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Testing at STAR Labe
Rplog-icon Who: Cir-El, Kaydin LeGraize, Valeria Von Doom
Guard, Karen Lou Faulkner
Where: STAR Labs, Financial Districe, Metropolis
When: 04/30/2015
Tone: Social
What: Valeria examines Cir-El

STAR labs is a fairly plain looking gray building normally, though it seems that some of the gray stone does not match the rest. Cir-El is impressed they got the damage repaired this fast, it has been less than a month since Croyd Crenson fought 3 Sentinels here during his escape.

She greets the guard and says, "Can Doctor Faulkner spare us some lab time? Valeria wanted to run some tests."

A blue blur streaks across the city, blue-white electricity arcing. With Valeria being held, she can see the energy arc all about him and everywhere. Some even arcs about her but causes no damage. He speeds to the door to Star labs, stopping next to Cir-el and causing a strong gust to blow. "We're here!" He calls happily.

Valeria Von Doom straightens her hair. Not that it needs it much, thanks to that frictionless aura. "I want to know exactly how you move so fast without creating heat," she mock-grumbles at Kaydin. "You're bending the laws of physics pretty hard."

The guard looks up and says, "That Valeria? She looks kind of young, this is not a place for class projects."

"Funny, according to my brother I was flat out breaking them, not bending." Kaydin says as he sets the girl down and he chuckles. "Look pal, If I were you I would agree, but this kid is smarter then probably a lot of the folks in that building. Believe me."

Valeria Von Doom folds her arms. "I already have a bachelor's in physics," she informs the man, dryly. "I suppose you want me to prove I'm not stupid?" A resigned tone...typical of the gifted kid who's used to adults not taking her *seriously*.

The guard shrugs, "Not my place to judge, let me see if Kitty is available."

A few minutes later, a pretty Brunette with glasses shows up. She says, "Hi Cir-El. How is the uniform holding up?"

Cir-El replies, "Very good, but I am considering some modifications. These are some friends of mine, Kaydin LeGraize and Valeria Von Doom. Valeria wanted to run some tests on me to help her design the aerofoil I want."

Karen frowns slightly, "Any relation to Victor Von Doom?"

"Nah, because if she was, then she would have a country to help rule and their own scientists to go bug." Kaydin says with a bit of a sarcastic tone to the woman before crossing his arms. "So STAR labs give our hero costumes? Who knew?

Valeria Von Doom will explain their relationship to Kaydin...later. She kind of looks at Cir-El. "Uh...it's actually complicated. But I promise I'm not a supervillain!"

Cir-El responds, "Val is like me, a time traveler from another dimension. There may be an analog here, just as there is an Analog of Superman in my home world. She is not really related though."

Dr. Faulkner frowns slightly, "I see. Well Miss Von Doom, what kind of lab are you looking for? My personal specialty is biological energy sources."

"That's perfect. I need to get readings on some of Cir-El's abilities so I can build a trigger that will be set off only by that and not by, say, some bad guy shooting her with a laser." Thanks Cir-El. For the explanation. She shoots the older girl a grateful look.


"Oh god, she is a female version of my older brother." Kaydin says with a groan and rubs his eyes. "He is in college, specializing in the management and handling energy sources, Biological and otherwise." Kaydin says with a groan.

Karen says to Kaydin, "Well, have him send an application for an internship if he wants to work here after graduation."

She says to Valeria, "We did some extensive testing on Cir-El on arrival, to make certain she was no longer contagious. Perhaps we have already run the test you need."

Valeria Von Doom nods. "That would save time," Valeria notes. "I need the frequency profile of her red star burst." She sounds serious and adult now...she seems almost to alternate between that and being, well, thirteen.

Kaydin just nods. "I will be sure to tell him." Kaydin says as he watches them. His eyes seem to sorta glaze over when the scientific talk comes. He is above average intelligence, but he often feels like the dumb kid in science class.

Karen Faulkner leads the children to the computer area, "We can look up the records here, if it does not cover what you need we can figure out which test lab you need."

Cir-El is probably not any smarter that Kaydin, and she does not have a Kryptonian Science archive planted in her head either. She will let the scientists discuss things.

Valeria discovers that, while they have done a lot of tests, they did not actually test the limits of her power...though they did make some determinations of how she generates it. It seems she converts matter to energy directly in her mitochondria, but only in the presence of a chemical that seems to be intended, under Krypotonian conditions, to function as an equivalent of Vitamin D. It also makes a reference to a question of comparing her to an Eternal and speculation that she may be descended from the Kryptonian Eternal line.

Valeria Von Doom hrms. "They didn't test your propulsion levels, but I think I can get the frequency data from this. It doesn't have to be exact. Just enough to make sure nothing else is likely to set it off." A pause. "Your physiology is absolutely fascinating."

"Sounds like Greek to me." Kaydin says as he makes a joke and snickers a bit, though he quiets down when the joke probably isnt even liked. "So...Really? That is all superman's powers are all based on? Yellow sunlight?" He asks as he looks up, as if not believing the sun does it.

Cir-El says, "Well, the superman of my world yes. I understand the local on has powers that work somewhat different. He still needs sunlight, but it acts more like a carrier wave for his psychic energies...if I understood what he told me."@rDr.

Faulkner seems impressed with Valeria's knowledge.

Valeria Von Doom nods. "Stars produce tremendous amounts of energy. Everything on this planet is powered by the sun, ultimately. If you understand the vast..." Valeria tails off. "Like I said. Tremendous amounts of energy."

"I just find it so hard to believe that sunlight can allow someone to move mountains and fly fast and punch out trains.." Kaydin says as if the idea shocked him. "Still, I can see how a lot of people could abuse such power." He says finally.

Cir-El says, "It does not actually, absorbed sunlight can not produce that much energy. It is a catalyst for the process that does produce the energy. Valeria, can you explain the action of a catalyst?"

"You're not quite using catalyst correctly. A catalyst is always a substance. Light is a form of energy." Valeria grins at Cir-El. "It's a form of photosynthesis. Plants use it to convert light energy to chemical energy. So do humans and some other animals. A lot of people don't know that, but you know you can get vitamin D from sitting out in the sun?" She continues. "Cir-El's system for producing...well...not Vitamin D, because it's a slightly different chemical system, but the equivalent gets supercharged by the higher UV levels of this sun compared to...I'd say that the Kryptonian sun produced far less...into an engine that produces the energy levels required." And...she's 13...scary.

Kaydin just looks more glossy eyed as they go into explaining things. "I knew vitamin D and sunlight provides certain things." He says, sounding a bit defensive and dumb. He then looks to Cir-el. "So, basically you are a plant. So your plant-lass?"

Cir-El shrugs, "I do not think that would intimidate any criminals, I think I will stay with Superlass."

Karen asks, "Did you need more information?"

Valeria Von Doom laughs. "She's not a plant. It's a much more limited form of photosynthesis. Plants use it to create sugars. Really basic stuff."

"My love for sciency types increase by the minute." Kaydin says with a bit of a defensive tone. "I know plants use sunlight to make food." Kaydin says as he agrees that the stuff was basic.

Valeria Von Doom nods. "Right. What she does..." She glances at Karen. "No, I'm good." Back to Kaydin. "...it's a specific chemical synthesis. It really does seem to be a modification of something similar to the way our bodies make Vitamin D but, apparently, Kryptonians evolved under..." And then she pulls up the light frequency. "Oh man."

Karen glances at the page and says, "Yes, the energy she produces is on a frequency her metabolism considers 'waste', the spectrum of a red sun that would reach the surface of a nearly earth-like planet."

"A red sun? Dont those supernova?" Kaydin asks with a question before looking to Cir-el and then back to Valeria, since the two of them seem to be the smart ones of the bunch. "Man I need to stop falling asleep when my folks teach science." He mutters to himself.

"Specifically, the energy she produces for her red star burst would equate to that of a M1V star. Probably an M1Ve. Maybe ep, but I'd have to see a bit more of a full spectrum on it." She looks at Kaydin. "Red giants supernova. An M1Ve is a red dwarf star. Main sequence. Like the sun, just cooler. Which would mean any inhabitable, earth like planet would have to be considerably closer to the star, so the star would look bigger from the surface. But only 0 through III stars normally nova. Vs don't. They just kind of blow off the upper atmosphere, eventually. Which does take out their planets, but it's not a nova. It's shelling. Different thing." A pause. "I bet this is the exact spectrum of whatever star Krypton circulated. And a M1V would definitely produce a lot less ultraviolet than Sol, which is a G2V. In fact, if it wasn't for that metabolism, a Kryptonian would get cancer pretty quickly on this planet. But it seems that the system also provides for cellular repair."

Karen says, "It would seem likely you are correct, if they did not have their powers, they would likely be functionally equivalent to albinos here."

Cir-El never really studied astronomy, so the information is fairly new. She decides not to mention that her power is able to hurt other Kryptonians...even if these are friends, the less other know of the weaknesses of her family the better.

Valeria Von Doom nods. "In fact, I bet you can increase healing speed and reduce fatigue just by sunbathing, right?" A pause. "So if I ever find you all beaten up, should I put you on a roof somewhere? At least once I've worked out how to do that."

Kaydin laughs. "So sunbathing naked makes her heal the fastest right?" Kaydin asks with a snicker. Trust the guy to catch that out of all the science gobbledegook.

Cir-El responds, "Yeah, it can take me a few hours to heal up if I get beat badly enough, longer if I break bones or do other lasting damage. Normal bruises and scrapes heal in minutes or less. My costume is actually selectively transparent, it passes light through from outside but not from inside. I have been wondering if I would be better off of the body part was red and the cape blue though."

"I was going to suggest doing something like that, but if you're already on it." She grins at Cir-El. "Great minds and all. In any case. This should give me enough to design the deployment sensor. It's just a matter of coming up with the right weight for the memory plastic. And the cloth, which will have to be...if we use regular cloth, it's going to tear."

Kaydin just remains silent and waits to see if they will pick up on he just said or not.

Cir-El says, "I happen to have the right material for the cape already, the costume Brainiac gave me to make the right impression on Superman is as close to indestructible as he could make it. Wait here a moment, I will fetch my other costume."

Valeria Von Doom was studiously ignoring it. Ignore. Ignore. As only a scientist can ignore an irrelevant comment. "Alright," she says to Cir-El.

"Do not take too long, slow poke." Kaydin calls after Cir-el when she takes off and smirks as he looks to Valeria. "You look like your ignoring something." He says as if he innocently noticed, big grin on his face.

It will only take a few seconds, even though she stays at subsonic speed to avoid collateral damage. She returns carrying a black bodysuit, gloves, and boots, and a blue cape.

She hands the costume over to Valeria, "Here is my older costume."

Valeria Von Doom tugs on the material and nods. "Do you know what it's made of or am I going to have to do some materials analysis on it?"

"Is there anything to munch on?" Kaydin asks curiously as his stomach gives a loud growl. He then peers about the scientific machines to find one that was a vending machine.

Karen says, "We analyzed the costume too, to make sure it was not carrying any of the nanotech virus. We based the costume she is wearing now on what we learned from that analysis, but we could not even come close to duplicating it. The break room is on the first floor, to the left past the elevators."

"Show me the analysis?" Valeria asks. Hopefully Karen's taking this obviously insanely smart kid seriously now. But then she glances at Kaydin. "If you're going to the break room...can you bring me a coke?" Almost pleading.

"Sure." Kaydin says as he blurs out. It takes at least a minute before he blurs back, bottle of coke in hand as he opens it for her and hands it to the thirteen year old, honey barbeque chips in hand munching on. "Machines were so slow."

Karen shows the analysis to Valeria, "It seems similar to Reed Richard's Unstable Molecule Fabric, but inverted. We called it Metastable Molecular Fabric, it appears to adjust to any force used against it, making it impossible to fully analyze. It does not adapt the powers of the wearer, but rather adapts to ignore anything that could threaten it."

Valeria Von Doom nods. "Which means it...hrm...the problem is going to be working with it." She tugs on the fabric again, then rubs it between her fingers. "How do you cut something that's there and not there at the same time?"

"Very carefully with a lot of skill talent and luck?" Kaydin jokess as he eats some more chips. He blurs out and then appears after a minute with a mountain dew.

"Thirsty." He says as if that was explanation enough."

Cir-El says, "The answer is obvious enough, you do not cut it. It is a fabric, it is woven, you either unweave it or slide a thread through the holes in the weave."

Valeria Von Doom did, of course, claim the coke. "That could work. We may need somebody with more textiles experience to actually handle that part of stuff." Valeria isn't much for sewing. You have, you know, people for that.

"I may know a guy. Big strong guy called Freeman. He is hoping to be a biochemist but sews his own clothing by hand. He has too, he is like an eight food stone looking guy. He is a little shy but I bet he would love to do sciency stuff with you lot," says Kaydin Kaydin said that by the way

Cir-El nods, she remembers meeting Freeman. She says to Valeria, "He is not stone, you would be interested, he said he as a fullerine carbon structure. Pretty hard to destroy himself, I would have trouble hurting him."

"Stone would be difficult...carbon, on the other hand, if you..." She considers. "I mean, the Thing only *looks* like he's made of rock." She's not going to say what he IS made of because, he's her friend and all. She hopes. Will he still be when she has to reveal her last name?

Kaydin nods "He is a little shy though. I think it is because he been big and different all his life, he simply wants to be as little and normal as he can." Kaydin says as he munches on some chips. "We met Spider-woman the other day, there was a sci-fi double feature playing in a theater, the original war of the worlds and day earth stood still."

Cir-El asks, "Did you still need to find out how much thrust I can produce?"

Valeria Von Doom nods. "I do, because it determines the memory plastic design. If the cape's fine, but the spurs supporting it break, you're still going to lose attitude control." She takes a swig of her coke...stepping away from any sensitive equipment to do so.

"Wait, you said the blast is waste. So...the energy is solar poop or pee, or more like a fart?" He asks curiously, Kaydin now catching on to that.

Karen says, "Technically Oxygen is waste too, and when plants first started producing it it nearly wiped out all the animals that existed before then." She adds, "You can use the weapon test lab on the fourteenth floor, it should have what you need to determine thrust."

Cir-El says, "I wonder if we could do an analysis of the speed force by analyzing the waste energy you emit when moving fast." If we are going to talk about waste products of powers, his "blue lightning" probably qualifies.

Valeria Von Doom purses her lips. "I'd love to understand something about the speed force. And if his friction reduction stuff could be duplicated it would make a great force field for, like, rocket reentry and stuff."

"Whoa, test me? I don't like needles." Kaydin says as he backs up. "Besides how does testing me qualifies to helping make her a steering thing?" He asks with a confused tone as if not knowing what or how he got to be the subject.

Cir-El thinks that she succeeded in distracting Kaydin from teasing her about waste energy, which was her goal. She says aloud, "Another time perhaps, it could be an important thing to know some day. Imagine high speed railroads with trains that run at supersonic speed without damaging the environment. Still, he is right, we were here for a specific thing. Shall we head up to the weapons lab?"

Valeria Von Doom laughs. "Nah, we're just drifting off topic. Let's get back on. Weapons test lab?" She's going to assume that's nicely, solidly reinforced. She's seen them. "Let's go?"

"Well you two go up and blast things about. I will head out and find freeman, see if I can get him to come here." He says as he grins. "Back in a flash." The Elevator takes them to the 14th floor. Cir-El says, "NBC isolation rooms are on the right, so I assume the testing facilities are on the left. I stayed here the first couple of days..."

Valeria Von Doom finds the lab. "This one should do it. Kaydin, we should stay in the observation lounge. I haven't managed to get enough energy in a force field to protect us."

Cir-El says, "I have to brace myself to use my force blast at higher power, that is how I realizes, with a bit of help, that it could propel me. Shall I try to focus to a smaller area, or spread wider...I usually spread it wen I fly so the damage is less concentrated."

"I need exactly what you do when you fly," Val notes, stepping into the observation room and turning on the intercom. She's still waiting for one of them to ask about, well, force fields. They're probably assuming she has gadgets. She usually does, after all.

Cir-El states, "Well, other than direction. I mean, we want to measure my thrust not send me crashing into the roof, right?"

She Points both hands at the impact register and braces herself so she will not slide backwards, then lets go... "Once more?" Val calls from the control room. Making notes, taking records.

Cir-El suggests, "Perhaps there is a way to test me under simulated sunlight, to see if that changes my output?"

Karen flips some switches, and the light becomes much brighter and changes in quality a bit, "Try now."

Cir-El does so. There is a slight change in the energy she can produce, but not enough to take her above mach 2 without pushing her power. There is a slight decline if she is working in darkness, but not enough to drop her to subsonic.

"Mostly, I need your maximum. Like I said, I don't want the spars to break. We're going to be using some hang glidery stuff here. And some...hrm. Bat based stuff. Biomimicry!" Val grins with enthusiasm. She's having too much fun with this.

Karen says, "I will set the ambient lighting to emulate noon in the Sahara desert, that should be about the most light she will have coming in under normal conditions."

Cir-El says, "I might be able to push higher, but anything past this could be painful. I am not sure how the energy passes through me, but it hurts if I get past about the current force."

Valeria Von Doom nods. "Then it's probably enough. Okay...I need it to take this and maybe slightly more, and it needs to be the kind of plastic that goes limp." Hrm. "This will be *fun*. We'll probably need to go somewhere, like, out of the city to test it."

Clearly Valeria is enjoying the challenge, Cir-El, however, feels obligated to inform her, "I have limits to my power reserves. At the level we were testing, I can function for perhaps an hour. On reason I want to be able to glide is to conserve energy."

Valeria Von Doom nods. "Right, but this isn't for deployment. This is for making sure we don't have to repair it as often." She grins. "Trust me?" She's thirteen. And has big blue eyes...

Cir-El laughs, "I can withstand an anti-tank shell, I don't think I am going to hurt myself flying. Let's see what you can come up with. If it works well, it will be good advertising for your new service."

"I should be able to eventually, but I'm still not very good with that yet. I can like, handle bullets and stuff." She shrugs. "Powers are, like, something you have to *practice*."

Cir-El points out, "Not JUST practice, you have to grow into them too. Your body, and your powers, are simply not mature yet. What are your powers anyway? You mentioned something about force fields and flying is that the extent of your abilities?"

"I can't fly yet, but I know it's possible to fly with my powers." She grins. "That too. I have an unfair advantage, though. My powers seem to be exactly the same as my mom's." Which IS a little unfair compared to most people. "I can do this." And she disappears. Mostly. The field is a little bit ragged, especially to Kryptonian vision.

Cir-El says, "Pretty good, my vision has not matured yet, if it ever comes in...I might not have that gene. My hearing, however, is as good as any other Kryptonian, and I practice with using it to compensate for my lack of vision."

Valeria Von Doom reappears. "It gets a bit ragged sometimes. But I only like...started showing powers..." She finally admits. "A few weeks ago." Why is she embarrassed by that?

"I started when I was about 8, but I used to use a special sun screen to keep them from happening during the school year..." Cir-El stops abruptly, "Oh yeah, that is a false memory...sorry. I forget that my memory was severely tampered with."

Valeria Von Doom nods. "I inherited mine, but...it's...uh not uncommon in mutants and mutates for powers not to show up until puberty." Oh, no wonder she's slightly embarrassed.

Karen says, "There are seven times when mutations tend to emerge in life, based mainly on body stress. Conception, Birth, Puberty, Maturity, Pregnancy, Menopause, and Death. There are also other occasions, but those seven would be most common."

Valeria Von Doom nods. "Yeah. I...know." She stretches a bit. "I got what I need for this. Just need to work up the material parameters and details of the design. I'll try and be as quick as I can." She grins at Cir-El, over her embarrassment pretty quickly.

Cir-El smiles, "I will look forward to it. I am sure you will find a way to contact me when you get done."

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