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trans_92009-01-30 08:10 pm
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Doctor doctor, gimme the news
After the meeting, and after some bickering with the Emergency Medical Hologram, down at the bottom of the Hub, Brainy is arranging the MedBay to his liking and familiarizing himself with the medical equipment and its functions.
Right now, for instance, as anyone walks in the door, he's wearing some sort of scanning goggles and a rather sinister-looking surgical glove with micro-scalpels, little lasers and surgical saws on the fingertips.
This makes him look like a green-faced Freddy Krueger with mad scientist goggles. For anyone that walks in like he instructed him to at the meeting, this is the first thing they see.
"Hmmmm."
Right now, for instance, as anyone walks in the door, he's wearing some sort of scanning goggles and a rather sinister-looking surgical glove with micro-scalpels, little lasers and surgical saws on the fingertips.
This makes him look like a green-faced Freddy Krueger with mad scientist goggles. For anyone that walks in like he instructed him to at the meeting, this is the first thing they see.
"Hmmmm."
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He closes his eyes, though, trying not to be nervous. Nobody's ever been able to tell him more than theories about his powers. So the idea of finding out more is a little daunting.
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"I'm collating the results now."
Forget the computer. It's faster in his head.
After a moment, he looks up at Jono, wide-eyed again.
"Give me a moment to discern how best to explain this..."
He's even going to try to dumb it down and not be too sciencey, if he can, because it's a lot to take in.
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Okay, he's going to give this a whack.
"In the course of evolution for organic lifeforms, there's something...of an upper threshold. As beings become more and more evolved, they tend to start evolving into energy manipulators of some kind. There is, however, only so much energy that an organic body can contain, store, and redirect without that body being damaged."
He waits to see if he's following.
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Even Angelo's could have been, in a weird way. He isn't certain he wants to think on that one too much, though. He does reach up and rub at his chest. Or, rather, the cloth over where his chest should be. Reckon I get the 'damaged' part of it.
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He can still see it all too clearly. Gayle just in front of him, wondering if they should get him to the doctor. Then the power spike and knowing that he'd hurt Gayle...
He shakes his head a bit, trying to clear the memories away. If I'd've known it was comin', I'd've been far away from people when it happened.
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He goes on, "That energy your body produces--seemingly endlessly and in as large an amount as your form can contain--isn't actually being produced. That energy is you."
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Though Hank... Doctor McCoy said it was a possibility. I mean, not 'sactly the way you said it, 'course. Jus' reckoned me mutation got caught part way. Actually, he'd likened it to a butterfly coming out of the cocoon. Which had set Jono's snark meter to high. Then again, there hadn't been much that hadn't set it to high back then.
He rubs at his chest again, not entirely certain how to handle this.
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He takes a deep breath.
"I know this must be alarming and uncomfortable, but I do want to reassure you--your personality, though likely still guided and regulated somewhat by your brain function--is largely what it is. Who you are is exactly the same as it always was, and would likely remain the same were you to cast off what was left of your body. What you are is the issue here. There are both benefits and limitations to what's happened to you. In this state, you still get to maintain a largely humanoid form, access at least some human sensory information, and are able to maintain at least some normal human bodily functions. Obviously, you were born human and remaining so is likely more comfortable than completely discarding your organic form."
He goes on, "However, your capabilities an an energy manipulator--and your psionic abilities could be near-limitless without your body hindering them. You're also likely limited from other, more thorough forms of perception that would allow you more sensation than your body's damaged nerves are likely providing you now. The state you are in right now is not meant to be your natural state."
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He's reeling at the moment. It'll sink in eventually.
After he's done being scared out of his wits.
Guess this is what they were talkin' 'bout when the doc said I could be an Omega. So many things Ev could do with his powers that he couldn't. Because of the body limitations?
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"Fairy battery?"
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Don' ask me, mate. All I was tol' was that they had some machine that they used t' keep 'em hidden from the world at large an' it was failing. So they needed me t' charge it up fer 'em. He pauses, then, Me secondary school was pretty odd all 'round.
Don't ask for examples. He'll pull out the duck.
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"Now, what do you propose to do about your condition? You certainly have the option of going on as you are..."
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So he goes on as is.
"How do you want your medical information logged? Are electronic copies acceptable? I could memorize it, but it's tedious."
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He squints slightly, rubbing his thumb along his nose. Electronic's fine. Doubt there's much you could learn 'bout me that Stacy don' already know. And I ain't keepin' secrets from anybody here.
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And that's it unless he wants to just stay and chat. Brainy's not much for idle chatter or a good bedside manner.
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And he'll head out. Because Jono's not really much of one for small chat, either.