Neural

My Name is Lukas Vu

Another day, another job.
"What are you looking at there, Lukas?" Ane spoke out from behind the man. She approached him in his seat as he seemed to be studying some sort of diagram, but it was hard to tell with him. Lukas had so much stuff out, his setup hardly considered organized to most people.
"The brain." Ane noted the rubber model he'd set up. "Ah," she answered, not too interested in it.
"The brain is quite interesting. It's a myth that we only use ten percent of it - in fact, we even use more than ten percent even while sleeping. Our dreams and nightmares are proof of that. In addition, the brain is the one organ that named itself..there is so much to learn about the mind." Lukas rambled on, scribbling through his notes.
"Dinner will be ready soon." Ane said. "I made soup."
"Did you know that the brain itself cannot feel pain? It is our tool that we use to identify the pain, but the brain itself has no pain receptors to actually feel it. Our brain tells us what's good, and what's not. That's why things that affect the brain tend to be dangerous towards us, because the brain is the centrepiece of our activity." Lukas paused. "Our brain also tells us what good food is..I will be there soon for the soup." He gave a smile to Ane, winking.
Ane sighed, but she smiled, too. Lukas heard her walk into the kitchen, and shortly after, calling Nina down.

Ah. Nina.
Nina was Lukas and Ane's daughter. She is a lovely, bright girl. Very smart. But unfortunately, she suffered from a condition that even Lukas had yet to identify. The only thing he knew of was the seizures, meaning that it did affect the brain and several other systems in the body. While Lukas mostly dealt with the brain and other related systems, that didn't mean he didn't study on other things, too. The only thing they could do for Nina at the moment was ensure she took her meds and wasn't left unsupervised.
Lukas turned to his laptop and browsed the internet, preparing to shut off when a article caught his attention. But it wasn't any ordinary article. Like a lot of people, Lukas knew of the asteroid. The meteor shower. Harmless rocks burned up in the atmosphere. But this..

The layout reminded him of something, a site set to purposely cause panic. Just like with things like Yellowstone - how people said it was erupting within the month, an eruption which never came, or the mysterious Planet X which could destroy all life as we know it. But this seemed different.
Different because the photos were official.

A chunk of the meteor that broke off of the original meteor is set to crash down somewhere near Eastern Europe. Judging by the size, it will most likely survive the atmosphere and make impact with land. The probability is that it will crash in a deserted area, though anyone in the affected area is advised for a shockwave warning.

Those were the highlights for him.
The rock is noted for its unusual shape - jagged spikes line the rock, seen in this photo below.
It was taken by a good telescope of some sort, he could see the outline of the meteor. The sharp edges jutting out.
It is set to collide within 48 hours of this article being posted.
12 hours ago. So there was only 36 hours left, if the writers were correct. Lukas presumed there was not much to worry for. Maybe just a new crater, a new tourist destination. Some deaths. Tragic.
Lukas closed his laptop and stood up, moving to the kitchen to join his family.

His name was Lukas, and he wasn't an astronomer. He was a neuroscientist.