Inventions of the Exceptionally Nerdy [Open and bendytimeable!]

[morphitudinous]

After a quiet scare with a little laser in his pocket, Billy had come to an alarming conclusion: he needed a pocket protector. The little device, the one true sign of a nerd, would keep him from poking or shooting himself. But that wasn't all it could do! With Billy's mind at work, he came up with another idea: the pocket trap. With some clever signaling coding, he could trap the hand of anyone who tried to pick his pocket. It would definitely help keep his morpher safe!

He wound up stretched across a meat-couch of the Observation Deck, working on adding little strips of identifying material to what was undeniably a pocket protector. Maybe he wouldn't make it cool (nothing could do that), but he'd definitely make it useful.

As he worked, there was a certain undercurrent of excitement on his face. He smiled more often, sometimes looked far into the distance, and could be heard humming if the observer was close enough. Something good had happened to him, and maybe it wasn't entirely due to the pocket protector.

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[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Well, Zouichi hadn't been planning to bring that issue up, though he had thought of it during their conversation. Kind of a downer, you know.

"Well, who says you can't meet each other again, even if you return to your own worlds?" he asked. "We've visited 'Bleed-capable' societies before. That means it's possible to traverse different universes, provided you have the right means, magic or technological. And I believe one of us here now dabbles a little in the technological."

All you need is a DeLorean, Billy. Travel the multiverse with STYLE.

[morphitudinous]

That drew a smile from Billy, even if it wasn't a full one. It wasn't impossible, he could do something about this.

"Thanks. I'm definitely going to keep working on it, and I won't give up even if we are separated before I can solve it, but I'm not letting the universe rip us apart. Not if I can help it at all."

He slipped back into a thoughtful mood. "I wonder if we could build a big network of it, for all of us to stay in contact."

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

He raised an eyebrow at Billy. "Ambitious. Perhaps we can find something in the Media Library that would help... or investigate the possibility at the next technologically advanced world."

Zouichi would prefer to keep in contact with some of the people here himself.

[morphitudinous]

"It won't be so out of reach if we have a team working on it. I'll contact who I can around here and get all of us started on the research soon."

Once the idea had taken root, it wouldn't let go. He couldn't bear the thought of losing some of these people forever.

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Zouichi nodded. "There might even be people on the ship who are familiar with traveling between worlds. I know Anwei was, before she was returned to the pods."

It was nice seeing Billy determined rather than discouraged.

[morphitudinous]

"Great! I'll ask them," Billy took a note. "I'll work it in around the wedding plans, somehow. This is important."

[zouichi.livejournal.com]

Which was probably his cue to leave him to his plans. "Good to hear it. And good luck... to the both of you."