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A thoroughly nice chap

I have been having some fantastic chats this week with that temporal research fellow, Brian Russetcoat. Fantastic, and more than a little confusing, but he said some extremely interesting words, long ones too. He has a lot of opinions that one, and he does have a tendency to look around dramatically and go off on tangents. Still, splendid conversations I am almost certain.

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Brian Russetcoat

Yes, I remember now, we had quite a fascinating discussion about music, this fellow used to be in a popular music combo you know. Something I remember from when I was a young otter kitten, B’lieve or somesuch thing.

This was before he got into the research game of course.

Music wasn’t the main reason for our chats, but as I think I have mentioned Brian is a tricky person to talk to. Thoroughly nice chap though, full of enthusiasm and zeal and ideas.

I decided it was high time we sorted out the hamster problem, we had them secured in separate but adjoining rooms, but this didn’t seem to be very satisfactory. So I paid another visit to the research department. I wanted to see how the construction of the time flow tank was going.

This is when I met Brian. He explained in great detail how it is possible to get the flows of time and water to synchronise using a temporal flow moderator, which is a splendid device they have just invented, it has flashing lights and a whirly bit and a an awful lot of controls. It also goes bing, which is only right and proper for this sort of thing. All very impressive I can tell you! It is possible to alter the flow of time by controlling the flow of the water apparently. It has to be within the field generated by the machine that goes bing of course, hence the need for a tank. Now, one of the more recognisable components of this construction is the flow control wheel. Which brings me to the hamsters.

If there is one thing I know about hamsters is that they love a wheel. I talked it through with Debbie and Brian, well mostly Debbie, Brian was distracted by some of readings on one of the bingy things. Anyway, Debbie believes that the Cedrics could be convinced to run in the wheel and be very useful to the research team.

This is marvelous news,  and Debbie tells me she has chatted it through with the Cedrics and they are willing to help, they will take it in turns and in their free time they would like to visit the primary school for gifted otters. Sounds perfect to me, keeps them busy and apart and out of my way!

If it all works out there will be live otter time trials very soon I am told. If not, we can always take the quantum otters up on their offer of a Schrodotters hamster experiment!

21 thoughts on “A thoroughly nice chap”

  1. Things that go bing are very important to science! As are whirly bits. It sounds like Brian is a very capable otter, if a little frantic. I hear that genius does that sort of thing to folk. How lucky he chose to turn his attentions to temporal flow rather than concentrate on being a rock & roll god! Great news about the Cedrics, too. Hamsters and wheels are inseparable. It’s lovely that they want to visit the school for gifted otters, no doubt the students are very fond of them indeed 🙂

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    1. Brian is a little manic, but so enthusiastic, and intelligent 🙂 I think it is better for all concerned that he isn’t singing any more!
      The Cedrics love their new wheel they were very keen for the chance to play in it!
      The students at the school for gifted otters are extremely fond of them, and between you and me I think a couple of them want to do subtle experiments on two versions of the same creature… nothing sinister of course they are primary school otters 🙂

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      4. They are easily bribed with seeds, unless there are two if the same hamster when they are a bad influence on each other and need to be gainfully employed…in a wheel for example…
        Otters don’t really have carpet…

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