The warehouse felt empty that night. Normally filled with equipment and film crew, most of the inventory had been emptied with the end of the season's shoot. Grant had been heavily involved with sorting through the show's eclectic collection of machinery and materials. While he enjoyed his time with the show, there were experiments he wanted to conduct that didn't quite fit in with what the producers wanted. Some of these were personal curiosities rather than anything that would appeal to their wide viewer base. As he was going through his half-baked ideas, the door opened. Grant ran over to the door with excitement. "Kari! I'm so glad you could make it!"
Kari was caught in a surprise hug. She gently pushed her colleague away. "Curiosity got to me. What's this secret project you're working on?"
Normally, anyone would kill to be alone in the warehouse with the attractive Kari Byron, but Grant was more enthused with the opportunity to share his work. Energetic as always, he led Kari to his crude contraption. Kari had seen something like it before. It was a moderately-sized barrel filled with sand, connected to a pump, generator and control panel. Grant was already a step ahead with the explanations. "Remember the quicksand episode we did? When Adam stepped into the vat to see if quicksand sucked you down? Well, I really thought about doing a follow up. It didn't really address the horror of Hollywood quicksand – the sucking bit, yeah, but not the inescapable part. So I thought, what if did an experiment on whether it's possible to escape quicksand on your own."
"As compared to using a swinging Tarzan?" Kari asked.
"Exactly!" Grant clenched his fists with excitement. "I've put together this machine. It's a smaller version of what we used in the quicksand experiment. The stuff in the barrel is a fine sand that liquefies quickly when water is pumped through it, and then solidifies when the water is drained. The control panel allows me to regulate water flow, and adjust the vibrations. The sand needs some stimulation to get it into the gooey quicksand stuff we need."
"And the aim is to escape from the barrel, which simulates quicksand," Kari mused. "That's very clever. So what do you need me for-...OH!" She snapped her fingers. "You need a damsel in distress."
"Of course, and I couldn't think of anyone better. Though, I can't pull off the Tarzan act well."
Kari thought about it. It was getting late and she was looking forward to getting back to the hotel to relieve some stress. But she had also been curious about the quicksand episode as well. She wanted to have a go, but the show only featured Adam, and the crew disassembled the experiment as soon as the shoot was done. Grant's version was, in some ways, better in the sense that it was manageable for their small experiment. Plus, for some reason, she could feel herself getting excited over it. Grant's friendly and energetic disposition was a tilt factor. If Adam or Jamie wanted to try it, she might've declined.
"Okay, let's do it," Kari announced, to Grant's jumping jubilation. She walked over to the tank. There was no harness, so she presumed that it was more or less up to her to free herself. "Wait, do we have a wetsuit or something? I just cleaned up and I don't have a change of clothes."
There wasn't anything in the warehouse. Kari didn't want to disappoint Grant and she wanted to satisfy her own curiosity. "As long as no one finds out," she said. She took off her shoes and socks and removed her jeans. Even Grant, consumed by his work, couldn't help but gaze at Kari's sexy body. It was certainly well known that Kari pulled in a lot of viewers for a reason. What happened next was unexpected even for the mythbusting duo. Not wanting to get her underwear dirty, she stripped off her bra and thong. She looked mildly embarrassed and covered herself up, and the warehouse was a bit chilly. "Are we going to get started?" she asked.
"Right, right," Grant stammered. He instructed Kari to go onto the platform next to the vat. Grant operated the panel from behind, so he could only see Kari from the rear – which he wasn't complaining about. Kari did as she was told, and when Grant gave her the signal, she stepped onto the sand. At first she was apprehensive, testing the sand with her feet, but once she was satisfied with the solid feeling, she stood in the middle of the vat. The sand felt very fine and was pale in texture. There were no surprises yet, but then Grant hadn't turned the machine on. When he did, the generator kicked into action and the pumps began the cycle of moving water through the vat.
Nothing happened at first. Kari was pre-empting the liquefaction and stood with her arms held out gingerly. She felt nervous and excited. Grant couldn't see from his position, but her nipples were very hard, and not just from the cold. The deep gurgling beneath the sand sounded very ominous. She could only imagine how this would've looked on camera.