fandomhigh | Unblinded Science, Period Six [6/14]

Today's practicum is variations on a theme - camera obscura. For those with a general respect for living things, students will find workstations with materials and instructions to make a paint can camera.

For those with a more adventurous/morbid turn of mind there is a rather more peculiar experiment involving formerly live squid and their ocular apparatus.

Walter will happily demonstrate for interested students how to remove the eye from a squid and attach it to an apparatus of Walter's design that will display the last view that the squid had in life*.

He will then turn the students over to take their own now-dead squid with the direction that they must find what the squid last saw before death. (In all instances, the squid's last view was of Walter wearing a clown hat, a cowboy hat, or a fez, student's choice.)

For reference, initially the view will likely be upside down unless the student has the squid attached upside down to begin with.

[ooc: Students are not required to participate in or even read the squid portion of the class today. Feel free to log in and make cameras and ignore the students in the other side of the classroom.

*Link in squid section is canon, but a bit icky. Forewarned, etc.]

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"Not at all," Peter said. "But government internships strike me as a little... I don't know, not my thing, really."

Scully shrugged, mouth twitching a little. "It probably is mine. My grandfather was in the Navy. So is an uncle." It was confusing sometimes, trying to keep the right lies straight. But the gist of this was truthful. "It's a thing with my family. Government service."

"Fair enough," Peter said. "The only thing I know is that toothpaste research is definitely not in my future. So no family legacy there."

Scully laughed, and headed over to where Walter had the ocular device set up. "There's always academia. Although I think I'd be bored with it if I did it full time, it might be fun to teach what I know at some point. You?"

"I could teach," Peter said. "It's definitely on my list of things to do. But probably not something I'd want to do for years upon years."

Scully put the eye in the device, giving it a fascinated look. "True. There's a great deal to learn... what's the next step here?"

"Actually, the hard part is done," Peter said. "I think all we have to do now is turn it on."

Scully reached out, and flipped the switch.

And image of Dr. Bishop wearing a Fez and looking quizzical and delighted filled the screen. Upside down.

Peter promptly facepalmed.

"Oh, Walter," was all he said.

Scully choked on a laugh, and gave Peter a sideways look.

"There are worse things to have be the last thing you see..."

"Well, no. If the last thing I ever see is my father wearing a fez, I will be severely disappointed," Peter said.

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