Re: LAST. THING. STANDING. [S!1][ROUND ONE: TELEVISION LAND]
12-05-2011, 11:24 PM
Originally posted on MSPA by Pick Yer Poison.
Steven Chip opened a pair of double doors as an unseen narrator filled in the equally invisible audience. "Here at the University of Sinc, located on a remote island with a unique, thriving ecosystem, marine biologists have made a fascinating discovery. As one of the leading experts in this line of work, marine biologist Steven Chip has been invited for a first look."
He walked down a hallway, chatting silently with a man in a labcoat. "Dr. Fjorn Lief is the head of the marine biology division at the University of Sinc. Although he and Steven have never met in person, the two have been long time online correspondences and immediately hit it off."
The pair walked into a room full of fish tanks. Other biologists were scattered about, either feeding fish or taking notes, but the largest cluster was next to a tank in the back, inside of which was what appeared to be a white jellyfish. "Dr. Lief explains that the specimen was found near the southern tip of the island, where it was collected and brought back to the lab for study."
Suddenly, the noise in the room started up, the voiceover vanishing. Steven pointed towards the creature. "I'm counting six...no, seven tentacles here. Is that right?"
One of the lab assistants slid his finger down the clipboard he was holding, then nodded. "Yep. It was hard to tell for a while because the thing is absolutely terrified since it's lost its eggs." Steven opened his mouth to ask how they knew that, when suddenly he realized that, despite the strangeness of the idea, he somehow knew that that was the right reason. It took him a moment to realize that the reason he knew was because, somehow, the jellyfish was broadcasting the idea. Again, despite the strangeness of this fact, it was unmistakably true.
He leaned in closer to get a closer look at the creature; if nothing else, he knew it was definitely not a jellyfish, nor any other species on record. "I hope we don't have to dissect this guy to--"
Steven cut himself off, clutching his forehead. At the word "dissect," a river of thoughts had flooded into him from the creature. A specific female of its, or rather his, species, a clutch of eggs, a lot of very loud and confusing noises, a battle of some sort...Steven was somewhat frightened by the simultaneous depth and lack of understanding he was able to get from the creature. He waved his hand at Dr. Lief, who was hovering frantically. "Scratch the dissection. This little guy is too much of a marvel to risk losing."
In light of all this scientific promise and the smell of book deals, nobody was really expecting Aaron and Change to come flying out of a flatscreen monitor and knock the tank over onto the group of biologists, spilling a writhing Nizzo, along with a whole lot of freshwater, onto them.
Steven Chip opened a pair of double doors as an unseen narrator filled in the equally invisible audience. "Here at the University of Sinc, located on a remote island with a unique, thriving ecosystem, marine biologists have made a fascinating discovery. As one of the leading experts in this line of work, marine biologist Steven Chip has been invited for a first look."
He walked down a hallway, chatting silently with a man in a labcoat. "Dr. Fjorn Lief is the head of the marine biology division at the University of Sinc. Although he and Steven have never met in person, the two have been long time online correspondences and immediately hit it off."
The pair walked into a room full of fish tanks. Other biologists were scattered about, either feeding fish or taking notes, but the largest cluster was next to a tank in the back, inside of which was what appeared to be a white jellyfish. "Dr. Lief explains that the specimen was found near the southern tip of the island, where it was collected and brought back to the lab for study."
Suddenly, the noise in the room started up, the voiceover vanishing. Steven pointed towards the creature. "I'm counting six...no, seven tentacles here. Is that right?"
One of the lab assistants slid his finger down the clipboard he was holding, then nodded. "Yep. It was hard to tell for a while because the thing is absolutely terrified since it's lost its eggs." Steven opened his mouth to ask how they knew that, when suddenly he realized that, despite the strangeness of the idea, he somehow knew that that was the right reason. It took him a moment to realize that the reason he knew was because, somehow, the jellyfish was broadcasting the idea. Again, despite the strangeness of this fact, it was unmistakably true.
He leaned in closer to get a closer look at the creature; if nothing else, he knew it was definitely not a jellyfish, nor any other species on record. "I hope we don't have to dissect this guy to--"
Steven cut himself off, clutching his forehead. At the word "dissect," a river of thoughts had flooded into him from the creature. A specific female of its, or rather his, species, a clutch of eggs, a lot of very loud and confusing noises, a battle of some sort...Steven was somewhat frightened by the simultaneous depth and lack of understanding he was able to get from the creature. He waved his hand at Dr. Lief, who was hovering frantically. "Scratch the dissection. This little guy is too much of a marvel to risk losing."
In light of all this scientific promise and the smell of book deals, nobody was really expecting Aaron and Change to come flying out of a flatscreen monitor and knock the tank over onto the group of biologists, spilling a writhing Nizzo, along with a whole lot of freshwater, onto them.
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