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Boy Wonder · 07-30-2011, 09:19 AM

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Originally Posted by vishu.emma

Julia looked carefully at the 3D image. The shape, now magnified, looked very familiar in making. She had seen a lot of them back in that muggle-town. "Wait a second, this is a muggle-made one" she paused. "And the cuts, it is a multi lock key." Positive. She turned to Ben. "Do you know any possible muggle areas where this person goes to?" Any tiny bit of information, possibly?

"Yes........ It is muggle made." She is very observant. "Which is why there is no magical trace on it." Seriously, people?? Benjamin gave Julia a look and then decided to answer the question. "Well, I can tell you where it's not. His home, his place of work, a store, or anything that you would need to go to frequently (in his home town.)" Anywhere else... Not important.

Quote:

Originally Posted by GlassXRose

Elinor watched carefully as Ben performed quite the trick, smiling mostly to herself. "Well, aren't we fancy? I suppose I'm just a little old-fashioned about these things." She preferred it that way. She was in her element that way. But now was not the time for that conversation. There was work to be done. She couldn't tell wether he was being sarcastic or not, but when he admitted she was right, she caounted that as a small personal victory.

She let the two bounce ideas off each other-- after all, she was just the lab monkey-- and turned her attention to the key once more. Picking up a tiny pick-like tool with a sharp end, she carefully found one of the tiny ruts in the key and scraped it, ending up with a TINY bit of silver dust, which she immediately deposited into a vial.

"I know I'm being old-fashioned again," she said half to herself as she crossed to a shelf with small bottles of chemicals. She picked one up and, removing the dropper, let several drops of a clear liquid envelop the scraping. Securing the vial, she gave it several shakes, then watched as the liquid turned purple. "...but the chemicals don't lie."

She gestured to what every lab ought to have; A periodic table on the wall. "Red would indicate solid, blue would be a gas, and green would be a liquid. Purple would come from a mixture of red-- the silver solid of the key, and blue-- a gas or a vapor that was in the air at the time the key was inserted into the lock. The scratches act as a sort of environmental time-capsule, storing the gasses that were prominent in the air at the time." That last part was added in merely for the sake of having it said.

Replacing the tiny bottle of chemicals and setting the vial aside, she crossed towards Ben. "Detective, I believe it's your turn to one-up me," she said playfully. It wasn't that she had done all she could do, she merely needed a few moments to think, and, raising her arms to fold them, she paced a few steps, slowly, and did just that.

Benjamin was recalling the spell to do next, when Elinor decided to go herself. "Ah," Chemicals. Haven't worked with those in 10 years. "Yes, well..." Hardcore stuff. "Instead of looking at the elements on the key as separates, let's look at them in combination with each other. For example, if I had saltwater and sand you would know this key was at the beach." Ben turned to the other woman in the room. "But I doubt it will be as easy as that."

Then Benjamin had a thought. "The wonderful thing about magic.... Is that it's magic. Elinor, would you do me a favor and smell that key?"

07-30-2011, 09:19 AM	#16 (permalink)
Boy Wonder Formerly: RobinBoyWonder Mooncalf Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Greater NYC Area Posts: 6,935 Hogwarts RPG Name: Olivia Anderson First Year x1	I haven't forgotten about you. ;) Quote: Originally Posted by vishu.emma Julia looked carefully at the 3D image. The shape, now magnified, looked very familiar in making. She had seen a lot of them back in that muggle-town. "Wait a second, this is a muggle-made one" she paused. "And the cuts, it is a multi lock key." Positive. She turned to Ben. "Do you know any possible muggle areas where this person goes to?" Any tiny bit of information, possibly? "Yes........ It is muggle made." She is very observant. "Which is why there is no magical trace on it." Seriously, people?? Benjamin gave Julia a look and then decided to answer the question. "Well, I can tell you where it's not. His home, his place of work, a store, or anything that you would need to go to frequently (in his home town.)" Anywhere else... Not important. Quote: Originally Posted by GlassXRose Elinor watched carefully as Ben performed quite the trick, smiling mostly to herself. "Well, aren't we fancy? I suppose I'm just a little old-fashioned about these things." She preferred it that way. She was in her element that way. But now was not the time for that conversation. There was work to be done. She couldn't tell wether he was being sarcastic or not, but when he admitted she was right, she caounted that as a small personal victory. She let the two bounce ideas off each other-- after all, she was just the lab monkey-- and turned her attention to the key once more. Picking up a tiny pick-like tool with a sharp end, she carefully found one of the tiny ruts in the key and scraped it, ending up with a TINY bit of silver dust, which she immediately deposited into a vial. "I know I'm being old-fashioned again," she said half to herself as she crossed to a shelf with small bottles of chemicals. She picked one up and, removing the dropper, let several drops of a clear liquid envelop the scraping. Securing the vial, she gave it several shakes, then watched as the liquid turned purple. "...but the chemicals don't lie." She gestured to what every lab ought to have; A periodic table on the wall. "Red would indicate solid, blue would be a gas, and green would be a liquid. Purple would come from a mixture of red-- the silver solid of the key, and blue-- a gas or a vapor that was in the air at the time the key was inserted into the lock. The scratches act as a sort of environmental time-capsule, storing the gasses that were prominent in the air at the time." That last part was added in merely for the sake of having it said. Replacing the tiny bottle of chemicals and setting the vial aside, she crossed towards Ben. "Detective, I believe it's your turn to one-up me," she said playfully. It wasn't that she had done all she could do, she merely needed a few moments to think, and, raising her arms to fold them, she paced a few steps, slowly, and did just that. Benjamin was recalling the spell to do next, when Elinor decided to go herself. "Ah," Chemicals. Haven't worked with those in 10 years. "Yes, well..." Hardcore stuff. "Instead of looking at the elements on the key as separates, let's look at them in combination with each other. For example, if I had saltwater and sand you would know this key was at the beach." Ben turned to the other woman in the room. "But I doubt it will be as easy as that." Then Benjamin had a thought. "The wonderful thing about magic.... Is that it's magic. Elinor, would you do me a favor and smell that key?"