@katelin.philips

[covertness]

hi @everyone, i have a question. bear with me, the question comes with a lot of backstory and exposition.

those of us who've been here a while know this, but for those who just got here, quick recap: a while ago, a monster attacked the city. smaller monsters split from it. some of those smaller monster parts have been showing up on the black market, apparently

then one of the nurses from the busses that keep dropping people off? waved at a camera. we figured, hey, a lead, but when we got to his apartment building, the building was on fire. we've since learned that the nurse was already dead when the fire started and that someone else in the building had monster parts in their apartment.

and then everyone who went into the burning building got... sick. angry. really, really angry. we're able to cure that somehow (it makes whatever's in our chests glow, so it probably has to do with whatever was done to us). we ran some tests on blood samples and one of the samples showed a link to the monster dna from the fire.

not sure how any of that is related to who brought us here or what was done to us, but that's not actually the question i want to ask today.

i'm a scientist. biology, mainly. if things like this happen again, or other weird stuff, it might be useful to have more samples. i'm not going to take any without anyone's consent. so: would you give consent to having a sample taken if ever you're affected by something like this?

i'm not going to sugarcoat it: there are ethical concerns. not only would you have to trust me and any other scientists around, but i don't have unsupervised access to a lab yet, so morningstar's been sending samples off to be tested. i can't say anything about those labs. you don't have to tell me now. you don't have to say yes at all.

think about it.

oh, and if anyone wants to handle data management, @leo.fitz promises payment in the form of snacks and beer

[ ooc: probably goes without saying but threadjack this post to your heart's delight, catch each other up, theorise, w/e. for those who have a definite stance on having their samples taken while they may or may not be in a position to give consent (ie because they're affected by rage-inducing monster dna), please head OVER HERE. ]

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[covertness]

i'm generally assuming it's a no for everyone who doesn't say yes

[ at least that's katelin's stance. bobbi may or may not be another matter entirely, depending on circumstances. ]

tampered by mortal means?

[selfimage]

That's including any other samples you may be privy to, of course.
Perhaps if you offer me something of comparable value, I'll tell you some time.

[covertness]

[ "other samples" she "may be privy to".

yeah, she's not touching that one. ]

how would i know what'd be of comparable value without knowing anything about this?

[selfimage]

Ah-
That's half the fun.

[covertness]

hoping i'll guess?

[selfimage]

I was hoping for a 6 pk, but it seems my brother's thwarted my efforts. A shame.

[covertness]

i can't say i'm sorry he spoilt your efforts about this

[selfimage]

Of course you can't.

[covertness]

[ she might still get him a six pack at some point. not for the story, exactly. just because. (not just because, but with no very specific ulterior motive.) ]


i kind of want to say sorry
but i wouldn't really mean that, either
this is tough

[ofmyth]

[ Thor is not here for playing games with information ]

a man I once considered a close friend used my DNA to create a clone of my person
he used this creature to do his bidding and made all believe that the creature was me
i will not allow such a thing to occur again

[covertness]

wow
how did that even work

never mind, i don't want or need to know that
definitely not what i have in mind, but i can see why it's a no

[ofmyth]

do you know of anthony stark and reed richards? they are highly intelligent, but sometimes their morality is questionable

i appreciate your understanding in this matter.

[covertness]

i know of a tony stark
rich guy, iron man, one of the avengers, kind of comes across as a dick in a lot of interviews

yeah, well
i didn't know this was an ethical concern specifically, but like i said: i know there are ethical concerns
i'm not gonna blame anyone for saying no

[ofmyth]

aye, that is the one. he means well and is a brave man, but he can be rash when chasing an idea

i wish you well in your research endeavours, though. i hope you discover what you seek

[covertness]

if i knew what i seek
that'd be a good start

"answers" is pretty vague, scientifically speaking

[ofmyth]

given how it affects anger, searching for chemicals which interact with the hypothalamus would be wise

[covertness]

i think i know just the guy to talk to

@loki.odinson

[selfimage]

[ damnit Thor, you ruined it. he could've gotten a six pack out of this. ]

You've forgotten the Skrull clone of Hank Pym. Though I would hardly put it past him, either.

[ just to throw some shade at Hank. ]

[ofmyth]

[ HE DELIBERATELY DIDN'T TELL HER WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU OKAY
though now he's wondering if you even remember that? ]

they are all too similar
all genius and no forethought
[not that thor exactly has a bunch of that second one either but]

[selfimage]

And hardly any respect for divinity.

@anonymous

[revlon]

Stark.

[ She can read Katelin's response below. Tony Stark, but this person mentions an Anthony — Howard's middle name. ]

Any relation to a Howard?

[ofmyth]

aye, i believe his father was named howard

[revlon]

[ Well, that's... a lot. She's aware, because of Fitz, that they exist on a similar timeline, are from the same world. But even so. ]

I suppose I shouldn't be surprised he had a son who followed in his footsteps.

[ofmyth]

anthony has not spoken much of him, but i believe the relationship was a difficult one
you knew howard?

[revlon]

I did.