[ izumo's a nerd, sure, but she's not quite the kind of nerd who would be well versed in a lab. books and demonology would be more up her alley...of all things but it makes sense in her world. that said, it's not like she isn't interested in this sort of thing.
regardless of her own awareness of it, she'll turn to alphonse. she doubts that he would also have experience with this sort of thing but... well. who knows for sure. she suspected some people to be more aware of technology than they were.
[he's stooped down, leaning in real close to the many glass vials collected here]
Yeah! Well, some of these tools and machines are a little different than what I've used, but a lot of them are the same as chemistry equipment we had at home!
I'd really like to see if everything out there [he motions in the direction they came from, the direction of the town] is made of...the things they should be. Maybe we can gather some samples...
[he looks back from his excited examining] Are you good with science, Izumo?
[ honestly, it's kind of jarring seeing a suit of armor getting excited about test tubs, chemicals, and the like, but izumo stands true by her word. he truly seems harmless. ]
I know enough to get me through my classes. [ she crosses her arms. ] But I wouldn't be comfortable just touching any of this without knowing what it would do.
[ and a look over al before looking back at the chemicals. ]
Do you think you could make anything with what's available here?
[ honestly, izumo is kind of allowing al to do his thing as she...looks around warily. she was a good student but it doesn't make her sound like an expert like her metal friend here. ]
A fun trick?
[ should she be concerned??
But I imagine self-teaching you thinks like this would have taken a lot of time. [ hmmm. ] Did you have a lot of reading material readily available to you?
[he's begun gathering up various vials and containers, assembling them onto the table where Izumo is waiting]
We did! Our father is a really great alchemist, and alchemy is a science that relies a lot on chemistry, so we had lots of books on it that we used to read all the time.
[he lights up a burner and begins to add various things into an extra-large glass beaker, listing them as he does:]
Sodium Hydroxide, Hydrogen Dioxide, and Zinc [he stirs the mysterious liquid as it heats] makes Sodium Zincate with [the solution begins to fizz and bubble] hydrogen gas separating out.
[he seems satisfied with how things are looking, and proceeds to just...jam his armored glove into the beaker with its boiling liquid, leaving it in there for several minutes as he continues to chat away]
It hasn't helped me figure out how to get out of here, I'm afraid, but wherever we are does have the same physical and chemical properties as where I came from. Maybe it'll help eventually.
[he withdraws his hand, which has gone from a dull bluish gray to a shiny silver finish, and shows it off]
[ izumo listens to al recount everything thoughtfully and watches him point out all of the chemicals and the like. (in retrospect why didn't al go investigate the lab...sobs. he would have been the ideal candidate......)
maybe she should be concerned. though she's interested in "alchemy" actually works like how it's described. provide to change one item into another: coal into gold, the most commonly sought out proof. ]
I'm impressed that you know all of this offhand. I only manage to know these things because I've studied it. [ hmmm. ] But this is all natural to you.
We spent a lot of time reading my father's books when we were kids. There were ones about all kinds of different sciences. Not really any storybooks or anything.
[now he's just casually holding his hand over the burner's open flame, which causes the silvery coating to slowly change to gold]
Anyway, a lot scientific progress happened because people were trying to discover the secret to alchemy, but there's no magic to it. Everything in the world is made of something, and if you know what, you can change it with energy.
[the procedure complete, he gives her a golden thumbs up]
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regardless of her own awareness of it, she'll turn to alphonse. she doubts that he would also have experience with this sort of thing but... well. who knows for sure. she suspected some people to be more aware of technology than they were.
she really can't judge anything. ]
Are you familiar with any of this?
dflsakjssadfas how dare you with that PC image
Yeah! Well, some of these tools and machines are a little different than what I've used, but a lot of them are the same as chemistry equipment we had at home!
I'd really like to see if everything out there [he motions in the direction they came from, the direction of the town] is made of...the things they should be. Maybe we can gather some samples...
[he looks back from his excited examining] Are you good with science, Izumo?
:')
I know enough to get me through my classes. [ she crosses her arms. ] But I wouldn't be comfortable just touching any of this without knowing what it would do.
[ and a look over al before looking back at the chemicals. ]
Do you think you could make anything with what's available here?
Re: :')
[casually scanning the various labels and notations]
Thankfully, wherever we are uses the same periodic table of elements that we do. So yeah, I could make some chemicals or compounds if we needed.
Oh! I could show you a fun trick we used to do for my mother before we started doing real alchemy.
no subject
A fun trick?
[ should she be concerned??
But I imagine self-teaching you thinks like this would have taken a lot of time. [ hmmm. ] Did you have a lot of reading material readily available to you?
no subject
We did! Our father is a really great alchemist, and alchemy is a science that relies a lot on chemistry, so we had lots of books on it that we used to read all the time.
[he lights up a burner and begins to add various things into an extra-large glass beaker, listing them as he does:]
Sodium Hydroxide, Hydrogen Dioxide, and Zinc [he stirs the mysterious liquid as it heats] makes Sodium Zincate with [the solution begins to fizz and bubble] hydrogen gas separating out.
[he seems satisfied with how things are looking, and proceeds to just...jam his armored glove into the beaker with its boiling liquid, leaving it in there for several minutes as he continues to chat away]
It hasn't helped me figure out how to get out of here, I'm afraid, but wherever we are does have the same physical and chemical properties as where I came from. Maybe it'll help eventually.
[he withdraws his hand, which has gone from a dull bluish gray to a shiny silver finish, and shows it off]
Neat, huh? The process is called electroplating.
no subject
maybe she should be concerned. though she's interested in "alchemy" actually works like how it's described. provide to change one item into another: coal into gold, the most commonly sought out proof. ]
I'm impressed that you know all of this offhand. I only manage to know these things because I've studied it. [ hmmm. ] But this is all natural to you.
no subject
[now he's just casually holding his hand over the burner's open flame, which causes the silvery coating to slowly change to gold]
Anyway, a lot scientific progress happened because people were trying to discover the secret to alchemy, but there's no magic to it. Everything in the world is made of something, and if you know what, you can change it with energy.
[the procedure complete, he gives her a golden thumbs up]