Hey guess who’s uploading over lunch break because hecking did not catch the internet connection timeout earlier. >_>
Also, y’all who called it, good calls.
Today's edition of the Secret Commentary is empty, because Dave failed to come up with something for it.
Perhaps it is a good thing Sarnothi do most of their work underwater.
Also, the smart thing to do here would be to call for the adults.
The realistic 4th grader thing to here is to try and cover it up by putting the fire out themselves (while it spreads).
Source: Was a 4th grader with a fire problem once…
“Purple K”, the small dry powder fire extinguisher, was a new exciting development, so exciting the Volunteer Firemen had to come to our school and show all the grades how to use the smaller lighter easier for a kid to handle extinguishers. We got to hold one pull the pin and squeeze. Nothing came out of course, but they showed us how to swing the spray back in forth – sweeping the base of the fire, not the flames.
That came in handy that summer when I had an “accident” while playing with an alcohol lamp. Note: a pan of sawdust makes a very large ‘wick’ type thing when properly doused in denatured alcohol!
Welcome to the first day of the rest of your grounding, Amanda!
I think that’s an understatement.
It’s all fun and games until something goes fwoomf.
I want to see her panicked and running for help, wide-eyed and lasers blazing!
And THIS would be why NDAs and trying to convince the kids not to use their COOL LASER EYES at all, even when said cool laser eyes have unpleasant side effects you’d THINK would be discouragers, are a lost cause when up against third-graders.
Sorry, Todd and Andi.
Girls, please lease please don’t burn down MomMom and PopPops house !
And this is why Todd and Andi were so dumb in there “encouraging them to practice in a structured environment is scary” attitude. I’m sorry but I wouldn’t have let Amanda leave that room till she could control those eyes to some level. The ability is lethally dangerous and trying to ignore it or delay dealing with it is gonna cost them. And I hate the fact the 8 year olds are going to be held accountable for acting like kids instead of the adults for not actually dealing with the reality of the situation fast enough.
A thousand times affirmative. Now you’ve got two kids faced with a potential disaster, and who can inflict much *further* damage without trying to. Imagine you can somehow project energy from your eyes across anything in your line of vision. Energy that can (as demonstrated in Scar’s case) destroy flesh – presumably including your own. Now, these two are going to be flailing about, the suppressor is going to get knocked off and lost, and any control over the lasers is going to go out the window. Best outcome would be for Selkie, having a *bit* more experience, being able to access the power in a way to put the fire out. Probably in a way that would be messy – no lost home, but a lot of damage that means that Theo and Marie are GOING to find out what’s going on, NDA or no.
Oh look – wood burns.
Who’d have thought?
Woodburning could lead to wood actually burning? – It would have been less obvious, if you’d called it pyrography. There goes your last straw of deniability, kiddo.
‘Mandaaa -you have some ‘splaining to dooo!
Why do I feel like she’s not going to be able to turn them off. >_<
Let’s hope Theo has a vacuum built into his circular saw and lathe. Sawdust can be one heck of a kindling. One small ember could be enough for a fireball.
Well, if they ever pick up smoking they’ll never have to worry about having a lighter.
We have ignition!
And this right here is why Then and Scar wanted those kids trained and with an understanding that this is not a frigging toy.