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smashacademy2013-10-30 12:00 am
trustycrowbar) wrote in smashacademy2013-10-30 12:00 am
In Smash Institute of Technology, technology master YOU!
[Gordon flicks on the camera, looking generally tired and irritated towards the screen. The scenery behind him reminiscent of Dr. Frankenstein's labs--Or his own, for those who are familiar with it and take his class. In the background, the lights flicker slightly. One of the bulbous silhouettes shift a little--]
Hate to do this, but class tomorrow is canceled due to, ah--
[There's an enormous BZZZAP and a yelp, a white flash, and a crackle of static on the screen. When Gordon returns to the camera, he's in a different location, namely the hallway just OUTSIDE his labs, considerably more ruffled and slightly singed.]
[...was that a cackle audible beyond the wall? No, of course not. Probably just microphone static.]
An uppity Tesla coil. I'd be able to fix it, if the damn thing would stop floating, and no amount of grounding seems to change the fact that it prefers living targets now. If anyone has any insight as to what could be causing it, I'd really... REALLY like to hear it.
[You'd think he'd sound more alarmed at the whole thing, but one gets the impression he was alarmed an hour ago. Now he's just getting pissed off.]
Hate to do this, but class tomorrow is canceled due to, ah--
[There's an enormous BZZZAP and a yelp, a white flash, and a crackle of static on the screen. When Gordon returns to the camera, he's in a different location, namely the hallway just OUTSIDE his labs, considerably more ruffled and slightly singed.]
[...was that a cackle audible beyond the wall? No, of course not. Probably just microphone static.]
An uppity Tesla coil. I'd be able to fix it, if the damn thing would stop floating, and no amount of grounding seems to change the fact that it prefers living targets now. If anyone has any insight as to what could be causing it, I'd really... REALLY like to hear it.
[You'd think he'd sound more alarmed at the whole thing, but one gets the impression he was alarmed an hour ago. Now he's just getting pissed off.]