http://faithandscience.livejournal.com/ ([identity profile] faithandscience.livejournal.com) wrote in [community profile] fandomtownies2010-09-28 11:03 pm
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Stark Indu- errr, Fixer-Uppers [Wednesday]

Good Lord, that sign was... attention-grabbing. It was about the kindest thing William could think of to describe it, really.

Thanks to several hours spent learning to navigate YouTube and finding a helpful tutorial on the matter, he'd managed to replace the battery on Miss Darlington's iPod over the weekend, but that didn't mean he was out of things to keep himself busy. Today, his attention was divided between taking notes on the case he was working on for Mr. Holmes, and taking apart the flash drive he'd been given. He was disappointed to see the latter had even fewer moving parts than the iPod had.

[around for a couple hours in the morning, and then back after work chews me up & spits me out around 6 Pacific.]
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2010-09-29 12:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'm pretty sure you're supposed to stick that into a computer, not take it apart," came a voice from the entrance, amused as it was. "Unless it's broken, but in that case, you're not doing it any favours."

[identity profile] faithandscience.livejournal.com 2010-09-29 02:27 pm (UTC)(link)
"I wanted to see how it operated," William admitted, a touch sheepishly. Yes, he could have just looked it up, but there was just... something... about seeing it with one's own eyes.
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2010-09-29 02:30 pm (UTC)(link)
"You could've used the net for that." Not that there was any judgment in Ender's voice. He approached the desk to get a better look. "So what have you learned?"

[identity profile] faithandscience.livejournal.com 2010-09-29 02:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"No moving parts," William shared. "Just a-" what was that term? "...circuit board?"
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2010-09-29 02:42 pm (UTC)(link)
"Circuit board," Ender agreed, and pressed his hands on the desk, glancing down at William's work. "It's the difference between what we call 'mechanical' and 'digital' technology."

[identity profile] faithandscience.livejournal.com 2010-09-29 03:15 pm (UTC)(link)
"I know you showed such a chip to me before, but I don't know that I would've truly believed it without seeing it in action, as it were," Will admitted with a small smile.
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2010-09-29 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
"There's a method to it," Ender replied. "All the little transponders you see, and those little pathways..." he pointed at them. "I could probably find you one of those big practice boards to get the hang of it."

[identity profile] faithandscience.livejournal.com 2010-09-29 04:05 pm (UTC)(link)
"Could you?" William asked, brightening considerably. "I'd like that, yes."

[ooc: and now, work! back later!]
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2010-09-29 04:11 pm (UTC)(link)
"I'll rustle one up for you in the store by Monday," he promised, "And a book or two. It's in everyone best interest to get you trained up quickly, and I doubt Rikku would disagree."

[identity profile] faithandscience.livejournal.com 2010-09-30 03:56 am (UTC)(link)
"Rikku?" He paused to recall where he'd heard the name. "Ah, yes, I'd heard she'd purchased the shop." William nodded. "I've managed a simple battery replacement with the help of a tutorial from the... YouTube, but I'd feel rather more comfortable if I had a better grasp of the engineering behind it all."
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2010-09-30 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
"Understandable."

At which point Ender might have pulled up a chair. "So how're you settling in, William?"

[identity profile] faithandscience.livejournal.com 2010-09-30 04:57 am (UTC)(link)
"Do you believe in magic?" he asked, instead of answering outright.
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2010-09-30 05:30 am (UTC)(link)
"I think any form of advanced science could come across as magic towards people who don't understand it," Ender answered, "Though I also accept about half our student base refers to their abilities as just that."

[identity profile] faithandscience.livejournal.com 2010-09-30 05:48 am (UTC)(link)
"It is this second idea that I'm having trouble with," William admitted. "The technology of this time, however wondrous and advanced it may seem to me, still has its roots in theories I have familiarity with. But onions that speak, and fish that rise from the dead... I have no precedent for that."
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2010-09-30 06:03 am (UTC)(link)
Ender's mouth twitched. "Whimsy," he said.

He let that word lie there for a second. "There's machinery underneath this island, William. It keeps us caught between one dimension and the next. Occasionally it likes to let something seep through. It all comes down to the basic law of whimsy; as soon as you accept that as a scientific fact, everything else will seem a lot easier. Cause and affect are still at work here."

[identity profile] faithandscience.livejournal.com 2010-09-30 06:21 am (UTC)(link)
"Whimsy," William repeated dryly. And then: "...Machinery? Really?" He was practically itching to take a look at it, now.
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2010-09-30 06:30 am (UTC)(link)
"Yes," Ender said, "And no, barring an emergency, you probably won't get a look at it."

[identity profile] faithandscience.livejournal.com 2010-09-30 07:08 am (UTC)(link)
That... probably wasn't going to stop him from trying at some point. However, for now? "That's disappointing," he said honestly. "Acceptance only carries me so far, I'm afraid." Which is precisely how he'd ended up banned from the Farrini Brothers' Circus at the tender age of eight.
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[personal profile] endsthegame 2010-09-30 08:25 am (UTC)(link)
"Just don't get caught trying to sneak into the catacombs," was Ender's only advice. "They hate that."
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