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Victor Frankenstein (Doctor Whale) ([personal profile] jolting) wrote in [community profile] entrancelogs2013-05-31 06:55 pm

Transcending limitations

Who: Doctor Whale and his victims test subjects or lab assistants
Where: Mainly his laboratory but probably other places too
When: During the science event
Rating: R more than likely
Summary: Doctor Whale doing science things and experimenting on people
The Story: He was always seeking answers, always wanting to push the limits. All this time in Wonderland and he never tried to really push those limits. But something about this particular weekend made him forego any restraint. He wasn't going to stop until he found answers.

If people got hurt in the process, he did happen to have Adam's healing blood. But before he got ahead of himself, he needed to find his subjects... Hopefully Luke wasn't too squemish, because Whale would need his assistant.

[Ed | Vincent | River | Helen and Luke | Fear Gas (OTA) ; If I forgot you or want to make your own section, feel free to tag in anyway]
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[personal profile] alwaysnext 2013-06-01 11:30 pm (UTC)(link)
Lab assistant was, Luke knew, a fancy way of saying "house keeper". Wash the beakers, prep the reagents, plate the tissue samples, and let the real scientists have all the fun.

Normally, he wouldn't have minded. It was only fair, since he didn't yet have a piece of paper that let him strong arm people into calling him 'Doctor'. But today he had itchy fingers and thoughts that nagged at him during what should have been a basic set-up. There were such things he could do with his own experiments, if he just had the chance...

Still, he was anxiously keen to impress Whale, so those thoughts were easily suppressed for now. Although he did give Helen a quick wave and a cheeky grin when she appeared in the doorway.
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[personal profile] absolutelynot 2013-06-02 07:15 am (UTC)(link)
Helen didn't mind Luke's presence, smiling warmly as she spotted him. After all, he'd proven quite intelligent in her conversations with him and how else would he receive instruction or experience if he wasn't allowed the chance to see how professionals performed their tasks?

She noted the differences in Dr. Whale's appearance, but made no outward sign that she had. Instead she inclined her head towards him and motioned Luke forward as well. Time to begin his scientific training. Besides, they could likely use the extra hand.

"How shall we do that?" While she normally wouldn't have agreed to hurting themselves or anyone else to test this theory, today she was feeling a bit... lax in her normal beliefs. How else would they find out, after all? The floor was open to either of them to answer if they wished.

"Do we know much about this man or his blood? Can we test its properties, look into the genetic structure it provides for clues?"

She had experience with blood injections, after all, and that was likely showing through at the moment. Later on, she would likely regret this, but at the moment she couldn't find it in herself to care.
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[personal profile] alwaysnext 2013-06-02 04:03 pm (UTC)(link)
Luke felt a little out of his element, and it showed in his hesitancy to obey Helen's beckoning. It wasn't because he was grossed out. The inside of the body was no different to the outside. Mostly. And when it was... Well. Getting the results would make it worthwhile.

The experiment itself, though, he found that very strange. Back home, Luke could get the properties of alien blood analysed in the time it took to update his facebook status, yet Helen was discussing the logistics as though it was something that needed questioning.

They were both intelligent. Rigorously attentive to their work. At least one of them spoke like an expert in genetics, and the other had very exotic taste in lab wear. But Helen was from the forties, and, if you believed Henry's fantasies, Whale had spent the last thirty years in a time warp. It was likely they weren't familiar with the advanced alien technology Luke was used to observing. This was gonna be how they did science back in the olden days.

"No, I'm not, Doctor Whale," he said, and moved to stand by his side. When he thought the man wasn't looking, he shot Helen a baffled smile. "Is this going to end with one of us getting stabbed?"
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[personal profile] absolutelynot 2013-06-05 02:54 am (UTC)(link)
Helen, for one, would not have minded anything Luke wanted to contribute, particularly if it involved modern or even futuristic ways of doing things. If he were capable and knowledgeable enough to do it, she would be more than happy to learn something else here. For the moment, she glanced from one to the other at Luke's question. "I should hope not. I'm willing to volunteer for something like a papercut or another small injury, but I don't think we should be stabbing anyone."

Maybe stabbing themselves if her first idea didn't yield decent results.
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[personal profile] alwaysnext 2013-06-05 04:01 pm (UTC)(link)
Right then. That was that, apparently. No discussion about who did what. A sharp intake of breath was his only response to the self-mutilation, with a glance at Helen to see if she'd object. Physically similar or not, blood from a supercharged immune system could destroy Whale's normal human tissue. It wouldn't be pretty.

But just like Luke didn't want to admit he was confused by Helen's practicalities, but unable to offer her a better alternative, he also didn't want to argue Whale's methodology. Luke believed in a hierarchy. If worst came to worst, Wonderland would revive him.

To cover up his nervousness, he tilted his chin and tried to convey 'I'm a serious scientist and not perturbed by any of this'. Timing was simple. Didn't even need a stopwatch. Luke's brain worked faster than his hands; it'd be more accurate to observe closely and run the mental calculation afterwards. So he folded his arms, watching that needle and whatever consequences came of it.
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[personal profile] absolutelynot 2013-06-08 06:14 pm (UTC)(link)
Helen winced at Dr. Whale's determination to use himself as their test, but she didn't stop him. Perhaps later she would be more upset by it. At the moment, however, she felt rather that they simply needed to find out what was going on. Everything else could wait.

Helen kept silent, not making any move to stop anyone else. The only thing she actually did was to move to place her hand reassuringly on Luke's shoulder, if he would let her. Perhaps they could all deal with this as long as they stuck together. In the meantime, she watched Whale's movements, ready to use her medical knowledge if they needed it.
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[personal profile] alwaysnext 2013-06-09 01:55 am (UTC)(link)
"Fifty-four point nine two seconds," He confirmed, wide eyes eyes fixed on Whale's arm. The thing had just... closed up, inside to out. No clotting, no scarring. There wasn't even blood swimming under his skin. Like time had been reset for him alone.

Helen's hand had been a steadying comfort while he'd been sceptical, but now they'd succeeded his worries were all but forgotten. Luke grinned wildly at the two of them. His enthusiasm was childish, but who could blame him? That had been awesome.

"You... regenerated."
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[personal profile] absolutelynot 2013-06-09 10:51 pm (UTC)(link)
It was amazing to see something heal that quickly. Her expression turned interested, almost hungry, not something she normally wore. If she could get her hands on more of that blood, she might be able to make a serum that would heal James--

But of course that would require James' presence in Wonderland. Her expression fell and the hand on Luke's shoulder went with it.

"Self-healing. What a wondrous gift."
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[personal profile] alwaysnext 2013-06-10 07:16 am (UTC)(link)
There was a touch of mood whiplash here, and he wasn't sure who to imitate. Helen had turned distant, Whale was euphoric, and Luke couldn't follow the logic behind either of their reactions.

He almost patted Helen's arm, much like she'd held his shoulder, but held back at the last second out of shyness. It wasn't surprising that she might take issue with the process. Instead, he tried to temper his excitement into a kind smile. One that didn't pry, but acknowledged her reserve.

But nothing the doctor said was inaccurate, except for the fact that magic didn't exist and was never going to be an option. Whale was right, there was a good opportunity to improve quality of life in the mansion, next time an event came around. Luke looked for something to scribble calculations on, so they could all have a reference to work with.

"Repeated blood donations are going to be inefficient," He mused. "Could we synthesise it? And we'll have to test other subjects. Different types of injuries. How long it remains in the blood stream… What if it was, like, functional immortality for a few months? That's mad."
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[personal profile] absolutelynot 2013-06-10 11:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Helen glanced at Luke at the mention of magic, wondering how he felt about that one. She didn't believe it existed, at least not in her world. Here in Wonderland... she might be convinced to give it the benefit of the doubt, but she was fairly certain that whatever other worlds considered "magic" could still be explained as a genetic mutation. They might be magic- or spell-like abilities, but they weren't "magic."

As far as she was concerned, everything could be explained by science.

Dr. Whale's excitement was contagious, however, and soon enough, Helen was grinning as well, her eyes lighting up with the promise of using this new blood for the good of all. "I wonder if we could. If I may have a sample of the sample --" Despite how awkward that sounded. "-- I might be able to create a serum from it. I'm personally familiar with blood injections, so this shouldn't be too difficult, particularly if there's something here that can examine this blood on a genetic level."

Something or someone.

"It may not even be immortality. It may simply be a heightened ability to heal, an antigen that causes skin to regrow more quickly than a normal human."

If they could truly synthesize something even remotely similar, the possibilities would be endless.
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[personal profile] alwaysnext 2013-06-11 02:12 pm (UTC)(link)
"We definitely will." He beamed when Whale said 'three of us'. Their information and suppositions got factored into his report, Luke's mind already on the next experiment. With a bit of ingenuity, he thought he could put together a basic genetic code extractor. One that skipped all that laborious centrifugal stuff.

This morning, he would have waited for permission. Now, his anxieties ebbed away. Luke wasn't just a lab assistant, he was a genetically engineered genius lab assistant. The other two had experience and knowledge, where Luke only had intuition and an alien database implanted in the dusty crevices of his brain, but he was their equal. The experimenter, not a subject on a table, or an object who shut up and did what he was told. And he could give them tools they'd never dreamed of. They might even become proper friends, the three of them.

He babbled as he sought out odds-and-ends (copper wires, repurposed machinery, oddly shaped tubes, and, most important, a lot of vials with brightly-coloured solutions). It was habit, but also an invitation for criticism and comments.

"Create an electric probe to charge the blood, and an electric field for capillary electrophoresis… we'll need lots of electricity. Degrade the RNA- chemicals are toxic, but that's all right." They had healing blood, after all, should anyone melt some fingers or burn their skin off. "Acrylic glass, some soda-lime, bit of optical fibre... If it goes okay we'll have a biodata matrix in, um, ten minutes, maybe?"
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[personal profile] absolutelynot 2013-06-12 02:01 am (UTC)(link)
Helen brightened at the sight of the new tube of blood, flattered that he had thought of her for something like this. Blood experiments were something she was quite good at. This just promised good things.

"I shall certainly do my best with it." Whether or not they had the necessary equipment remained to be seen, but oh she was looking forward to it.

Luke's comments caught her attention afterwards and she glanced at him, a look of pleased surprise on her face. He seemed to know a lot more than she'd given him credit for. "You may have to explain some of that," she admitted, smiling in spite of herself. "Regardless, it sounds like a good idea." And she trusts he knows what he's doing.
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[personal profile] alwaysnext 2013-06-12 05:55 am (UTC)(link)
"Earth was barely a level four planet in the eighties," Luke said, a teasing note in his voice, though he didn't look away from his rapid set-up. "And this is gonna be way faster than anything you'll get in the twenty-first century."

But because it was altered human technology, some parts still needed manual operation. An improvised microprobe, pointy strips of metal slotted into plastic handles and wired up to a generator. A small silicone basin with a conductive layer for optimal blood electrocution, and then a complicated system of tubes and vials of mixed toxins to purify the DNA. It should be simpler to use than it looked.

"Electricity can manipulate our bodies right down to the genetic core? So control a high enough voltage, and you can use a probe to pick up DNA molecules like you'd draw on a dot-to-dot game. Someone else washes it to dissolve the bits we don't need… Should take about the same time it does to boil a kettle."

And as long as they did exactly that, didn't touch anything but the plastic, and the thing didn't fall apart as they worked, they wouldn't fry themselves, or short-circuit the machine, or splash themselves with acid, or start a fire... Basically, as long as nothing went wrong, nothing would go wrong.

"This," he said, stepping back from his jerry-rigged creation and clasping his hands in a demure movement, "is alien science."
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[personal profile] absolutelynot 2013-06-13 01:13 am (UTC)(link)
"Ah!" Helen listened closely to Luke's explanation. It made sense, once he'd taken the time to explain it. With what she already knew, it was perfect. Oh this would have made the lives of the Five so much easier when they made the Source Blood serum. Perhaps then they would have known what they would be getting into and Nikola's transformation would have been less of a problem.

She refused to dwell on the question of whether or not John's could have been altered.

"This 'alien science' is wonderful." Later she would ask where he'd learned it. "All right, since you seem to know the most about it, who would you delegate to what task?"

Helen didn't mind letting him take the lead for a bit. It would do them all some good to change roles for a time.
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[personal profile] alwaysnext 2013-06-13 04:24 am (UTC)(link)
Excitement and pride shone through when Helen made him temporary leader. There was trust in that action, and Luke had never been very good at hiding his emotions.

Except Whale wanted the electricity part. Which meant Helen would purify, while Luke did the boring code transcription. He bit the inside of his lip as he readjusted to playing the well-behaved assistant.

"Yes, doctor. It only needs a drop of blood. It's not going to waste much."

If Luke was mentally slipping Whale into the role of the controlling scientist who'd made him, Helen revealed herself to be more like his mother with every new interaction they had. His smile for her was muted, but genuine, and he planned to brief her on the properties of each solution while Whale probed the fluid.

"Probably already know chemistry sets like the back of your hand, Doctor Magnus." Only with more chances to lose that hand, if you weren't careful.
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[personal profile] absolutelynot 2013-06-14 06:34 pm (UTC)(link)
"I hardly think he's suggesting we electrocute anyone," Helen responded to Dr. Whale, understanding where he might have been going with that line of thought. "If he is as knowledgeable about chemistry as he sounds, we may be able to do all this to a simple blood sample." At least... she's hoping so. She understands blood purification -- after all, that's what they did to the Source Blood -- so with a little modification, she sees no reason something similar can't be done here.

"I've certainly used my fair share of them and watched them evolve," she admitted with a smile. Oh yes, if any of them had messed something up with their Source Blood experiment, they could have received a lot more than a simple burn. "I'm assuming you're suggesting we use those to probe a sample of blood to see how it reacts to cleansing?"

The theory of all of this is sound and familiar to her, even if the way of going about it is different and new. She's following the suggestions as best she can.

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