From 5af2d7896499051b036e74126b8a2e1eb909677b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Madison Rye Progress Date: Mon, 7 Oct 2024 17:58:52 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] update from sparkleup --- writing/soot.md | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/writing/soot.md b/writing/soot.md index 73393b14..00eb59e9 100644 --- a/writing/soot.md +++ b/writing/soot.md @@ -110,7 +110,28 @@ Sure, she would also send out the occasional metapsionic pulse — one of the de Soot did not know the specifics. They were not a doctor — or at least not a psychologist, for they were also a fully qualified CMO — and so they did not even pretend to. They just knew that sometimes they were Abby, that remembering things that happened while they were Abby was like reading a story, ill-conceived and more often than not a picture book, scant on the details. They imagined it must feel similar to Abby, too: perhaps she remembered what happened to her as Soot was akin to remembering a dream. -(Command ethos: older sibling, wants to support the station) +They shook their head to clear away the cobwebs and lingering threads of last night's dream and instead smiled to the vulp looking eagerly for approval, a young critter looking quite proud of their TEG setup. + +"?{Betht burn I've theen in a while, actually,}(Best burn I've seen in a while, actually,)" they said, spending a moment cherishing the look of elation that came across their face. + +"Thanks, cap!" they said brightly, bouncing on their toes — at least as best as one could in an atmos hardsuit. "Should keep us going through the whole shift." + +"?{The volumetric pump ith at...?}(The volumetric pump is at...?)" + +"Five liters per second." + +"?{Ith that the lowetht you could get it without the pump backing up?}(Is that the lowest you could get it without the pump backing up?)" + +Their expression fell slightly. "Yeah. But I did the math, and it'll still last us." + +Soot smiled reassuringly. "?{Then that'th all I care about, if you're not worried,}(Then that's all I care about, if you're not worried,}" they said, resting a paw on the vulp's shoulder. "?{Jutht make thure you're not overfilling the hot-loop nektht time, and you'll have your Thee-E thert on the thpot.}(Just make sure you're not overfilling the hot-loop next time, and you'll have your CE cert on the spot.)" + +They laughed and nodded. "Want me to pull any plasma out of the hot loop?" + +They shook their head. "?{Like I thaid, I'm not worried if you aren't.}(Like I said, I'm not worried if you aren't.)" + +They nodded and, hearing the call for help in putting the anti-matter engine to sleep for the time being. The AME made a good initial source of energy, and a necessary backup, but was too expensive, fuel-wise, to run the whole shift. + (Glimmer keeps rising)