I meant to say that the comment title is because I was reading along and got to the part where they were talking about chemistry, and I genuinely thought they were going to fight over scientific theories!
HAHAHAHA because this is exactly what I thought for the chemistry part! Until yeah, I was like, "wait, but... they might not be?? What ARE they fighting about??"
if there *was* an element of fits of temporary insanity (whether poor anger management or some more neurological disorder), and I'm not saying there was, but maybe he was worried about this happening again?
HAHAHAHA because this is exactly what I thought for the chemistry part! Until yeah, I was like, "wait, but... they might not be?? What ARE they fighting about??"
Exactly!
When I was brainstorming what I would do if I were writing fiction, it was absolutely going to be a duel over the properties of fixed air! But then Selena had an even better idea. :D
Also, I had to look up what "fixed air" was, and wiktionary tells me it's carbon dioxide.
Re: A duel for science...or insanity??
Date: 2025-06-01 02:43 am (UTC)HAHAHAHA because this is exactly what I thought for the chemistry part! Until yeah, I was like, "wait, but... they might not be?? What ARE they fighting about??"
if there *was* an element of fits of temporary insanity (whether poor anger management or some more neurological disorder), and I'm not saying there was, but maybe he was worried about this happening again?
:/ Seems plausible to me.
Re: A duel for science...or insanity??
Date: 2025-06-01 03:02 am (UTC)Exactly!
When I was brainstorming what I would do if I were writing fiction, it was absolutely going to be a duel over the properties of fixed air! But then Selena had an even better idea. :D
Also, I had to look up what "fixed air" was, and wiktionary tells me it's carbon dioxide.
Re: A duel for science...or insanity??
Date: 2025-06-08 10:11 pm (UTC)