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[niko_tesla]

A man steps through the door, carrying a box and accompanied by a pigeon

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[tanyadams]

On her way to the door, Tanya pauses at the sight of the man, performing what is called a 'double-take'.

Nah, it can't be... Right?

She is staring a bit.

[tanyadams]

"Really?" Her tone is of awe, not disbelief. For her Tesla is a genius: eccentric or not, the man ushered in the modern age with his inventions. "Oh..."

And now, she is tempted to give it a try.

[niko_tesla]

He smiles nervously, and nods. "Would you like to try it? Only five cents..."

Which isn't much, really. But it was more back in his day.

[tanyadams]

"Can I, really? Just a second!" She makes a quick trip to the Bar, getting the right amount of change from a german mark coin, coming back and handing him the five cents. "What do I do?"

[niko_tesla]

"Lie down," he says, nodding to the couch, "and relax. It will help you to relax more, but some people get nervous before, you know... they have heard that electricity hurts. But it only hurts when used improperly."

[tanyadams]

Tanya does that, laying down on the couch; she saw both the wonders and the tragedies electricity can cause, and knows Tesla is its master. If he says it will not hurt, it is because it will not.

[niko_tesla]

He cleans the ends of the wires with some alcohol, and wraps them in bits of cotton that has also been dipped in alcohol.

"If you are nervous, it may help to close your eyes," he says, "but if you are more curious, you may want to watch."

And with that, he flips a switch on the device and touches the wires gently to the skin of her wrist.

[tanyadams]

Oh, she is not nervous; this one is Tesla, after all, the genius.

Tanya watches, very curious...

[niko_tesla]

It tingles, not just in the place where the wire touches her skin, but all over. There's a feeling, an electrical hum, a sense of oneness with the flow of energy and with the world. It manages to be exciting and relaxing at the same time.

[tanyadams]

Tanya shivers, then smiles... relaxing and closing eyes. It feels very nice, and she could use something like that more often. "Oh, it feels very good..."

[niko_tesla]

"It does," he says with a smile, and carefully moves the wires to the side of her neck. The same feeling, just originating in a different place...

[tanyadams]

There is a brief nod and the woman relaxes fully. It feels as good as a massage after a long hot bath or sauna, but different too.

Tanya almost lets out a groan when the amazingly stiff muscles of her neck and shoulders start to un-knot and untangle.

[niko_tesla]

After a few moments, he moves the wires to the other side of her neck. He doesn't have a lot of experience doing this sort of thing to other people, but he has enough experience with himself to know what is most soothing.

[tanyadams]

Oh, he should be careful. really, a bit more of that and...

Whoops, too late.

With a small sigh, Tanya drifted asleep...

[niko_tesla]

He smiles, turning the machine off and coiling the wires up again.

A good day for science.