[M - C02] Experiment K7C02

[Big Sal]

Excerpt from the lab book of Big Sal:

Date: 18 Junali 3815.

Experiment Code: K7C02.

Lead Scientist: Big Sal.

Laboratory: M.A.N.T.I.S. Supply Ship, Kitchen 7. Hunston orbit.

Excerpt ends.

...and how are my improvements to the water hydrolyser turning out?

Very well sir! The last batch of water was over 160% hydrolysed!

Excellent!

How are the enhanced larvae doing Hamilton?

They're growing well Sal - we're on target for 100% coverage in the cafeterias this week.

Fantastic! It's such a relief to be doing real science again after all those plants...

Excerpt from the lab book of Big Sal:

Aim: Improve physical abilities of M.A.N.T.I.S. personnel through enhanced foodstuffs.

Method: Awesomnium serum was introduced to larvae growth media.

Prediction: Personnel eating the enhanced larvae will show enhanced physiology.

Excerpt ends.

SAL!

Chief Accountant Long! I didn't know you were... I mean, what a pleasure to see you! You're looking as beautiful as ever!

Spare me the sarcasm Sal. I'm here to shut this little experiment of yours down.

What? But it's only been running a week! I need more time!

Absolutely not. Shut it down. We've been getting reports of stomach problems and nausea from across the organisation all week.

That could be coincidence! We've only had one larvae Friday so far, it'll take more time for the results to manifest. The costs are minimal!

Sal, in the last week our toilet paper bill went up by 600%! And yet none of the troops have developed the superhuman powers you promised. Not to mention the effect on morale if the troops work out it's the grubs making them sick. Larvae Friday is the highlight of the week for them! This experiment is over.

Excerpt from the lab book of Big Sal:

Results: None. Experiment terminated early.

Conclusions: None possible.

Excerpt ends.

Thanks to my team mates for taking the time to work this story into their builds all week! Comments and criticism welcome

Edited June 21, 2015 by Big Sal

[Graham Gidman]

Terrific lab!

[EpsilonEta]

Nooo, keep working. It would be one less company to worry about (or a zombie apocalypse to really worry about)

Nice lab as usual (is he painting brown bread to look like light bread? MANTIS not big on healty food?)

[Commander Turtle]

Nice work on sneaking nausea into so many builds, and really excellent use of those antennas as larvae.

[Dannylonglegs]

Hey... Wait a second... That Accountant looks familiar....

I guess I found out Dr. Long has a sister/cousin/clone/alter-ego/other-soap-opera-cliche... Amusingly enough, that's probably the best characterization I've seen of Dr. (Ms.?) Long in any builds so far.... mine included.

Once again, Sal, your lab is flawless (in that it is very flawed and oh my gods that Fabio hair.) The hydrolyzer, the Larvae incubation tank, the colour changing croissant, the sink, the painting-the-bread-loaves scene, and the sheer incompetence of your character are all delightful! Don't you ever change, you magnificent bastard!

Also, don't kill that accountant... I might want to acquire that hair-piece....

~Insectoid Aristocrat

Edited June 21, 2015 by Dannylonglegs

[rodiziorobs]

My wife kept asking me why I was cracking up while reading--funny story but the little details throughout the build are hilarious!

[Mike S]

Another excellent build! Love all your lab equipment! And stories like this have inspired me to try something similar in my next week's build....

[Mark of Falworth]

Another humor packed build and story! Such a great character you've got there! You seriously need to do a comic book series or something, Sal!

[LittleJohn]

Amazing build, Sal! The water hydrolyzer and sink are excellent

Great work tying all the stories together too

[aeralure]

Great work with the story and the lab looks fantastic!

[Umbra-Manis]

Great work again big sal!

[mrcp6d]

Man, you are really good at these lab MOCs! My favorite detail in this one is that hydrolyser machine.

[NuckElBerg]

Wow, great build as usual Sal, but what I'm really impressed about is how you got such a big part of M.A.N.T.I.S. to join in and set it up! I had thought about the nausea comments in some of the builds, but I didn't connect the dots until now! Beautiful teamwork! :D

[mccoyed]

These lab scenes are fresh every time. Don't know how you do it!

[Ferdinando]

Amazing job! My personal favourites are the lightning pieces inside the tanks on the hydroliser - which for some strange reason remind me a bit of Frankenstein..

[Zaael]

Yes! Another story from Big Sal! I loved it, as always.

[Kai NRG]

Another really nice lab interior... I'm really enjoying all the little details!

[Big Sal]

Thanks everyone! It means a lot that you all take the time to follow Big Sal's misadventures and leave such kind comments

Hey... Wait a second... That Accountant looks familiar....

I guess I found out Dr. Long has a sister/cousin/clone/alter-ego/other-soap-opera-cliche... Amusingly enough, that's probably the best characterization I've seen of Dr. (Ms.?) Long in any builds so far.... mine included.

Also, don't kill that accountant... I might want to acquire that hair-piece....

Haha, yeah, I created this stern accountant character for Sal to clash with and then realised who she reminded me of Thought I'd put the possibility out there for us to run with if you wanted, or Long could have just been a common surname in 3815 if you didn't

The hair piece is from 70163 Toxikita's Toxic Meltdown, which incidentally has some other cool science type stuff in

[Ninja Nin]

I like how your colleague Hamilton turns the croissant into white .....

so much lovely details and funny bits ....

I didn't get the stomach problem last week , probably I wasn't in the cafeteria two weeks ago.

But I have an idea what engineer can do this week to handle the case ....

you will be needed to assist me ....

[Dannylonglegs]

Haha, yeah, I created this stern accountant character for Sal to clash with and then realised who she reminded me of Thought I'd put the possibility out there for us to run with if you wanted, or Long could have just been a common surname in 3815 if you didn't

The hair piece is from 70163 Toxikita's Toxic Meltdown, which incidentally has some other cool science type stuff in

Ha! I'm glad my character left such an impression on you. It probably helps that she's an archtypical Obstructive Bureaucrat.

I would love to collaborate at some point! We scientists must stick together, after all, even if we are from different corporations.

I was already thinking of getting toxikita. Such a great figure!

~Insectoid Aristocrat

[shmails]

So good Sal! I love that your stories are always as good as your scenes are. Great work.

[soccerkid6]

Another superb laboratory build, the various scientific equipment looks great

This experiment seems that it may have had the farthest reaching effects out of all Big Sal's thus far

[Andrew JN]

Awesome lab! Nooo, we will never get superhuman powers now! :P

[Andromedas Gates]

The judges awarded you 6 points.

[Garmadon]

Another awesome lab and excellent story Big Sal, as mentioned above, great job getting all your teammates feeling sick!

Awesome lab! Nooo, we will never get superhuman powers now! :P