Path: newsspool2.news.atl.earthlink.net!stamper.news.atl.earthlink.net!elnk-atl-nf1!newsfeed.earthlink.net!atl-c03.usenetserver.com!news.usenetserver.com!wn14feed!worldnet.att.net!216.196.98.144!border2.nntp.dca.giganews.com!border1.nntp.dca.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!newsread.com!newsstand.newsread.com!POSTED.monger.newsread.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated Approved: ascem@earthlink.net Organization: Better Living Thru TrekSmut Sender: ascem@earthlink.net Message-ID: From: "Elizabeth Helena" MIME-Version: 1.0 Mailing-List: list ASCEML@yahoogroups.com; contact ASCEML-owner@yahoogroups.com Subject: NEW DS9 "Liquid" (G & B, challenge) [PG-13] 1/1 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Lines: 123 Date: Sun, 07 Nov 2004 01:55:01 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 209.198.142.218 X-Complaints-To: Abuse Role , We Care X-Trace: monger.newsread.com 1099792501 209.198.142.218 (Sat, 06 Nov 2004 20:55:01 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2004 20:55:01 EST Xref: news.earthlink.net alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated:85463 X-Received-Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2004 17:55:03 PST (newsspool2.news.atl.earthlink.net) Title: Liquid Author: Elizabeth Helena Series: DS9 Codes: AU, G & B or G/B depending on your druthers. Rating: PG-13 due to implied torture and physics. Warning: The author believes that the above statement is redundant as her physics dyslexia made that particular science torture for her. Spoilers: If you haven't watched season three, a particular episode I refuse to name may be spoiled (albeit in a very AU way). Summary: Response to Merrie's daunting challenge to incorporate the liquid becomes a solid when heated has never been observed until now." Proving once and for all that I'm a glutton for punishment, I also read the original article (located at http://physicsweb.org/articles/news/8/9/15/1) and incorporated information from there as well. Lexicon Alert: Due to circumstances beyond my control(blame or thank the former Prime Minister of Canada Pierre Trudeau), temperatures are provided in degrees Celsius. For those ruled by governments yet to be overrun by the Metric System's World Domination Tour: forty degrees Celsius is the equivalent of 104 degrees Fahrenheit, while seventy- five degrees C is 167 degrees F. Dedication: To Merrie, in gratitude for all of the encouragement she provided when I was a nervous, newbie treksmut writer. Thanks as well for providing a premise for a scenario I've always wanted to write. Granted, this probably wasn't the kind of story you were looking for, but I hope you like it nevertheless. Beta: Adrienne who at least agrees with me that statistics classes are a synonym for torture chambers. Further Thanks to: Ronald D. Moore from whom I stole a line, okay maybe two, ah hell an entire scene. Hopefully he won't mind, or more importantly, notice :-). However, I'm hopeful that die-hard DS9 fans will recognize the episode I plundered. Disclaimer: I do not own the above scientific findings nor do I have a patent on the idea of torturing trek characters either - no matter what I've claimed under the influence of too much Romulan Ale. Archiving: As always, ASCEM and BTLS may store this story in an ordered series of ones and zeros on magnetized 'chips' accessible through phone and cable lines. All others should submit a grant proposal to the author, with citations from at least three refereed scientific journals. Feedback: Yes please, other than further analysis of the scientific information I included. I dropped out of grade eleven physics for a reason! I can be reached wondering what the hell to do with my arts degree at elizabeth loves her thesaurus at hotmail.com (no spaces) or on the list. Quote that answers the question of what the Romans actually did for us: "All things are cause for either laughter or weeping." Seneca, mid-first century C.E. Liquid "Please." "You begging me," a wet cough, "that's rich." "Please Doctor, talk to me." "There's nothing to tell," his words were barely audible, but the accusation within them was palpable. "You knew that before you even started this farce." He began to cry again, but this time not due to the physical pain. "Talk to me, Julian!" The Cardassian loomed over him, as if he could will the necessary confession out of his victim. "Tell me something, anything! Lie if you have to, but say it now." "Anything?" A chuckle escaped; a disturbing contrast to the tears that continued to trickle down his face. "Alright Garak, you want to know about Changelings, something that wasn't in any of the reports to Starfleet Command or the Romulans?" Julian tried to raise himself up, but the restraints prevented him. "I don't know what sort of background in physics the Obsidian Order provides so you may not be aware that if a liquid is heated sufficiently it will transform into a gas." The Doctor paused, but when his sarcasm went unpunished, he continued."Yet in defiance of this law of nature, a Changeling's temperature will spike upward from its norm of 40 degrees Celsius to as much as 75 degrees as it shifts from a liquid into a solid form." A coughing fit racked Julian, but he forced himself to continue. "Personally, I suspect it has something to do with their metabolism's unique ability to form hydrogen bonds at any temperature," a gasp for breath before he hissed, "but further study is warranted." "Julian, I'm -," Garak began, but caught himself. "So, you were right," Julian met his tormentor's eyes for the first time in hours, "I was holding something back from you all along. I *do* hope you find it useful." A hypospray was pressed against the Doctor's neck, and he was unconsciousness before the discharged instrument clattered to the floor. Even though he was alone now, Garak buried his head in his hands to hide the liquid sliding past his eye ridges. - end - ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ ASCEM messages are copied to a mailing list. Most recent messages can be found at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ASCEML. NewMessage: