Science You Cannot Possibly Comprehend, Monday, Period 5

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Doom was not in a throne this week. Sorry, you weren't always going to see him being a total pimp. Sometimes you were going to see him being an awesome scientist.

As the students entered the science lab, where all future classes would take place, they would see Doom standing on a flat, metal platform on the ground. There were two more next to him as well. "As I mentioned last week, I created mechanical time travel before anyone else in my world. I am now aware of future beings who travelled before my time, but their technology owes much to mine."

And then Doom launched into a very detailed explanation of how time travel works (and how to stick to a singular timeline even though every choice you make creates alternate realities) and how you can mechanically control the timestream.

Seriously, you'd have to be among the ten smartest people on Doom's world to fully grasp his instructions... which weren't even complete. Because did he really want students knowing how his time travel technology worked? No.

"Now that you'e heard the theory and been heard much about the construction of my Time Platform, you have three choices. You can choose to merely experience time travel. The completed platform I stand on is calibrated to send anyone who stands upon it to the end of class. Please note the time shown on the lab's clock and your watches or any time device you own that does not self correct before you step through. Then note the time on the clock when you have reached the end of class."

"This second platform is partially completed. The components within it already are calibrated to ensure you join the rest of us at the end of class. There is no way to change that. And it is likely that if you attempt to study what has already been built, it would be akin to a dog staring at the inner workings of a computer. Team together and finish the work if you believe you can."

"The third platform is merely a shell. You will have the rest of the class period - a mere thirty minutes - to work together to build an entire platform from the provided parts and instruction from earlier. Please note that you will fail. But in failing Doom's challenge, you, like so many others, may still learn important lessons."

"One way or another, you will see me at the end of class," Doom said. The Platform he was standing on began to glow, and then a glowing plane lifted from the platform, up and then back down Doom's body. Suddenly, he was gone. Well, from this moment in time, at least. See you at the end of class!

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[allhopeliesinme.livejournal.com]

In time!

Re: Sign In

[dollpocalypse]

Topher Brink

Listen to the Lecture

[allhopeliesinme.livejournal.com]

Attempt to take notes! DO IT!

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[dollpocalypse]

Topher was taking notes, and was totally that guy who kept raising his hand to try to encourage Doom to slow down. It was adorable how he expected to make progress with that.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[pursuedthestars]

Jim didn't take notes. He listened intently and knew taking notes wasn't going to really make a difference because Doom wasn't one to coddle them through learning his theories.

So, he listened and picked up a few things here and there.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[toomuchmoop.livejournal.com]

Pffffffft.

Danny had built and destroyed so many time machines that he'd actually lost count. The temptation to just kick back and relax was strong with this one, but so was a sense of self-preservation. Doom was obviously coo-coo, and probably just a few snaps away from going full-on Evil on everyone, so Danny decided he could at least be civil and scribble down notes.

At least, he tried to. He got distracted doodling in the margins, and the doodles became a full-on comic about using his mega time machine knowledge to impress the cream out of Plum, and then they'd go on adventures through time and space (but never both at the same time).

The story was pretty intense, indicated by the fact that he was leaning forward, one arm curled in a vain attempt to shield his work, tongue sticking out of the corner of his mouth slightly in concentration.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[notyetplatypus.livejournal.com]

Chaz tried to follow with what Doom was saying, but he mostly just kept coming up with every reason why time travel shouldn't work. His sense of self-preservation made it clear to him that it would be a very bad idea to bring any of them up in this class.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[ultron_junior]

Victor's pen flew as he took notes. Technically he didn't need them -- thank you, literal photographic memory -- but he wanted the documentation for his own future reference.

It was nice for him to have a class that was actually somewhat challenging, even if Doom was still evil.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[voiceoverdue]

Cecil tried! He figured the regular stuff (what there was) he'd remember, so he wrote down all the biggest and niftiest-sounding words, and added arrows and runes to show how they related to each other. He even added a nifty diagram of the platform with as many parts labeled as he could.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[tigerundercover]

Raven did not attempt to take notes. She drew a fairly detailed sketch of what she would do to Charles next time she saw him for signing her up for this class.

Seriously, it was right there in the title. She wasn't going to comprehend this stuff.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[solarhippie]

Karolina did her best to take notes!

It was largely a total failure and made her hand cramp, but at least she'd tried.

Re: Listen to the Lecture

[selfhelphero]

Billy tried to take notes for about a few minutes and then just gave up. Time travel was too dangerous for him to think about anyway.

Time Platform 1

[allhopeliesinme.livejournal.com]

This platform is completed. Step right on through to see what it's like!

Re: Time Platform 1

[pursuedthestars]

After considering his options, Jim decided to just skip to the end of class. He had his reasons.

Re: Time Platform 1

[notyetplatypus.livejournal.com]

Chaz eyed the platform for a good five minutes before setting his watch and stepping on.

Time Platform 2

[allhopeliesinme.livejournal.com]

This platform still needs some work. A group who really followed the lecture well should shave about five minutes off the end of the day.

Work on the platform, then step through to the end of class.

Re: Time Platform 2

[dollpocalypse]

Topher glared at the third platform really hard and decided that logically, he should probably work on the second one instead if he actually wanted to go anywhen. But that didn't mean he liked not choosing the hardest challenge for once. Boooo, Doom.

Time Platform 3

[allhopeliesinme.livejournal.com]

This platform is in pieces. A talented group will not finish it before the end of class. But your failure may teach you something!

Re: Time Platform 3

[toomuchmoop.livejournal.com]

Danny's best record for time machine completion was about a week, but that was entirely because he was lazy and easily distra--

--hey, what was that?

Never mind. He figured, he should at least challenge himself. Platform 2 he could probably do blindfolded, and he wouldn't want to take the fun from the other guys, so he was definitely going to give this beautiful scattering of equipment a go. Thirty minutes, though. He had to admit, that was a pretty heavy order, especially since the technology was probably a little stilted from what he was used to.

Still, when in Rome 5000.... Danny hefted up a wrench, started whistling, and got to work. Who knew? Maybe the lesson he'd learn was that, if he truly applied himself, he could get a time machine done in thirty minutes.

Or he would just learn that trying to finish something in thirty minutes was stupid because anything really worth doing clearly took a week, if not more. OBVIOUSLY.

Re: Time Platform 3

[ultron_junior]

Victor joined the team on the third platform without really considering the other options. He didn't think half an hour was enough time, but so what? Doing the hardest thing possible in a science class was a point of family pride.

He rolled out some blueprints he'd sketched based on the lecture and started welding pieces together to match them. It wasn't quite the same as the device they'd used to get to 1912, but the principles were close enough that he could follow along.

Re: Time Platform 3

[voiceoverdue]

Cecil was pretty sure he didn't have a chance on either of the actual projects, but what was the point of taking a class and then skipping it?

He hovered over the third platform and tried to match the pieces to the words and squiggles he'd drawn.

The End of Class

[allhopeliesinme.livejournal.com]

One way or another, you made it here. Learn anything? Want to share what it was like to suddenly be a short way into the future? Angry about your failure? Time for you to discuss what you experienced.

Re: The End of Class

[pursuedthestars]

And just like that, he was at the end of class and looking impressed by the technology.

"Kinda tingled," he said. He thought it an apt description.

Talk to Loki

[allhopeliesinme.livejournal.com]

Who recently age traveled.

Re: Talk to Loki

[abitlowkey]

Age travel wasn't a thing, Doom. Get your facts straight. He was instantaneously reincarnated in a young, French orphan who didn't exist prior to Loki's 'death'.

Odin's Beard, Doom.

Talk to Doom

[allhopeliesinme.livejournal.com]

Frankly, the time machine is better than a throne.

OOC

[allhopeliesinme.livejournal.com]

WHAT OOC DARES STAND AGAINST DOOM?