Nineteenth File.
Dec. 9th, 2011 11:36 pm[ Action: Mayfield High. Chemistry Room. ]
[GOOD MORNING/AFTERNOON/WHATEVER MAYFIELD HIGH! Your chemistry teacher, Roy Mustang, is not here today. Before you get any ideas, no this does not mean class is cancelled. Far from it. You may notice (if you pay attention I mean he can be easy to miss....) someone different is at the desk. Some blond kid with an obnoxiously bright red coat is sitting there leaned back in the chair with his feet propped up on the desk.
Epitome of class. Right. Here.
Up on the blackboard in the upper left corner (seriously, right at the top) in Roy Mustang’s handwriting is a name: “Mr. Lyttle”. Or at least that’s what it looks like. It’s hard to see -- clearly someone attacked it with an eraser, but such is the nature of a clean blackboard. It doesn’t like to erase everything completely at first.
Don’t think you’re getting off easy, either. This kid (who’s name is not Mr. Lyttle thank you, it’s EDWARD ELRIC and hopefully most of you know this and won’t be dicks like Mustang was.) is something of a genius. Chemistry is kind of his thing.]
Ok, so apparently you guys are working on...
[staring at this piece of paper in his hands, presumably it has notes on each class]
… what the hell? It’s December and you’re all still learning this crap? [he shoves the paper to the side] All right, first person who asks me what a proton is is getting punched in the face. Got it?
[ And, in the corner herself is Diana Ethelbert, who’s off to the side and sipping her tea like a good girl does. Evidently, she was going to help teach the class herself since, well - you know - chemistry is also one of the things she’s interested in. While she doesn’t necessarily agree with Ed’s handling of the class, she’s gotten used to it. Because those alchemy lessons work wonders.
So, she lifts her head and places her tea cup back on the saucer to glance at Ed, a slight grin on her face. ]
Mr. Elric, what’s a proton?
[ Yes, she’s being purposefully annoying because THAT IS HER THING. THIS IS HOW SHE DOES THINGS. ]
[And Ed. Just. LOOKS. AT. HER. It is the look. The you are running an extra mile next time they go for a run look. It’s not quite as satisfying as a punch in the face, but it’ll work.]
I’m not answering that. You know what a proton is. Shut. Up.
[LOOKING AT YOU AGAIN, CLASS. COMPLETE WITH ACCUSING FINGER POINT.]
The next person who isn’t Diana -- because I know you’re asking that on purpose, damn it. I’m not an idiot -- is getting punched in the face.
My, that’s a heavy accusation, Mr. Elric. You may be giving the class ideas of how to misbehave.
[ Yep, she’s still trolling. But, oh she’ll find a way to get out of the whole extra mile that you’re planning on making her do, Ed. However, she does know she’s supposed to do work while being here. So, her playfulness drops slightly and a serious glance crosses her face next. She does look up when one of the drones raises their hand and points at them. ]
Yes?
I don’t know what a proton is. Do you mind explaining it?
[ Explain? Oh, yes, she can do that and more! So, she grabs a piece of chalk and goes to draw the most complicated diagram ever, complete with notes on it. And, when she’s done, she steps back to let the class write it down. ]
The proton is a subatomic particle with the symbol p or p+ and a positive electric charge of 1 elementary charge. One or more protons are present in the nucleus of each atom, along with neutrons. The number of protons in each atom is its atomic number.
In the standard model of particle physics, the proton is a hadron, composed of quarks. Prior to that model becoming a consensus in the physics community, the proton was considered a fundamental particle. A proton is composed of two up quarks and one down quark, and is about 1.6–1.7 fm in diameter.
The free proton is stable and is found naturally in a number of situations. Free protons exist in plasmas in which temperatures are too high to allow them to combine with electrons. Free protons of high energy and velocity make up 90% of cosmic rays, which propagate in vacuum for interstellar distances. Free protons are emitted directly from atomic nuclei in some rare types of radioactive decay, and also result from the decay of free neutrons, which are unstable. In all such cases, protons must lose sufficient velocity and (kinetic energy) to allow them to become associated with electrons, since this is a relatively low-energy interaction. However, in such an association, the character of the bound proton is not changed, and it remains a proton.
The attraction of low-energy protons to electrons, either free electrons or electrons as present in normal matter, causes such protons to soon form chemical bonds with atoms. This happens at sufficiently "cold" temperatures (comparable to temperatures at the surface of the Sun). In interaction with normal (non plasma) matter, low-velocity free protons are attracted to electrons in any atom or molecule with which they come in contact, causing them to combine. In vacuum, a sufficiently slow proton may pick up a free electron, becoming a neutral hydrogen atom, which then will then react chemically with other atoms if they are available and sufficiently cold.
[ She finishes with the class staring at her, half writing down the notes and the other half looking as if she just spoke gobblygook. ]
Would you like to take it from here, Mr. Elric?
[Ed’s eyes glaze over a bit as she speaks. He swings his feet off the desk and leans forward, elbow resting on the desk and propping his head up with his hand. No, really, keep going Diana. He is all the interest.
Oh. Wait. No. No, he really isn’t.
He glaces at her out of the corner of his eye, exasperated and mildly annoyed before SIGHING SO DRAMATICALLY and turning back to the rest of the class]
Right, so that pretty much covers it. Any questions?
[THERE BETTER NOT BE.]
( Action: Teacher's Lounge )
( Action: En Route to Home. )
( OOC: For threads at the school, expect replies to come from both Ed and Diana. If you want to talk to one of them separately, then just put it in the subject line! c: )
[GOOD MORNING/AFTERNOON/WHATEVER MAYFIELD HIGH! Your chemistry teacher, Roy Mustang, is not here today. Before you get any ideas, no this does not mean class is cancelled. Far from it. You may notice (if you pay attention I mean he can be easy to miss....) someone different is at the desk. Some blond kid with an obnoxiously bright red coat is sitting there leaned back in the chair with his feet propped up on the desk.
Epitome of class. Right. Here.
Up on the blackboard in the upper left corner (seriously, right at the top) in Roy Mustang’s handwriting is a name: “Mr. Lyttle”. Or at least that’s what it looks like. It’s hard to see -- clearly someone attacked it with an eraser, but such is the nature of a clean blackboard. It doesn’t like to erase everything completely at first.
Don’t think you’re getting off easy, either. This kid (who’s name is not Mr. Lyttle thank you, it’s EDWARD ELRIC and hopefully most of you know this and won’t be dicks like Mustang was.) is something of a genius. Chemistry is kind of his thing.]
Ok, so apparently you guys are working on...
[staring at this piece of paper in his hands, presumably it has notes on each class]
… what the hell? It’s December and you’re all still learning this crap? [he shoves the paper to the side] All right, first person who asks me what a proton is is getting punched in the face. Got it?
[ And, in the corner herself is Diana Ethelbert, who’s off to the side and sipping her tea like a good girl does. Evidently, she was going to help teach the class herself since, well - you know - chemistry is also one of the things she’s interested in. While she doesn’t necessarily agree with Ed’s handling of the class, she’s gotten used to it. Because those alchemy lessons work wonders.
So, she lifts her head and places her tea cup back on the saucer to glance at Ed, a slight grin on her face. ]
Mr. Elric, what’s a proton?
[ Yes, she’s being purposefully annoying because THAT IS HER THING. THIS IS HOW SHE DOES THINGS. ]
[And Ed. Just. LOOKS. AT. HER. It is the look. The you are running an extra mile next time they go for a run look. It’s not quite as satisfying as a punch in the face, but it’ll work.]
I’m not answering that. You know what a proton is. Shut. Up.
[LOOKING AT YOU AGAIN, CLASS. COMPLETE WITH ACCUSING FINGER POINT.]
The next person who isn’t Diana -- because I know you’re asking that on purpose, damn it. I’m not an idiot -- is getting punched in the face.
My, that’s a heavy accusation, Mr. Elric. You may be giving the class ideas of how to misbehave.
[ Yep, she’s still trolling. But, oh she’ll find a way to get out of the whole extra mile that you’re planning on making her do, Ed. However, she does know she’s supposed to do work while being here. So, her playfulness drops slightly and a serious glance crosses her face next. She does look up when one of the drones raises their hand and points at them. ]
Yes?
I don’t know what a proton is. Do you mind explaining it?
[ Explain? Oh, yes, she can do that and more! So, she grabs a piece of chalk and goes to draw the most complicated diagram ever, complete with notes on it. And, when she’s done, she steps back to let the class write it down. ]
The proton is a subatomic particle with the symbol p or p+ and a positive electric charge of 1 elementary charge. One or more protons are present in the nucleus of each atom, along with neutrons. The number of protons in each atom is its atomic number.
In the standard model of particle physics, the proton is a hadron, composed of quarks. Prior to that model becoming a consensus in the physics community, the proton was considered a fundamental particle. A proton is composed of two up quarks and one down quark, and is about 1.6–1.7 fm in diameter.
The free proton is stable and is found naturally in a number of situations. Free protons exist in plasmas in which temperatures are too high to allow them to combine with electrons. Free protons of high energy and velocity make up 90% of cosmic rays, which propagate in vacuum for interstellar distances. Free protons are emitted directly from atomic nuclei in some rare types of radioactive decay, and also result from the decay of free neutrons, which are unstable. In all such cases, protons must lose sufficient velocity and (kinetic energy) to allow them to become associated with electrons, since this is a relatively low-energy interaction. However, in such an association, the character of the bound proton is not changed, and it remains a proton.
The attraction of low-energy protons to electrons, either free electrons or electrons as present in normal matter, causes such protons to soon form chemical bonds with atoms. This happens at sufficiently "cold" temperatures (comparable to temperatures at the surface of the Sun). In interaction with normal (non plasma) matter, low-velocity free protons are attracted to electrons in any atom or molecule with which they come in contact, causing them to combine. In vacuum, a sufficiently slow proton may pick up a free electron, becoming a neutral hydrogen atom, which then will then react chemically with other atoms if they are available and sufficiently cold.
[ She finishes with the class staring at her, half writing down the notes and the other half looking as if she just spoke gobblygook. ]
Would you like to take it from here, Mr. Elric?
[Ed’s eyes glaze over a bit as she speaks. He swings his feet off the desk and leans forward, elbow resting on the desk and propping his head up with his hand. No, really, keep going Diana. He is all the interest.
Oh. Wait. No. No, he really isn’t.
He glaces at her out of the corner of his eye, exasperated and mildly annoyed before SIGHING SO DRAMATICALLY and turning back to the rest of the class]
Right, so that pretty much covers it. Any questions?
[THERE BETTER NOT BE.]
( Action: Teacher's Lounge )
( Action: En Route to Home. )
( OOC: For threads at the school, expect replies to come from both Ed and Diana. If you want to talk to one of them separately, then just put it in the subject line! c: )
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