Tentacle_Lover
Supernova
- Joined
- Mar 9, 2009
Ken, unlike most of the class, was listening with great interest to the guide that was showing them around. His class was on a Science Class field trip to a Physics laboratory just outside of town, where cutting edge research was being conducted with the aid of a new micro Particle Accelerator. Unlike the larger ones that spanned several kilometres, this accelerator was barely 150 metres across, yet had an output almost as high. As was expected, most of the class were bored and disinterested, Ken on the other hand was taking notes of almost every word that was said, stood right at the front of the group. It was in situations like this that the normally shy and quiet boy could let himself be a nerd for just a little while, lapping up every word, every bit of information that would probably go over most of the classes heads. "And here we have a direct access to the accelerator itself. Would anyone like to take a closer look?" "Ah!" Ken imediately raised his hand, the only one among the class to take any interest....or perhaps the only one to be paying enough attention to hear the question and respond. The scientist smiled, then stepped aside to let Ken get in close whilst he went to speak with the rest of the class outside of the small room.
Moments later however, loud alarms started going off all around the facility, red lights flashing everywhere. "Hm?" Ken looked up and blinked as a voice started sounding over the intercom. "Power surge! There's a power surge in the accelerator! Shut down isn't responding! It's going to overload!" Before anyone could say or do much else, there was a blinding flash, a loud explosion ringing out and a black cloud of smoke filling the room.
Ken felt a strange....tingling sensation wash over him. It was actually oddly...pleasant really. Still, it passed quickly, replaced with the sensation of choking on black smoke. The boy coughed and stumbled around blindly, before emerging from the cloud of smoke infront of the class, coughing and dropping onto his hands and knees. His clothes were a little singed, his face and glasses covered in black soot as he tried to get his breath. It seemed there hadn't been any real harm from the overload after all. "Oh...." Another cough "...man..." Ken reached up to slowly wipe his glasses, then looked up at the rest of the class as he started to stand. "I...I'm ok..."
Moments later however, loud alarms started going off all around the facility, red lights flashing everywhere. "Hm?" Ken looked up and blinked as a voice started sounding over the intercom. "Power surge! There's a power surge in the accelerator! Shut down isn't responding! It's going to overload!" Before anyone could say or do much else, there was a blinding flash, a loud explosion ringing out and a black cloud of smoke filling the room.
Ken felt a strange....tingling sensation wash over him. It was actually oddly...pleasant really. Still, it passed quickly, replaced with the sensation of choking on black smoke. The boy coughed and stumbled around blindly, before emerging from the cloud of smoke infront of the class, coughing and dropping onto his hands and knees. His clothes were a little singed, his face and glasses covered in black soot as he tried to get his breath. It seemed there hadn't been any real harm from the overload after all. "Oh...." Another cough "...man..." Ken reached up to slowly wipe his glasses, then looked up at the rest of the class as he started to stand. "I...I'm ok..."