[She arrives in the morning as per usual, takes in the over-extravagant change of scenery, and stops for a second, looking a bit perplexed. Eventually:] ...Can I help you?
[Cameron looks up. She's never met Martel before, and has to stare a moment or two to properly analyze Martel's green hair as... well, green hair. Then she stands up with a brilliant smile and holds out her hand.]
[On the one hand, help is good. On the other hand, good god that's a lot of balloons. But Martel's good with the 'people' thing, so she doesn't hesitate to shake Cameron's hand and smile in return.] Well, thank you. You did a wonderful job.
[Thanks is nice, but nobody around here ever seems to like giving out their name right off the bat when she introduces herself. She wonders why that is?]
I don't know your name.
[then she points to one outstanding bunch of balloons] I blew up a lot. More than necessary, because I put the sign up. I think someone is bound to try and shoot some, even when they shouldn't. And the balloons will explode.
[she cocks her head] Maybe I shouldn't have put signs up. But if I didn't, they'd still be dangerous.
Mist: water in the form of particles floating or falling in the atmosphere at or near the surface of the earth and approaching the form of rain; something that obscures understanding; a film before the eyes; a cloud of small particles or objects suggestive of a mist; a suspension of a finely divided liquid in a gas; a fine spray; a drink of liquor served over cracked ice.
[Okita has the midnight shift, so as he's leaving, he sees Cameron's handiwork and blinks, going over to poke one of the balloons with his finger. He's never seen a balloon before.]
Hydrogen gas. First artificially produced in the early 16th century, via the mixing of metals with strong acids.
In 1766-81, Henry Cavendish was the first to recognize that hydrogen gas was a discrete substance, and that it produces water when burned, a property which later gave it its name, which in Greek means "water-former". At standard temperature and pressure, hydrogen is a colorless, odorless, nonmetallic, tasteless, highly combustible diatomic gas with the molecular formula H2.
It is highly flammable and will burn in air at a very wide range of concentrations between 4% and 75% by volume.
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Hi, I'm Cameron. I wanted to help.
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I don't know your name.
[then she points to one outstanding bunch of balloons] I blew up a lot. More than necessary, because I put the sign up. I think someone is bound to try and shoot some, even when they shouldn't. And the balloons will explode.
[she cocks her head] Maybe I shouldn't have put signs up. But if I didn't, they'd still be dangerous.
I don't know.
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Nice.
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Thank you! You're gonna have to be careful though. They're more dangerous than regular balloons.
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But I can't make helium here.
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...well, this is festive! What's the occasion?
[A little confused, since there seem to be several. Fortieth birthday, what?]
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I wanted to help. I thought it would make the Welcome Center welcoming. My name's Cameron.
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You're right, it does. I'm Rydia of Mist, one of the regular volunteers.
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You don't look like any of these.
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...now I wonder what these are...?
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[Cameron stands up from where she'd been sitting patiently, waiting for people.]
I thought it might help make people happier. [she cocks her head] Be careful. They're filled with hydrogen.
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[He smiles at her and pulls his hands back, hiding them in his kimono sleeves.]
It certainly makes me happy. Thank you.
...and what is hydro...gen?
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In 1766-81, Henry Cavendish was the first to recognize that hydrogen gas was a discrete substance, and that it produces water when burned, a property which later gave it its name, which in Greek means "water-former". At standard temperature and pressure, hydrogen is a colorless, odorless, nonmetallic, tasteless, highly combustible diatomic gas with the molecular formula H2.
It is highly flammable and will burn in air at a very wide range of concentrations between 4% and 75% by volume.
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