what's in a wonderball????

[thebarkside]

Who: Wonderducks and pals!
Broadcast: N/A!
Action: On the Wonderduck! IT'S A MINGLE
When: From now until whenever the next mingle is. :')

[ ARE YOU A WONDERDUCK? are you a friend of a wonderduck who might actually be on the wonderduck ship at any point?? then this mingle is for you! top-level and tag around, idgaf as long as it's on the bird ship. ]

Comments

[forsometimenow]

Yeah... I feel the same way sometimes. Sure, we are a bit better off because we know a bit more about what's going on, but... that knowledge hasn't really given me a leg up in a lot of ways. Like, I still had to learn how to use some of the ship's equipment despite that and my augment. It felt a bit like I was back to square one.

[dancingmd]

Exactly! [Someone understands.] I mean, I had to relearn to pilot a shuttle, which is something I've known how to do for... twenty years! You can't expect technology to work exactly the same between universes.

[forsometimenow]

Yeah- that should be evident by all of the different people from different places who have been brought here. I guess it's easier to assume it's all the same if you're not from a place like us, though- if this is far beyond someone's reckoning, or all the exposure they've had to something like the Drift Fleet is sci-fi shows.

[dancingmd]

Very true. After all, I've done the same thing in conflating many of the magical realms together, even though there are some profound differences.

[Her forehead wrinkles.]

Magic is very confusing.

[forsometimenow]

Tell me about it. I'm glad we have it, but I'm not sure I'll ever understand it.

[dancingmd]

Physics has never been my strong suit, but I'm sure there is some scientific explanation behind it. Danya was explaining some magical theory to me before she left, but we never got very far in our studies.

[forsometimenow]

Usually there is- part of the reason we were on Atlantis was a scientific study, because the civilization that built it left behind a lot of technology we didn't understand. Some of it seemed like magic, but there was always some sort of logical explanation behind it. Usually discovered by Rodney- he's one of the world's top astrophysicists.

[dancingmd]

Too bad we don't have someone like him around. I'd love to know how this all works.

[forsometimenow]

Me, too. He might even be able to figure out a way to send us home.

[dancingmd]

I bet if we had both our teams here, we'd find a way out.

[She smiles a little.]

Probably why Atroma took us doctors instead of the physicists.

[forsometimenow]

Yeah, that's true. I feel rather boring compared to the rest of my team, but at least I won't be the one to cobble together a bunch of spare parts and open up a portal or something.

[dancingmd]

[She laughs.]

No, doctors aren't particularly known for our abilities to rip holes in space and time. I think the fleet is safe from us.

[forsometimenow]

We're just here to fix people and occasionally give sarcastic color commentary.

[dancingmd]

Exactly.

[Speaking of fixing people... They have totally arrived at the Wonderduck's sickbay by now. Beverly points at Jennifer's Atroma issued scanner, seeing as she doesn't have her own tricorder on her.]

May I?

[forsometimenow]

Go for it. [Jennifer sat herself on the exam table, then lay down on her back, arms folded across her chest with her hands linked together.] Here's hoping us two geniuses can figure it out.

[dancingmd]

[She snorts.] I'm hardly a genius, so you may have to pick up some of the slack.

[Once she's gathered the appropriate equipment from around the lab, she begins Jennifer's scan. It takes longer than the tricorder would have, but it's good enough. When the results come up, she turns them to Jennifer to see as well.]

No unusual neurological activity, no sign of any viruses or bacteria. By all accounts, you're perfectly healthy.

[forsometimenow]

Oh, I'm sure you'll do well enough on your own.

[Jennifer frowned as she looked at the results. Indeed, there was nothing out of the ordinary.]

So I'm going to guess either the equipment is out of whack, or it IS the augment. I'm leaning toward the latter, though it's not like we'd be able to find out for sure either way...

[dancingmd]

Back on the ocean planet, a similar thing happened when my augment was malfunctioning. My tricorder registered a spike in endorphins, but that's it. The only logical conclusion was that it was caused by the augment.

[forsometimenow]

Hmm... [Jennifer crossed her arms.] Then that's most likely it. I wonder what caused it- and more importantly, how to fix it? It's not like we can just hack into them or something.

[dancingmd]

This time? I think it has something to do with the nebula. Before, I have no doubt it was Atroma toying with us, either to improve ratings or to remind us of the control they have over us. Maybe a little bit of both. Now, though, with the way the nebula interfered with all our electronics, it makes sense that it could affect the augments as well.

[forsometimenow]

That does make a lot of sense. Because our ships malfunctioned as soon as we flew into it, and if these are of Atroma make... then they would naturally be affected, too.

[dancingmd]

Which means... I don't suppose caffeine has had any effect, has it?

[forsometimenow]

Not that I've seen, no. Or exercise, or taking a shower, or anything else that makes me feel more awake.

[dancingmd]

I doubt medication would have any effect either. [Her brow furrows.] I'm worried that you might fall asleep in someplace less safe than the cargo bay... I mean, what if this happened while you were taking a shower or cooking?

[forsometimenow]

Yeah... that's a good point. [She sighed.] I'll try to move about as little as possible until it passes, I guess. And let my crew know so they can keep an eye out for me- I know Steven and Davesprite would help as much as they could.