>>5736416“<span class="mu-i">WOAH.</span>”
Woah is <span class="mu-s">RIGHT!</span> Heading down the tunnel towards the aforementioned ‘<span class="mu-s">GEOTHERMAL</span>’, you find yourself in a chamber straight out of a sci-fi flick! Massive pipes snake across the room connected to one colossal central grated vent not unlike the air vents you saw back in the mines!
But the yawning abyss in front of you, well…
“<span class="mu-i">Whoof!</span>” Groans Pepper as she tugs on her collar a bit, “Hotter n’ heck in here!”
“Least that means the <span class="mu-s">GEOTHERMAL VENT’S</span> unblocked!” Chirps Raj, prompting both you and Pepper to look at him with a mixture of surprise and concern.
Raj, you stammer, are you… you good, man?
“Is your head okay?” Asks the journalist as she cocks her head to the side with worry in her eyes!
“Right as rain, dudes!” The skater replies with the usual thumbs up! “Could go for a bite to eat, but feelin’ aces otherwise!”
Okay, you nod, still unable to process what you just heard, you just… he just said something somewhat… knowledgeable?
“Eh, alternative power sources are a bit of a fascination of mine!” Raj explains as he idly spins Linda on his finger, “See, geothermal energy works similarly to nuclear fission in that they both harness <span class="mu-i">steam</span>, yea? But while a nuclear reactor requires specific materials to function, usually the isotope <span class="mu-s">URANIUM-235</span> or, in much older and smaller models <span class="mu-s">PLUTONIUM</span>, a geothermal reactor like that one over there,”
He pauses to point at the gargantuan <span class="mu-s">DOOHICKY</span> taking up the majority of the far end of the chamber.
“Primarily harnesses the natural heat vented upwards via <span class="mu-s">CONVECTION CURRENTS</span> through breakages and cracks in the Earth’s mantle, which when combined with an appropriate water source can-”
Holy crap, Raj, you remark with genuine pride in your voice, you’re glad you brought him along!
“Likewise!” Adds Pepper beaming with pride! “Do you think you can figure out what’s wrong?”
“Way ahead of ya, muchachos!” He laughs as he leads you both around the central pit where all the heat is emanating from, “Take a look up there for me!”
Following his headlamp, you blink in confusion as you find yourself staring at a pipe on the ceiling with a hole where…
Oh for crying out loud, <span class="mu-i">ANOTHER</span> missing part!?
>CONTD. 