mortalcoil: (I wouldn't say anything anyway)
Coil Lenn ([personal profile] mortalcoil) wrote in [community profile] driftfleet2014-11-26 08:54 am

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Who: Coil Lenn
Broadcast: Open
Action: SS Red Fish
When: Nov. 26th, morning


[sometime in what could be considered the early hours of 'morning,' a transmission is sent out to every ship. it's only text at first, and it has taken its author an embarrassingly long time to type out.]

pos. samples show unfam. protein action
isolat predatory protein, but diff. to denature
prion? but neg. for aggregates
acting sim. to chaperone? but no trail b/c lack of residue after disassembly


[and then--of course--he remembers the rest of what he wanted to say after he sends it. so, video follows a few seconds after the text message. the camera comes on as a very sick-looking, scraggly teenager is finishing up scrawling something onto the back of his lab notes and then holding it up for the camera to see. he's so tired of trying to type this stuff out it's not even funny.]

'protein structures are solid in native state but I think we can destabilize them'

[and once he's given viewers a few seconds to read, he sets the paper down to write one more word in large letters and emphasizes with scribbly underlining]

'C U R E'

[the video connection is then left open, obviously waiting for responses.]
save_the_souls: (I...what is going on in here?)

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[personal profile] save_the_souls 2014-11-29 08:41 pm (UTC)(link)
[Allen perks up immediately at reading these text. When the video comes on- he's a bit surprised to see a teenager - but eh, he's reaaaally not one to judge. So he'll focus on the message]

A cure? What do you propose we do to destabilize them?
save_the_souls: (hmmm!)

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[personal profile] save_the_souls 2014-11-30 01:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Create a counter protein...

[There's a pause as he considers that, squinting his eyes to read it again (man, maybe he should pick up glasses)]

Yes, I think there's some stuff in the lab that I could use to do that...I can see what I can do! [Sure, he's never done it before - but that never stops a shonen!] Can you pass this info onto Captain Hange as well? Maybe she can try making one as well.
save_the_souls: (watching)

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[personal profile] save_the_souls 2014-12-04 10:52 pm (UTC)(link)
[He waits for the file on the network. It takes him a moment to figure out how to download and read it, his eyes moving back and forth as he reads the chemical compound]

Wow...you figured out a lot. I could definitely do something with this. Thank you.

[He gives a sad sigh]

And I suppose since you're the one to discover it, it's only fair you're the one who gets to name it.
save_the_souls: (with all my loving)

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[personal profile] save_the_souls 2014-12-11 12:57 am (UTC)(link)
Ah-

Well, you see- it's customary that when a new disease is found...whoever discovers the disease names it. Or they name it after the first known patient of it. Though, I can't see many people being fond of that idea...

And since you figured out what it was, it's only fair you get to name it!