You eye it carefully. Should you?
No, that goes against basic safety... but the rat is still occupied...
...
FOR SCIENCE!
You pick up the beaker, slam it gently (so as not to break it) against the table, and chug the whole solution.
You glance around - you don't notice any difference. You decide to go to-
Huh...?
Your body is so sluggish to respond. It even feels like your eyes are lagging a bit. You try to raise your hand - it's as if it's moving in slow motion. Everything is so slow! It's frustrating, irritating, it... wait...
On a hunch, you double click the clock on your laptop. It feels like it takes ages.
7:14:01One... two... three... four... five... six... seven... eight... nine... ten... eleven... twelve... thirteen... fourteen... fifteen... sixteen... seventeen... eighteen... nineteen... twenty....7:14:02-=-
Wearing:- White Lab Coat of SCIENCE!
- Safety Goggles of SCIENCE!
- Black Gloves of SCIENCE!
- Black Boots of SCIENCE!
- Tool Belt of SCIENCE!
Inventory:- Gasoline (1 gallon) [x4] <Non-portable>
- Soldering Equipment [x1]
- Tools [x1]
- Water Bottle [x2]
- Books [CHEMISTRY x1, PROGRAMMING x1]
- Amateur Chemistry Set [x1]
- Outdated Laptop [x1]
- Ruler [x1]
- Black Sharpie [x1]
- Switchblade [x1]
Parts:- Remote [x1]
- Small Electric Motor [x1]
- Copper Wire [x32]
- Metal Propeller [x1]
- Remote Control Car Chassis [x1]
- Solder [x7]
- Plastic Wheel [x4]
- Tin Plate [x3]
- Spoon [x1]
- Metal Pipe [x7]
- Short Cloth Rope [x6]
- Nylon Rope [x2]
- Metal Bar [x4]
- Thumbtack [x2]
- Pushpin [x7]
- Rudimentary Control Unit [x1]
- Basic Circuitry [x3]
- Simple Circuitry [x2]
- Average Circuitry [x1]
- Cloth [x15]
- Leather [x4]
Chemicals:- Reactive [x7]
- Stable [x9]
- Acid [x4]
- Base [x10]
- Hallucinogen [x1]
- Depressant [x8]
- Stimulant [x7]
- Sedative [x3]
Knowledge:- Primary Discipline: KILLBOTICS (level 3)
- Secondary Disciplines: BIOLOGY (level 2), PROGRAMMING (level 2)
- Tertiary Disciplines: PHYSICS (level 1), CHEMISTRY (level 0)
- Formulae: 4
- Stimulant + Reactive = Hallucinogen
- Depressant + Reactive = Sedative
- Hallucinogen + Reactive = ? (Test 1: Rat reacted with intense fear upon oral application)
- Clockstop [Mental Accelerator]: Stimulant+Reactive+Stable+Reactive
- Inventions: 9
Assorted Items and Parts:
= Lame Rat Trap: 1 Bucket, 1 Stick (or similar item), 1 Rope, 1 Food Sample
= Lame Rat Container: 1 Bucket, 1 Small Metal Plate, Weight
= Makeshift Mold Tank: 1 Bottle, 1 Cloth, 1 Moldy Food Sample or Mold Sample. Needs warm, damp, poorly ventilated location
= Rudimentary Control Unit: Simple Circuitry, 1 Basic Circuitry, 1 Copper Wire, 1 Solder
= Control Unit: 2 Basic Circuitry, 1 Copper Wire, 1 Solder
= Small Motor: 1 Simple Circuitry (or better), 2 Copper Wire, 1 Solder, 1 Small Casing
= Simple silent alarm: 1 Control Rudimentary Control Unit, 1 Copper Wire
KILLBOTICS:
= The Anklebiter: 1 Control Unit, 1 Chassis (Small), 4 Wheels (Small), 1 Electric Motor, 1 Digital Camera, 3 Copper Wire, up to 4 stabbing weapons. 1(x) Attack <Stabbing>, 1 Defense, 2 Movement
==Modification: Spiked Koopa Status: 6 Thumbtacks, 1 Solder, +1 Defense, cannot be grabbed by enemies in combat
= Aerial Spybot: 1 Control Unit, 1 Chassis (Small), 2 Metal Propeller, 1 Tin Plate, 1 Digital Camera, 2 Small Electric Motors, 1 Solder, 2 Copper Wire. 0 attack, 1 defense, 3 movement (flight)
Health:- No wounds
- Clockstop [Stimulant+Reactant+Stable+Reactant] in system
- Well fed, well-hydrated
Negligible FameMild MegalomaniaCurrent Lab: Metal Workbench, Amateur Chemistry Set (Portable), Outdated Laptop (Portable), Makeshift Mold Tank, Lame Rat Container [1 Metal Bucket, 1 Spoon, 1 Tin Plate, contains 1 Intoxicated Rat <Hallucinogen+Reactive>]
Locations:
Los Angeles, United States:
Slum Basement Lab,
Scrapyard,
Pawn Shop,
Dollar Store,
Thrift Store,
Goodwill,
Cheap Grocery Store,
UCLA,
USC