Sept 2nd - Introduction to Super Science

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 7:48 pm

Ashlie is standing next to the entrance to the Point, patiently waiting to see if any of the students she emailed will show up.

by **Toshiro Narumi** » Tue Jun 02, 2015 11:52 pm

Tosh came up the path, looking excited.

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 12:00 am

"Good afternoon, Mister Narumi. You're early." she says with a friendly smile.

by **Toshiro Narumi** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 12:06 am

"For a chance like this, you're damn right I'm early," he grinned.

by **Robert West** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 12:15 am

Rob trudged up shortly after Tosh. He looked considerably less excited.

"Hello," Rob mumbles quietly.

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 12:36 am

"And hello, Mister West. I hope you two are adjusting well to the school?"

by **Toshiro Narumi** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 12:40 am

"Yeah. It's a pretty easy adjustment after the Institute."

by **Robert West** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 12:48 am

"Feels just like home," Rob says.

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 12:56 am

"I am glad to hear that. We're still waiting for one more student."

by **Nash Riley** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 1:05 am

Nash walks up to the Point closer to the scheduled time.

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 1:14 am

"And there he is, excellent. Welcome, Mister Riley." she smiles. "Now, as I mentioned, this concerns your potential to take a specialized Engineering course." she says as she gestures for them to follow her into the Point. The doors hiss open and she leads them down into the futuristic-looking briefing room that forms the central core of the facility. There are numerous monitors and consoles showingall kinds of data.

"I'm sure you're all familiar with the the works of people like Forge and Tony Stark. The things they create are well beyond what normal Engineering is capable of producing and their work has advanced scientific progress tremendously. What I am offering you, is a course that will be very taxing but, if you manage to take advantage of the potential you have, incredibly rewarding."

by **Robert West** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 1:19 am

Rob looks nervous and a bit overwhelmed, "What sort of...umm...stuff would be involved?"

by **Toshiro Narumi** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 1:20 am

"And will we still have time for the X-Teams?"

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 1:23 am

"Students are expected to complete their classwork in order to be on the teams. The course is laid out to allow time for both."

by **Nash Riley** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 1:30 am

Nash is currently looking at the monitors and consoles, both the monitors and consoles themselves, and the data that is on them.

by **Robert West** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 1:38 am

"And it would be safe?" Rob asks. "We wouldn't be making...things. Dangerous. The...umm..."

by **Toshiro Narumi** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 1:47 am

"Weapons? Nah. Xavier's isn't like that."

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 1:58 am

The monitors mostly show things that are involved in standard operations. There's some information on the weather outside (21° Celsius, 12km/h wind from north-west), the status of the Danger Room (currently empty and turned off) or the holding cells (all empty).

"Safe is a broad term. While it would not be frowned upon if you decide to built tools that would allow you to keep pace with the more combat oriented mutations of your peers, ideally you would do so without creating things that could be lethal. So in that sense, no, you would not be building things designed to cause undue harm. This is not meant to be a weapons factory." she smiles reassuringly.

by **Robert West** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 2:06 am

"Good," Rob says. "Good."

"Do we have control over what we make?" Rob asks. "If I...build something and I want it destroyed, I get the final say? No arguments?"

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 2:09 am

Ashlie quirks an eyebrow at that but doesn't question Rob.

"No arguments. You own what you create and can do with it as you please."

by **Nash Riley** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 2:09 am

Nash was looking around the room, but quickly turned to look at Rob after his last comment.

by **Robert West** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 3:03 am

"C-c-cool," Rob stammers. He shoves his hands in his pockets and looks at the floor.

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 3:06 am

"Now, if there are no further questions, would you like to see the workshop?"

by **Robert West** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 3:36 am

"Yes, please. Thank you," Rob mumbles.

by **Nash Riley** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 3:42 am

"Sure." Nash said impatiently.

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 4:06 am

Ashlie leads them down one of the hallways and finally through one of the heavy metal doors that opens automatically and with a faint hiss when they approach it. Inside is a huge open space. Several workbenches are placed evenly spaced throughout the room, each one with enough free space next to it to easily accommodate a car or similarly sized object. The workbenches appear to have an almost screen-like surface and when Ashlie steps up to one of them it jumps to life and displays a translucent screen that hangs in mid-air above the workbench.

"Courtesy of Stark Industries." she says and moves her hand through the screen to bring up the schematic for the workbench itself, pulling it out and turning it into a three-dimensional object. "They automatically synch with any device that you register to it so you have access to all your files from here. They come pre-loaded with a couple schematics and are equipped with a standard array of tools. The room has a total of four assembly arms that move along the ceiling and in the back a small material lab provides a 3D-printer and high-end forge for components that cannot easily be printed. Training you in the use of both will be the first segment of the course."

by **Toshiro Narumi** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 2:20 pm

Big anime eyes aren't real, but Tosh was making an impressive effort to have them.

Ohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygodohmygod.

Breath bro, breath.

by **Nash Riley** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 4:39 pm

Nash was staring intently at the holographic schematic being displayed. Not being outwardly apparent, he was comparing the schematic with the workbench itself using his powers.

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 5:07 pm

The bench seems to match the schematic down to the last detail, barring a couple surface details that come from handling and installing components. At the very least, there's nothing hidden in the bench that isn't shown in the schematic. Of course some components aren't necessarily self-evident in their purpose without studying the schematic in more detail, but nothing out of the ordinary stands out.

Ashlie takes a couple steps away from the workbench and indicates a door on the left side of the room. "Over there is the storage area. We have most materials that you would want, not including more exotic components. It might be possible to procure some of them, but you should have a good reason prepared if you want to convince me to do so."

by **Robert West** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 10:50 pm

"What do you consider an exotic material?" Rob asks.

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 10:56 pm

"Materials like Yttrium, Palladium, radioactive materials or certain alloys. If you were hoping I might have a source for Vibranium or Admantium I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you."

by **Robert West** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 11:00 pm

"Wh-why on Earth would I need something like that?" Rob squeaks. He seems almost scared of the idea.

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Wed Jun 03, 2015 11:04 pm

"They're very sought after materials with many applications. The fact that they are predominantly being turned into weapons is just narrow-minded thinking."

by **Toshiro Narumi** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:00 am

And other tiny things.

Tosh snorted a laugh and covered his mouth until the moment passed.

"Sorry... eheh...inside joke..." he said, looking embarrassed.

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:03 am

Ashlie quirks an eyebrow. "About Vibranium?"

by **Toshiro Narumi** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:10 am

"... about narrow minds."

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:17 am

"Oh." she says, apparently less interested in making him share his joke with the rest of the class if it isn't about Vibranium. "Well then, I gather from your reactions that you probably want to take the class." she tells Nash and Tosh. "What about you, Mister West, have I been able to convince you yet?" she smiles politely.

by **Robert West** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:26 am

"Well, I mean....yeah. I guess, sure," Rob says. "As long as we can talk about vibranium in class sometime."

"It's an absorbing subject."

by **Ashlie Minamida** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:35 am

"Excellent." she chuckles. "And very nicely done. I will email you all the necessary reading material for the semester, please finish the introductory chapter in time for the first class, which will be on Thursday from 4pm to 6pm right here. I am not a big proponent of reciting a text to you, so expect to do a lot of reading in preparation for classes, which will focus more on practical lessons. If you have any questions or issues with the text I will of course answer any questions that may come up."

by **Nash Riley** » Thu Jun 04, 2015 1:37 am

Nash lets out a brief laugh at Rob's joke.

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