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 Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 7:53 am
Laika was doing Science. She'd been watching the most interesting program on the television the night before, with people that had fun disproving silly human theories by blowing things up. She hadn't been able to find sodium nitrate or dynamite like those inventive souls, but she had discovered a the joys of Mentos and cola.
The fact that she was doing this in the middle of a crowded park on a Saturday was met with mixed reactions by the other people, parents especially.
"I apologize-regret that I soaked you in cola, madam-miss."
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 8:05 am
Similarly, Elly was drawing strange and disapproving looks from the general public as she strolled on by - atop a droopy moose of a relatively small stature, at least for the species. His hooves clop against the pavement in a melodic rhythm, and the moose himself looks unphased as people move out of the way to dodge him. Elly, meanwhile, is grinning ear to ear, oblivious to the complaints of those around her, as she takes her moose out for a walk.
He lifts his head to the north, though doesn't quite come to a stop, as a woman shrieks about having coke sprayed on her. He blinks, his eyes out of sync, and swings back to carry on, but Elly's attention is now taken elsewhere. She tugs her moosey friend's mane to lead him in the direction of the source of the explosion.
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 9:07 am
Wringing cola out of her hair as she walked back to her soda-rocket launch pad - usually known as the toddler sandbox - Laika heard the curious sound of clomping hooves and immediately had to investigate. After all, it wasn't every day you heard clomping. Happily for her, she didn't have to look very far. Gawking crowds could be very helpful sometimes. She strode up quite confidently to Elly and the moose, head cocked to the side.
"Your horse is funny-odd."
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 3:46 pm
Elly smiles and copies the head tilt. "That's because he's a moose!"
She gives her buddy an affectionate pat on the neck, to which he tosses his head a little and snorts. Elly giggles, and then swings her leg over the side and slides off her mount. It's a bit of a fall, but she makes the jump by cushioning it with a good bend of the knees.
"What're you doing?" she asks innocently, sincerely curious what caused that woman to go off screaming like that. "Did you shake your drink too much? I've done that." She nods sagely.
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 4:06 pm
"Moose," Laika repeated, rolling the new word in her mouth. "Moooooose."
She immediately snapped back to attention as Elly hopped off the creature, skinny chest puffing out in pride.
"I was doing science. If you put-place a mint in cola, it explode-erupts. I made a very big mess. That means it was extra good-wonderful science."
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 4:36 pm
Elly's eyes practically sparkle at the thought. She'd seen a bunch of Bill Nye the Science Guy videos her mom had made her watch, and he made science fun! So to know that her newest company is practicing science thrills her.
"Really?! Can you do it again? I want to see this!" she practically squeals, her tail whipping back and forth in excitement. The bows on the end of it catch the air and swish loudly.
Her moose, bored of human talk, starts chewing on a shrub.
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Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2010 5:52 pm
Laika was thrilled - an audience!
"Follow me," she said importantly, taking Elly's hand and leading her to the Science Launch Zone. The ground was so saturated with cola plants for years to come would probably end up diabetic. Laika directed Elly to a safe area away from the wild geyser to come, and reached into her pocket. She'd used up quite a lot of Mentos, but there were happily still a few tabs left. She scrounged up an unopened bottle of cola from the bag she'd brought with her, and with great ceremony unscrewed the cap. She gave Elly a meaningful look, and dropped the Mentos tab into the bottle, holding it as far from her body as possible and aiming it straight up.
The explosive jet of cola was nothing short of glorious, in Laika's humble opinion.
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