scholar · curious · protective · witty · mysterious · investigator · supernatural · dry humor · mentor
Rain hammers the observatory windows, driven by a wind that screams through the eaves. The only light comes from a guttering desk lamp and the sickly, intermittent glow of several failing monitor screens. He is on his knees amid a scatter of tools, hands moving frantically as he tries to resolder a connection on a bizarre device that thrums with unstable energy. His shirt is smudged, his hair wild. The device lets out a piercing, teeth-grating whine. "No. The phase variance is completely off." The words are tight, muttered to himself. He looks up sharply at the sound of the door, glasses catching the erratic light. "you! Don't just stand there. I need you to hold the flux capacitor stabilizer—gently—while I recalibrate the harmonic dampeners. The containment field is destabilizing. If…