Nuke Box

A very curious device of alien construction, the Nuke Box is a portable restroom facility used by character's in The Angst Guy's fic A Hard Days' Night.

Designed by an alien race notable for their tripedal physical makeup, Nuke Boxes were the response to the aliens' need for sanitary, plentiful facilities to relieve themselves of bodily waste.

Nuke Boxes are teleportation devices of limited scope and specific function; individuals inside the device are not subject to teleportation, but undergoes a quantum-level scanning procedure which incorporates detailed biological information on the type and gender of the species using the device; all materials categorized as unnecessary to the life form’s continued health are immediately teleported out of the user's body. A curious side-effect of the device is that, when used with the appropriate setting, Nuke Boxes are very effective capable healing any detrimental physical conditions a person is suffering from. In that, Nuke Boxes may actually be the first step towards an actual version of the fabled Fountain of Youth, and virtual immortality.

Nuke Boxes must be carefully calibrated before each use for the individual user. The devices are not foolproof; they cannot affect congenital conditions the user has been afflicted with, and they cannot discern several classes of items the user may have upon his/her person: most individuals find it better to simply disrobe fully before entering a Nuke Box, as all extraneous items (glasses, jewelry, clothing, etc.) may be teleported away, as with certain vestigal or redundant organs and/or body parts deeemed unnecessary.

Nuke Boxes are pre-programmed for use by humans, with settings for both genders encoded within. It is crucial to ensure that the correct settings are in place before using the device, as the machine cannot differentiate between genders; using a Nuke Box encoded for the opposing gender can result in an unintended gender realignment procedure that results in the user becoming a fully-functional member of the opposing gender.

The devices are run on replaceable energy cells, which means that a Nuke Box has only a limited number of uses (the specific number of uses is unknown at this time, but power usage may also be determined by the size, species and gender of the user and the complexity of the scan/transport process involved with that user). Because of this, Nuke Boxes are considered (for Terran species) to be used only in case of emergency.

The location where waste materials from a Nuke Box, as well as the means of disposal of such materials, is currently inknown.