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[rubbernecking]

[ He beams at him like this is the best thing that's happened all day -- it's not even the information, not by a long shot, it's only a conversation.

Just one he's glad he gets to have.

No matter how rough things get, no matter how much Luffy loses, the strength in carrying on he finds in counting what he still has.

And yeah, absolutely no regrets about the exhibit, either; that had been an eye-opening experience for them both. ]

Okay! I didn't really get it, but after that she sent me to that exhibit about the power plant at Ainis--

[ He's seen squinting at his screen for a moment before he sends along the following: ]

Upon their arrival, the original colonists of Amoi found evidence of several new chemical elements native to Amoi. One such element held promise of releasing a great amount of energy through nuclear fission. When researchers found a reliable way to stabilize the resulting fragments using a chemical compound of carbon, calcium, aluminum, hydrogen, and oxygen processed in liquid form, Tanagura became solely powered by the result. When this element was later reproduced artificially in a laboratory setting, it became a renewable energy source, leaving Tanagura and Midas self-sufficient and no longer reliant on mining operations or less stable forms of nuclear energy prone to nuclear meltdown.

[shambled]

... is the screen hurting your eyes?

[Come to think about it... Luffy's been squinting at his Reader an awful lot. Might be time for an eye exam.]

Anyway... nuclear fission is how the plant in Ainis worked. Nuclear fission is... think of an element as a completed puzzle, okay? Made up of lots of pieces. Nuclear fission divides that element into all its puzzle pieces, and that releases energy in the process.

But sometimes the puzzle pieces don't do well apart. That's what they mean by unstable. They can be explosive or toxic or... a lot of things. That's what the 'carbon, calcium, aluminum, hydrogen, and oxygen processed in liquid form' stuff is for. To keep the puzzle pieces stable and safe.

Did you find out what the element capable of releasing a lot of energy was called?

[rubbernecking]

Only when I try to read it too much!

[ So, yes.

This time, the furrowing of his eyebrows has more to do with trying to follow this explanation, and he only marginally succeeds: ]

So breaking up the puzzle makes power? These things being really unstable, was that what happened to Ainis?

[ He shakes his head. ]

No, I didn't see anything about it! Isn't that weird? You'd think if it was that important, it would've been named or something!

[shambled]

[You are getting an eye exam, Luffy. First chance he gets.]

Yes. Breaking up an element makes power.

[Law makes a thoughful sound.]

... could be... they said there was an accident...

[But he doubts it. It's just too convenient.]

That is strange. [Suspicious.] Sounds like we need to do some research.

[On top of all the research on other things he needs to do.]

[rubbernecking]

[ Aaaaaand that's something he's just plain bad at. His exhale has a note of frustration because, yeah, of course it's gonna be more research.

It really is too bad there's nobody he could just shake down to get the information out of. ]

Damn! All I brought was more questions, huh?

Okay, we'll keep trying!

[shambled]

Pretty much. But nothing good comes easy.

[In other words, yep, back to the grind.]