[She's frustrated. That's obvious from the moment he walks in the lab. Apparently something was not working quite as she wanted it to...some part of her experiment not succumbing to her logic.]
[It's a feeling he recognizes--in himself as well as on her face. Bits of things that were meant to make sense not sticking where a perfectly logical mind told them they belonged. There was little which was more frustrating. She could use something nice, a brief distraction.
And, well, there's no one in the lab whose opinion he cares about except hers. So there's no hesitation as he slips over to her side, calmly pulls an arm around her waist.] Not expecting an explosion, are we?
I love them so so much.seven_per_centMay 10 2012, 04:04:30 UTC
No. No explosions. [She smiles as his arm goes around her waist.] Though at this point, it would probably be better if it did. At least exploding bacteria would be a new scientific discovery.
[Not being shrugged off is a good sign. It means he'll slip properly in behind her, get both arms tight around her waist and bend to rest his chin on her shoulder.] What're they meant to be doing, then?
[Mmmmm. She leans back into his embrace.] They're SUPPOSE to be self nourishing...which means they should be multiplying. But they're not. Not at the rate I want them to be.
Have you motivated them properly? [Not that he really understands how or why her biology and bacteria do what they do. What he does understand is she'll probably ramble, and he'll get to hold her and listen to her voice. And, what's more, she'll probably still be smiling.]
[Did you honestly just say that? She turns giving him a mostly amused, but slightly exasperated sort of look before nodding.] We've done everything we can to make sure the climate is perfect. Temperature. Humidity. Light. I don't know what else we could possibly do...
[Damn you, Mac. She tries to be a cold, logical scientist in the lab. You make that impossible.] All right...so we take the bacteria sample from this vial and we spread it on the petri dish. We then let the dishes sit in room temperature over night...just to make sure they take. Once they do we set the incubator with the temperature, humidity, and light levels...we store the dishes in there for 72 hours and voila...
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And, well, there's no one in the lab whose opinion he cares about except hers. So there's no hesitation as he slips over to her side, calmly pulls an arm around her waist.] Not expecting an explosion, are we?
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[Explaining things helps, after all, if something's been slipped.]
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Only there's no voila.
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The hum is soft.] A mystery, then.
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She nods, still leaning against him.] Exactly. And one I fear I'm going to be stuck all night solving.
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