meanwhile at your local campus starbucks....[open log]

[eternallybored]

[ Ah, Starbucks. Open until about 1AM, it's a great place to work and be fueled on caffeine while working. Maybe you're here for a study group, maybe you just want to be out of the dorm while working, maybe there was a fire alarm and instead of standing out in the cold you decided to go here, maybe you want to annoy your friends while they try to study, or maybe you just want to try the latest holiday blend! Whatever you're here for, this is a nice place to look smart and productive while indulging in your favorite hot drink. ]

[ooc: this is an open log for all characters who would find themselves in Starbucks for one reason or another! feel free to make your own threads. ]

Comments

[omnomsgods]

Uh-huh. And it will make the coffee taste like stars.

[precursorstone_gun_nest]

... Ooookay, if you say so. What do stars taste like?

[omnomsgods]

Everything...! [ Bright smile. ] We're all stardust, you know. You, me, that coffee. Everything taste like stars anyway, but a nuclear powered coffee maker would be especially good!

[precursorstone_gun_nest]

[... Okay, yeah, he can see why she's in nuclear physics now.]

Heh, well. That's something.

[And he has no idea what to actually say about it.]

[omnomsgods]

Give me your hand-- I want to show you something.

[precursorstone_gun_nest]

Uh, okay?

[He holds out his hand. He's not sure what to expect here, honestly.]

[omnomsgods]

[ And she holds his hand her hers. ] In this hand, you have carbon, oxygen, hydrogen, magnesium, iron, [ She counts these off on his fingers. ] and lots of other elements. The heavier elements were made by bigger stars-- by nuclear fusion. When the star started fusing atoms together to make iron, that's when things get trickey and the star to collapse. Then-- BANG! [ To simplify things. ] A supernova happens and you have your elements to gather and come together and make things like... you.

And that is the story of your hand. So you know what that means, right? It means you are over six billion years old! [ Or at least the things that make him up. And she just thinks that's the coolest thing ever. ]

[precursorstone_gun_nest]

[He was a bit worried for a second, there, but he can't help smiling at just how enthusiastic she is about it.]

Heh, wow. You really love this stuff, don't you?

[omnomsgods]

I've always had, even before Professor Yasaka helped me. Don't you think it's interesting?

[precursorstone_gun_nest]

Yeah, it's pretty impressive. I'm just not as... passionate about it as you are, I guess.

[omnomsgods]

There's a lot not know about the stars. Just look up next time you walk at night.

[precursorstone_gun_nest]

Heh, I'll make sure to, after this.

[omnomsgods]

Heeh, you won't be disappointed...!

[precursorstone_gun_nest]

I'm sure I won't.

... Can you get nuclear power sources small enough to run a coffee maker? I mean, you usually only see it getting used for big stuff, like submarines and things...

[omnomsgods]

....Of course! There are already nuclear powered watches out there, you know.

[precursorstone_gun_nest]

Oh? Shouldn't be too hard, then. Just have to hit that middle ground, right? I mean, I guess a nuclear watch battery wouldn't be enough to run a coffee machine, but if they can get them that small it wouldn't be hard to get the right size.

[omnomsgods]

Yep! Hey, do you want to see my lab?

[ If you don't change the topic soon, Jak, she will just talk about her interests all the time... ]

[precursorstone_gun_nest]

Well... sure, if you'd like. I probably still wouldn't understand half of it unless it looks like the inside of an engine.

[No one ever accused Jak of knowing when to say no.]

[omnomsgods]

[ Suddenly forgetting all about the coffee, she takes out and twirls her lab keys. ] Let's go then...!

[ And she will actually start walking out of the Starbucks. ]

[precursorstone_gun_nest]

H-hey, hold on a sec...! [He holds out a hand, though he doesn't make a particular effort to actually grab her.]

Weren't you going to get coffee for the professor?

[omnomsgods]

Oh-- that's right. [ Gonna go back to her spot in line and order a coffee really quick. Luckily, a cup of starbuck's coffee is prepared in under a minute. ] Now we can go.

[precursorstone_gun_nest]

[And a minute is enough time for Jak's brain to catch up with events enough that he's ready to leave.]

All right, let's go, then!

[omnomsgods]

[ Doop doop heading to the lab~ ] Unyu, if Professor Kanako is there, I'll introduce you!

[precursorstone_gun_nest]

All right, I'll look forward to it.

[He doesn't see a whole lot of point to introducing them, but he's not going to say that to her.]

[omnomsgods]

[ Aaaand soon enough, they're in the lab. Okuu opens the doors to it with a key. ] You'll have to wear these gloves and coat here, for protection. [ She hands him them, and puts them on herself. ] Unyu~ I wonder what I'll show you first!