SEVENTY EIGHT ✖ SPAM & VIDEO

[wedonot]

[Backdated Spam for Alex]

[It comes as more than a bit of a relief that the Admiral makes good on his request to deliver the papers to him first, rather than just dropping them off in Alex's room without any explanation. Still, once he's got them in hand, he's back to wondering if this is too presumptuous, if this is a totally absurd idea, but eventually, it cycles back around.

If nothing else, it gives Alex some legal security, the guarantee that he has somewhere to belong and won't just be yanked into government custody if anything should happen to Charles, or Erik.

Of course, that's not why Charles thought to do it, or why he's decided to pull the trigger on it. It doesn't take too long to find Alex, and when he does, he's got the papers in hand, if hidden.

He clears his throat sort of awkwardly, one hand hidden behind his back.]

Do you have a minute?

[Public Video]

[Charles is in the garden, which he still has very reliably looking after since Ivy's departure with the assistance of several others. There's not much to do with most of the ordinary outdoor plants right now, what with it being January, but it's still a nice place to come and think and make sure the snow hasn't hurt anything too badly.

He's been out here for a while, properly bundled up with a wool coat and fingerless gloves, but his cheeks are red and his skin's pretty pale, so obviously it's still pretty cold outside. Still, he looks cheerful and genuinely excited when he launches into what he has to say.]

While farmers and herders had understood the benefit of selective breeding for thousands of years, the actual mechanisms governing inheritance were almost completely unknown. After people began to develop more sophisticated microscopes and started studying cells, they became more interested in discovering how a trait is passed from parent to offspring, and the first man to get it more or less right was a relatively unknown monk named Gregor Mendel. He crossbred pea plants, and his work helped scientists finally understand how hereditary actually works. [So basically, it's awesome.]

I know it's a bit early to plant peas out in the garden, but I thought it might be fun to try and recreate his experiment in the spring, if anyone's interested in seeing some very basic genetics in action. We could start a few plants in the greenhouse, first, and move them out here once it gets warmer.

[Private to Steph]

[This message comes after he's come back inside, and he's more or less gone from enthusiastic science geek/teacher to calm, supportive voice of reason. He wears many hats.]

I'm sure you're aware, but Dr. Banner asked me to touch base with you after the holidays if I hadn't already heard from you per your agreement to begin speaking to a therapist. Since I hadn't, I thought it might be time to touch base.

Comments

[fire_punk]

I might be able to help out with the weather. Not yet but in a month or two. [It'd all his time if he tried to make it warmer. But he's definitely interested in this experiment.]

Private;

[ichoosefight]

[ Oh good, she doesn't have to pretend to be interested in retaking biology. Not like multiple people have bugged her about going back to school or anything. Her response is one entirely unenthused word. ]

Whoopie.

spam late late late i'm sorry

[tolaywaste]

[He's just on his way back to his room from the gym when Charles catches up with him, his hair sticking up in front and on the back of his neck with sweat. Grinning a little self-consciously, he falls into step with a nod.]

Sure thing. What's up?