Apr 10: Stanton Room IV

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:13 am

Will, in her space suit, opened the door and strode in, dramatically, placing her hands on her hips and striking a pose.

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:17 am

"I... what?" Sara asks, blinking at Space-Suit Will.

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:18 am

"Like it? It's the latest fashion in 2042 or whatever."

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:20 am

"That's not fashion. That's just... distracting."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:23 am

"Actually, it's an anti-distraction technique whipped up by our very own Dr. Bowen," she smiled.

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:27 am

"Sorry, but that's just not working then. At least not for the people around you..." she smiles back.

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:28 am

"Well, maybe it's just not FOR you, then," she teased, trying to stick out her tongue--only to have t bump up against the faceplate of the helmet.

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:31 am

"No, I think it's very much for me from the looks of it." she chuckles.

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:35 am

"Cheeky," she grinned, doing one more twirl, slower this time.

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:38 am

"You're the one in a skin-tight suit."

A short pause.

"Why are you in a skin-tight suit anyway?"

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:39 am

"It's kinda a makeshift solution. Dr. Bowen says it will keep me in my shape without having to find more liquid nitrogen on a regular basis, until I get to the point where I can focus on it myself.

Basically, it's a big person-shaped mold."

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:41 am

"Oh! That's good. I was wondering how long you'd be able to hold on to the whole 'frozen' thing."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:44 am

"It's hard, because, hey, things don't wanna be frozen!

And, as there's not a walk in freezer or somewhere I can hang right now, or a collection of various shaped containers that were convenient, this was the best solution.

He said Bobby had the same problem when he first manifested."

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:46 am

"Well you managed to stay frozen surprisingly long, but this seems much more convenient, yes." she smiles.

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:48 am

"That's Will-Power," she grinned, winking.

"It's...Dr. Bowen's theory is I ended up...skipping some steps."

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:53 am

"Well I dunno what steps there are, but it seems like it alright. Hell you skipped to something your older self thinks is impossible."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:54 am

"I have several suggestions what older me can do, quite frankly, and almost all of them involve removing his own spine."

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:57 am

"He... didn't really take this future too well, no..."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 1:42 pm

"Well, honestly? Screw him. The world sucks, there's no need to be a dick about it."

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:53 pm

"Yeah... It's just awful that... well... that you turned into him, you know? I mean, can't really blame it on anything but this world, because you're just not like that."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 2:59 pm

"And I don't wanna be like that. I'm gonna do everything I can to kinda separate myself from him. He's a huge...well, let's just say what comes out of his mouth has disturbing similarities to what comes out of OTHER orifices.

Might even change my codename to get away from him."

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 3:27 pm

"I always thought Gwion worked pretty well, but I guess that makes sense." she nods.

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 3:28 pm

"Well, Gwion becomes Taliesin, and you don't wanna be married to someone like HIM, right?" she smiled.

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 3:38 pm

"Not really, no..."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 3:39 pm

"Thanks for turning him down, by the way. I was...well, I was more or less aware of what was going on, on some level."

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 3:50 pm

"Yeah well it was a retarded idea anyway and... he was kinda creepy about the whole thing even without the pretense of helping you."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 3:51 pm

"Yeah.

Still, if Kurt Wagner ever comes along and suggests it, you have my permission to go along," she teased.

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:08 pm

"Yeah, you wish!" she laughs.

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:09 pm

Again, a try to stick the tongue out, and AGAIN a fail.

"Geez," she laughed, unfastening the faceplate for a moment to stick her tongue out.

"Anyway, yeah. No more Gwion, I'm thinking. Maybe something that reflects the steps..."

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:12 pm

She chuckles at Will accidentally licking the faceplate. Again.

"You mean the steps you skipped?"

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:15 pm

"Well, yeah.

Dr. Bowen's theory is something like this:

I started off as a normal dude, right? Then I became a normal dude who could do minor shifting tricks, like, changing hair color. Then I transitioned into a normal dude who could do minor shifting tricks who also had a clay form. Then I basically became a dude made out of clay.

Now, the theory is I've kinda jumped to 'clay shaped like a dude', skipping over any gradual transition that may have occurred.

Does that make....any sense to you?" she asked.

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:18 pm

"...kinda, I guess? I still think you're just you, but I see what you mean."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:21 pm

"Well, I'm me in a whole McManus-mental-state way, but it's the physical stuff, right?

Still ME, just, like, slightly different. Like, it would have been a normal part of aging, but Nina screwed it up."

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:23 pm

"I don't know. It seems more like something you didn't know about yourself yet. I mean, otherwise older you probably would have gotten to that point, right?"

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:26 pm

"The theory Dr. Bowen has is that he eased into it--like you grow taller inch by inch, not shooting up half a foot overnight."

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:48 pm

"But then you could still reach the top shelf. But Professor Bowen knows more about this than me. I just think it's something you just weren't aware of and not some... physical development. I mean... it is, but because you change yourself all the time. It's like you can literally be what you think you are, you know?"

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:49 pm

"It is possible, of course, that Taliesin is just a stick in the mud and uncreative.

It's hard to get ANY sense of it without, like, a lab."

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 4:57 pm

"Well there's one here, but... kinda full of dust."

by **Will Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:01 pm

"Yeah...not sure we should go pokin' around other people's stuff, anyway.

Anyway, I was thinking, you know, some kind of name to do with the actual clay cells. Like....I dunno...modello....no, that's no good..."

by **Sara Stanton** » Mon Oct 18, 2010 5:10 pm

"Somatic? I dunno... picking names is hard."

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