[It's about what he'd already guessed anyway, though the validation is...hm. Only leads to more questions, really. How are the materials preserved? How does he manage to piece together anatomies from countless different worlds? And for that matter, most pressingly of all, how does the resurrection--
No. He told himself he wouldn't pursue this, and he's not going to, regardless of the way there's something intent and unpleasantly familiar rearing up in the back of thought just at this little bit of information already.
It's another beat of hesitation, as if he's about to say something else...but Jade's expression simply flattens into neutrality, after a second or so. With no further pretense, he actually does hold out the ridiculous bundle of taped pens for the captain to take this time.]
Well, here you go, then. Per our agreement. [.......] Honestly, I haven't the faintest idea what you're going to do with this thing.
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It's always good to have spares.
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[It's about what he'd already guessed anyway, though the validation is...hm. Only leads to more questions, really. How are the materials preserved? How does he manage to piece together anatomies from countless different worlds? And for that matter, most pressingly of all, how does the resurrection--
No. He told himself he wouldn't pursue this, and he's not going to, regardless of the way there's something intent and unpleasantly familiar rearing up in the back of thought just at this little bit of information already.
It's another beat of hesitation, as if he's about to say something else...but Jade's expression simply flattens into neutrality, after a second or so. With no further pretense, he actually does hold out the ridiculous bundle of taped pens for the captain to take this time.]
Well, here you go, then. Per our agreement. [.......] Honestly, I haven't the faintest idea what you're going to do with this thing.
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I'm going to have it, of course. [said with a certain amount of "duh" in the inflection.]