tushanshu | Verse 03 -- Video

[It is not a happy Jean Prouvaire who greets the world today.

Those who don't know Jehan might be able to tell that something's off. He almost looks sick, but not quite, and his clothes are in disarray. Those who do know Jehan?

They can tell right away that something is terribly wrong with the Romantic poet. He hasn't been out of his house in a few days--he hasn't left his house much at all since a few days before the snow day, actually, but in the last few days he's been a total recluse--and hasn't been seen on the network since Courfeyrac's last post. He's not looking at the feed like he normally does, his hands seem to be shaking a little, and he just seems off. Sleep has clearly been eluding the poet, too.

It takes a few minutes before he speaks. When he does, his voice is lacking his usual emotion. Still gentle, Jehan could never be anything but, but it's a bit flat]

I...I was wondering if someone...

[He bites his lip before trying again]

A-a flute. Does anyone know where I might--

[Another pause, this one longer. Jehan closes his eyes and shakes his head, reaching up to turn the feed off]

No, never mind.

[Just before he cuts the feed, the sounds of him starting to cry can be heard]

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Genetics—Okay, I'm not that familiar with the specifics of it, but it's basically something like, when your mom's traits and your dad's traits get shuffled around in a big box, some random assortment of their traits comes up and that becomes your traits.

Such as hair color, height, and tendency toward illness?

Exactly! So it's sort of like a hit-and-miss; sucks to be you if you get all the allergies and illnesses and not-so-cool traits from your parents.

I did not know there was a name for that. Is it a science?

[Combeferre will love this]

Yeah, it's a discipline of biology. Man, I keep forgetting you don't know these things yet!

[Jehan makes a soft noise]

It is to be expected when there are two hundred years between us. You should talk with Combeferre. He is very interested in learning and sciences--I think he would be delighted to hear about these genetics.

Oh yeah, I remember wanting to tell him about modern machinery and technology too! I'm not that good at sciences, though. [sounds of head-scratching!] I should introduce him to Annabeth, 'cause she might be better at explaining things like that; can't go wrong with a Daughter of Athena, after all!

He would love that, I know.

Then he'd love it even better if I'm the one explaining, because really, I just make everything better.

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