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[connors]

[ The sight of the science department behind Betty whenever she posts is likely a familiar one by now, though this time there’s no dinosaur. There is, however, Dr. Connors. Less of a surprise, perhaps, despite his relatively short tenure so far upon the ship. The broadcast is a little more structured than not, the brief silence before any actual speech suggesting the preparation of some kind of presentation.

Betty holds up a vial filled with blue liquid so that the camera can get a clear shot. To anyone who’s paid attention the past several jumps, it’s very obviously the same fluid that’s within the gravity couches. ]

Some of you may have noticed that I was taking samples of the gravity couch fluid this most recent jump.

[ Curt cuts in at this point, raising his hand once to adjust his glasses on the bridge of his nose. ]

You’ll be glad to know it doesn’t carry anything harmful, I’m sure, [ he says, with a half-smile. ] We’ve managed to figure out that it actually provides nutrients to the body, as well as various healing agents.

[ There’s a little jiggle of the vial from Betty, the liquid sloshing about inside. ]

We’re still working out how, exactly, but it does answer why everyone has been so healthy despite a general lack of a balanced diet [ Tony, she means you ] and why surface injuries have been healing so quickly.

[ A beat passes before Connors speaks again, brow creasing as he glances at the vial that Betty holds. ] Unfortunately, it doesn’t explain anything about the stasis sickness that occurred previously, but — barring a recurrence — it should only be beneficial. As it stands, we’d be happy to field any further questions. Hopefully we’ll be able to answer them.


[ ooc; blue is curt, green is betty! tag one or both! :D ]

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permavid & text.

[culver]

[her wings flick behind her back and she smiles (a little uncertainly, sorry doctor connors).]

Good to know. Thank you.

[soothing]

[ Betty smiles back at Nill, setting the vial down. ]

You're welcome. It's why we're here.

[culver]

You are very smart.
I am glad it does not hurt us.

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[cargojet]

And I thought I didn't like science.

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[connors]

[ With a small huff of laughter: ] Well, we do what we can.

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[cargojet]

I'm glad I could help. And relieved that blue crap hasn't got anything in it to make us all sick again. I had my fill of that the first time.

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[soothing]

Maybe you've just never had the right teacher.

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[cargojet]

Nah, just had my fill of a fleet of scientists and doctors. Some of them aren't so bad. Others are fucking psychopaths. Mostly the latter.

[ Lol sorry Mohinder. ]

[meddler]

[ he can't help but look a little... smug. ]

I knew it!

[connors]

[ To his credit, Connors doesn't seem particularly skeptical, eyebrows rising slightly as he asks, ] Placing bets as to the nature of the grav couches?

[meddler]

Not a bet so much as an observation. I mean, if the... gooey stuff, scientifically speaking was hazardous to our health, we would have probably noticed it by now. Or rather, not noticed it, on account of being rather dead.

[ a pause ]

Meant to look into it a bit more myself, but got sidetracked with a few things.

. . .

A lot of things, actually.

[soothing]

[ There's a slight laugh. ]

I'll be honest -- other than wanting to make sure it wasn't contaminated again, I was looking into it off of someone else's theory.

[meddler]

And who's theory might that be?

[ scientists. they're always interesting. even when they turn out to be half-mad doctors wanting to create an entire race of killer aliens, no one can ever say they're boring ]

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[doc_pompous]

Regenerative properties?

[Audio]

[soothing]

Yes. There have been a number of people who were injured back wherever they came from only to realize their injuries have healed or been less severe upon arrival, that sort of thing.

[doc_pompous]

But we don't know the chemical makeup, exactly. Just that it can do things like that?

[connors]

Sort of a reset button during the jump, if you will.

[doc_pompous]

How powerful a regenerative agent do you mean, then?

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[inebriety]

[This has the potential to be super awkward if he realises this is Dr. Connors. All these celebrity lookalikes!]

Mind if I take a look at your findings?

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[soothing]

I'd be fine with that.

[ It's a Tony, after all. ]

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[inebriety]

[He nods in thanks.]

I didn't realise you were a scientist.

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[connors]

[ We would've gotten away with it if it weren't for you damn kids? ]

A little is by hand— hopefully it won't be too hard to decipher.

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[olympicgrade]

It's about time someone looked into that stuff.

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[soothing]

It tends to be washed away rather quickly, unfortunately -- but I had some willing volunteers that I could get samples off of before they showered.

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[connors]

Fortunately its contents were less of a nasty business than the sensation of the jumps themselves would suggest.