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[omnomsgods]

[ hey it's that winged girl that some of you might have seen responding on the community! she's finally figured out how to make her own post. currently she's perched on an obsidian cliff. behind her appears to be some sort of inferno, or perhaps the outer mantle of the earth itself. did you know that more than 80% of earth's internal heat is produced from radioactive decay from primordial nuclides? she doesn't know. but she doesn't seem to mind this high pressure and temperature environment, either. ] What's a Geiger counter and how can I get one?

[ that she has heard of one is courtesy of doc scratch. ]

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[omnomsgods]

[ that first part about beorc= over her head ] They can be really dangerous if there's too much of them! Or if you're not protected!

[hawkblocker]

Do they attack people?

[Imagining a small plague of invisible monsters now.]

How do you defend from them?

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[omnomsgods]

Normally your skin is enough for the weaker ones. You're being hit by these things right now. But for the more powerful ones...you need some kind of...[ she's going to drift off into ~deep thought~. and yes, she is thinking deeply about this, transcending 'wear a lead suit' and delving into theoretical physics and what not. ]

[omnomsgods]

[ unfortunately, she's not at that point where she know too much about these things, so eventually she looks up. ] It's too complicated for me to think about it.

[hawkblocker]

...so.

You're telling me that invisible things are trying and failing to kill me?

[Awkwarrrrrd.]

It must be embarrassing for them. If they're only able to cause harm in large numbers.

Well, if you find out more, let me know. At the very least it might be good to know where they are.

[omnomsgods]

I can already tell you that they're everywhere. It's the amount that's important.

[hawkblocker]

You can only tell the amount with this counter magic?

[...ah, nuts.]

That doesn't sound good.

[omnomsgods]

Well, if you can't stop them- the best way is to avoid them.

[hawkblocker]

I wonder if there's a way to kill them.

[omnomsgods]

E-to...



I don't know? Is information lost in black holes?

[hawkblocker]

...aren't most holes black?

[omnomsgods]

Geigers have invisible colors, too. These holes are the blackest of blacks if you don't have a geiger counter.

[hawkblocker]

If they're invisible, how can anyone tell they have colours? Or is this the work of the counter?

[HE IS SO CONFUSED.]

Hm... maybe the counter knows how to destroy them, too.

[omnomsgods]

You're confusing me, now. [ gosh, how to explain this when you don't know what a wavelength is? ]

[hawkblocker]

Consider it payback, lass. You already confused me.

[He shakes his head lightly.]

Don't worry about it. I appreciate the warning, anyway. If you find a Geiger Counter, let me know. I'd sooner be forewarned.

[omnomsgods]

I will...but there's not many people in white coats here to give me one.

[hawkblocker]

...why would they need to be in white coats? Is white the universal sign for "counter"?

[omnomsgods]

Scientists have white coats. Scientists are supposed to have them. Someone here told me so.

[hawkblocker]

...what's a scientist?

[omnomsgods]

....They wear white coats and are supposed to have Geiger counters.

[hawkblocker]

...

Right. How silly of me.

[This is a dizzying conversation.]

[omnomsgods]

Have any other questions? [ SHE'S GOT THIS, C'MON ]

[hawkblocker]

Why would scientists have the counters? Are they keeping them all to themselves?

[omnomsgods]

I've only met one person in a white coat here so far. I didn't know about geiger counters then.

Next time I'll be sure to ask.

[hawkblocker]

That's a good idea.

...mind if I ask something personal, lass?