the ramble dump

Chris says:
what's the shield made of?

plaid says:
hm.....

Chris says:
i'm hesitant to say plasma, because that's been used in things like Halo (and possibly Star Wars) and i don't want to seem like i'm copying

plaid says:
let me think...

plaid says:
it should be made of something random and unexpected, but plausible...

Chris says:
some sort of electric pulse? they'd have to time it right, though

plaid says:
like... really really hot... something.... some sort of magneticized substance.

plaid says:
electro magnetic.... um...

Chris says:
and that wouldn't really effectively deflect weaponry, which is what it would be designed to do with a ship like that

plaid says:
electromagnetic something. fumes. some kind of fumes.

Chris says:
electro magnetic..if you look at the Matrix, they used an electromagnetic pulse to cut off the power of everything within a radius

plaid says:
electromagnetic blank fumes.

Chris says:
electromagnetic fumes?

plaid says:
i don't really know what im

plaid says:
talking about

plaid says:
i don't know...

plaid says:
i just thought it might sound good

plaid says:
:P

Chris says:
the pods wouldn't be obtaining their air supply from an external source, so fumes wouldn't really work :P

plaid says:
hm?

plaid says:
but if they were electromagneticized, they'd be all... electromagnetic...

Chris says:
fumes wouldn't be able to get inside the pods if there are no air vents or grids or anything

plaid says:
well, that's not what i meant anyway. i don't really konw what i did mean though

Chris says:
we wouldn't have to go into depth

Chris says:
it could just be 'energy shield'

Chris says:
i dunno

plaid says:
that's true

plaid says:
how about you just pick some impressive sounding phrase and use it?

Chris says:
it's got to be technically correct though. this is a comic story in some ways, but still.

plaid says:
technically?

Chris says:
it's actually got to be plausible

plaid says:
because energy sheilds actually exist in the world?

plaid says:
maybe they do. what do i know?

Chris says:
they could do.

Chris says:
we don't want something that just wouldn't work, plain and simple

Chris says:
like electromagnetic fumes :P

plaid says:
heh

Chris says:
we could cover it up with a name...a proper noun that they've given the shield

Chris says:
and it'd be alien technology anyway

plaid says:
like what?

plaid says:
yeah.

Chris says:
like McBob's Zaptasterum Shield

Chris says:
but not as stupid

plaid says:
heh. hm.... organic nitrogen-based powersheild. or super-enforced electron barrier.

plaid says:
how're those random random off the top of my head ideas?

Chris says:
crazy

Chris says:
you're razy

Chris says:
*crazy

Chris says:
organic?!

Chris says:
shield?!!

Chris says:
heh

plaid says:
heh

plaid says:
it could happen...

plaid says:
it's like... recycling.

plaid says:
only... um....

plaid says:
okay i'll shut up

Chris says:
'Quick, switch on the organic nitrogen-based powershield!'
'It's not working!'

Chris says:
'That's because it CAN'T! HAHAHAHAHA!'

plaid says:
you come up with it then. i give up.

Chris says:
we need a sensible yet alien sounding name

Chris says:
an alien scientist's name

Chris says:
Zaptasterum

Chris says:
:P

plaid says:
hm...

Chris says:
Kaltruxan Generator....generates the shield

plaid says:
okay

plaid says:
except i don't really like the letter k

Chris says:
Caltrux is a company/person's name anyway

Chris says:
Gantruxian

Chris says:
created by the scientist, Pierre Gantruxi :P

plaid says:
okay

plaid says:
i really don't care, chris. do whatever the heck you want

Chris says:
*sniff*

Labels: alien conversations, starcustard

# posted by Chris @ 10:53 PM