http://worsethanaunts.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] worsethanaunts.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomhigh2010-11-10 05:53 pm
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Boom-De-Yada Science - Danger Shop, Wednesday, Period 1 [Week 10]

The Danger Shop was set up like an open field, the kind you might find in several states in the mid-west or further south. It was fairly warm by Danger Shop normal temperature standards and the sky was grey. A storm seemed to be lingering somewhere, but wasn't here yet.

On the ground in front of the Doctor were what looked like large lunchboxes. They were not lunchboxes. They were too big for normal lunchboxes and had delicate electronic equipment inside. Since the lids were open, everyone could see that.

"What I'm about to tell you to do," the Doctor said by way of introduction, "should never be done in the real world without proper means of getting away very, very fast. Does that count as good enough of a warning? Yes? Good." He didn't listen to any actual answers to that question. "In three minutes, a rather large tornado is going to form over there." He pointed in the direction of a big red barn on the far side of the open field. "A tornado is-" He started, then stopped. "You'll find out soon enough. They are incredibly dangerous, can be very destructive, involve very high winds and one will probably kill you if you get in the way. Not in here though. All pretend in here. Your job is to get one of these packages as close to the tornado as possible in order to use the equipment inside to scan it to better understand it. Do this without getting sucked up into it or hit by debris. In the real world, you'd be dead. Here, you'll probably only have the wind knocked out of you. Probably. The other job is to experience what this planet's extreme weather can be like." He checked his watch again. "A minute and a half. You can team up if you'd like. Better think about a good place to start."

Re: Tornado Chasing

[identity profile] elephantgadget.livejournal.com 2010-11-11 03:42 am (UTC)(link)
Helen shrugged. "I wouldn't mind."
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Re: Tornado Chasing

[personal profile] notmyownage 2010-11-11 03:46 am (UTC)(link)
"You probably would if there were electrodes."
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Re: Tornado Chasing

[personal profile] notmyownage 2010-11-11 03:52 am (UTC)(link)
"Wires. Probably hooked up to, like, a car battery. I don't really have very sophisticated equipment around here."

Okay, seriously, now she was telling the girl how she'd perform unethical, low tech experiments on her. What the hell?

Re: Tornado Chasing

[identity profile] elephantgadget.livejournal.com 2010-11-11 03:54 am (UTC)(link)
Helen looked at her skeptically. "That sounds a bit... unsavory."
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Re: Tornado Chasing

[personal profile] notmyownage 2010-11-11 03:58 am (UTC)(link)
"I told you you wouldn't like it."

Re: Tornado Chasing

[identity profile] elephantgadget.livejournal.com 2010-11-11 04:00 am (UTC)(link)
"Indeed," Helen said dryly. "But if you would like to explore it without electrodes, or, say, knives, I would be amenable."
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Re: Tornado Chasing

[personal profile] notmyownage 2010-11-11 04:10 am (UTC)(link)
And Claudia's brain took an abrupt left turn. "I've heard knives can be fun, but yeah, not with someone you just met."

Re: Tornado Chasing

[identity profile] elephantgadget.livejournal.com 2010-11-11 04:13 am (UTC)(link)
Helen's eyes got huge. "What?!?"
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Re: Tornado Chasing

[personal profile] notmyownage 2010-11-11 04:29 am (UTC)(link)
Claudia blushed furiously. "Can we forget I said that?"

Re: Tornado Chasing

[identity profile] elephantgadget.livejournal.com 2010-11-11 03:10 pm (UTC)(link)
"Um, yes,I think that's best," Helen agreed quickly.