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Post by firouz on Mar 2, 2009 14:42:46 GMT -5
Bryn was helping Firouz with making more of his exploding sticks. She collected any chemicals Firouz may need. “Can you hand me that green glass jar marked ‘oil.”
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Post by alex on Mar 2, 2009 15:00:24 GMT -5
Bryn looked for the jar, but eventually found it among Firouz’s nearly two dozen collections of jars. ‘Hmm, lets see’ she thought. ‘Lavender, sunflower extract, tree sap, gun powder, seaweed, copper salts, table salt, pine bark, animal fat, wax, honey, fish scales, sharks teeth, seashells, super glue, cumin, fennel, caraway, castor, aloe, safflower, pomegranates botanical, fish oil and linseed oil. Man, he has quite a collection.’ She picked up the fish oil and linseed oil. “Which one do you want?”
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Post by firouz on Mar 2, 2009 15:57:36 GMT -5
Firouz turned his head to look at Bryn and saw the two jars she was holding. “The fish oil.”
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Post by alex on Mar 2, 2009 17:06:58 GMT -5
Bryn put down the linseed oil and handed the fish oil to Firouz, who mixed it in a bowl with some other ingredients Bryn didn’t want to ask. Firouz then asked her to hold the shell of his exploding stick while he poured the mixture into it. After he was finished pouring, he closed the opening and placed a string at the top. But before he did this, Firouz measured the string, wrote some calculations down, and wrote something on the side of the exploding stick.
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Post by firouz on Mar 2, 2009 17:12:44 GMT -5
“Well one done, 39 more to go.”
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Post by alex on Mar 2, 2009 17:39:39 GMT -5
‘39? He can’t be serious.’ But Bryn just shrugged off the thought, deciding not to question the inventor. Instead, she got the next stick ready. “The captain did not sound very pleased that you caused an explosion below deck,” she said in a low tone.
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Post by firouz on Mar 2, 2009 23:56:42 GMT -5
Firouz looked at her with questioning eyes. “It was a minor explosion. Besides I had everything under control. And Sinbad trusts me.”
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Post by alex on Mar 2, 2009 23:59:31 GMT -5
Bryn smile at this and chuckled. "As you say so."
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Post by firouz on Mar 3, 2009 8:21:39 GMT -5
Firouz looked at her a little shocked. “What’s that supposed to mean."
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Post by alex on Mar 3, 2009 8:22:53 GMT -5
Bryn, worried that she may anger the inventor, calmly said, “Well, you did not really have everything under control.”
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Post by firouz on Mar 3, 2009 8:23:48 GMT -5
Firouz gave her a questioning look. “Oh and why is that?”
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Post by alex on Mar 3, 2009 8:28:03 GMT -5
Bryn was getting more worried. ‘Great, now he is questioning me. Damn, should have kept your mouth shut, Bryn. You are just going to cause an argument one of these days.’ Bryn looked at the inventor with her brown eyes and pondered on what to say, knowing that Firouz was expecting a logical response. “Well…the explosion…it was partly contained…by me.” She prayed this wouldn’t upset him more.
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Post by firouz on Mar 3, 2009 9:00:22 GMT -5
Firouz absorbed what Bryn had just told him. “Oh, well, thank you, then. I guess I should have you around more often, just in case something happens.” He returned his attention back to the stirring bowl.
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Post by alex on Mar 3, 2009 9:21:43 GMT -5
‘Few, that was close,’ Bryn thought to herself. She smiled and continued helping him make the exploding sticks.
After several hours, the work was done. Bryn was relieved. She was getting a little impatient.
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Post by firouz on Mar 3, 2009 9:24:23 GMT -5
The inventor turned to look at Bryn. "Thank you for all your help. I think I will get a little rest now."
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