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Gordon:<\/strong> Our guest today is Samantha Pederson, the person who told us in Teleportal: Damage Control<\/em> her harrowing account of tracking down the people who caused the Duncan Reid explosion. Welcome to So What Live<\/em>, Ms. Pederson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pederson:<\/strong> Please call me Sam. Is it alright if I call you Gordon?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gordon:<\/strong> Absolutely, Sam. I know you\u2019ve been inundated with requests for interviews by the media. Thank you for letting us have this dialog with you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pederson:<\/strong> My pleasure, Gordon. Thank you for getting my story out to the public. It\u2019s important that the world knows teleportals are a safe mode of transportation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gordon: <\/strong>Even between universes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pederson: <\/strong>Well, that has yet to be proved, but we hope to have it cleared up soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gordon: <\/strong>Interesting. How are you going to do that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pederson: <\/strong>As you know, we\u2019ve been working with the Alternates to develop a way to make a connection we can control in case something goes wrong. We believe we have a safe test mapped out and will be running it soon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gordon: <\/strong>And how do you propose to do that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pederson: <\/strong>The test will be in an isolated area. We and the Alternates will have small portals set up in domes that have been vacuumed out so that very few molecules from either universe can get through. Then once the interface has been opened, we\u2019ll introduce small amounts of atmosphere from each universe until we get to surface air pressure. If at any time we get an unexpected reaction, we\u2019ll shutdown the interface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gordon: <\/strong>What if you get a chain reaction and can\u2019t shut down the interface?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pederson: <\/strong>We\u2019ll have two portals set up in orbit and another in each universe with a volume interface around the test module. The instant any unexpected energy shows up, the portals will teleport the whole experiment into space. And we\u2019ll have a manned backup to trigger the portals if the automatic system fails.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gordon: <\/strong>I thought the Alternates didn\u2019t have space travel yet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pederson: <\/strong>They don\u2019t. We\u2019ll be pulling their module into our universe. Of course, this is all based on a hypothetical chain reaction. Sort of like putting the astronauts into quarantine when they came back from the moon. Better to be over protective than under protective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gordon: <\/strong>So when will this test take place?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pederson: <\/strong>All I can say is soon. I\u2019ll be adding it as an epilogue to the book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gordon: <\/strong>I don\u2019t suppose you can tell us where the test will take place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pederson: <\/strong>\u2018Fraid not. These days no matter what the issue someone will protest it if they know it\u2019s happening. We\u2019d have to put off the test.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gordon: <\/strong>Well, Sam, thanks for being with us today. I for one am glad to know we\u2019ll soon have a definitive answer on whether we\u2019ll be able to visit the Alternate\u2019s universe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pederson: <\/strong>Thanks for having me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Footnote:<\/em><\/strong> This interview took place before the test was added as an epilogue.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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