PARADISA LOST

I'm not really interested in long trips, or putting myself out in the wilderness... but all the discoveries that are found on the upcoming trip will be shared with those of us who remain behind, correct?

( Beth )

I find the abilities of whoever is in charge of this castle astounding. I'm still not sure how they are able to accomplish introducing mind altering chemicals so easily to the residents.

... I may have to begin regular drug tests on all the food I consume here.

Then you have the tricarboxylic acid cycle. The acetyl-CoA transfer the two carbon acetyl group to the compound, oxaloacetate, to form the compound, citrate.

Um... what is tri-tricaroinic?

Tricarboxylic acid. It's named for the chemical structure, which contains three carboxyl groups.

Are car-boxyl groups... are those groups of... [she pauses to look at her book] c-carbon?

Carbon, Oxygen and Hydrogen, specifically. You need all three elements to form a carboxyl group. ... Two elements of Oxygen specifically.

O-Okay, but, um why do you need two?

You require two elements of Oxygen properly share the number of electrons it would take to complete each element on it's own. One of the Oxygens and Hydrogen are already bonded together to form Hydroxide, which are then bonded to the Carbon. The Carbon also shares a double bond with the second Oxygen, completing the number of electrons it needs in it's electron shell to be fully stable.

((OOC. Zack, Nanako, Omg guys, I haven't studied cellular respiration and the elements in forever. If one if you is into biology and I messed this up badly, please don't kick me))

Though I've now read several books on the subject of feline behavioral, feeding and grooming patterns, very few cover the subject of naming, and the ones that do have so little about it that they might as well left it out to begin with.

I could just be practical and call her cat.

[a pathetic mewing sound]

But I get the distinct feeling she wouldn't like that.

Does anyone have any good name suggestions?

With most materials made easily accessible here, it should be fairly easy to maintain previous holiday traditions. Though... without family, Thanksgiving doesn't seem like much in the ways of holidays.

[kay, this is even freaking Zack out a little ;_; So it's time to use logic to make things less horrifying!]

It's plausible that some form of flesh eating bacteria was able to quickly spread across the body, and I suppose in this scenario it would have spread to the brain, which would explain the lack of proper motor skills, communication abilities and reasoning.

However, if that's the case, direct contact with infected people would likely result in a transfer of the disease...

[... logic, you failed him miserably D:]

With the castle's current conditions, there doesn't seem to be a way to properly quarantine them all.