FIVE. [accidental video]

[gamma_effect]

[There's a video montage of Bruce doing science-y things: clipping the petals off of a bunch of long-stemmed white flowers, distilling the nectar through drips into beakers, running it through a lone cylindrical beaker on a homemade centrifuge-slash-turntable. He pricks a cut on his finger and puts the blood on a clean slide, then adds a few drops

Comments

[t_point_man]

How can someone be gamma poisoned and not die?

[gamma_effect]

If I knew, would no longer have gamma poisoning.

[t_point_man]

If I ask how it happened would you tell me the truth?

[gamma_effect]

Truth is it was an accident. I'm an astrophysicist, was trying to find a way to invoke immunity to gamma.

[t_point_man]

A rather unfortunate incident. At least you survived.

Some people in this comm is from world really advanced, perhaps someone can help you.

[gamma_effect]

Not everyone did. Probably better to count my blessings.

Have thought about it, but most people with gamma poisoning do die. And my blood can transmute it.

[t_point_man]

Sorry to hear that.

But you can't be sure that there's no solution in another world, in another future. Transmute it?

[gamma_effect]

Thank you.

Sorry, meant to say that it's communicable. Blood to blood contact could give other people gamma poisoning; I have to be careful. It's true that there could be solution in another world, but have to weigh the risk of killing those involved with possible cure. It's a tough decision.

[t_point_man]

Welcome.

I understand. So you are hiding from society now?

[gamma_effect]

Yes. People I was working for interested in duplicating my results despite the risk. Not something I agree with.

[t_point_man]

They never watch sci-fi movies? Those sort of things never end well.

[gamma_effect]

Don't think they watch any movies. Aren't the fun type.

[t_point_man]

Shame, creativity helps you more than people thinks. Sorry I can't help.

[gamma_effect]

It does - best scientists think out of the box, just end up places they didn't always want to go.

It's fine. Being on here helps some anyway. Never thought I'd say that when I found it.

[t_point_man]

The mind is a dangerous place, but studying it's many faces it's always interesting.

That's good to hear.

[gamma_effect]

You're a video game developer, right?