The Body Farm

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"Good morning, everyone. Please be certain to sign the roster list. If you have any specific questions about a given corpse, don't hesitate to ask.

"Some rules: Do not touch anything. Do not run amuck in here. Do not fight with each other. Do not piss me off, I'm not in the mood."

They begin walking around the facility. "Nearly everything known about the science of human decomposition comes from one place -- forensic anthropologist William Bass' Body Farm, funded by the University of Tennessee. This facility is rather similar in many respects."

The bodies are stuffed into car trunks, left lying in the sun or shade, buried in shallow graves, covered with brush or submerged in ponds.

"Grissom, can you explain what the significance of some of these insects are?" To the class, noting some faces looking green, "I did bring vomit bags--don't hesitate to grab one out of pride. Hell--I'm wearing one. Ruining this research might have you added to the research."

"Various scientists take note of what insects come calling, and how long it takes them to do their work. Others test vital organs for protein degradation, amino-acid breakdown and levels of gas in the tissue. A project in partnership with the nearby Oak Ridge National Laboratory aims to create a calendar of decomposition by finding a substance that decays at a stable rate for comparison -- the half-life of death, so to speak."

Comments

Biology

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Sign in. Watch the flies.

Re: Biology

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Mac signs in.

Chemistry (Both Sections)

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Don't touch the trash bags. They are liquifying corpses.

Re: Chemistry (Both Sections)

[nadiathesaint]

Nadia signed in. She didn't look terribly happy to be here.

Re: Chemistry (Both Sections)

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Mac signs in.

Re: Chemistry (Both Sections)

[iwasawesome.livejournal.com]

Lilly totally hates on the field trip.

Re: Chemistry (Both Sections)

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Alphonse signs in.

Re: Chemistry (Both Sections)

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Allie signed in and was excited.

her mun, on the other hand, not so much

Re: Chemistry (Both Sections)

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Broots signed in and tried not to throw-up on anyone.

Re: Chemistry (Both Sections)

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Maia swallowed hard remembering that it was the liquifyed corpses that made her sick last time. She signed in quickly and avoided them.

Forensics

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Bet you wish you'd done the paper.

Re: Forensics

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe is feeling slightly ill, and knows she's going to ahve nightmares, but hey, knew experiences... and Cole's here with her.

Re: Biology

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Macbeth signs in and actually feels... quite at home, perhaps for the first time since he found himself at Fandom. He may or may not be humming old Scottish ballads pleasantly to himself as he looks casually at the decaying bodies, and his current tangerine-cereal scent mingles pleasantly with the odor of rotting flesh as he looks around.

He makes a mental note to look into visiting here again next time he feels homesick.

Re: Biology

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Maia signed in

Dr. Grissom's Classes

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Sign in here for bonus points and grasshoppers.

Re: Dr. Grissom's Classes

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Lana signs in for Dr. Grissom's class. She's here anyway, so why not.

Re: Dr. Grissom's Classes

[sensethevisions]

Phoebe signs in for Griossoms classes, too.

Re: Dr. Grissom's Classes

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Mac signs in, again, because she's here for every class and might as well. Yay.

Re: Dr. Grissom's Classes

[demonbelthazor]

Bel signs in.

Re: Dr. Grissom's Classes

[allie-cameron.livejournal.com]

Allie signs in for bonus points since she's already there.

Re: Dr. Grissom's Classes

[dorky-broots.livejournal.com]

Broots signs because hey, already here.

Questions - Ms. Sidle

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Anything in particular you wish to know?

Re: Questions - Ms. Sidle

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Whispered very quietly.

"How's the vomiting situation?"

Questions - Dr. Grissom

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Direct the bug inquiries here.

Announcement

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"And my students, please take notice of this: I will be resigning my position here and leaving at the end of next week. I will give final exams at that time: Monday for Biology and Chemistry, Tuesday for the second Chemistry section, Wednesday for Forensics. I've enjoyed teaching all of you, but I'm afraid circumstances dictate that I must move on."

Re: Announcement

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Phoebe is visibly shocked. Two of her favourite teachers leaving in a matter of weeks?!