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@katelin.philips

[covertness]

hey
how are you settling in?

[claro]

Hey. Great, thanks.

[ ..... well, ]

Except for the part where I'm settling in. Wasn't exactly planning to stay.

[covertness]

i don't think any of us were
yet here we are

[claro]

What about you? Did you go in for the whole 9 to 5, fake ID they're trying to set us up with?

[covertness]

yeah
i'm really only good at one thing
so r&d in the corporate sector, working with what i know about biology it is
it's just practical, right? we have to eat
and maybe i'll learn something useful

[claro]

You're a scientist?

[ Not that all scientists are terrible or anything (just most of the ones he's met lately). ]

[covertness]

biologist
yeah

what about you?

[claro]

Not a scientist. I did charity work.

[ Hiding refugees is charitable, right. ]

[covertness]

[ ... right ]

that's good work
not sure how easily it'll translate into finding a job here, though
any plans yet?

@katelin.philips

[covertness]

you can make people tell the truth, right?

[ hear her out ]

[claro]

[ First thought is interrogation and torture, then he remembers the powers. Probably that one. ]

It isn't as simple as that.

Why?

[covertness]

i talked to a firefighter. you know, after the fire
the nurse we wanted to find was dead. he said it was suspicious and that they're opening an investigation.

i thought maybe we should find out more

[claro]

[ VERY PROACTIVE FOR A BIOLOGIST, KATELIN ]

I can try.

I think it makes people more honest, helps them open up. I don't know if it'll force them to answer anything they don't want to answer.

[ He hasn't really tested it on purpose, which is starting to feel like an oversight. ]

[covertness]

[ MAYBE SHE TOOK HIS WORDS IN THEIR LAST CONVO TO HEART?? ]

i can make people more willing to talk, too, i think

[claro]

[ it's true, he is very inspiring

also man. He gets powers and he's coached a lot of young mutants through them, but emotional and mental ones are not his forte. ]

You think? Do you need help figuring it out?

[covertness]

[ so inspiring. also, she swore an oath to protect people, to be the shield. but that's neither here nor there. ]

i want to test it, but i don't want to test it
does that make sense?

[ the scientist in katelin wants to run tests, but she also doesn't want to make people tell her more than they want to tell her, or be manipulated.

that's because katelin isn't bobbi. bobbi's been doing some tests in bars, in dark alleys, with strangers she'll never see again who won't be hurt by her actions. ]

[claro]

Trust me. It makes sense.

[ Same boat, but also really and not even on strangers. Rude. ]

If you need to practice, we can work something out. Maybe stick to approved subjects.

[ Not that he's great at secrets, anyway. Not personal ones. ]

@katelin.philips

[covertness]

[ timey-wimey shit this is after they've gone to interview the firefighter she's talked to ]

are you up for another round of teaming up? my friend suggests a trip to the morgue

[claro]

You really need to work on your date pitches.

Which friend?

[covertness]

and here i thought the morgue was a hot date spot

his name's fitz

[claro]

We've met.

How do you know him?

[ From here, maybe. But she'd said she was in research or something back home, so maybe there was crossover with 'maybe government contracted engineering'. ]

[covertness]

we went to college together

[ she can guess he's wondering about shield. ]

[claro]

[ seems legit enough?? ]

You been to a lot of morgues together?

[covertness]

[ 100% legit, nothing to see here ]

believe it or not
this was our first

a network notification!

[evite]

@daisy.johnson has mentioned you.