( it's not a technicality but scientific accuracy )
The blast is designed to remove your short-term memory, in addition to briefly incapacitating you. Originally it was so that whatever you'd just seen you would know nothing about.
[ he squints, suspicious but hardly judgmental. ray's curious-- helena has only continued to spark his adventurous spirit. sometimes making bad uninformed choices works out, ok? ]
I'm just curious about where you picked up all of these skills. One inventor to another, you know?
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( and a lot of it. helena will, however, offer a hand to help him up )
The real question is-- what's the last thing that you remember?
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[ he sighs and realizes that laying down is better so he
does that ]
I remember you being cagey about your other experiments.
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And after that?
( they'd talked a little after but not much )
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[ also: ] Are my toes supposed to be numb?
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( she turns, putting her gun back on the table )
Though I am glad to see that it had the desired effect.
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I didn't take you for the drugging type...
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( it's not a technicality but scientific accuracy )
The blast is designed to remove your short-term memory, in addition to briefly incapacitating you. Originally it was so that whatever you'd just seen you would know nothing about.
( because that's not at all concerning )
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[ he grins. ]
I like your style. How's it work?
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( SCIENCE. except with a few missing details, because she's not giving away potentially dangerous secrets )
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but ray smirks, lopsided, almost as if he'd meant to frown but found it amusing. ]
You're not telling me everything.
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( at least he can pick up on that )
Surely you have your own secrets?
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[ he squints, suspicious but hardly judgmental. ray's curious-- helena has only continued to spark his adventurous spirit. sometimes making bad uninformed choices works out, ok? ]
I'm just curious about where you picked up all of these skills. One inventor to another, you know?
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( although, for a couple of seconds, helena's thrill drops a little. though she's proud of her skills and what she knows how she came about it... )
Some of it was just knowing the right people. Other parts I discovered myself.
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[ he felt that mild tone shift, and it wasn't what he'd expected. ]
Just curious.
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( and helena just didn't do that anyway. she hated the idea of it )
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[ he nods, looking a bit admonished (bravo helena that almost never happens). ]
Quid pro quo, right? I haven't told you much about the ATOM, it's only fair. What do you want to know first?