This choice: Sounds logical, captain. • Go Back...Chapter #7The chemistry set. by: Ëtalfni   As you casually glanced through a rack of books, you heard a rattle and felt your foot accidentally kick something underneath the table in front of you. Worried that you may have broken something, you knelt down and checked what it was you stumbled upon. To your discovery, it happened to be a rather faded looking cardboard box.
"Doctor Whizzo's Chemistry Set...What the heck is this?"
The box looked ancient and smelled of mold and foul liquids but had a clear enough portrait of what could only be described as a mad scientist laughing insanely as he mixed together various vials. In short, it reminded you of your old Creepy Crawler set you had when you were a kid, though this particular brand seemed much older than that. It must have been from at least fifty years ago or when your mom was a kid.
"Whatcha got there, sport?" she asked, after she had finished her shopping. You noticed that the back of the car was filled to the brim with various brands of useless junk.
"Some weird chemistry set I found. Bought for a buck, how could I go wrong?"
"Doctor Whizzo's, huh?"
"Yeah, I have no idea what it's from. You ever hear of it, mom?"
"The chemistry set? No, I've never heard of such a thing. But Doctor Whizzo...Nah, it couldn't be."
You eyed her with slight suspicion as she changed the subject after that, but shrugged. It really didn't matter who this Doctor Whizzo was, you had a long Saturday afternoon ahead of you and perhaps you could do something productive for once that might help your failing chemistry grade.
Once home, you quickly mixed together a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, then slunk into your room for the remainder of the afternoon. You slid open the chemistry box and coughed at the dust that oozed out.
"*Cough* Well, at least it looks like everything's in tact here."
The box contained just about everything you'd need for typical build-your-own chemistry sets. There was a row of vials, a beaker, some tubes, a burner, and even a neat little packet of herbs and chemicals that still could see some use despite being in a box for several decades. After organizing the different components within, you fished around for a set of instructions so you could begin your alchemy adventure.
"Hmm, Doctor Whizzo's Chemistry Set Guide," you read aloud from the paper. "Thank you for purchasing the set, blah, blah, blah, blah. Where's the actual instructions for this thing? Ah, here we go."
The paper came with a neat little guide to put together the glassware in front of you like a LEGO set. After correctly assembling everything you continued reading on what exactly you could end up making with this thing. You weren't expecting much, maybe you'd get lucky and end up learning how to make small explosives. But you weren't prepared for what the guide was going to have you make.
"Now you're ready to begin to your quest into chemistry. The following is a list of different potions and elixirs you can end up making with this kit..."
There seemed to be nothing scientific about the list that followed though. In fact they all seemed like something out of a children's fantasy. Shrinking potions, growth potions, potions that were supposed to turn you into other people.
"Man, what did I end up buying? Who actually believes this shit? No wonder it was only a buck..."
You sighed, you had already gone through all the trouble of setting this thing up. It'd be a shame to let it go to waste without at least going along with one of the recipe. You moved your finger down the list and ended up picking...  | Members who added to this interactive story also contributed to these: |
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