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[of_deduction]

{ Open to the Public }

I need the professional opinion of a botanist and chemist well versed in the elements and compounds of this world.
SH

[ Unfortunately his knowledge just doesn't cover it. For the moment. ]


{ Private to John Watson }

Meet me at the university lab.
SH


{ Private to Valdis }

I need to show you something. Can you be at the University lab within the hour?
SH

Comments

text

[unetrustworthy]

[That was fair.]

May I ask what it is about?

text

[of_deduction]

I'm afraid not. Client confidentiality, you understand.
SH

text

[unetrustworthy]

[It would have been a lie to say she wasn't a little disappointed. But, at the same time, there wasn't much she could do if he had a professional reputation to maintain.]

I understand.

Keeping secrets can be important for many reasons.

text

[of_deduction]

Yes, and this time it's very important.
SH

text

[unetrustworthy]

More important than other client secrets?

If it is dangerous, please be careful. This world does not always make sense.

[She hypothesized, based purely on her experience in Keelai, where the biggest secrets were the most dangerous ones and usually involved some form of "magic"]

text

[of_deduction]

Not sure the two can be compared like that.

Don't worry, I'm not the only one working on it.
SH

text

[unetrustworthy]

Police Force?

[Again, merely her best guess based on what she knew.]

text

[of_deduction]

Perhaps.
SH

[ He's not going to confirm or deny based on the sensitive nature of the subject. ]

text

[unetrustworthy]

[Now, of course, Midii couldn't know for 100% certain--she was neither omniscient nor any sort of mind-reader-via-text--but, in her experience, whenever an adult said 'perhaps', it was all but confirming something without having to commit to actually confirming anything.]

[Either that, or they were teasing her, but she had a feeling SH wasn't the teasing kind.]

If they are people you can trust, then that is good. Better than doing dangerous things alone.