gooseberryhigh | ↬ May 13, 2014

~~Oh no~~

Decently - I've been slacking, but I'm nearly there. I think I have a chapter or two left to write, but all the research is done.

[...]

How about yours?

You're amazing. I can proof it for you, if you want? I'm [...] stalled on my project, anyway. I keep going back and forth with Mr. Elmasry on next steps, but we haven't made much progress.

I wouldn't go so far as to say amazing, given how much I've been putting this off these past few weeks! I'll definitely take you up on the proofing if you're sure you've got the time, though.

But first, we should get your project kickstarted again.

What specifically has got you stalled? I'll act like I know enough to be useful to you, and you can bounce ideas off of me.

I have the time. Please, let me help. Whenever you finish the first draft.

I'ts... ah. I mixed up a few test batches, to go off the results of my trials with mice. My recipe puts them right to sleep, and they seem to be in a good mood when they wake up, but... they're mice. It's difficult to really gauge their thoughts, or what happened while they slept.

Mr. Elmasry and I have been discussing ways to discover the effects on human beings, but it's a lot of red tape. [...] Sometimes I think it would be easier if I just tried it on myself.

Alright, alright! I'll get it to you ASAP. It'll help get me motivated, in any case.

It's good that it seems like it's working on mice, but... hm. Mr. Elmasry doesn't have any ideas outside of a true trail? Though, I suppose there's nothing outside of that that could give you an real idea of if it works or not.

Trying it on yourself would certainly be easier but also is definitely not an option. Way too dangerous. [...] ~~You know that, right?~~ What's the timeline looking like in terms of getting human testing off the ground? It must still be a viable option, right? Just annoying?

Thank you. I only nag because I love you.

Well, he suggested I could make a presentation on my findings so far, in hopes of attracting a company that can do proper clinical trials. But that seems rather underwhelming, especially when other people have working prototypes of their projects.

Our projects are due mid-June, so we have a month, and I'd rather be using that month to work on my paper, and this presentation... Not to mention, studying for exams? I mean, it might not be that dangerous. None of the mice have gotten hurt.

You know, you always say that, but it's pretty relentless nagging...

You've done a lot of good work, though - just because it feels underwhelming doesn't mean it's not serious progress that's worth recognition. Maybe do as much as the write-up as you can without results while you've got the ball rolling on trying to get a clinical trial? That way if it comes through you just need to do some result write-up, and if it ends up being to cumbersome to get trials you'll have something ready to go with work so far?

As for testing on yourself, I mean, it's less dangerous than testing it without having run trials on mice first, but still. I assume ingredient proportions need to be different between humans and mice, so it might not go right on the first try, plus without the structure and failsafes of a trail you're just asking for trouble.

[...]

You're not honestly considering that as an option, are you?

You'll miss it when it's gone.

You're right, I suppose. I've done quite a bit of work on my report already, but I could spend some time fine-tuning it. You know me, I just hate trying to plan around uncertainties, especially when the deadline's fast coming up.

[...] No, no, no, no. Of course not. I'd need to [...] sort out more of the details. Mr. Elmasry approved of my reformulation for human usage, but he said there's still quite a few unknown factors. [...] I'm not that reckless, I promise.

I will very much miss it. We'll keep in contact, though, so I'll just have to deal with long-distance nagging instead of in-my-face nagging.

I know it's less than ideal, but what you've done is amazing; don't let your over-achieving brain talk you out of that. You can run things by me if you want, and I can read over your report? It's the least I can do - we can have one last act of mutual suffering before we have to go out into the world.

[...]

And yeah, I know you're not that reckless.

Lots.

I'd be having more if you were here, though.

Alas, LARP waits for no man. I've missed enough sessions this year, in any case.

Will you laugh if I say I miss seeing you in the morning?

I'd just be laughing at myself if I did. Not to sound clingy or anything but I'm definitely feeling the distance.

I know. It's ridiculous, because you'll be back tomorrow. You're not even that far away.

~~I'm going to miss you so mu~~ At least I have Thursday to remember you by.

Maybe in the morning we can time it so you stand on the docks, and I stand on the shore, and we can wave to one another.

You should've never untied me. The first thing I do is run off to a haunted island.

Tempting me with I can't touch? At least while I'm waiting for your boat to get to shore, I have a concrete idea of when you'll be here.

Oh, I'll remember this, don't you worry. Are the ghosts keeping you up?

So my brave and dashing hero will be there waiting for me?

No, just thoughts of you.

[Diego has drawn a box, which is labelled: "(If I wore lipstick, this is where you would see I kissed the page.)"]

Edited 2017-05-14 20:26 (UTC)

Sword at his side, ready to save you from two nights of sleeping on the ground and listening to how adorable Cecil and Levi are.

[...] Any thoughts in particular?

[Ravi has added a small note under Diego's label: "(Same.)"]

They're disgusting. Good thing we're never like that. Right, sweetheart?

Do you want the explicit thoughts or the sappy ones? I've got a lot of both.

Sweetheart? That's a new one. Alas, I find I must disagree. I am certainly not so sweet.

[...] The latter is probably better. I'm sitting in front of the fireplace in my cabin right now. It's [...] not private.

Edited 2017-05-15 06:31 (UTC)

Honey? Darling? Baby? Light of my life? My sun?

Okay, okay. Got it. Only roommate-appropriate flirting. It just occurred to me that this is the longest we've been apart since getting together. I'm spoiled for your company. ~~What're we going to do after grad~~

Honey: still emphasizing sweetness, so no. Darling: more acceptable, but not in public, dear. Baby: absolutely not. [...] The rest isn't... bad.

That's true, isn't it? I stole you for all of spring break. [...] Perhaps a break is good. I shouldn't be allowed to monopolize you so much.

Good to know. I'm not big on pet names, but it's good to know which ones are going to have the wrong effect.

[...] I don't know, I kind of like being monopolized. Haha, don't worry though. I'm glad to give you a break from me sometimes. I know I come on a little strong. I don't want to smother you.

Ah well, I don't know about that. You could make a lot of things sound good, if you wanted to. What about you? Does "not big on pet names" apply to names for you too?

No. No, no, no, no. You don't smother me or come on too strong. [...] Truth be told, I always worry that I want too much from you.

I don't mind them, but I don't go wild for them either? [...] Don't call me D, though. I don't hate it, but I've heard too many "wants the D" jokes.

What? No. No, definitely not. I'd do anything you asked me to.

Edited 2017-05-17 05:31 (UTC)

For your information, Diego Morales, I prefer to maintain a higher standard for my inappropriate sex jokes.

[...]

What if I asked you to wait for me? For [...] the two years it'll take to finish the Healer program in London?

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