she blinded me with science!

[reptiledysfunction]

WHO: OPEN
WHERE: The Heropa Convention Center (that I just made up now)
WHEN: 4/23 and 4/24
WHAT: The Heropa Science and Technology Expo! A two day expo full of networking, demonstrations, presentations and talks celebrating all thing science and technology!

that is, until the second day, when everything goes to hell.
WARNINGS: Violence, possible attempted murder--will edit if needed!

April 23
The expo is off to a good start. The convention center's main hall is littered with tables and people. The tables represent everything from individual work, to start-up firms, to massive chemical conglomerates. Next door, a few ballrooms have been quickly converted to hold talks and demonstrations. The main stage areas are lined with plastic (to help prevent any sort of spills on the hardwood floors) and folding chairs are set in rows.

The main hall itself is jam-packed, with people wandering between tables and talks freely. Those presenting or manning a table have nametags--those visiting are laden down with maps and brochures. There's also some damn good punch and sandwiches if the free food at these sort of things is more your take.

All in all, everything seems to be going well!

April 24
Did we say everything was going well? Because now it's not.

During one particular talk, something horrible happens. What was supposed to be a routine demonstration of a chemical effect goes terribly wrong, with the chemicals exploding. The people in the first few rows are splattered with the chemicals, crying out in pain as it burns their skin. However, with any imPorts in the first few rows, something goes horribly wrong. Whether it happens instantly or some time later, their powers start to go out of control, unknowingly wrecking havoc on the convention center itself.

It's time to be a hero, you guys. Help take care of the people and bring your fellow out of control imports down!

Comments

[axemeaquestion]

Yeah. Rochelle almost wanted to ask about that, in an off-the-record way. Buuuut she'd wait.

"Okay, then what about your field research? What's that like?"

[reptiledysfunction]

"Well, I've started to chart this species of lizard that live near the waterways..." And then Connors launched into a very long, extensive ramble about lizards that his history major player could never hope to bullshit. Needless to say, it's a very interesting ramble, even if Connors slips into technical jargon way too often.

[axemeaquestion]

Both Rochelle and Mike listen very interested at his interesting ramble. Mike is the one taking notes, so he stops Connors every so often to ask what one bit of jargon or another meant.

Ro raised an eyebrow.

"Huh. I guess if I wind up over there I know what to avoi - I mean, uh, keep an eye out for." Says the woman who's not a reptile person. "Good to know, I only been here a couple weeks so far."

[reptiledysfunction]

"I've been here about a month and a half," Connors responded, with a shrug. "I wish I could say it gets better, but..." And here he paused, to try and figure out how to phrase this.

"It becomes a different sense of confusing."

[axemeaquestion]

Rochelle's light smile slowly dissapeared. She folded her arms on the table and tilted her head.

"What do you mean?"

"He's probably talking about the shit that happens here." Mike, the local, spoke up. He eyed Connors. "I'm guessing."

[reptiledysfunction]

"He's right," Connors said, nodding at Mike. "I mean, back home my world had superheroes, but I rarely came in contact with them. Here..." And he trailed off, with a small frown and a sigh.

"It's different."

[axemeaquestion]

"Oh. That." Rochelle frowned. "Yeah. Stuff like this only exists in the movies and comic books were I came from. It's like a bunch of kid's stories come to life or something."

[reptiledysfunction]

"With me, I thought it would always happen to the other guy, you know?" Which is massively hypocritical considering that he turned into a lizard-monster...but in the grand scheme of comic book characters, Curt Connors lived pretty much strictly in the Spider-Man section of the universe and hence, only really dealt with a few superheroes.

"I wasn't the one who got pulled to a different dimension, I was just a scientist."

[axemeaquestion]

"What do you mean?"

[reptiledysfunction]

"I mean that...well, I never expect anything like this to happen to me. Where I'm from, all of the crazy dimension-hopping whatever happens to the actual superheroes."

[axemeaquestion]

Rochelle tilts her head.

"Damn. Being a regular guy in a superman's world oughta suck."

[reptiledysfunction]

Connors laughed, a little tentatively because ha...'regular.' About that.

"It's an...experience."

[axemeaquestion]

"That shitty?"

Off the record, of course.

[reptiledysfunction]

"I wouldn't say it's shitty," Connors mused. "It's just something you need to get used to."