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[sciencesquid]

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< Octavius >

[sciencesquid]

I see... He rewarded you for your attempt to feed the Fog a taste of her own medicine, is that so?

Even though it failed to restrain her for too long, it should at least have taught her a lesson to remember for ages to come. That counts for something, if you ask me.

< R.Gardner >

[sweartoyou]

Even with reinforcements to my design, I did not have hopes for a longterm containment. In truth, it performed far better than I expected, even with the unusual side effects.

I do not believe the discomfort to be enough to make her consider the concept of consent...rather, the acceptance that she is flawed in knowing what is best for so many. However, it would be a kindness to those that struggle with monsterhood if she did.

I apologize for the lack of warning.

< Octavius >

[sciencesquid]

It's alright. The less people you told about this, the slimmer the chances that your plan might've been leaked to one of the Fog's followers before you were ready to set it in motion.

Even so, I hope you know that I would have helped you, had you told me about your plan beforehand. That offer stands for the future, too. For your sake, and for Elias, should it come to that.

< R.Gardner >

[sweartoyou]

[haha...just gonna not mention the fact that she leaked her intent and a few tips to two Fog followers a couple days before kicking things off... Well, there was a reason she waited until it was so close to be finished, even if she did trust Atem and...mostly Mukuro.]

I appreciate that, Sir. Making a body like that was something I was familiar with, but the research was harder to collect as a Slime and Shade than I would have liked.

[Which is part of why she outsourced some of that to the twins, but there's no need to be sharing that information.]

A doctor like you should be used to that, though. It would have been really useful.

< Octavius >

[sciencesquid]

[Otto's mostly thinking about Fog followers like Javert, at this point. It's extremely clear what that man's stance is regarding the plan. And Harry Dubois is something of an unpredictable wildcard, so Otto doesn't trust him either.]

I'm a doctor of physics, not a doctor of the human body, but it's true that I'm quite used to hitting the books and compiling the research into comprehensive notes. Sometimes I even do it for fun. 8)

So yes. Should you have need of something like that in the future, don't hesitate to ask.

< R.Gardner >

[sweartoyou]

[Yep... Rachel had better odds with Harry than a fair few on the peninsula, having shown him sympathy and not taken Norman's side despite living with him, but she sure did disappoint him.]

You have a doctorate. You are a doctor.

[Let's be real, it's mostly about how she wants to keep calling him "Dr. Otto", not the fact that it's technically accurate.]

You teach at school, right?

< Octavius >

[sciencesquid]

[He's not going to deny that one; it is 'Dr. Otto (Octavius)'. He didn't get that PhD for no reason. But again, not that kind of doctor. Please never ask him to have a look at someone's organs or sew a leg to a torso.]

That's right. Only a few nights a week, but it is something I do on the side. Why?

< R.Gardner >

[sweartoyou]

[Oh, she'd never! She has that handled quite well.]

I have not had the time as of late, but I believe that my attendance shall become more regular. I look forward to learning from you.

< Octavius >

[sciencesquid]

Is that so? Well, I'll look forward to teaching you, then.

Are you the sort of student who enjoys math?

< R.Gardner >

[sweartoyou]

I am good at math. Though I did not formally progress past middle school, I could deal with problems well above my peers' level.

[Not...really answering the question, but. Sure.]

< Octavius >

[sciencesquid]

[Not an answer, but Otto will take it and try to turn it into something positive.]

That's already a good sign, I should say. Imagine how far you might go with more education, then. And a mathematically-inclined mind tends to do well in Physics class too.