How It All Began...
...was that I saw a cryptic newspaper ad seeking a lab intern. The ad boasted not only cash payment but the chance to be a part of "historical breakthrough events that will tear down all that we think we know about the inner-workings of Earth and the Universe." I wasn't very interested in nutty prospects of discovery and infamy, but I needed the cash so I left a message. His reply (by way of hand-written letter) didn't appear for a week and a half:
Dear Jonathan,
Your message was a welcome sign. We have been short on interns as of late. Come at once to Chateau Leafhead. On your way stop at whichever stores or locations you need to and pick up the following items (Leafhead Inc. will reimburse you at a later time):
3 dozen live jellyfish in a tank of sea-water
1 satchel crystallized Zirconium
1 Matter Re-arranger, with spare battery
2 sets of glass vials, crafted from unbreakable Jardian mega-prisms
1/2 pound of Beryllium
1 flask of Liquid Nitrogen, chilled
an ounce of dried Ergonovine
1 loaf rye bread, perfectly fresh
a chunk of asteroid (if they don't have it then a satchel of fresh moon-dust)
Signed,
Dr. Leafhead
The impossible shopping list explained why Leafhead had been short of interns. I began making realistic plans to gather every item.
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Dr. Leafhead: Story of a Mad Scientist, Part 1
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