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[text] Friday, Week 13

Not long after I woke up here, a request was made for someone to study the pods and how they function, in order to determine whether or not it was possible to open them without harming the person inside. I have made significant progress on this project, with assistance from several others. This is an update on that progress. I've decided to share our findings with everyone, because they are relevant to all of us.

What We've Learned:

- By using basic tools, I came to the conclusion that the person inside would be killed if blunt force was used to free them.

- Hooking up a laptop to a pod provided data for statistical modeling.

- The pods give readings that look like energy surges, but are actually a pattern of controlled pulses.

- The biggest energy fluctuation comes just before the pods open.

- The pods operate in response to feedback from of their sensors, but the data they collect can't be accessed from analyzing a pod's mechanisms. We may need to analyze the sensors themselves to get readings on the person inside.

- The overall pod opening procedure involves multiple checkpoints and possibly multiple initial trigger conditions.

- The pods function as a medical facility that can provide serious intensive care, to the point of reviving the dead. I've seen evidence of this. [Otherwise he wouldn't have believed it, himself.]

Current Plans:

- We've collected data from the locking mechanisms, and will hopefully be able to figure out how the pods lock or unlock soon.

- We're figuring out how to detect when the pods are going to open, which will involve someone standing by to take readings. We can also attempt to analyze the data from the sensors at this point.

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If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. I'll answer them as best I can.

[Locked to Jane, Pepper, Tony, Natasha, and Steve]

[Oh he's so glad he can use text here.] This is only somewhat related, but I thought you should all know that Natasha and I found Agent Coulson's pod. He's not awake yet, but he might be eventually. It's possible that the pod is in the process of reviving him. Of course, it's also possible he could be from a previous point in time. I'm not sure if there's a way to know for certain until the pod opens.

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[There's a moment's pause after the gobbledy-gook text comes through, then voice activates. It's someone Bruce doesn't know, with a deep, gravelly voice that's difficult to assign a gender to]

Forgive me. This typing thing will take... practice.

[Maybe she needs a stylus of some sort. Dinosaur hands aren't as dextrous as human hands, but tools help.]

I would be very interested in seeing this data you've collected. I'm an engineer back home, see, but I haven't touched the pods because I'm not much of a biologist. Wouldn't do to hurt anyone. But perhaps I could be of some assistance?

Feel free to use whichever method is easier for you. And I would be happy to have your assistance...though I'm not really a biologist, either. Nuclear physics is more my area of expertise, along with some biochemistry.

Nuclear, you say?

Ah, but anything helps. If we put our heads together, perhaps we can makes something of it.

[She clears her throat uncomfortably]

But I would... rather avoid the town, for the time being. Is there any way you could come back out to the ship with everything? I could meet you there.

[Darwin hasn't solved the problem of introducing herself to the town without causing panic or getting shot, considering the... unfortunate temperaments of her relatives out here]

Among other things.

I do hope so. We've made good progess so far, I think. [there's a pause] I'm not actually living in the Old City...my house is just outside it, so it's near the ship. But I do most of my work there anyway.

I suppose I could come to you, if you don't live near many people.

I'm not human, you see. This seems to take people by surprise around here. And I'm also rather large - just to give you fair warning. I really would rather not scare anyone.

[There's a pause before he replies.] Trust me, you won't scare me no matter how big you are.

Well. It's good to hear that. What would be a good time to find you? And where?

Tuesday, maybe? I have some things to do that might take me a few days. Meet me at my house...which is at the edge of the Old City, as I said earlier. In the direction of the ship.

I'll see you Tuesday, then! My name's Darwin, by the way. Looking forward to it, my friend.

That is an interesting analysis. And how do you know it is his pod?

There's a plaque on each pod with the occupant's name.

You mean to say there are people still trapped in there?!

[Well duh. Wing had said ther had been in there all along... but the thought is still disturbing.]

There are. Fortunately, they don't seem to be in any kind of pain or distress. Just comatose. Probably due to the pod's medical capabilities.

That's so strange. And sad. Will they just sleep forever?

There's a good chance that all of them will wake up eventually, considering how many have so far. But how long that will take without being able to open the pods ourselves is unknown, at this point.

Well. I'm no scientist, but I am decently strong. If there's anything I can do to help...

[He needs to be useful.]

I'll let you know. You could offer your assistance to those living in the Old City, too...I'm sure there are some construction projects that could use your help.

Sure. I'm no architect, but you give me some supplies and tell me what to do with them and we're good!

There's probably plenty for you to do, architect or not. Maybe put up an announcement offering what skills you have?

Yeah that would probably be the best plan. Thank you.

Don't mention it, I understand wanting to help however you can.

I'd like to aid you - and anybody else working on this - with your research. Or anything else scientific, really, I'm not terribly choosy.

The more help I can get, the better. What are your specialties?

Computer programming and reverse-engineering alien technology, plus maths and physics. And I've been known to at least dabble in most things that are science-related.

Physics is one of my areas, too. Nuclear physics, specifically. I don't have very much experience reverse-engineering alien technology, though, so your expertise will be extremely helpful.

Nuclear physics? Colour me impressed.

It's sort of a skill you pick up when you've got vaults full of space junk and nothing better to do than figure out what it all does or how to make any use of it.

...all right, so most of that was actually part of my job.

It's not that impressive, really.

Your job sounds fascinating. I taught at Culver University a few years ago, where I researched gamma radiation and anti-electron collisions, among other things.

See, you say it's not impressive, but then you start talking about what you studied. You might not have been working at CERN, but it still sounds pretty good to me.

To be fair, I also spent entirely too much of my time cleaning viruses off of my coworkers' computers, and other such unsavory tasks.

Let's just say some of my research didn't turn out very well.

At least they weren't alien viruses. Or were they?

That's just how research goes sometimes, though.

Most of them weren't, but my boss has some...interesting tastes. [GOD JACK WAY TO DOWNLOAD ALIEN PORN ON TORCHWOOD'S COMPUTERS.]

It doesn't usually turn out badly on quite that level.

I can imagine, considering what kind of work you do, that in general your colleagues would be...interesting, as you put it. But so are mine, so I'm hardly one to talk.

Edited 2012-09-21 06:52 (UTC)

These energy fluctuations. If they were produced manually, would they open the pods?

That is a very good question, and certainly something I'm willing to experiment with.

But not at the top of your list. What do you plan on doing first?

First we need to figure out if the energy pulses are what actually opens the locks, by analyzing the data gathered from the locking mechanisms.

I can monitor the pods. [ On long term periods too, because what is regular human sleeping? ] I have to admit that I'm a little surprised at how much you've discovered already. [ The good kind of surprise ]

Thanks, I'll let you know when we're ready for that part.

And I really wouldn't have gotten so far this quickly without all the help I've gotten. [It's true, but he's also being humble about his own role in the process.]

[Oh, he's read the whole thing. And he's duly impressed with the data collected already, and more than a little curious about the continued study...

But none of that matters right now because wait what, Coulson?]

where?

[Have some directions to Coulson's pod, Tony.]

[He doesn't reply, but it isn't long before he makes his way into the pod chamber - at least, not when you take into account the size of the ship and the Old City both.]

[Steve doesn't like text, but for this, he'll communicate however he has to.]

I want to be there when he wakes.

Edited (because i can't shot networks) 2012-09-06 04:41 (UTC)

[He is only doing this for you, Steve, but you get a video of the pod (with Phil's name on it) and the surrounding area, so you can find it easier, along with directions. And then, you get Bruce's face.

He's trying so hard to stay calm and unaffected, and it isn't working very well.]

I'll let you know first thing. Tony's on his way here now, I think. [it's said as an open invitation, if Steve wants to join them.]

[Steve breathes in a sharp gasp. He can practically feel every molecule of air as it feels his lungs. Each one is heavy, threatening to weigh him down forever and prevent him from ever making it to the pod. The air is stone, straining against his chest as he struggles to breathe, crushing him from inside and out.]

I'm coming right now.

[His voice is quiet and hoarse as if he has suddenly forgotten how to speak. The feed quickly cuts and Steve sprints to his bike, accelerating hard toward the ship.]

So I'm assuming that Tony's just developed the ability to teleport.

[Pepper's voice is wryly affectionate, tinged with a bubble of bright hope.]

I'm pinned down squaring away a rationing problem, but do the power fluctuations look like he might be waking up? I'd like to make sure he's got a place to stay when he does.

If he has, I'd be a little wary about what else he planned to do with it. [He's joking, of course. Mostly.]

I'm not sure, to be honest. It's difficult to tell right now.

Tony teleporting would probably spend a period of unplanned exploration before coming up with something concrete, at least.

[Pepper's tone says that this observation should be reassuring. Somehow.]

I'll come by as soon as I'm clear, then. I'd... like to see him. Even if he's just in stasis.

Yes, the unplanned exploration is the worrisome part.

I'll be here whenever you decide to come by.

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