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towerofanimus2012-12-03 12:11 am
denigrator) wrote in towerofanimus2012-12-03 12:11 am
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The Tale of a Jerk and a Scientist
Characters: Hojo and YOU
Setting: Throughout the tower. Pick a floor, any floor.
Format: Action to start, but I'll match prose, too
Summary: After some time spent wandering his ruined world like a ghost, Hojo has returned to the Tower. His first priority? Research.
Warnings: A complete lack of scientific ethics, which may come up.
[A great deal has gone on in Hojo's absence--he's been gone months!--and this has had the unfortunate effect of upsetting so much of his research. He has absolutely no idea what's happened while he's been gone.
So what's a scientist to do? Make his way through all the floors he had been so carefully studying, trying to salvage what he can. Sometimes he talks to himself. Sometimes he hums. Off-key or tunelessly. Sometimes he scowls and stops to take notes. Sometimes he smiles. And stops to take notes again. He grits his teeth, doing his best to ignore the cold. He's worked in cold (very cold) climates before. Fortunately, he has a Fire Materia, which provides some warmth.
One might find him in the cafeteria, taking samples of the oatmeal.
In the observatory, he spends a long time looking out, studying the strange creatures visible through the glass.
He takes soil samples in the graveyard, and biological samples on floor Forty-One, collecting insects. He plucks a few blossoms in the meadow (Twenty-Five) and in the garden (Twenty-Nine).
He stops in the clinic to deal with a few of the wounds he's sustained along the way.
He pauses to enjoy the morgue (Twenty-Six) and the laboratory (Twenty-Seven), looking for traces of his old research with Fuhito. He doesn't find much, though what he finds, he gathers up. What a shame. So much work lost. All the more reason to work more, and harder.]
So much to do, so much...
Setting: Throughout the tower. Pick a floor, any floor.
Format: Action to start, but I'll match prose, too
Summary: After some time spent wandering his ruined world like a ghost, Hojo has returned to the Tower. His first priority? Research.
Warnings: A complete lack of scientific ethics, which may come up.
[A great deal has gone on in Hojo's absence--he's been gone months!--and this has had the unfortunate effect of upsetting so much of his research. He has absolutely no idea what's happened while he's been gone.
So what's a scientist to do? Make his way through all the floors he had been so carefully studying, trying to salvage what he can. Sometimes he talks to himself. Sometimes he hums. Off-key or tunelessly. Sometimes he scowls and stops to take notes. Sometimes he smiles. And stops to take notes again. He grits his teeth, doing his best to ignore the cold. He's worked in cold (very cold) climates before. Fortunately, he has a Fire Materia, which provides some warmth.
One might find him in the cafeteria, taking samples of the oatmeal.
In the observatory, he spends a long time looking out, studying the strange creatures visible through the glass.
He takes soil samples in the graveyard, and biological samples on floor Forty-One, collecting insects. He plucks a few blossoms in the meadow (Twenty-Five) and in the garden (Twenty-Nine).
He stops in the clinic to deal with a few of the wounds he's sustained along the way.
He pauses to enjoy the morgue (Twenty-Six) and the laboratory (Twenty-Seven), looking for traces of his old research with Fuhito. He doesn't find much, though what he finds, he gathers up. What a shame. So much work lost. All the more reason to work more, and harder.]
So much to do, so much...
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I am a scientist. [He said this as if it should be obvious.] A biologist, to be precise. I study life, its origins, its development. At times, its future.
I won't allow myself to be deterred. [Well, now that was an interesting offer. Hojo was curious enough to ask more.] Warm me up? And how do you propose to do that?
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[After all, knowing everything about the universe was a good thing. It may hurt the person who knew and understood, but it might also help them rest easy and help others. chaos smiled at the question.]
Like this. Pardon me for a moment..
[And with that, chaos will put his hand on the man's shoulder. Using a bit of his power, he warmed up the man. Not so much that he burst into flames, but enough so that he should be warm for awhile. Of course, if the man brushed off his arm, the effect wouldn't last as long, if at all.]
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[Which could have meant any one of a number of things. He had more than one scientific goal.
Hojo paused and watched as the boy touched his shoulder. Strange white-haired children with odd powers. It was really so familiar, somehow... He was curious enough not to interfere. It was a kind of experiment, after all, waiting to see what happened. He could feel the warmth soon enough, and he didn't feel threatened.]
Ah, yes. And how exactly is it that you're able to do that? This ability--what is its nature?
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[Having used his power, chaos removed his hand. The man should be warm for at least three hours. Hopefully more, but at the very least, it would be three hours. And now, the hard task of using his excuse without being called bullshit on it.]
There are those who draw well and those who run fast. Those who are great scientists and wonderful mathematicians. It is the same for me. This is just something that I can do. It is nothing to worry about.
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That's why I'm out here--researching. Of course.
[Hojo's analytical mind doesn't care for that excuse in the least. He feels rather pleasantly warm now. What the boy just did isn't something an ordinary human can do, not where he's from.]
Usually there are reasons even for those skills arising, physiological or otherwise. They aren't simply a matter of chance. Warming someone with your hand is an entirely different matter. I wouldn't say I'm worried, as obviously it's very--
[He takes his time choosing the right word.]
--useful. And I'm curious.
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[Well, so much for that. It was refreshing, being called out like this. While it was annoying having to dodge the bullet, it didn't happen that often, so it was a..nice change of pace. However, the smile fell from his face.]
..While it is very useful, it is also very dangerous, much like a person very skilled in shooting could decide to become a mass murderer. There may be a reason that I can do things like this..however, for now, you shall just have to accept that explanation. It is all I can give at the moment. I am sorry. This must be frustrating to you as a scientist, but you shall just have to accept it. It is not that important anyway. What matters more is that I was able to help you get warm.
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Yes, the human body for instance, is very delicate. It wouldn't take much heating to kill someone. I can see how you could easily wreak devastation, depending on the level of your "skill". [Not that Hojo sounded bothered by this.]
I'm not one to accept foolish explanations, but I cannot prevent you from concealing the truth from me, so I can accept that.
[Hojo shrugged. He wasn't particularly grateful for the help.]
I was surviving. Though I do prefer this temperature.
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...Thank you. I may be able to let you know of a different explanation, but for now, I am happy that you will take the one I gave you.
[chaos smiled at the final sentences.]
Even though you were surviving, you'll be able to survive better if you're a bit warmer. And, as you said, many people prefer to be at a warmer temperature.
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I will take it, but I don't accept it. I simply have no choice. You don't seem willing to give me more accurate information.
Yes yes, and it's not as if there's no risk of hypothermia or death, though I was conscious of my physical state.
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..Still, I am happy that you will take it for the moment.
[And chaos was going to quickly move away from that subject now. Talking of his powers reminded him of the past..his losses, his failures, his role..]
I knew you were conscious of yourself. Even though you weren't going to die, it's usually for the best if people are comfortable with the temperature.
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If you'd like to be happy that I disbelieve you but don't feel like interrogating you, by all means. But there's no reason not to tell me. After all, I am a scientist. I won't have an emotional reaction.
Your assistance has been noted. I don't suppose you have some other ways of aiding my research? It is for the good of all those here.
[Not really, but he doesn't mind saying so.]
no subject
There are several reasons why I am not telling you. I know that, as a scientist, you would like to know everything about this, including the reasons, but..you shall just have to live with it, if that is possible.
...That all depends on what your research is. And how will it be for the good of everyone here? [chaos is six thousand years old. It is hard to trick him.]
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I'm sure I'll survive, as I survived the cold.
The aim of my research is to uncover the mysteries of this Tower, which would obviously be for the good of those captive here. Without knowledge, how can their situation be improved? [What he's saying is partly true--he does want to figure out what's going on, he just doesn't care about others very much.]
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And I am glad to hear that you'll live.
[chaos smiles for a brief moment before he continues speaking.]
While that is a good goal, how are you planning on reaching it?
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When I return home... [Of course, at home, he's technically dead.]
That doesn't matter now. When I return home, I'll return to my work. While I'm here, I'll do this work.
Right now I am amassing data. I need more information before developing a plan.
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[chaos catches the pause, but doesn't comment on it. So, something must have happened to him in his world, and judging by his reaction, it was probably for the worse.]
I see. While work will help us out and be of interest to you as a scientist, do not forget to rest and play every now and then. A tired mind and one that loses interest in snowmen usually does not help anyone.
..I see. And what sort of information do you plan on gathering? And how do you plan to gather it?
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Not being a child, I'm not particularly interested in snowmen. I do have interests in other areas, however, not that I have many prospects at the moment, unfortunately.
I plan on analyzing these samples, first. Then progressing from there. I mean to study all forms of life in the tower. I'm a biologist, as I said. The way life is maintained here might tell us something about our captors. And more than that, I would like to know.
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[chaos gives a small smile at this persons reaction to snowmen.]
Everyone, be they a child or an adult, can enjoy a snowman. However, it is good that you have interests in other areas.
I see. While I do not think that those samples will tell you anything new, studying the monsters in this Tower will help you and everyone else who lives here. If our captors can summon hellhound-like beasts, and have the ability to pull so many interesting people from their worlds, they must be quite powerful.
[And inhuman. After all, it was near impossible to pull Wilhelm out of the universe without him first foreseeing it and building some sort of defense mechanism for it.]
..Curiosity is a good reason as well, as long as that curiosity does not harm others.
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I see no point to forming snow into different shapes. If one could make an actual life form utilizing snow, now that would be interesting. However, I'd have much more interest in a woman of my own species.
They may help, they may not. I won't know without researching. I plan to study everything I can. It's clear our captors are powerful. That's hardly new information.
I have no intention of "harming others", only collecting samples and analyzing data. [For the moment. That might change, as opportunities arise.]
no subject
I am pretty sure that they will help..and hopefully that intention will remain the same as you continue your research.