[Nathan's a rather common fixture in the pub by now; he's usually there regardless of the time, drinking himself to death without a care in the world.

It's where he is now, though he isn't drinking for once. He is sitting at the bar though, turning something over in one of his hands. Closer inspection reveals it to be a long dagger, one kept in good condition.

He stops turning it over to grip it in his hand. He brings the blade to the palm of his left hand, and drags it along his skin. The dagger easily cuts through and blood begins to flow from the cut. Nathan stares blankly at it, with a look of being not quite there.

That look passes though, and he wipes his bleeding hand on his jeans as if it's nothing. He pays no mind to the small pool of blood that has accumulated, even as he drags the tip of the dagger through it.]

Fucking badass dagger. Totally glad I stole this thing. Totally.


((OOC: See this link for further information on the dagger.))

[A large, smooth metallic structure (a fon machine), with a readout machine set up beside it, is brought to the Astral Plane. Connected to readout machine, there is a smaller base. Jade's copy of Physics of the Impossible is set down, a glowing semisphere enclosing it, and information from its analysis is moving across one of the computers.

Doctor Mambo Jade has a small fon machine in his hand, a device for scanning people.]

I've made some experiments on the behaviour of the book that was recovered from the library some time ago. The copy we recovered radiates fonons—the base matter of our world and similar to the atoms of a number of worlds represented here.

In the presence of most individuals from my world, whether capable of fonic artes or not, the fonons radiated do not integrate into their structure. However, for two people of my world able to access the Plane, the fonons radiating from the book mix with our own, in a manner similar to my world's Contamination Effect.

With only two subjects and one book, the sample is inadequate. I would like to request volunteers from other worlds for testing. The process is brief and non-invasive. It merely requires a scan with the device in my hand.

Additionally, if there are scientists from these other worlds, I would appreciate their assistance in calibrating these fon machines to the structures of their worlds, which may be somewhat dissimilar from my own.

[Jade adjusts his glasses and adds,] For those concerned, this experiment is being conducted with the permission of the Malkuth Empire. If anybody gets hurt, you are free to take out your revenge on Emperor Peony Upala Malkuth IX.

[Best friend ever, right?]