Library [10/08]

[likethegun]

Sure, today was a holiday in some strange, normal places. But this was Fandom, and that meant Sam was doing his usual Monday duty of getting the library open.

Odds are, he would have done it even if it was a holiday. Geek.

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Re: Second Period [10/08]

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It would be boring to Claire. But Claire had other things on her mind, namely the fact that she'd read her evolution book so much she knew it back to front, and she wanted more info.

Which is why she found her way into the library this morning.

"Hey, you work here?"

Which just showed how often she cam to the library.

Re: Second Period [10/08]

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Sam glanced up, brought out of his labeling reverie, and smiled. "I do on Mondays, yeah," he said. "Can I help you with something?"

Re: Second Period [10/08]

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"Yeah, do you have any books on evolution?" she asked, leaning on his desk. "Or, y'know, genetics and stuff?"

Re: Second Period [10/08]

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"Yeah, I'm sure we do. Is this for one of the science classes?"

Re: Second Period [10/08]

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"No," Claire said brightly. "Just for personal stuff.

"That's OK, right? I don't have to need it for a class to take a book out, do I?"

Re: Second Period [10/08]

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"Oh, no, that's totally okay," Sam said. "I just didn't know that was something you were into. That's pretty cool."

Re: Second Period [10/08]

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"Well, I wasn't until recently."

Claire smiled sheepishly, as if she'd just been caught out showing science nerd tendencies.

"It's interesting stuff though, right? Where we come form and all that."

Re: Second Period [10/08]

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"Very interesting," Sam replied, coming out from behind the desk to lead Claire to the right section of bookshelves. "I take it you're looking more for stuff on humans? As opposed to animals."

Re: Second Period [10/08]

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Claire followed closely, talking animatedly.

"Well, human mostly. But isn't it pretty much the same thing? Y'know, if animals evolve one thing, then there's nothing to stop humans evolving it as well?"

Re: Second Period [10/08]

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"Hmm, that's a good thought," Sam agreed. "We're not that different from animals in the great scheme of things. And it would be pretty cool to evolve some of the skills they have."

Re: Second Period [10/08]

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"Yeah, it would be."

Claire ran a finger along one of the bookshelves as she browsed the titles.

"Do you know much about biology?"

Re: Second Period [10/08]

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"Not a lot," Sam admitted. "I'm not much of a science person overall. But I understand the basics - DNA and genes and all that."

Re: Second Period [10/08]

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"I know the basics," Claire replied, with emphasis to imply that if she knew it, everyone did.

"I just wondered... y'know, if you could have any ability, what would you want?"

Re: Second Period [10/08]

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"Are we talking 'shoot a basket from the three-point line' ability or 'hey, look, I'm invisible' ability?"

[Way to not send notifications, LJ. *facepalm*]

Re: Second Period [10/08]

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"Either," Claire said. "I mean, this book I've got, invisibility's can be in the genes much as being good at sports."

Re: Second Period [10/08]

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Sam got thoughtful for a few moments, wanting to give her a genuine answer. "I think I'd want to be able to heal people," he said. "You know, just kind of put my hands on them and make them all better. I think it would make me feel a lot better about the safety of the people I care about."

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Claire smiled, thinking of the time she managed to pass her ability on to Peter. Both versions of him.

"That'd be cool," she admitted. "Helping other people, I like that. It'd be better than just healing yourself."

Theoretically, of course.