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[trynotodie]

[another peaceful morning on tranquility-or, er, tranquility's equivalent of peaceful, nobody has died today anyway- is suddenly broken by a small explosion, somewhere on one of the higher floors that isn't really being occupied.

and if anyone is wondering just what the hell that was all about, jasper is scrambling onto the network just two minutes later. goggles askew on his head and a dark smear on one cheek as he smiles waveringly down at the comm, the sight of smoke wafting up behind him just barely visible over one shoulder. his voice is slightly raspy but for anyone that's spoken to him recently, it's getting much stronger.]

Hey, so. Don't worry about the noise or anything, we've just never used these kinds of accelerants before and we're trying to work out a formula for heat and range of the blast.

[he frowns a little and rubs vaguely at the stain on his cheek, only managing to spread it around even more.]

And I don't need to hear anything about how dangerous explosions on a spaceship can be okay, Raven and I both grew up in a space station, I think we know what we can get away with safely. [and then he's back to grinning again because, well, blowing shit up, how can you not smile, right?]

If anyone has something small of theirs that they'd like blown up-- maybe a trinket from an ex [slight, barely there glance over his shoulder at something (or someone) off screen] or something else you don't want any more, feel free to bring it by!

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[nutsaboutscans]

....Jasper.

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[trynotodie]

[yeah this is why he wanted to keep the gun, kennex.]

What? [as if he doesn't know exactly what, you have to remember that jasper was technically a criminal back home.]

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[nutsaboutscans]

[He wipes a hand across his face.] That doesn't sound like a good idea.

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[trynotodie]

Don't worry, I know what I'm doing.

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[nutsaboutscans]

Part of me wants to trust you on that. But a lot of people won't. You're probably going to get a lot of angry people on your case.

[ryuuzaki]

Why are you trying to work out a formula for heat and range of the blast?

[He sounds, perhaps, vaguely aggrieved. That's a partial explanation if he's ever heard one.]

[trynotodie]

So that no accidents happen later. [obviously, ryuuzaki.]

[ryuuzaki]

A little more information, maybe.

What's "later"?

[WHAT ARE YOU AND RAVEN UP TO.]

[trynotodie]

Hopefully nothing, but it doesn't hurt to be prepared.

action, about two hours earlier.

[regulatingpressure]

[ there's a reason raven flings herself into every available department. a reason she doesn't spend much time at 'home', or whatever you want to call the rooms she and jasper share. that reason's written plain on her face as she sits at her workbench in their spare, turning the small metal crane in her fingertips as she eyes it.

she's lost in thought - enough so that she doesn't even hear him come in. ]

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[trynotodie]

[jasper stops short, just inside the door, watching raven quietly, gaze darting to look at the necklace in her hand. he doesn't know exactly what happened to it back home, but he know it disappeared around the time she seemed to make a decision about what to do about finn.

the fact that it's back in her hands now just seems cruel, and jasper finds he just can't keep quiet about it.]

Raven? Did you... want to talk about it?

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[regulatingpressure]

[ there's a pause, almost like she didn't quite hear him. then, as if making the choice right here and now: ] I want to blow it up. [ i'm going to blow it up, more like - as shown by the way she sets it heavily on the desk and gets up in a sudden burst of motion, heading over to their scrap and gunpowder and whatever other supplies they've pulled together and starting to scan them for whatever the hell she'd need for a bomb.

c'mon, jasper. join the fun. ]

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[trynotodie]

[woah hey now, jasper quickly follows raven over to their supply because with the sort of mood she seems to be in right now, trusting the chemistry to her alone is probably not a good idea.]

We don't know how the accelerants up here work yet, if we're doing this we should set it in a sealed container.

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[jurisimpudent]

[ Edgeworth looks absolutely furious. His voice is sharp and angry. ]

No. You know what you can get away with safely on your space station. That's not something that's generalizable to here.

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[trynotodie]

[wow you know who doesn't care if adults who act like they're in charge are upset with him? jasper doesn't. he gives him a mulish look. his response is somewhat spoiled by the rasp of his voice though.]

Considering our space station was falling apart, this is ship can actually handle more. And we've both worked with ships as well, including this one.

So yes, we do know what this ship can safely handle.

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[jurisimpudent]

[ Sharply: ]

Tell me everything you know about this ship.

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[trynotodie]

[wow who made you president of the ship. jasper narrows his eyes at edgeworth.]

You've been here longer, do you really need me to tell you about the ship?

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[alsohawkeye]

If you actually manage to make a dent in anything, let me know.

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[trynotodie]

[there's a bit of a pause here as he tries to figure out if there's really any other way to interpret what she just said.]

... we set it off in a container, did you want us to try and make a dent?

[alsohawkeye]

[ There's something of a shrug in the tone of Kate's reply. ]

I mean as long as you talk to engineering about where to do it and don't get anyone hurt, sure. It'd be handy but no one's had any luck blowing through a door or wall yet so I'm not getting my hopes up.

[trynotodie]

My friend works in engineering it wouldn't be that hard to figure out a safe place to try.

[thoughtfully, almost to himself.] I'd have to work out a remote detonation that didn't involve shooting at it, but we've got a lot more to work with up here than we did at the camp so that shouldn't be a problem.

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[doggedly]

[man kids these days, even if he's trying not to be pleased]

When you say you've not used these kinds of things before, you can't really claim to be safety-conscious. The two sort of blessedly rule each other out.

[but okay.]

How about portable explosions?

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[trynotodie]

I know the chemical composition of the accelerants, so I'm able to make an estimation. [jasper explains patiently enough] We're just working out the exact numbers with a practical approach.

And we set it off in a container, anyway.

[he tilts his head to consider the question.] We've made grenades before. Or did you mean something smaller than that?

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[doggedly]

[He's not actually very interested in scolding anyone, that's so not his job. Well, it is, depending on who you ask, but it actually isn't. Also, chemical compositions, accelerate, so much science he very quickly stops caring at all.]

Right. Grenades, yeah, sure, but also fireworks. Did you come here with all of the ingredients for all of this, or is the ship just that generous to you?

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[trynotodie]

[that's what you get talking to a chemistry nerd, sirius, sorry.]

I came here with gunpowder...? [but that he of course means a gun] What's a firework?