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[castrationfist]

Who: Everyone
Broadcast: N/A
Action: Iskaulit
When:

[So we've been stuck on the poison moon for a couple months now, so a lot of people probably want to get away from that.

Unfortunately, the only place you really can get away from it besides your own ship is the Iskaulit. So, here's a June Iskaulit mingle!]

Comments

[universal_charm]

_{[ He purses his lips slightly as he listens, but it's not from disapproval rather than it is concentration and taking in what the other is saying. It was all fascinating, and he wondered what it might have meant for humans if his own world had exhibited such mutation. As it was, they were getting new genes from intermingling with alien life, but nothing as drastically natural as Hank was suggesting. ]}

It's interesting that each one is so unique. I would have thought that a mutation might appear a little more homogenous across a species, but maybe humans break that mold.

[beathach]

Humans are pretty good at breaking the mold. [he smiles a little] You would think it'd be homogenous, but it's anything but. Even - passing the gene itself along doesn't guarantee that the child will develop the same powers. But that part's a little . . . mm, we've only begun seeing the next generation develop their powers.

[universal_charm]

I wonder if it might have something to do with how the donor DNA sets combine. That could explain why a child of a mutant wouldn't exhibit the exact same mutation as the parent, even if the other parent isn't exhibiting a mutation themselves.

[beathach]

It's entirely possible. I wish it was something I had the opportunity to look into further, when I was still - actually working in the field.

[universal_charm]

Did your mutation force you to stop?

[beathach]

[. . . aha. His least favorite part of explaining mutation: his own]

In . . . a matter of speaking. It wasn't the only reason.

[he sighs and lifts a hand to rub at the side of his neck] It isn't easy growing up a mutant, let alone one that's . . . physically different. So I designed a serum that would - get rid of the physical parts, while allowing me to keep the rest of my abilities.

. . . you mentioned genetic experimenting, and - that was the only time I did it, and it was on myself. Instead of doing what I designed it to do, though, the serum enhanced my mutation. That's where the - fur and claws comes from.

[he purses his lips, then finally shrugs] After that and everything that happened afterward, staying at my job wasn't an option.