Oh, he smiles! That's interesting. She's not sure whether it's reassuring or terrifying, actually, but her gaze locks onto the configuration of his teeth for a moment and something in her head says but what if he got injured in the mouth or lost one of those? he could starve to death... And even for a very skilled predator, taking down powerful prey can result in injuries.
"You don't have any doctor to go to if you get hurt," she says, words going from brain to mouth with no filter in-between. "Can I be that for you? If I'm going to have samples anyway, I can study a little. Maybe you won't ever need me, but in case you do."
Belatedly, she shakes her head at the question. "I...sorry, I don't think I'll need any more than that, at least not right now. I'll want to compare your microbiome to the bacteria in Doctor Malcolm's wound. From the account I've heard, he was stepped on and bitten, so it would have come from claws or teeth, most likely. I suppose if that fails some, um, samples from the lower digestive tract might be helpful but I think saliva is the most likely source."
Not asking for a urine or stool sample today, Indo, luckily. Neither of you wants to go through that awkwardness.
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Date: 2020-04-18 02:35 pm (UTC)"You don't have any doctor to go to if you get hurt," she says, words going from brain to mouth with no filter in-between. "Can I be that for you? If I'm going to have samples anyway, I can study a little. Maybe you won't ever need me, but in case you do."
Belatedly, she shakes her head at the question. "I...sorry, I don't think I'll need any more than that, at least not right now. I'll want to compare your microbiome to the bacteria in Doctor Malcolm's wound. From the account I've heard, he was stepped on and bitten, so it would have come from claws or teeth, most likely. I suppose if that fails some, um, samples from the lower digestive tract might be helpful but I think saliva is the most likely source."
Not asking for a urine or stool sample today, Indo, luckily. Neither of you wants to go through that awkwardness.