Story [Issue 3] Background Stories: Freeze

[chriswu 25]

ωнєη єqυιρρє∂ ωιтн α ρσωєяƒυℓ тαηк ƒυℓℓ σƒ ѕρєє∂ αη∂ ѕтαмιηα, ƒяєєzє ¢αη вє σηє σƒ тнє мσѕт ∂єα∂ℓу ωєαρσηѕ ση тнє вαттℓєƒιєℓ∂.
тнιѕ ιѕ тнє ѕтσяу σƒ ιтѕ σяιgιηѕ αη∂ тнє мαѕтєямιη∂ вєнιη∂ ιтѕ ωσякιηgѕ; σƒ нσω α нυмвℓє вυт ραѕѕισηαтє ιη∂ινι∂υαℓ ιη α яємσтє яυѕѕιαη νιℓℓαgє ιηνєηтє∂ α ∂єναѕтαтιηg αη∂ υηιqυє ωєαρση.



It was spring, and the constant splashing of fish in the local ponds heralded a new season of bounty. It was his favorite time of year,
and Ivan had returned from his laboratory at the Zhukov Institute to his beloved home. Although his Russian hometown was seemingly “in the middle of nowhere”, Ivan had never run out of things to do. A versatile individual with many hobbies, Ivan enjoyed the outdoors, as well as using his engineering skills to create ingenious inventions to entertain himself in his spare time.

It was a beautiful day when he was contentedly fishing by a small pond, when Ivan heard a thunderous crash and loud whoosh from across the water. The long legged birds which had been wading in the banks clamorously took to the air in a flurry, filling the air with feathers, leaves and dust. Out of the surrounding trees, Ivan watched as his old friend, Buran, rushed into the scene with an odd contraption spraying a synthetic looking material meters ahead. A few unfortunate birds had been caught in the line of “fire”, froze in mid-air, and splashed back into the water.

“AHAHAHA!! IT WORKS!!” Buran cackled.

This was obviously something new.

Buran and Ivan had had a long history together. Both natives to their small village, the two individuals shared a fascination for creating gadgets and tinkering with old appliances. As teenagers, Ivan and Buran had built a device which allowed them to climb walls like a spider, a gyrocopter in which they could fly, coilguns, and other fantastic contraptions other children could only dream of. They were both very creative individuals.

Though both were very smart, Buran ended up flunking out of school, while Ivan accomplished many academic achievements. School simply didn’t work for Buran. When he was in class, he could only think of his inventions back at home. Instead of studying, he would be hacking an old computer, or hammering at a car engine.

Ivan, on the other hand, embodied the ideal student. Concentrated and studious, Ivan graduated first in his class, and attended the most prestigious universities with flying colors. At the age of 25, Ivan was hired by the Zhukov Research Institute under the discipleship of one of its chief engineers: Lev Borondinskii. It was Lev who had designed the schematics for the weapon “Isida” during the recent Cold War, though the realization of his brainchild was deemed “impossible” by his colleagues. Ivan worked hard under Lev’s supervision, and succeeded him as chief engineer after his retirement eight years later.

An illustrious person, Ivan completed his mentor’s work on Isida. Recent developments in quantum physics had indicated the possibility of self powered nanobots, which could be transported from an emitter onto a target. Work on Isida was heavily taxing and required a monstrous budget. However after its release, isida was so successful in the weapons market that buyers had not only compensated for the cost of development, but had spent so much that the Zhukov Institute was able to move to a new location
with fully upgraded systems. After many press conferences and public appearances regarding his late success, Ivan had finally returned to his hometown to recoup and relax.

“What is it?” Ivan asked. His excited neighbor turned. Buran was a burly fellow, with his shaggy beard and bright eyes, he had never ceased to be consumed in his work.
“Ivan! I had no idea you were in town! I assumed you were too busy at Zhukov!” Buran exclaimed.
“Yeah, isida sucks your life...literally. Anyways, your invention looks interesting. What does it do besides kill birds?” Ivan chortled.
“Behold the mighty ‘Freeze Thrower’!” Buran answered. “Equipped with state-of-the-art technology, ‘Freeze Thower’ sprays a lethal dose of freon at its unfortunate target!
Come closer so I can demonstrate.”
Ivan approached his friend.
“Behold!!!” Buran pulled the trigger. The contraption let loose a blast of bluish material, then sputtered and emitted a funny sounding honk.
“Crap...it does that sometimes.”
“That’s really cool! I love how you reversed the polarity in your vacuum cleaners to make them blow instead of suck! And how you paralleled the freon supply so that you
can spray in any direction!” Ivan exclaimed.
“Thanks,” Buran said sheepishly. “Those darn Hoover 9000’s keep stalling though.”
“No need for expletives Buran! I can fix that. Maybe if you’d let me take this prototype to my department at Zhukov, my colleagues over there can improve its design. We
have better equipment there. We can replace your hoovers with industrial grade turbines and derive a synthetic material more effective than freon! The possibilities are endless!”
“Of course! I can’t wait for the upgrades! Just let me keep my prototype when you’re finished ok?”
Ivan chuckled. The friends were reminded of many thrilling childhood memories as they shared the enthusiastic moment.
“It’s a deal then.” After Ivan finished fishing, the two friends went to Buran’s home to catch up.

After his hiatus was finally over, Ivan returned to his lab at the Zhukov Research Institute with a new and interesting contraption.
“What is it? keeping busy Ivan?” his colleagues asked.
Schematics were drawn and redrawn, materials were synthesized, and parts were welded together. The final product was a sleek and powerful weapon. Buran’s “freeze thrower” had been streamlined to just “freeze,” and the freon had been replaced with an enhanced chemical which dealt much more damage to its target. The handheld freeze was enlarged to fit a turret, and the freeze you see on your tank was born. Yet another wild success, freeze dominated the weapons market after it was released only months after Isida.
When praised by the press for his “rapid innovation,” Ivan never forgot to give his old friend Buran the credit.



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Edited July 31, 2017 by Hexed

[Bowzie 64]

Love it man!

[Goldeneagle 9]

AWESUM

[CleanFight 3]

It is very simple, You should write story's, this is great.

[chriswu 25]

It's based off of the garage description of freeze, in case you didn't catch that. :-)

[r_galiant0 33]

Cool. we wait more from you !

[Fjelstad1678 186]

Great job on the story man. Btw, i luv ur avatar pic. :mrgreen:

[chriswu 25]

Why thank you!

[THE_MK 13]

Yeah now this is gun...FREEZE :twisted:

[jazz20 1,181]

nice :)