Wouldn't you feel observed too if you were me, dear diary?
Meanwhile, at the laboratory, we continue to work on the strangest projects.
I do not recognize this reagent, what could it be?
Lab rule number 1: when in doubt, write it down. A lab notebook is essential, even freshmen know it!
I was on my way to eat lunch when I was sent to the laboratory on the ground floor to solve an unspecified problem. And then I found out that the place was on fire, for Jupiter sake, why no one else is trying to extinguish it?
Colleague: You have that freezing beam, don't you? Try using that!
The more time passes, the more I'm perplexed about this place. Recently I was able to get close enough with to inventions machine to be able to see all the projects stored in its memory, but I can't really recognize any scheme in those drawing, whatever it's mechanics or electronics. Is that supposed to be a circuit, for example? But what could that weird coil mean?
They're hiding something big in here, I'm sure about it now. The problem is that, no matter how hard I squeeze my brain, I just can't understand what it could be.
Colleague: you always have a lot of questions but, well... You're doing a good job, maybe next time we'll let you participate in some of our experiments.
Stuart: Really?
Colleague: why not...
This kind of answer makes me think that, probably, I should just be patient. My colleagues are slowly starting to trust me, maybe...
Back home, I started playing with Nacho for a while. I wanted to chill out a little, but the doubts about what was happening in that laboratory were piling up in my mind in a way impossible to ignore.
Taking everything into consideration, was I really different from Nacho with that laser pointer? After all, I was just following like a fool something that I could not even fully understand, and all my attempts to grasp it were in vain and clumsy.
But what else could I do? At this point I feel to be close enough to find out the secret of that lab, all the elements make me think that it could be something scientifically revolutionary.
Sometimes I feel like I could be too curious for my own good, but simply how could I just turn my back and look for a normal job in any other lab after this all, my dead diary?
Aww I like how Stuart originally gave himself pep talks and compared himself to freshmen. He's not a fool following something clumsily. Nacho isn't a fool either. I hope Nacho is just having a fun time with a game...
ReplyDeleteStuart needs to give himself more time. Even though he's not a freshman, he is still new to the job. Most people don't automatically become experts. He'll figure things out in time and if something nefarious is going on... he'll be able to stop it? I have confidence in him. :) At least, he's paying attention and putting out the fires he sees.
I like the parallel drawn between Stuart trying to find the mystery at the lab and Nacho chasing after an uncatchable dot. Let's hope for Stuart's sake that his dot is a little more tangible in nature.
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