A character in Strange Days at Blake Holsey High
Where did I get my degree? That's a good question... do you have any others?
... What did you say?
[Z sees Josie holding a pen at the window]
Pen!
Yes, the University of Pennsylvania, my alma mater as well.
Yeah, that's where I went. I just remembered, I graduated magna cum laud. Go, Quakers!
... Yes, go, Quakers.
Congratulations, Professor, and Professor... Zachary, we'll be keeping an eye on you.
Yes... Go, Quakers!
Go, Quakers.
I suppose you're wondering why I'm telling you this.
Because they pay you?
Excellent, Lucas. No! Because this man [points to Marshall] is the poster child for disease transmission.
Sick building syndrome?
Right. SBS. It's a very common problem in new buildings.
But this building's over 150 years old.
Yes. But when it was built, it was new.
Okay, Corrine, Vaughn, you come with me to check out the basement. Josie, Lucas, get rubber gloves and whatever else you think you need to protect yourselves and start checking out that server.
You're loving this, aren't you?
I'm in my happy place. Let's move.
I know what you're thinking. I'm begging you - I can still fix this.
If I felt we could save it, we would never do what we're about to do. [Marshall winces.] DIRTY SERVER, COMING THROUGH!
Tell me you're having some luck with that thing?
I can't - looks like a problem with the circuit board.
Professor Z's trying to hunt one down.
Well, the good news is that I found a German company that can make the replacement circuit board.
And the bad news?
It'll take three months to get here.
Three months?
We'll have to fix it our selves.
I don't really have to go to Victor Pearson's house, do I?
Just try to act normal
Normal left the building a long time ago.
So, Josie has picked mercury - a metal that is liquid at room temperature. It is also easily combustible and in some circumstances -
[Josie stabs another proton into her model]
-highly volitile. Excellent choice, Josie. What element did you choose, Corrine?
Carbon.
Nature's drill bit.
You know, diamonds are made of pure carbon.
Marshall?
Huh?
When the stars exploded and formed all the elements on the periodic table, I don't thing there was one called "huh"? Try again, Marshall.
Okay, I chose - [sticks two protons onto his model]
Helium.
Yeah. It's fun to have at parties. Always a gas.
Professor Z, you're not going to believe this-
-something's happened to-
-Marshall?
How did you know?
Well, let's just say seeing his atomic model floating above his desk was my first clue.
I don't want to alarm anyone unduly, but first the model was helium and Marshall was floating, correct? And now the model has become oxygen - and so has Marshall.
And if Marshall's moving from helium to oxygen, he's moving up the periodic table.
[to Marshall] Hey, maybe somewhere along the way, you'll turn into platinum. They gotta let you into the band if you become platinum.
Lucas, at the rate Marshall's going, he could end up here - uranium.
(coughs) I smell like a swimming pool! What is happening to me?
I'm afraid you've become chlorine.
What made that happen?
You did! I think we've made a connection between your feelings about your brother and your newly volitile relationship with the elements - [points at periodic table] -of the periodic table.
We did...?
And I don't think it has anything to do with magnets or music, does it?
I don't get it - how can the sponges be multiplying and so fast?
Not to mentioning maturing. If we can find their food source, we might find the answer.
My... heavens...
I suppose you want an explanation for this?
Is the truth going to please me?
... No.
Then don't tell me, just.. fix it. [sponge falls on her head] Quickly.
Well, good news. I just got through to the aquarium.
And?
They'll take three.
[Lucas, Marshall, and Professor Z listen to an annoying song in hopes the sponges disappear]
I don't know about the sponges, but I want to leave.
Maybe we need something even more annoying?
I've got Moe Austernach's Polka Time.
[Lucas and Marshall look at Z]
It was a gift.
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