3rd Data Entry [voice / action]

[cuteobsessed]

[Heisuke has decided that his earlier attempts to contact the lightning spirit in the hot box failed because of one thing: A LACK OF SCIENCE. So now he will be 100% serious and scientific about recording this data and doing this right. To that end, he uses the journal to record his observations and calls the others in his house to come help him collect data.]

First experiment of the day: placing a spoon into the box and testing it for 30 seconds.

[The sound of him putting metal into the box and turning it on can be heard. ]

There appear to be sparks, but nothing significant....

[ooc; Heisuke has lost his sense of humor for the event, so he's going to be utterly serious about this. It's for SCIENCE.]

Comments

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

[It's Heisuke's....second? The first time was an accident. This time it's for SCIENCE!]

No and it gave only a few sparks. I'm thinking of putting larger bowl in.

[ishisfriend.livejournal.com]

[There's something vaguely exciting-- and dangerous to be observing sparks like this. Too bad Leo's household just uses their microwave as an extra cupboard.]

How many sparks before you consider it a success?

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

Up to the point where the box starts smoking. Hopefully before that.

[ishisfriend.livejournal.com]

[...watching the sparks arc...]

That might take a while.

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

More than likely, but it does mean I'll have ample time to talk to the spirit.

[ishisfriend.livejournal.com]

Shouldn't you begin talking to it, then? It [wow, that arc] looks like you've gotten quite a few sparks already.

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

Yes...but they don't actually speak with words. I'm still unclear on what to do.

[ishisfriend.livejournal.com]

Just because they don't speak with words doesn't mean that they don't understand words.

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

Have you contacted them before?

[ishisfriend.livejournal.com]

Hmm...only the one for earth, I'm afraid. It was necessary.

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

Necessary....? Why is that?

[ishisfriend.livejournal.com]

Someone was teaching me to talk to flowers. Apparently I couldn't do that without speaking to the spirit.

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

. . . . . Why would you wanna talk to flowers?

[ishisfriend.livejournal.com]

[A good question!]

Well, why not?

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

Eh, suppose that's a good answer.

[ishisfriend.livejournal.com]

[grin]

That's why you're looking for the lighting spirit too, isn't it? There isn't any reason not to.

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

Yeah, guess so. I caught the box on fire last time. Maybe hoping I don't do it again.

[ishisfriend.livejournal.com]

[Heh. Still peering.]

Go on, talk to it.

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

....Alright.

[He has no idea what he's doing and ends up putting something a bit bigger into the microwave to try again.]

If you're really here, don't explode this time.

[The lightning arcs and Heisuke sighs.]

[ishisfriend.livejournal.com]

It hasn't exploded yet, though.

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

So it would seem.

[He stops and watches the lightning arc.]

But I still can't talk with it.

[ishisfriend.livejournal.com]

It seems like it'd need quite a large spark to attract its attention, don't you think? But it isn't safe either.

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

I do have a larger bowl here I could try.

My friends seem to be against the idea.

[ishisfriend.livejournal.com]

[He shifts slightly-- it's getting a tad uncomfortable just sitting with his nose touching the book. Perhaps he could put his face on the table alongside the book? Would that work?]

Why?

[cuteobsessed.livejournal.com]

[Another large arc of electricity and Heisuke looks at it.]

I'm not sure. They say something about it being dangerous.