Part 2: The Work of a Thousand Men

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Michael decided to drive to work right after this with one thought on his mind. The Biodroids.
He arrived at the lab and called Jim to talk and explain what happened.
Jim: Mike, I'm so sorry. You seemed so happy when you left yesterday.
Michael: I was. But on the other hand, I am happy I'm not marrying someone willing to do that at any time.
Jim: Yeah, I guess that's true. Anyway, how come you wanted to see me?
Michael: I think it's time to put the Biodroids to use.
Jim: Sounds good. We can do the tests in an hour.
The hour passed and they were starting the first phase of testing.
Michael: You said that the material is almost like it's alive. How so?
Jim: We found the material in South America. We say it's alive since it can create random objects but will be different around different temperatures, materials, and people. The ship it was on could barely hold it for long and long-term exposure has unknown effects. The goal is to make machines capable of harnessing the full power of the material and for us to use it to create any item we want. It's unstable under certain conditions, but if we can focus it on a certain data board, it can regenerate and hopefully, we can even harness it!
Michael: It better work then.
Jim: Oh trust me, the data scientists have run through every variable and this is the closest to perfect we have.
Michael: Like I said. It better work.
Jim: Alright moody. Test beginning in 3-2-1
The test went underway and Michael and Jim were watching behind bulletproof glass, despite this. The machine started going faster and faster which was not predicted.
Michael: Uh is it supposed to do that?
Jim: It's probably because it's getting hot. That's normal.
Jim lowered the temperature of the room.
Jim: Alright we are going to focus on the machines.
Michael: How do you plan on having the machines harness the material?
Jim: Those lasers will scatter the material and hopefully it leaches onto the actual droids.
Michael: Very well
Jim: Focusing in 3-2-1
The lasers focused on the material but the temperature simply rose.
Computer: System Critical. Please lower the temperature.
Michael: Jim this isn't normal. Turn it down.
Jim: I'm trying! I can't cool it.
Computer: System failure imminent. Please shut down the system.
Jim: I'm going in
Michael: Are you crazy! Thats suicide!
Jim: I can't shut it down out here. I have to disable them manually!
Michael: Are you sure?
Jim nodded.
Michael: Fine. Please don't die man.
Jim: I'll try.
Michael told the facility to evacuate while Jim was busy disabling the lasers.
Michael ran back to see if he was ok but was only greeted with an explosion sending him flying into the wall and getting knocked out in the process.

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