fandomhigh | Personal Improvement Through Science: Aperture Science Presents Physical Education (Wed/Per 2)

Caroline didn't want to be in charge here today; she'd much rather have been back at the main facility back in Michigan, overseeing her usual round of experiments, but for whatever reason -- and she didn't ask -- Mr. Johnson had asked her to do this. Apparently, he'd left detailed instructions on the mainframe computer in the office she'd been assigned -- which she must have been up all night going over, since she woke up in the office. Not a new occurrence, honestly. (In reality, GLaDOS had just recreated one of Aperture's old test chambers from archived plans and was about to give it a modernized facelift when Fandom's latest quirk had kicked in.)

Well, if it was in the name of science she wouldn't really object, and besides, she knew how lucky she was to get to do as much hands-on work at the labs as she did. Not many 18-year-olds, especially women, got that opportunity. And to be running a pilot project like this, a test run for the program they planned to start now that they'd gotten that big shower-curtain manufacturing deal with Eisenhower's Department of Defense? That was a lot of pressure in itself, which explained the nervous demeanor of the young woman standing by the door in the entry corridor, wearing a crisp white lab coat with the Aperture Science Innovators logo neatly embroidered on the lapel, clipboard gripped tightly in one hand. It was nice to know Mr. Johnson had that much confidence in his fledgling personal assistant, but that only made her more determined to do the job well.

"Hi, everyone," she said, enthusiastically if quietly. (Remember, Caroline, just keep playing along like it's really a class, she reminded herself.) "The usual . . . um, administrator couldn't be here today so Mr. Johnson sent me to cover. It looks like you'll be working with repulsion gel today -- you're familiar with that already, it says, so if you've got your Portable Quantum Tunneling Devices ready?"

She opened the door to the test chamber and gestured for them to step inside.

"Go ahead and begin. I'll be monitoring you from the observation room."

[OOC: Remember, if a future you appears in the post, ~~don't let it do anything before the OCD's done~~ the OCD's done, but don't make eye contact anyway. Time paradoxes are detrimental to science.]

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Like it's really weird to have an actual person teaching class today.

These are the same as always: modern look and all. Their purpose is also the same as always.

Otherwise known as the traditional time to WTF at the teacher. At least when Fandom has one of these weeks. There isn't even a lighted sign this week, but there is a beat-up poster telling you cake is tasty (http://half-life.wikia.com/wiki/Aperture_Science?file=Cake_picture.png) on the wall just inside the door. Because the taunting is a universal constant.

Edited 2012-11-28 07:25 (UTC)

No fancy computerized panels for you today! This test chamber (http://theportalwiki.com/wiki/Portal_2_Chapter_6_Enrichment_Sphere_1) is all greyish-green concrete and everything looks like it was built by hand. Even the Weighted Storage Cubes look like white wooden crates with metal reinforced edges. Because that's what they are.

Showers might be a good idea after all that repulsion gel.

"Oh, in case you got covered in that repulsion gel, here's some advice the lab boys gave me: do not get covered in the repulsion gel. We haven't entirely nailed down what element it is yet, but I'll tell you this: it's a lively one -- and it does not like the human skeleton."

After class, she'll be in the corridor outside the locker rooms with her clipboard again.

This is an actual level from Portal 2! Here's a video walkthrough (http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Bb30T0R3xMA#at=73) for reference.

I will be on and off while I explore Portland today (whee!), but down with SP should you want to talk to the teenage version of GLaDOS's human component. (The ancient IBM 702 mainframe in her office, that is the teenage version of her computer component, isn't advanced enough for speech. Aw.)

This PB was chosen purely for the sake of an obscure joke, mmkay.

Sign In [PITS, 11/28]

Locker Rooms: Before Class [PITS, 11/28]

During the Lecture [PITS, 11/28]

Test Chamber [PITS, 11/28]

Locker Rooms: After Class [PITS, 11/28]

Talk to GLaDOS -- er, Caroline [PITS, 11/28]

OOC [PITS, 11/28]