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driftfleet2016-12-10 08:16 pm
geonomy) wrote in driftfleet2016-12-10 08:16 pm
009 - watch out we got a nerd in here
Who: Clay Terran and the Merry Fleet
Broadcast: Yes!
Action: Blue Nebula Museum
When: Today!
[Okay, out of all the planets and stations and everything that they've been to? This is, by far, Clay's favorite.
He's in the Blue Nebula Museum, though the camera doesn't show him at first. Instead, it shows one of the many views from the deck, where several nebulae can be seen, all of them within different ranges and distances from each other. The camera shakes a little, and there's an excited noise before the feed stops.
Then it starts up again, this time from a different deck. There's more nebulae from here, and that excited noise from before turns into an ecstatic little laugh as he turns the camera back around, showing his happy face before he turns it once more to look at the nebulae again.]
Are you guys seeing these things?!
I've never seen so many nebulae within viewing distance, and there's even more when you look through the telescope! Do you guys know what this means? Do you know just where we are?
We're in the middle of the deaths and rebirths of stars!
Have you heard the whole legend of the phoenix, where when a phoenix dies, another one rises from its ashes? Stars are just like that! When a star dies, it becomes a nebula just like this, and then a new star, or even several thousand stars are born within it! This whole process takes millions of years, so we're not going to see any stars form here, but the fact that we're seeing all this is incredible!
And we're at the perfect spot for this: close enough to see them with the naked eye, but not enough to be near the awesome forces within it! Inside a nebula is a constant source of pressure, because stars are formed by the force of gravity compressing the light atoms in the nebula until they start to fuse together. This causes an outward, nuclear radiation that can eat away at other protostars trying to form within the nebula, so their newborn lives are just as perilous as the ones we know! If they can survive all this, they can even form planets! So right now, we're looking at a star nursery that was formed from the ashes of another star!
It's a miracle that we survived being inside one for as long as we did, because – just imagine all these forces being like a violent storm on the ocean, only multiplied by the thousands. Isn't it amazing?! We get to see these without worrying about our lives or anything like that! These are the closest I've ever seen them, though I'm still trying to calculate just by how much, but - from this distance, the magnitude of what we're seeing really is incredible!
And did you know all the colors mean something, too? They all indicate what the dying star was made out of! A nebula is a cloud of gas and dust from the previous star, emitting their own or reflecting light from other nearby stars, which makes the colors appear! Red is from the hydrogen, green is from the oxygen, and when they reflect light, which means that the nebula is primarily made of dust, the red light goes through while the blue light gets scattered, so that's why they look blue! And –
[And he'll likely go on and on like this. For anyone who's actually in the museum, Clay can be seen going from deck to deck, looking at the nebulae with awe and furiously writing notes as he looks through the telescopes. Astronomer at work here, proceed with caution!]
Broadcast: Yes!
Action: Blue Nebula Museum
When: Today!
[Okay, out of all the planets and stations and everything that they've been to? This is, by far, Clay's favorite.
He's in the Blue Nebula Museum, though the camera doesn't show him at first. Instead, it shows one of the many views from the deck, where several nebulae can be seen, all of them within different ranges and distances from each other. The camera shakes a little, and there's an excited noise before the feed stops.
Then it starts up again, this time from a different deck. There's more nebulae from here, and that excited noise from before turns into an ecstatic little laugh as he turns the camera back around, showing his happy face before he turns it once more to look at the nebulae again.]
Are you guys seeing these things?!
I've never seen so many nebulae within viewing distance, and there's even more when you look through the telescope! Do you guys know what this means? Do you know just where we are?
We're in the middle of the deaths and rebirths of stars!
Have you heard the whole legend of the phoenix, where when a phoenix dies, another one rises from its ashes? Stars are just like that! When a star dies, it becomes a nebula just like this, and then a new star, or even several thousand stars are born within it! This whole process takes millions of years, so we're not going to see any stars form here, but the fact that we're seeing all this is incredible!
And we're at the perfect spot for this: close enough to see them with the naked eye, but not enough to be near the awesome forces within it! Inside a nebula is a constant source of pressure, because stars are formed by the force of gravity compressing the light atoms in the nebula until they start to fuse together. This causes an outward, nuclear radiation that can eat away at other protostars trying to form within the nebula, so their newborn lives are just as perilous as the ones we know! If they can survive all this, they can even form planets! So right now, we're looking at a star nursery that was formed from the ashes of another star!
It's a miracle that we survived being inside one for as long as we did, because – just imagine all these forces being like a violent storm on the ocean, only multiplied by the thousands. Isn't it amazing?! We get to see these without worrying about our lives or anything like that! These are the closest I've ever seen them, though I'm still trying to calculate just by how much, but - from this distance, the magnitude of what we're seeing really is incredible!
And did you know all the colors mean something, too? They all indicate what the dying star was made out of! A nebula is a cloud of gas and dust from the previous star, emitting their own or reflecting light from other nearby stars, which makes the colors appear! Red is from the hydrogen, green is from the oxygen, and when they reflect light, which means that the nebula is primarily made of dust, the red light goes through while the blue light gets scattered, so that's why they look blue! And –
[And he'll likely go on and on like this. For anyone who's actually in the museum, Clay can be seen going from deck to deck, looking at the nebulae with awe and furiously writing notes as he looks through the telescopes. Astronomer at work here, proceed with caution!]
Action;
It's fine, don't worry about it! I don't even know where I'd fit it if you got me that! [Though now that he thinks about it...] Unless I dragged it along behind me... But no, it'd probably get damaged...
[Right, right!] Point being! I'm not expecting anything like that. [He leans forward again, chin resting on his hand while he raises his brow] Honestly, I'd rather just be with you. That'd make my Christmas.
Re: Action;
[Even if Clay is very strong!! You got limits babe]
Really? [The bridge of his nose turns a bit pink at that] That's it? You don't want anything? I mean, I wouldn't really consider myself the best company on Christmas.
[Hell, he knows he can be a downright downer on that day]
Action;
You're the best company on any day, babe.
[Still, he reaches out to cover Allen's hand with his own, thumb brushing over the back of Allen's.]
If you're okay with it, I mean. I know what that day means to you and all.
Action;
The pinky of the hand under Clay's lifts up to wrap around Clay's pinky. ]
If you're sure...Yeah, I'm okay with it. I can't think of anyone better to be with. Thank you.
Action;
Awesome. I'll gather up all the bad movies I can find.
[Because they're totally doing that]
Action;
You're the perfect man.
[He leans across the table, giving Clay a brief kiss on the lips before pulling back again]
Maybe tonight I could read out loud some scientific information on nebulae for you.
Action;
Ha, are you sure you're not the perfect man?
Action;
[he grins as he finally now opens up his menu and looks at it. Sure enough, the menu is full of unfamiliar dishes- all given a space themed name]
Wow.
Action;
"Dish Upon a Star"? "Meateorite"? Oh my god!
Action;
[Yep. He sure did just give Clay a menu full of puns. Food space puns. He gives a dramatic sigh, even if he can't fully hide his amused smile]
See? I'm not perfect. A perfect person would know not to give you this much ammo.
Action;
[He moves his foot to nudge Allen's ankle, then really reads the menu. So many puns! Space puns! God, he loves it. This is pretty much the best restaurant he's ever been to.]
Of course, this also means I can't surprise you with any of these. You already know them now!
Action;
[Because that's clearly what you have!!!]
But don't worry, I doubt I'll memorise every item on the menu. [So there'll be puns he misses!]