#lab experiments

[nmercurial]

A treat

[nmercuriall]

Once i figure out the map of the hail mary i will be unstoppable. Matching bloodymary shaker keychains

Pssst. can you guys report my old, very hacked account nmercurial (ONE L). say it's a bot or something I want my handle back

[purpleplutofrogs]

Just saw this art from GEEKYLUX while doom scrolling and my mind has been RACING with plots for this

Imagine Diluc has a lover who was experimented on by Dottore, and was hiding it. Diluc found out, and they was scared he’d like go Batman mode on them or something, but instead he goes to kill Dottore!

I’m not sure if this idea has already been written but OMGGG if someone could write it I’d have their hand in marriageeeeee

Also I’m not fully caught up on Genshin lore so if this is just like isn’t possible or something…woops?

[nawts00]

Ratiorine fanfic: Until Death Do Us Part.

Chapter: 4/4 (Complete)

Summary: After a failed mission leaves Aventurine with devastating news about Ratio, he finds himself trapped in a world of surveillance, grief, and unanswered questions. Forbidden from fieldwork and forced into desk duty, Aventurine struggles to move forward, all while uncovering discrepancies in the story he's been told. As he begins his own investigation into the truth behind Ratio's death, Aventurine uncovers a tangled web of secrets, lies, and a dangerous game.

Chapter 1

Chapter Text

BOOM.

The ground trembled violently, the kind of shake that went deeper than the bones—one that echoed in the soul. A high-pitched whine followed, then an eruption of smoke and rubble. Debris flew past like shrapnel kisses from a dying building.

"Behind me!" Aventurine snapped, arm shooting out. A radiant, hexagonal shield of gold flickered into existence, its glow momentarily cutting through the smoke like a holy flare.

"I told you to leave," Ratio said, breath tight, as he knelt beside him, scanning their collapsing surroundings.

"And I told you to shut up and let me win this one," Aventurine retorted, his voice hoarse but eyes burning.

He reinforced the barrier with a flick of his wrist. Coins spun midair like orbiting stars, each one a symbol of his defiance. Behind them, pillars fell like dying gods.

Ratio's fingers curled around his chalk-gun. He scribbled in midair, each equation precise, and with a sound like heaven cracking, summoned a white-hot pillar that struck down on an enemy crawler.

"You're gambling with your life."

"I’m gambling with ours," Aventurine shot back. "Try to keep up."

There was a heartbeat of quiet as they stood back-to-back. A symphony of chaos surrounded them. But for a brief second, they were a single, unbroken line in a collapsing world.

Then came the explosion from below.

Blinding. Consuming.

Aventurine's last thought before blacking out: I should've told him to run.

==========

Two Days Earlier in a meeting room of the IPC...

"This mission is off-record," Topaz stated crisply. Behind her, a glowing map pulsed with marked interference zones. "Unstable coordinates, Aha cultists on the fringe. I want both combat and brainpower."

"Which is why he's here," Aventurine said, gesturing lazily toward Ratio without looking.

Ratio adjusted his glasses. "Someone has to make sure you don’t bring the ceiling down on us."

"Only when you’re in the room," Aventurine quipped, smirking.

Topaz rolled her eyes, "Boys, please keep it in your pants.”

Jade barely hid her grin.

What the rest of the team knew but didn't say aloud: the two were sleeping together. It was an open secret, threaded through quiet meetings, conveniently locked rooms, and an odd softness Ratio never showed anyone else.

Still, this mission felt... different.

Ratio glanced at Aventurine. The man was already looking at him.

Something unspoken passed between them.

==========

That night, Ratio lay on Aventurine's couch, glasses resting on the edge of the armrest.

"You’re staring," he murmured.

Aventurine smiled faintly. "Just confirming you’re real."

Ratio cracked an eye open. "You always think you’re dreaming when I’m soft on you?"

"Only with you."

A kiss pressed to his forehead. Ratio shifted, leaning into it.

They didn’t say more. They didn’t need to.

=========

In the present day at the IPC Medical Ward, the ceiling was twirling the moment Aventurine opened his eyes.

He winced in pain. Ache in his chest, ribs, a broken arm in a sling. Taste of metal in his mouth. He shifted, and a figure loomed.

"You're awake," Jade said quietly.

"Where—"

"You're safe but… the mission failed. You were pulled from the debris. We lost contact."

Aventurine's heart thudded.

"Ratio?"

Jade was silent.

Then she handed him something: Ratio’s laurel clip, bent and charred.

"We found this. No body. No signal from his phone... We’re still searching."

You can read the rest of the story here at my a03

[abyssalzones]

the whole video is good but this spoke to me

[xolopilli-art]

So our TA for animal physiology had us do an activity for our quiz grade today, would you like to try it? No? Well here it is:

[No scrolling to the end to cheat!]

1) She had us take 3 minutes to draw a picture. "First thing that pops into your head". We all thought we were getting an easy grade this week...⏰

2) Take another 3 minutes to hastily write down on the back all the step by step directions to recreate your picture. Suddenly we all knew we were NOT getting points for just just doodling...⏰

3) Trade directions with someone else...Me and my lab partner's directions are below if ya wanna try ours.

My partner's:

Mine:

4) Take 3-4 minutes to follow their instructions...⏰

5) Our results (spoilers!)

Mine of hers:

Hers of mine:

The point of the exercise was to enphasize how we should approach the methodology section of a lab report. Something even older students still don't do well and fall back into the habit of "writing it like a cook book"

I highly recommend using this game in science camps and classrooms, or just showing it to friends for fun! I'll be bringing it to my camp kids for sure.

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[uchicagoadmissions]

Lab subjects: *take placebo and feels better*

Scientists: But why?

Lab subjects: