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Who: SS Windrose crew and visitors
Broadcast: Le nope
Action: SS Windrose
When: April

[For the usage to mingle on the best ship in the fleet. Get your mingle on ladies, gents, and others!]

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[ he doesn't know either of those people, and again he feels like he's intruding here - on a better conversation they could be having. ]

There always is, it's a matter of finding it. [ did he just stumble on project 2567884? probably. ]

[What's important is that they're here now, and that they can care about each other just as much whether they're from the same timeline or not. The Vision has a feeling Kitty and Winn are getting a good start on that.]

It would be difficult to discover without having two such environments to compare but--I don't see why it could not be discovered.

We might not have environments to compare, but we do have people. Assuming we can do it in a way that is full of consent and not harmful. [She came from a place with some pretty grotesque human (and mutant) experimentation.]

[ there's already one subject whose consent they don't have to wonder about - winn will absolutely be experimenting on himself. the problem is that he and kara don't make a very good control group - what with him being human and her being kryptonian and all. they have so many differences that would have nothing to do with which reality they originated from. ]

I think step one would probably be just taking a lot of measurements to compare.

That would be simple enough, though I admit I may not make a good test subject. [What with being a vibranium-infused synthetic person and all.] And of course, I'd want informed consent.

Mutants might skew the results too, but I guess that's harder to know without knowing what we're looking for.

Of course, we're all about the consent.

[ he nods, doing this against someone's will will never cross his mind. there are plenty of scientifically inclined people who'd want to participate, right! ]

Or it might actually help, with separating factors that have nothing to do with which Earth you're from, if we get a big enough sample.

That's a good point as well. Ultimately, the more data collected, the more conclusions we may be able to draw.

We could maybe look at two people who are the same person but from different worlds like the Kurts. That might cut down on some of the extra differences.

That'd be great -- you think they'd be up for that?

I admit I only know the one, but it would be a good experiment in data-gathering.

Naturally, we'd have to determine what data we should gather first.

[~~Of course by the time someone thinks to ask one of them may be gone!~~]

How did we end up with a project over breakfast? Winn, I blame you. [He's a project magnet.]

[ he laughs ]

Yeah that's fair.

[ projects are usually his fault. and by usually he means always. turning back to vision. ]

You got ideas?

Breakfast conversation isn't entirely something I'm accustomed to, so I apologize if it's inappropriate.

[It doesn't seem to be, though.]

Biometric signatures would be simple enough, noninvasive, and unlikely to provide any information someone may object to.

It's not you, Vision. Winn's been collecting ways of spending less time with me. [Jokingly accusing.]

[ kitty please, you know he loves every second he gets to spend with you. ]

Well if I spend any more time with you, I'll be a stalker.

[ which. really doesn't bother him if his tone is any indication. ]

What do you mean by 'biometric signatures' exactly for the - non-biologists among us?

We can't be having that, can we?

[He nods his head at the question.] There are a number of variables that, when combined, identify an individual more comprehensively than any single characteristic. Biometrics include fingerprints, facial recognition, voice patterns, retinal scans, gait analysis, even a remote brainwave pattern. Some of these can be imitated or concealed by certain Fleet members, but to my knowledge the full set cannot be imitated by anyone's current abilities.

No, stalkers are bad. [Haha, foreshadowing.]

Are you able to scan people's biometrics, Vision? Or would this be more of a "we would need to build a thing" situation?

Cuz we can build a thing -- if you give us requirements.

[ he's not sure which he'd prefer - it's be cool and handy if vision can just scan them (and a tiny bit creepy). it'd also be a lot of work to have to build a thing. but it'd be pretty awesome, too. ]

[He smiles lightly.]

A manufactured device would give far more reliable data for analysis. I understand my perceptions are not easily translatable into English.

Definitely something to keep in mind. Also something to definitely not work on at any point today. [She smiles at Winn because his day is planned, okay? She gets all 100% of it. No distracting projects.]

But also, what are they in if not English?

[ he raises his hands up in surrender at her and smiles ]

Don't worry I remember - [ he promised. today is devoted to anything and everything she wants to do. ]

But for tomorrow - we should talk specifics. [ sorry kitty, you're dating a brat. ]

[The Vision looks a bit helpless.] The example is overused, but as a person describing color to the blind. There aren't easy words to describe how I perceive data or information or electronic systems.

[And he nods, looking somewhat more confident.] I like the idea. And I hope you two do have a good rest of the day, then.

Fair enough. You too, Vision. And really, thanks for all of this. [She smiles his way. Best captain.]

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