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maskormenace2018-01-07 03:49 pm
curiosityvoyage) wrote in maskormenace2018-01-07 03:49 pm
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—and, got it!
[When the feed cuts in, the first thing anyone might see is—a mop of brown curls. Wow. So exciting. After a moment, a young boy's face comes into view, blue eyes alive with an excited curiosity. Some more adjustments, and the background finally makes itself clear: the kid's in a park somewhere in De Chima, and he happens to be dressed like a Ghostbuster like it's Halloween or something.]
Hey, so, I've got a few questions. A lot of questions, actually. [So many curiosity doors, so little time.] To start with: anyone else here from Hawkins? [He hopes so. He—really doesn't want to be alone.] Man, Mr. Clarke'd have a field day.
[Eat your heart out, Hugh Everett.]
Secondly, has anyone started up an imPort A/V club yet? I'm a little curious about how it would work, especially since people from all kinds of different worlds with varying levels of technology keep getting pulled in. I think it'd be a great opportunity for us to learn about technology from other worlds, and from this one too. I know I'd love a crash course in how to use this—they called it a phone, but it doesn't really look like one. [Phones looked very different where he's from, and they definitely can't do half the stuff this device can.
Something warbles shrilly nearby. Dustin's head turns, and he bends down a little out of frame to talk to something just off-screen:] Shh, Dart. I'll feed you nougat later, just gotta finish this up first. [Turning back to the comm:] Also: Is there a species on your world that, appearance-wise, might be comparable to a pollywog but isn't? Like, pollywogs are cold-blooded and need heat and light, for example, but that particular species actively avoids heat? What kind of food would you feed it? [Beat.] I'm asking for a friend.
[When the feed cuts in, the first thing anyone might see is—a mop of brown curls. Wow. So exciting. After a moment, a young boy's face comes into view, blue eyes alive with an excited curiosity. Some more adjustments, and the background finally makes itself clear: the kid's in a park somewhere in De Chima, and he happens to be dressed like a Ghostbuster like it's Halloween or something.]
Hey, so, I've got a few questions. A lot of questions, actually. [So many curiosity doors, so little time.] To start with: anyone else here from Hawkins? [He hopes so. He—really doesn't want to be alone.] Man, Mr. Clarke'd have a field day.
[Eat your heart out, Hugh Everett.]
Secondly, has anyone started up an imPort A/V club yet? I'm a little curious about how it would work, especially since people from all kinds of different worlds with varying levels of technology keep getting pulled in. I think it'd be a great opportunity for us to learn about technology from other worlds, and from this one too. I know I'd love a crash course in how to use this—they called it a phone, but it doesn't really look like one. [Phones looked very different where he's from, and they definitely can't do half the stuff this device can.
Something warbles shrilly nearby. Dustin's head turns, and he bends down a little out of frame to talk to something just off-screen:] Shh, Dart. I'll feed you nougat later, just gotta finish this up first. [Turning back to the comm:] Also: Is there a species on your world that, appearance-wise, might be comparable to a pollywog but isn't? Like, pollywogs are cold-blooded and need heat and light, for example, but that particular species actively avoids heat? What kind of food would you feed it? [Beat.] I'm asking for a friend.
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He looks like a baby hellbender salamander. They live in the water. [ she shrugs her shoulder. her knowledge stems from her desire to ensure the pools in this place weren't housing something that would find her tasty. ] And your Dart ... He looks like his own species.
[ raven isn't the type to tell a kid santa doesn't exist, even when she doesn't know if that's the truth. having a little adventure in science, being passionate about something ... it's worth keeping someone's hopes up. ]
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Baby hellbender salamander. [He nods. That's one candidate, aside from Mike's "baby demogorgon", which Dustin is still pretty sure is most likely mistaken. He'll figure out just how something from another universe entirely ended up in his trash later.] You have any idea what those eat? Or how fast they might grow? Or if nougat's any good for them, he really likes it.
[Obviously, considering he ate the whole bar.]
I knew it. [He sounds and looks positively gleeful about this. Wait until Mr. Clarke hears about this! Hopefully he won't steal Dustin's discovery.]
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Are you any good at catching fish?
[ thank the stars for search engines. ]
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[Or, you know, he could probably see if he can't buy some fish. It'll be stretching the meager budget he's currently got but like, whatever, man, only the best for his pet whatever-he-is!]
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What's your name?
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[ she could just fess up and say she has no idea how to fish properly, but ... ]
Hmm. I think we're going to have to go fishing and see if he likes any of the fish we bring back. Sometimes some of them like the big fish and some of them only like gold fish, and some of them like the nemo fish. [ she shrugs her shoulders. it's not her fault it isn't simple (even though she has no idea if what she's said is accurate)! ]