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[charring]

So...this crap again?

[Charlie will be found at The Jasmine Dragon, serving tea to the MASS INFLUX OF PEOPLE OH MY GOD and generally being bitchface about it. Have fun!]

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[draconically]

I admit, I'm flattered you've been willing to hear me out this long. Some people would find the subject horrendously dry--like most of my students, for example. Are you interested in genetics, Charlie?

[charring]

A little. It's something I read about on occasion. [She's a smart kid. She studies what she can on it. A lot of it is over her head, though.]

[draconically]

It's a fascinating subject if approached properly. The sheer potential of what could be achieved through gene manipulation is nothing short of astounding.

[charring]

Yeah, so I hear. Untapped potential and all that...fun. [It doesn't sound like she thinks that's all that fun, does it? More...worrying.] You'd also have to be extremely careful how much gene manipulation is done. Don't want to create something dangerous. Which, I mean that goes without saying. Common sense, and all. Unfortunately, that's lacking in some.

[draconically]

[ Oh, did he hit a nerve? Curious, that. ]

Of course, with any experiment, there's the potential for danger. But so long as the proper precautions are met, the benefits far outweigh the risks, don't you think?

i shouldn' t be loving this as much as I do.

[charring]

[Just a bit of one, good sir. Just a bit.]
As long as it's done right, sure. It could be amazing.

[draconically]

[ He looks vaguely approving at that, still jotting notes. ]

What would you consider 'done wrong', out of curiosity?

[charring]

[Without missing a beat.] Dishonesty during human trials and failing to see the negative results as failure merely because there was one minor success. Without taking the negative into consideration, how can anyone possibly be able to improve their chances of repeated success without figuring out where they went wrong in the first place? It's the definition of insanity, sir. Doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

[draconically]

And yet if there was one minor success amidst the failures, that's not insanity. That's simply probability.

But I agree. Some failures can be turned into successes in themselves, if a little creativity is properly applied.

[charring]

Yeah, but when the failures are just flat out ignored? That's a bit off.

[draconically]

Only an imbecile would ignore any data an experiment returned, regardless of what it indicated. That's completely contrary to the point of research.

[charring]

Exactly. I've had the misfortune of running into a few. They sure know how to make life hell for other people.

[draconically]

Have you.

And did they make your life hell, Charlie?

[charring]

Yeah. Years ago.

[draconically]

What did they do?

[charring]

It's distinctly possible you'll be here tomorrow and this is kind of a long story? Longer than my shift will allow, honestly. I have off, though. I'll tell you then?

[draconically]

Of course, I'm sorry for keeping you.

[ He chuckles a little, congenially, and reaches into his pocket. ]

Let me at least make it up to you by tipping well.