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[#080] Show a Little Faith, There's Magic in the Night (Original)
Theme Prompt: #080 – Opposites Attract
Title: Show a Little Faith, There’s Magic in the Night
Fandom: Original
Rating/Warnings: PG-13
Bonus: Yes.
Word Count: 733
Summary: Becka questions if Hanson is enjoying their partnership.
“Do you ever wonder why we work so well together?” Becka asks one night.
It’s late in the evening, and she and Hanson have been in their separate corners, Hanson making adjustments to the Spengler 2, soon to become the Spengler 3; his workspace neat and tidy without a tool out of place. On the other hand, Becka does her usual breath of research on their next ghost problem across the room. The whiteboard behind her is cluttered with scribbles and newspaper sources, as is her way, insisting on visualizing the full spread of her notes and information so that she can see the big picture.
He really should build her a digital board – better for the environment, yet still having the same amount of space available.
“No,” he replies.
“But we’re total opposites.”
“True.”
“So, in all actuality, it shouldn’t work, right?”
“No.” Hanson shrugs as he looks up from the motherboard, resting his arm across the top of the casing. “We’re like ions.”
“Ions?” She looks up at him helplessly, hoping that he might elaborate further, and sometimes he forgets how little science she knows. She passed high school chemistry, but it’s clear not all of it stuck.
He huffs before holding up his hands. “All molecules have a certain amount of protons and electrons. A molecule in it’s purest form is inert, meaning its charge is a net-zero. Their protons and their electrons are balanced. However, when molecules interact with each other, they might lose or gain an electron for whatever reason, and then they become charged positively or negatively. That’s when they become ions.”
That seems to set off a lightbulb or connect a dot somewhere in her memory because she sits up a little straighter. “Wait! This is like magnets, right?”
“Exactly,” Hanson nods with a smile. “You try to push two ions of the same charge together, and they’re going to push away from each other. Two positive ions aren’t going to return them to an inert state and make up for the electron they lost. But if they happen to come into contact with a negative ion, that will draw them together, where they can balance each other out.”
Becka nods slowly. “So opposites attract isn’t just a gimmick to sell rom coms.”
Hanson laughs. “I’m not sure if it works quite the same way with people. But I feel like we fill each other’s needs well. And that’s worth continuing.”
“I think so too.” She glances over their separate spaces, then up to the wall where her board lives. Then she turns back to him with a smirk. “You hate my conspiracy board, don’t you?”
Hanson flusters before giving a small shrug. “Hate is a strong word.” Because it is. He reconsiders for a moment before tipping his head to the side. “I have some options for improvements?”
Becka nods slowly before turning over to the board. “I’m open to options. What’d you have in mind?”
“An LED touch screen that syncs with your laptop.” Hanson steps out from behind his desk. Once he’s close enough, he holds up his hands to illustrate. “Think of it as a massive tablet. You could even save the boards, in case you need to come back to the information later.”
Becka’s eyes widen as she pictures it. “Oh, man.” She then turns back to look at him. “Would that mean I could also take it with me and sync it up to like a projector or something? In case the bad guys send us running back to my sister’s guest house again?”
“Sure,” Hanson shrugs. “I’m sure we could make that work.”
Becka lets out a squeal-like sound before throwing her arms around his shoulders and kissing him on the cheek. “I love it. Let’s do it.”
Hanson smiles, pleased that he can at least make one improvement on the space. Then he turns to look at the remains of her research snacks and raising an eyebrow. “That, however, I can’t build you tech for.”
Becka laughs as she pulls back before nodding and going to throw out the garbage in the wastebasket. “I will do better.” She then looks up at him with a grin. “And for what it’s worth? You are an opposite I don’t mind attracting to.”
Hanson laughs as he gets ready to head back to his desk. “I appreciate the vote of confidence.”
Title: Show a Little Faith, There’s Magic in the Night
Fandom: Original
Rating/Warnings: PG-13
Bonus: Yes.
Word Count: 733
Summary: Becka questions if Hanson is enjoying their partnership.
“Do you ever wonder why we work so well together?” Becka asks one night.
It’s late in the evening, and she and Hanson have been in their separate corners, Hanson making adjustments to the Spengler 2, soon to become the Spengler 3; his workspace neat and tidy without a tool out of place. On the other hand, Becka does her usual breath of research on their next ghost problem across the room. The whiteboard behind her is cluttered with scribbles and newspaper sources, as is her way, insisting on visualizing the full spread of her notes and information so that she can see the big picture.
He really should build her a digital board – better for the environment, yet still having the same amount of space available.
“No,” he replies.
“But we’re total opposites.”
“True.”
“So, in all actuality, it shouldn’t work, right?”
“No.” Hanson shrugs as he looks up from the motherboard, resting his arm across the top of the casing. “We’re like ions.”
“Ions?” She looks up at him helplessly, hoping that he might elaborate further, and sometimes he forgets how little science she knows. She passed high school chemistry, but it’s clear not all of it stuck.
He huffs before holding up his hands. “All molecules have a certain amount of protons and electrons. A molecule in it’s purest form is inert, meaning its charge is a net-zero. Their protons and their electrons are balanced. However, when molecules interact with each other, they might lose or gain an electron for whatever reason, and then they become charged positively or negatively. That’s when they become ions.”
That seems to set off a lightbulb or connect a dot somewhere in her memory because she sits up a little straighter. “Wait! This is like magnets, right?”
“Exactly,” Hanson nods with a smile. “You try to push two ions of the same charge together, and they’re going to push away from each other. Two positive ions aren’t going to return them to an inert state and make up for the electron they lost. But if they happen to come into contact with a negative ion, that will draw them together, where they can balance each other out.”
Becka nods slowly. “So opposites attract isn’t just a gimmick to sell rom coms.”
Hanson laughs. “I’m not sure if it works quite the same way with people. But I feel like we fill each other’s needs well. And that’s worth continuing.”
“I think so too.” She glances over their separate spaces, then up to the wall where her board lives. Then she turns back to him with a smirk. “You hate my conspiracy board, don’t you?”
Hanson flusters before giving a small shrug. “Hate is a strong word.” Because it is. He reconsiders for a moment before tipping his head to the side. “I have some options for improvements?”
Becka nods slowly before turning over to the board. “I’m open to options. What’d you have in mind?”
“An LED touch screen that syncs with your laptop.” Hanson steps out from behind his desk. Once he’s close enough, he holds up his hands to illustrate. “Think of it as a massive tablet. You could even save the boards, in case you need to come back to the information later.”
Becka’s eyes widen as she pictures it. “Oh, man.” She then turns back to look at him. “Would that mean I could also take it with me and sync it up to like a projector or something? In case the bad guys send us running back to my sister’s guest house again?”
“Sure,” Hanson shrugs. “I’m sure we could make that work.”
Becka lets out a squeal-like sound before throwing her arms around his shoulders and kissing him on the cheek. “I love it. Let’s do it.”
Hanson smiles, pleased that he can at least make one improvement on the space. Then he turns to look at the remains of her research snacks and raising an eyebrow. “That, however, I can’t build you tech for.”
Becka laughs as she pulls back before nodding and going to throw out the garbage in the wastebasket. “I will do better.” She then looks up at him with a grin. “And for what it’s worth? You are an opposite I don’t mind attracting to.”
Hanson laughs as he gets ready to head back to his desk. “I appreciate the vote of confidence.”
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Thanks for reading!
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“And for what it’s worth? You are an opposite I don’t mind attracting to.”
I really liked this line!
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