may mingle (blameless!)

[revivo]

Who: Blameless crew + visitors
Broadcast: N/A
Action: Aboard the Blameless
When: May

[time to get your mingle on, people lacking blame and friends!]

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[beathach]

[the benefits - and downsides - to a weaker serum is that his powers aren't completely muted. But it also means most of the time, he's ignoring what he hears, because sound tends to travel. Then again, when he feels like someone's watching him . . .

He turns around and - hello. He startles and puts a hand to his chest, and makes a note that maybe he should pay a little more attention to all those sounds he's ignoring]

Geez - hi. [at least he doesn't look angry. If anything, he looks sheepish because of his reaction] Can I help you?

[revivo]

Sorry.

[she smiles, brief but real. a little rueful at herself, and a little amused at his reaction -- but not maliciously.]

I never spent much time in here. Thought I'd change that. [and she follows that with a little wave of one hand.] I'm Sara.

[beathach]

Oh - oh. [she's someone from the crew he hasn't met yet. He drops his hand and smiles back, a little sheepish because of his reaction. But he's also used to looking like a dork, so no hard feelings] You're more than welcome to.

[he copies the little wave] I'm Hank. It's nice to meet you, Sara.

[revivo]

Same to you.

[she moves closer to the bench, not exactly looking over his shoulder but definitely curious.]

What are you working on?

[beathach]

[he steps to the side so she can take a closer look if she wants. He has a microscope set up, and a notebook next to it with scribbled notes written down]

Right now, I'm looking at plant samples from the moon. [he gives her a brief smile] I like to keep busy.

[revivo]

[that -- actually snags her interest, and there's a shift in her expression as she moves to take a closer look.]

Plant samples. [she hadn't even thought much about it, really, trying to figure out how the ecosystem on this moon ticks.] Pretty interesting way to keep busy. What've you found so far?

[beathach]

[both eyebrows go up, and there's a hint of a smile and a wordless gesture to look at whatever she wants. He's never shy about sharing his research]

You could say it's fairly similar to what I used to do back home. [at her question he purses his lips] Without - getting a sample of the plants they have there that haven't been affected by the toxins, I'm really just going off memory with - similar plants from Earth. But even then there's obvious mutations in the cells, to allow them to process the toxins - things like that.

[revivo]

So you're a scientist.

[she says it like it's a good thing; and to her, it is. dr. anthony ivo was unethical and cruel, but sara used to entertain dreams of being a doctor. a part of her genuinely enjoyed learning about blood anomalies aboard the amazo, awful as everything else was.]

And if you can figure out how they do that, then the people here might be able to say goodbye to breathing masks.

[eventually, anyway.]

[beathach]

Ah - yes, I am. I'm a geneticist.

[an understatement, since he dabbled far beyond his actual degrees, but - that was the important one, to him]

That's the hope. I mean - humans as a species evolve at an amazing rate, so they've already adapted more than just in the obvious ways. Or at least - that's an educated guess, since - I'm not actually sure how close to humans the people down there are.

Either way, I'm going to leave what I find with them. I can't do much about the terraforming, but - it's still something.

[revivo]

[the way he talks reminds her of felicity, a welcome reminder; and what he talks about reminds her a little of what she'd once wanted to believe ivo was, a more complicated one. a good-hearted scientist, researching because he wants to help humanity...meeting someone who may genuinely be just that isn't a bad thing.]

It's more than something. It could change their lives.

[her eyes linger on his notes as she pauses.]

Have you considered asking any of them for a DNA sample? You could run a comparison against any of the humans from the Fleet.

[beathach]

[he finds himself smiling genuinely at what she says. He hopes that's the case]

I've - considered it, yeah. I might still do that - ah, find one of the people I spoke to and see if they'd be willing.

[revivo]

Well, if no one else agrees, I wouldn't mind helping.

[sara keeps a lot of secrets, but none related to her biology: she's a perfectly ordinary human being.]

[beathach]

Ah - if you want to, that'd be great. I can't - well, I can use my blood, but it'd be better to compare it to someone who's - er. A normal human.