AUTUMN: Well, that’s at least one member of the board that we’ve impressed.
ADDISON: One down, two to go.
AUTUMN: Hey, just remember that even if we only get two on our side, that’ll still be enough to take the vote! And I’ve got even more good news… my dad’s out of town for the weekend, and he’s letting me have friends over for a slumber party!
PAYTON: Oh. Em. Gee. I am SO in! I’ll buy new pajamas and everything!
MIA: I’m always down for a good slumber party…
AUTUMN: How about you, Julian? Want to come over?
JULIAN: Uh, are you kidding? What are we going to do, sit around doing our nails, having pillow fights and talking about our feelings? Besides, I’m hitting up a horror movie marathon with Nishan.
NISHAN: Yes. That is a thing we are doing. Of our own free will.
AUTUMN: Your loss. How about you, Addison? Want to come?
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NISHAN: Addison! Autumn! I’ve got big news! I was able to contact the second board member, Professor Edwin. She’s the youngest head physicist to win the Quantum Award for Scientific Discovery! She did something with portals and cakes… I don’t remember the details. Anyway, she asked if our school has any science events coming up that she could attend!
ADDISON: That’s great!
AUTUMN: Uh, DO we have any events?
NISHAN: Not yet, but I was thinking we could have a science fair! It’ll be a good way to get the whole school involved! I already have an idea for my project… but it’s going to be ambitious. Very ambitious. It’s something I always wanted to do at Hearst, but could never get permission… You know that many science fairs feature a model volcano, right?
ADDISON: Yeah, I’ve heard of that. Isn’t that a little basic?
NISHAN: Not when you’re constructing a gravity-accurate Venusian Vapor Volcano!
ADDISON: Is that really a thing?
NISHAN: Well, this will simulate what one WOULD be like. I want it to be a perfect predictor of what life will be like for the terraforming future colonists of Venus when they go too far and destabilize the planet.
AUTUMN: Oooh! I can help with that. You’re going to need someone to make the tiny trees and miniature people, right?
NISHAN: Well, tiny terra-forming mist trees and miniature space settlers…
AUTUMN: Close enough!
ADDISON: Should I be worried?
NISHAN: Let’s just say that if you can clear out some room around here, it’ll help. And some funding will also be required…
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NISHAN: There! The Venusian Vapor Volcano is done! The enclosed environment is the closest possible replication of the planet Venus.
ADDISON: Wow… it’s taller than I am!
AUTUMN: And everything is done perfectly to scale! I made the vapor trees out of unraveled cotton swabs, and I even made a tiny, hermetically sealed settlement with tiny space colonists! That’s Kai… and that’s his wife Amy. They fled the oppression and poverty of future-Earth when the water rations were reduced for the second time.
NISHAN: Anyway, when we set it off, it’ll show what we can expect early space settlers to face as they terraform other planets! Professor Edwin is DEFINITELY going to be impressed! Now, if we’re going to have a real science fair, we’d better get more people to make projects. We just have to explain to them how even simpletons can enjoy science!
ADDISON: Um, maybe I’ll do the talking… let’s start with Julian. Hey! Julian! Can you help us out for a minute? We’re looking for more people to help us with the science fair.
JULIAN: Uh, really? You know I’m not like a rocket surgeon or anything…
NISHAN: I can help you! We just have to come up with an interesting premise. How about analyzing the science of arm wrestling?
JULIAN: And what does that mean?
NISHAN: You could arm-wrestle three opponents and analyze the physics involved!
JULIAN: This is the moment I was born for.
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KENNEDY: Hey, Addison! You said we could help with the science fair?
ADDISON: That’s right! Julian needs some subjects for his project.
HADLEY: Every generation has a great battle… perhaps this is ours.
JULIAN: What about you, Addison?
ADDISON: I’ll help!
JULIAN: Okay, who wants to go first?
KENNEDY: I will! This is just like a boss fight! I’ve got to assess Julian’s weak points and target him there…
JULIAN: Uh, sure. Ready? 1… 2… 3!
Julian slams Kennedy’s hand onto the table!
KENNEDY: I thought this was turn-based!
Next, Hadley and Julian get into position…
JULIAN: Ready?
HADLEY: Wait! Let’s talk about this for a minute. Maybe brute force isn’t the best way to resolve this situation.
JULIAN: Huh?
HADLEY: Maybe we can reach a diplomatic solution that works for everyone!
JULIAN: Yeah, but that’s still not as fun as actually arm wrestling. Ready, set. go!
Julian slams Hadley’s hand onto the table!
ADDISON: I guess it’s my turn…
JULIAN: Heh. This should be fun.
Julian grabs your hand and signals for the match to begin!
ADDISON: (Whoa! Julian is strong! I’m not going to last long…) Hey, is that Autumn over there in a bikini?!
JULIAN: Huh? Where?!
You take advantage of Julian’s moment of distraction and slam his hand down!
ADDISON: I won!
JULIAN: Wait, where’d Autumn go? What kind of bikini? WHAT KIND OF BIKINI?!
ADDISON: Sorry… it was just a trick.
JULIAN: What?!
ADDISON: Hey, you never said it was against the rules…
JULIAN: Yeah, yeah. But don’t go thinking this REALLY counts.
NISHAN: Ahem! Winning or losing isn’t the point of this experiment! Julian, you were supposed to be studying the physics of arm wrestling.
JULIAN: Yeah, yeah. I’m on it. The elbow acts as a fulcrum. Then you have the force coming from the bicep. The oppositional force is your opponent! The whole point is to see whose bicep fails first. I’ll draw up some diagrams or something.
NISHAN: That’s… actually all pretty good. Good work, Julian! Payton! Have you done a science fair project yet?
PAYTON: I… um… er…
NISHAN: I’ll take that as a ‘no’. I really need you to do this, Payton. Getting the whole school on board is our only shot at impressing Professor Edwin… And I shouldn’t have to remind you how important it is that we impress these board members!
PAYTON: I’m sorry! It’s just that I’ve been so busy planning a party I haven’t had time to work on science.
ADDISON: Hey, there’s no reason you can’t combine the two. We just have to come up with an experiment that ties into partying.
PAYTON: You can do that?
NISHAN: Science is about the study of life! Experiments are driven by what we’re passionate about exploring.
PAYTON: Well, that doesn’t sound so bad… I’m in!
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NISHAN: So, Payton, how’s the project coming?
PAYTON: Great! I’m studying the psychology and physiology of partying. Dancing releases endorphins! Different colored decorations impact mood! Sugary snacks produce a spike in energy, then a crash! As a side not, I’ve also discovered that EVERY game of Truth or Dare ends with someone crying, but I haven’t figured out how to work that in yet…
NISHAN: I think we have enough projects now to field a respectable science fair.
ADDISON: Then let’s get started!
NISHAN: Excellent. I’ll extend an invitation to Professor Edwin.
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PROF. EDWIN: I have to admit, when I heard about your school, I was skeptical. The faculty presence is almost non-existent… But it seems you have everything well-managed here.
NISHAN: I think you’ll find that our school is a shining example of efficiency and organization. Now, let me show you around the science fair. Over here, we have Julian’s experiment…
JULIAN: My project examines the science behind the common question, ‘Can Anyone Beat Me At Arm-Wrestling?’ Conclusion: Only dirty cheaters.
PROF. EDWIN: A very… non-traditional approach…
NISHAN: Just wait until you see the rest of what we have! And in this corner… is Mia’s analytical study…
MIA: Here you can see that I’ve graphed attractiveness versus popularity, and I also have charts comparing household income to quality of clothing!
ADDISON: And Payton has extensively researched the science of partying.
PAYTON: I’m working on creating a perfect party… the right combination of snacks, music, decorations, and dancing!
PROF. EDWIN: I must say, this is an impressive level of participation from the school. A little unorthodox… But it’s delightful to see so many students involved!
ADDISON: There’s still one project left to show you, Professor Edwin!
NISHAN: This over here is the pinnacle of our science fair… literally… the Venusian Vapor Volcano!
PROF. EDWIN: A surprising twist on the classic. I assume it’s fully operational?
NISHAN: Of course! Let me merely activate it, and…
The volcano rumbles… shakes… And then violently explodes, erupting in paint and goop that splatters all over the room… AND all over Professor Edwin!
NISHAN: What? No! How… how could this happen! This is impossible!
PROF. EDWIN: Impossible? It’s clearly not impossible. What this is… it’s… simply appalling! Does this school have no regard for safety?!
NISHAN: I… I…
PROF. EDWIN: Good day, sir.
NISHAN: But--
PROF. EDWIN: I said good day!
Professor Edwin storms off!
AUTUMN: This is a disaster.
NISHAN: I just don’t understand. This shouldn’t have happened. It COULDN’T have happened!
ADDISON: Come on. We need to buy some supplies to clean up this mess. If we sort through the wreckage, maybe we can figure out what went wrong.
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MIA: Yuck. I can’t believe Nishan ruined the science fair.
NISHAN: It wasn’t my fault!
ADDISON: Calm down, everyone.
MIA: Don’t tell me to calm down! I made charts! I actually did WORK for this! And then his weird volcano ruined everything!
NISHAN: My measurements were perfect! I conducted three trials to ensure no amount of error would creep in! I didn’t even use any elements that could cause this kind of reaction!
ADDISON: Wait a second… I just found burnt-up firecrackers at the bottom of the volcano. Nishan, did you put firecrackers in the lava-mist?
NISHAN: Of course not! The volcanic eruption is a chemical reaction, not the result of firecrackers…
MIA: Then maybe it was Autumn’s fault! She’s the one that painted it and everything! Maybe she used explosive ink!
AUTUMN: All I did was decorate it! And that’s not even a thing!
ADDISON: Stop it, everyone! We need to focus and come together, not get distracted by blaming each other!
WES: Addison is right. Seems like you’re all forgetting what’s really going on here.
AUTUMN: Huh? Wes? Where did you come from?
WES: That’s not important. I’m just here to remind you who your REAL enemy is.
ADDISON: ...Max and Kara. They did this.
NISHAN: They… they ruined my volcano!
MIA: This is about more than your stupid volcano! They ruined the whole school’s chance to impress Professor Edwin!
WES: It’s not over yet. There are THREE members of the board. You need to impress two out of the three to win the vote. Since you just sprayed one with goop, it’s safe to say you’re not getting HER vote. But you’ve still got one last chance to save your school… you just have to make sure you don’t mess up with this final board member.
ADDISON: You’re right. That means we’ve still got a shot at saving our school!
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