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[jivitadana]

[Winter was now over and spring had just started. Minato kind of missed the snow, but at least the weather was cool and comfortable instead of being too cold. For a change of pace as he wandered outside, now that the space event was over, he decided to head to the Checkerboard Hills. He hadn't been there often. It was time to check it out again.

That is, if checking it out meant doing a once-over on the checkered patterns from dark to light, then ending up laying in one of the darker square patches, his comm device off to the side as he looked up at the sky.

It's spring here and spring at home. School would be starting again, if he were there and time progressed.

Were these questions even fair? Did he have too much time on his hands, playing around with or thinking about 'what if' in a place that may make him forget his existence here at all?]

..... Would you rather be dead at home or alive here?

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[jivitadana]

[Oh, cool, a physicist. A scientist. Minato had been impressed enough as it was with her, but this was just another feather in her cap.]

What are you researching and how does Wonderland make it harder for you?

[He tried to ask it more broadly so she didn't have to go into specifics if she didn't want to. He was interested though, since science is pretty awesome. He didn't think she'd use it for anything negative or detrimental.]

Oh, and I'm Minato. It's nice to meet you.

[interspatial]

Minato, hi. I'm Dr. Jane Foster. Please, call me Jane.

[ and as is probably common for academics and scientists, she answers his question with a question of her own: ]

Do you know anything about particle physics?

[jivitadana]

[And a doctor. Like a physicist doctor. That was so cool.

He should have expected that he would be asked something in return, but he didn't mind.
He thought it was fair and to get a better idea of where he was coming from for her.]

Just high school physics.

[He didn't think that included particle physics, what with learning about gravity, velocity, force, sound waves, friction, electric currents. Those didn't sound entirely related.]

[interspatial]

That's great! That's really all I study, still. So, you've got some fundamentals on energy and forces and probably matter too.

[ jane's hands flit about, hitting the beats on each point she makes. she loves her work very much but she also loves fostering others' interest in it. ]

As an astrophysicist, you're basically applying those studies to the universe beyond earth. And particle physics very basically is the study of the smallest stuff, down to the sub-atomic level.

[jivitadana]

[He could tell that she was passionate and excited about her work, and that made him a bit excited too, as excited as a silent protagonist could get. He did have an interest in science, slightly leaning more toward biological sciences, but still, any science was pretty cool.]

You know both?

[Both astrophysics and particle physics? Whoa. And then everything in between.]

When you say "doctor," you mean M.D. or Ph.D.?

[Or both again? Because if M.D. or even D.O. or D.D.S., then that was still awesome.]

[interspatial]

[ she nods, and then her mouth opens in surprise before she chuckles a little. ]

Oh, PhD-- I don't really work well with the biological sciences. My bedside manner would probably leave a lot to be desired.

[jivitadana]

Cool. What was your dissertation on?

[Was that something that they could read here? But if she were doing research, it was probably more like she kept continuing to build on it. Maybe.]

i don't think i've ever written such a dense pile of crap before lmao BRAVO

[interspatial]

[ oh that's not something she gets every day. it's been awhile, but jane rattles off this comically long and very nonsensical made-up thing: ]

Measurement of the Quantum Effects of Long-Duration Gravitational-Wave Transients Associated with Magnetic Anomalies as Indications of Traversable Wormholes.

awesome! XD i love it

[jivitadana]

[He had to ask since he was interested in going further with his education if he could. Talking to someone who had gotten that far made him live a little vicariously through them.]

That sounds complicated. But still cool.

[Now he wanted to read it!]

<333 oh good bc someone who knows things will cringe when they stumble across this xD

[interspatial]

Well, it's complicated but-- it's also years of work compounded over time. It's not anything special, I just stuck to what I love.

[ and she'll argue that point until she's blue in the face. science isn't hard. it's the most accessible discipline that requires only boundless curiosity. (and maybe a dash of obsession in jane's case.) ]

And it secured me some resources to go off and keep doing what I love.

aw i understand XD

[jivitadana]

[Minato was really happy for her that she got to keep doing what she loved and it didn't seem like anyone could stop her. If only everyone could have the pleasure or privilege to follow their passion like that.]

When you go home, you'll be able to continue it?

[He could only hope too! As she said, she put a lot of work and then time into it.]

[interspatial]

[ the thought of home and of getting there is something she hasn't been able to think of much for months, now. she nods, but it's stuttered. as if she's unsure. ]

Yeah... I can continue it anywhere, really.

[jivitadana]

[As they had said or implied as much with this conversation, home right now was elusive in more ways than one. He tried to steer said conversation then in a happier direction if he could.]

I like that you're using it for good. Like you're making a difference.

[In a good way! Scientific research and breakthroughs and all. She was a part of that, and that was amazing. And kind of exciting.]

[interspatial]

Well, if you have any interest in the sciences, you're more than welcome to visit the shared lab on the fourth floor.

[ she hasn't done this in awhile, and it seems to perk her up a little. ]

It's not only physics, though that's how it started. There are biochemists and engineers, and I think it's still expanding.

[jivitadana]

[Fourth floor? He'd remember that. He'd have to go see it some time. Seeing a lab here would be cool. He hadn't actually been in a real lab before.]

You or the other researchers don't mind visitors?

[He wouldn't want to bother them if they were in the middle of something.]

[interspatial]

Nope, not at all!

[ which probably doesn't sound all that convincing? considering leo fitz exists. ]

[jivitadana]

Thanks. I'll come by some time.

[He'd want to go see her, if anything. (And ugh, it's sad that it's closed now!)]