“I could, but the boss came in and told me to be rid of it asap. It’s his heart, thus, his call in the end.”
“By the way, who are you?”
“Did you use their kindness against them and conquer their entire society?”
“Uh…. no. They were great masked giants, and one of them had a dog. The Masked Army liked going to war a lot though… and one time when they came back Alicia and Doug bled all over my lab and… well, ruined my months of research and work. I… felt unable to stay after that.” Carlos frowned at the memory. It was… very disappointing. For many reasons.
“The whole ordeal sounds disappointing, but next time you go through the rift maybe you’ll find a place more accommodating to your professional interests. And with less blood.”
“Perhaps. And this time around I ended up here.” He gave the other a polite smile. “By the way… this is your lab. What sort of work are you up to here, if I might ask? Aside from the heart, I mean.”
“I could, but the boss came in and told me to be rid of it asap. It’s his heart, thus, his call in the end.”
“By the way, who are you?”
“Did you use their kindness against them and conquer their entire society?”
“Uh…. no. They were great masked giants, and one of them had a dog. The Masked Army liked going to war a lot though… and one time when they came back Alicia and Doug bled all over my lab and… well, ruined my months of research and work. I… felt unable to stay after that.” Carlos frowned at the memory. It was… very disappointing. For many reasons.
“I could, but the boss came in and told me to be rid of it asap. It’s his heart, thus, his call in the end.”
“By the way, who are you?”
“Huh? Oh, sorry – I guess it’s kinda unprofessional of me. I’m Carlos Ramon – I’m a scientist.
“That’s a shame about the heart creature thing. But I guess if it belongs to your boss… his body and his rules and all that.”
“Oh, well, Carlos. I’m not sure how you came about my lab, but it’s a pleasure to meet you regardless! My name is Doctor Flug Slys. As for the heart, I’ll do and record as many experiments as I can before it needs to be disposed of.”
Carlos smiled at the other. “It’s a pleasure, Dr Slys. I’ll be honest, I’m not sure exactly how I got here. I was studying a phenomenon that looked like some sort of temporal rift. I guess my being here proves that theory.”
“Temporal rifts, egh, unpredictable when just doing their own thing. It’s a lottery with most of them as to where you end up really.”
“Oh yes, absolutely. There was one time I encountered one that looked like a wooden oak door – I got stuck in an alternate desert world for months. The locals were nice enough to me at least.”
“I could, but the boss came in and told me to be rid of it asap. It’s his heart, thus, his call in the end.”
“By the way, who are you?”
“Huh? Oh, sorry – I guess it’s kinda unprofessional of me. I’m Carlos Ramon – I’m a scientist.
“That’s a shame about the heart creature thing. But I guess if it belongs to your boss… his body and his rules and all that.”
“Oh, well, Carlos. I’m not sure how you came about my lab, but it’s a pleasure to meet you regardless! My name is Doctor Flug Slys. As for the heart, I’ll do and record as many experiments as I can before it needs to be disposed of.”
Carlos smiled at the other. “It’s a pleasure, Dr Slys. I’ll be honest, I’m not sure exactly how I got here. I was studying a phenomenon that looked like some sort of temporal rift. I guess my being here proves that theory.”
“Hi! I saw your commercial and I had a question regarding some of the technology that you use and how your build your various rays and devices.”
“What kind of questions do you have about the build? Are you a Hero?”
Carlos laughed. Not cruelly or ironically – just a genuine conversational laugh. “I’m not a hero. I’m a scientist,” he explained. “The first question I have is regarding power sources. Some of the devices seem small – hand-held by either one hand or two – and I wonder how you get such tremendous energy in such a small space!”
The Perfect Scientist 