Science Club

[lisacuddy.livejournal.com]

Hey guys, welcome to Science Club.

The roster looks like this right now:

Club Heads: lisacuddy and master_of_fear
Club Advisor: equalsmcsquared

Roster:
dorky_broots
alchemy_4_arson
allie_cameron
miss_thomasina
lady_jessica_bg

You can still sign up, just stop by any Science Club meeting.

Today's experiment is building BattleBots. We can use the lab's facilities, and we have almost all the supplies you could ever need. If you can't find something, ask. I'll be in the corner messing with my faulty purge valve. Oops.

Thanks!

Comments

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Veronica swings by the meeting to see if she can interview anyone for her newspaper article.


[ooc: mun going to bed soon but would love to slow play interviews with Lisa, Jonathan & whoever else is interested]

[lisacuddy.livejournal.com]

"Hi, I'm Lisa Cuddy. Can I help you with something?"

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"Hi Lisa, I'm Veronica Mars," she introduces herself and puts her hand out to shake.

"I'm a reporter with the Fandom High Times and I was wondering if I could interview you and a few of the club members about your organization."

[lisacuddy.livejournal.com]

"Umm... sure. Why, what did you hear?" Lisa laughs. "I can answer any questions you may have, and if anyone else agrees to an interview, feel free."

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Veronica smiles again.

"I haven't actually heard anything about your club. Tell me why you decided to start a Science Club."

[lisacuddy.livejournal.com]

"A few reasons, actually. One, there are students on this campus who have a stronger background in the sciences than the average high school student. Therefore, they didn't enroll in the science courses offered here, as they had already completed more advanced training. This club gives them the opportunity to give some of their skills fresh. Plus, there isn't the stress of experimenting in a classroom setting. If your project fails, you don't have to worry about your grades.

And some of us really enjoy this type of study in general. There are a lot of clubs on this campus, but not many are geared toward the academic. Science Club gives students with those type of interests an opportunity."

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"Great. And what types of activies will the Science Club be doing?"

[lisacuddy.livejournal.com]

"We do at least a weekly open experiment - we've down everything from blowing up stuff in microwaves to lab glassblowing. We're also going to have a Science Fair, but not until Second Semester. I'd also like to have a guest speaker come in and take a field trip at some point."

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"It sounds like you have a lot of great plans for the club, Lisa."

Veronica makes some notes and looks back up.

"If someone was considering joining your club, what would you say to them?"

[lisacuddy.livejournal.com]

"I'd tell them that Science Club is open to all students of all abilities, first. It's all about having fun and learning, and is very low-stress. Second, it is a worthwhile club to be a part of for anyone who may be applying to college, a military academy, etc. as it looks great on a resume. Third, this isn't your typical Science Club. Our projects are certainly more entertaining and challenging than buidling a volcano out of paper mache. And yeah, we blow stuff up on campus and get away with it. How can you pass that up?"

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

"Great info, Lisa. Thanks so much for your time. Do you mind if I hang out and observe?"

[lisacuddy.livejournal.com]

"Oh sure, as long as you'd like. You can help build a battlebot, if you want."

[marsheadtilt.livejournal.com]

Veronica looks skeptical.

"I appreciate the offer, but I think I'll have to pass, I'll just grab a seat in the corner and observe. Thank you so much for your time though."

[dorky-broots.livejournal.com]

"If someone builds the bot, I can program it. I'm just...not very good with the building."

[lady-jessica-bg.livejournal.com]

Jessica fiddles with a cog, to no avail.

[master-of-fear.livejournal.com]

((ZOMG! I completely didn't see this when it went up, sorry!))

After tinkering with his parts with the kind of deftness only an entire childhood spent playing with K'nex and Erector sets provided, Jonathan emerged triumphant with his Bot.

"Lisa Cuddy!," he called across the room, "I'm calling you and your bot out! Prepare to do battle!"

Jonathan grips the remote control for his bot between his fingers as he brough it over towards Cuddy's bot.

((kick his ass dude!))

[lisacuddy.livejournal.com]

"Oh, bring it on, Crane!"

Lisa started up her bot, which was stuck together with duct tape but quite nasty looking, and grinned as she grasped her remote.



[meetings on Tuesdays from now on I think? Do you want to do the next one?]

[master-of-fear.livejournal.com]

Meeting Lisa's half way across the room, Jonathan's bot (http://www.matchrockets.com/teamstupid/helix.html) tries to cut Lisa's into pieces.

((I've got JA on Tuesday evening so yeah, that would work.))

[lisacuddy.livejournal.com]

Lisa's bot (http://viastellarum.antville.org/static/viastellarum/images/BattleBot.jpg) manages to dodge a severe blow, and she spins it around quickly to try and hit Johnathan's flank with her front weaponry, although her bot is smoking a bit.

[master-of-fear.livejournal.com]

Taking a hard hit in the side with the blade of Cuddy's bot, Jonathan maneuvers his bot to the left as Cuddy's bot drive by.

[lisacuddy.livejournal.com]

Jonathan's bot moves to the left, a perfect position to hit Cuddy's in an exposed area. She tries to move hers back into reverse, but her remote isn't behaving properly. "Shit!"

[master-of-fear.livejournal.com]

Jonathan notices his maneuvering mistake to late, but Lisa's excalmation from across the room let's him know all is not lost. Taking advantage of her momentary loss of control Jonathan moves forward with his blade whirring.

((god I'm a dork. All I can think whenever gmail sends me an email notification for a comment that's not yours is 'NO! I wanna play battle bots with Lisa Cuddy'))

[lisacuddy.livejournal.com]

Lisa's bot finally kicks into gear, but not in enough time to miss what will probably be a fatal blow to its hull, a huge tear showing in the metal and exposing some of its wiring. She whirls the bot around in a 360 to make one last attack straight into the front of Jonathan's bot, hoping to throw it into the wall by sheer momentum and spear it there.

[master-of-fear.livejournal.com]

Jonathan's bot isn't able to maneuver fast enough and is speared against the wall. Shiny bits of wire and hydraulic fluid dribble onto the floor and Jonathan's bot is defeated. One of it's wheels still moves, whirring uselessly in the air.

*Jonathan blinks at his dead bot before looking up at Lisa*

'That was awesome! Even if you totally pwned me, that was so cool!'