AN: Just a head's up, I'm going to try to keep this story as consistent with the canon as possible. If I do anything stupid, tell me so I can correct it. Please review!
Jonathan stepped in to The Department of Human Testing. He was very early, and there were only two other scientists there. He was unsure as to what he was supposed to do.
Mr. Thomas stepped out of his office. He looked up at the lights and blinked, then umplugged a whirring machine next to him. He walked over to Jonathan and tossed him a pack of cigarettes.
"You smoke, son?" he asked.
Jonathan shook his head.
"That's a darn shame." He took the pack from him. "You've been transferred."
"But I've only worked here for one day..."
"Well, not totally transferred. You and Caroline are kind of... semi-transferred. You'll both still be technically working for The Department of Human Testing, but you'll be spending most of your time in The Department of Theoretical Experimentation. We're working on some integration things... you'll be our inbetween people."
Mr. Thomas put an arm over his shoulder and walked him out of the room. "It'll be really fun. It's an ... interesting ..." he stopped talking and walked away.
Jonathan (eventually) found the way to his new workplace. It was very hard to find, because it was not on the map he had been given.
The door to the department had a big poster on it that depicted a man shaking hands with himself. The picture had a bright red cirlce around it with a line drawn through. The text beneath it read 'How could he know better than you?'.
Jonathan walked into a room that was similar to the one he had left. Men in labcoats were walking around, and assistants were following them. In the corner of the room was a massive machine. It was rectangular and grey, with hundreds of dials along the side. There was a man standing next to it wearing bulky headphones, adjusting the dials and writing furiously on a notepad.
Someone noticed Jonathan standing in the doorway and approached him.
"Are you the other consultant from The Department of Human Testing?" asked the assistant. She looked like she hadn't slept in a week.
"Um, yes, I am."
"Right this way." She led him across the room, weaving through the tables and scientists. At the other end of the room was a door that opened into a long flight of steep, descending stairs. A colorful poster above the door showed someone in a hospital bed. The text read 'Watch Your Step!'. Jonathan didn't understand why all the posters had to be so threatening.
At the end of the stairs was a door with a shiny plaque that read 'Dr. White'. Jonathan thought that it sounded like a dentist's name.
The assistant let him in. Directly in front of him was Dr. White, sitting at his desk. He had a very positive air about him, and there was a large painting behind him of a tree.
Dr. White stepped out and shook Jonathan's hand. "We are very excited to be working with The Department of Human Testing." he motioned to a chair. "Please, take a seat."
Jonathan sat down in a velvet-y red chair. Next to him sat an alert looking Caroline. She seemed chipper, despite the early hour.
"We are working with very, very exciting new technologies here." said Dr. White. "This is truly one of the most radical things to ever be designed."
"Will we be viewing the Quantum Tunneling Device?" asked Jonathan, who could imagine nothing more radical.
Dr. White laughed cheerily. "No, no. This is a little more... advanced."
This shocked Jonathan, who could imagine nothing more advanced.
Dr. White led them out a side door of his office onto one of the observation desks. It was loud. People were furiously typing out papers, adjusting dials, and pointing down through the glass at a lone test subject.
Dr. White ushered them in. Someone started counting down.
"5... 4... 3... 2 ...1"
There was a blinding flash of light from the test chamber.
Jonathan sat down in a velvet-y red chair. Next to him sat an alert looking Caroline. She seemed chipper, despite the early hour.
"We are working with very, very exciting new technologies here." said Dr. White. "This is truly one of the most radical things to ever be designed."
"Will we be viewing the Quantum Tunneling Device?" asked Jonathan, who could imagine nothing more radical.
Dr. White laughed cheerily. "No, no. This is a little more... advanced."
This shocked Jonathan, who could imagine nothing more advanced.
Dr. White led them out a side door of his office onto one of the observation desks. It was loud. People were furiously typing out papers, adjusting dials, and pointing down through the glass at a lone test subject.
Dr. White ushered them in. Someone started counting down.
"5... 4... 3... 2 ...1"
There was a blinding flash of light from the test chamber.
Jonathan sat down in a velvet-y red chair. Next to him sat an alert looking Caroline. She seemed chipper, despite the early hour. However, it didn't feel early. Jonathan felt, strangely, as if he had been up for a while.
"We are working with very, very exciting new technologies here." said Dr. White. "This is truly one of the most radical things to ever be designed."
"Will we be viewing the Quantum Tunneling Device?" asked Jonathan, who could imagine nothing more radical.
Dr. White laughed cheerily. "No, no. This is a little more... advanced."
This somehow didn't shock Jonathan. Maybe the wonders of Aperture had dulled him.
Dr. White led them out a side door of his office onto one of the observation desks. It was loud. People were furiously typing out papers, adjusting dials, and pointing down through the glass at a lone test subject.
Dr. White ushered them in. Someone started counting down.
"5... 4... 3... 2 ...1"
There was a blinding flash of light from the test chamber.
Jonathan sat down in a velvet-y red chair. Next to him sat an alert looking Caroline. She seemed chipper, despite the early hour. However, it didn't feel very early. Jonathan felt like he had been up for a while. Maybe he hadn't slept well.
"We are working with very, very exciting new technologies here." said Dr. White. "This is truly one of the most radical things to ever be designed."
"Will we be viewing the Quantum Tunneling Device?" asked Jonathan, who could imagine nothing more radical. And then, "Did we meet yesterday?"
Dr. White seemed puzzled. "No, I don't believe we've met before. And, no. We'll be viewing something a little more... advanced.
Now Jonathan seemed puzzled. He could have sworn that he knew Dr. White somehow.
Dr. White led them out a side door of his office onto one of the observation desks. It was loud. People were furiously typing out papers, adjusting dials, and pointing down through the glass at a lone test subject.
Dr. White ushered them in. Someone started counting down.
"5... 4... 3... 2 ..."
Caroline reached out and flipped a switch. There was a sound like lightbulb going out, then an engine slowing down.
A man holding a stuffed folder suddenly burst in through the door, sending papers flying off of desks. He quickly stepped over to Dr. White, and opened the folder. Dr. White examined it.
Cave Johnson's voice came over the intercom. "Thank's to the work of The Department of Theoretical Experimentation, we will not all be stuck in an infinite time loop."