, isn't it? People can need help at any time!]

[This should be an easy mission. How weird can collecting a bunch of random items get?]

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[Prince comes, still child sized, pushing a Katamari half as tall as Hajime.]

Um! I don't think I'll be rolling like normal. Papa wants me to stay this size. He says it's to help get a different perspective!

[Though Prince doesn't know what exactly that means.]

What's first on the list?

[inspirethefire]

[That ball is bigger than the last one he saw.]

That's fine! Different ways of doing things allows for great new views! Let's see... [consults list]

Baking soda and vinegar! Classic.

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Ah! But the cooking channel was earlier! That can't be right.

[Prince is confused by their inclusion. Aren't those part of food?]

Do humans cook with cola or lemon-lime soda? Or maybe orange?

[inspirethefire]

Not... that I am particularly aware of. [But his knowledge of cooking has proven to be faulty, so who knows.]

See, baking soda and vinegar contain sodium bicarbonate and acetic acid, which react together to make carbonic acid, which then separates into water and carbon dioxide. It's a very simple experiment, and interesting for budding scientists to perform and watch. [Wait he needs to get back in OSU mode, hold on this is confusing]

It often is performed to resemble a volcano erupting into a lava flow! [YEAH!]

There are a great many scientific experiments for children that can be performed using food ingredients, since they're safe and easy to access! It looks like a number of them are listed here.

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Lava?! From food? [The more scientific terms fly over his rather wide head] That's like what Papa does! Papa makes things from other things. And very exciting too. [Lava is very exciting after all.]

[He starts pushing the bumpy ball toward the kitchen, but the door inside prevents alien and ball from entering, sending them bouncing backward.]

[inspirethefire]

It's all a manner of science! A great many things are possible with the wonders of science!

[Gotta open the door first, Prince. Haji goes to open the door, before an idea occurs]

And if it's science meant to entertain the young, it must be grand--shown to be exciting! Your entrance must be one with passion, to imbue the energy into the very being of the satellite! Come on!

[Throws open the door and throws his arms up to strike an 'imposing' figure] OSU!!! [If anyone's in the kitchen, they're likely very confused right now]

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[The words only make the young alien glow with excitement. Papa would want a very energetic satellite! Prince pushes the Katamari with all his might into the kitchen, right after Hajime. A poor unsuspecting NPC student drops a dish into a sink full of soapy water in surprise.]

OSU!!! [Prince shouts as loud as he can, though he can't be as loud as the Ouendan.] For science!!

[Because "OSU!!!" has something to do with science, obviously.]

We are looking for lava!

[inspirethefire]

Do not be alarmed! We are here on important SCIENCE work! [Yes that should dispel any confusion]

[Consults the list again] There are a great many foods that can be used here! We need potatoes! And cornstarch, and--hmm. I doubt Sanji keeps any moldy cheese in here. But there's much to learn in your own kitchen!

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Yes! Yes! Please make way for science. It's very important.

[Prince goes to the cupboards to gather the supplies Hajime read off and quickly finds that he's too short to even see the top of the counter while hopping. He tries to climb his Katamari only to fall back to the ground.]

[A thought dawns on him as he pushes himself back up]

Are we making potatoes au gratin? [How is that science?]

[inspirethefire]

[Hajime's head is buried in the fridge as he talks. Milk and lemon juice... so many quick and easy ways to learn about chemistry, so little time...]

No! Potatoes are nature's natural battery, with chemical energy that can be converted to electrical energy! Potatoes can be used to make basic inventions, like a clock!

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A clock? Potatoes would be good at telling time. They have lots of eyes! [He might not understand the lesson unless he sees a potato powered clock.]

[He wanders to Hajime's side and peers into the refrigerator as best he can with a head of his size.]

[inspirethefire]

What? [Accursed second language, he doesn't quite get the pun]

[He pulls out the fluids he's looking for, shaking his head.] There are more requirements to the complexities of potatoes than can be found here. We'll need to visit the garage or metalshop room to find what else we need!

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If that's where we need to go, then let's go! We have to make the best Katamari to make the satellite!

[starts to push his Katamari out of the kitchen and then to a random direction... Prince has no idea where he's going]