"'Stone'," Gaius begins to lie, "Reminds me of kimberlite and lamproite, somehow. The rocks that encase diamonds. Beneath the surface, there's something beautiful there, if someone dares to venture below the surface."
But Alayne has other questions -- questions he's happy to answer because it gives him the opportunity to showcase his massive intellect.
"There's lots to observe inside blood," he says, lifting a vial from the stand; it's a vial of his blood and he places it in her hands for her to hold and observe and examine, then cups his hands around hers. "You just need to know how to look for it. Inside your blood is the framework for life as we know it. Your hair color, why you're born with a certain stature, the color of your eyes... the DNA inside your blood can tell you -- or anyone else -- why you are what you are."
He finally relinquishes his grasp on her hands and smiles.
"Isn't she a little young for you, Gaius?"
Gaius immediately spins around to find Six sprawled across the countertop. "How long have you been here?" he blurts out at her and only after the words have left his lips does he realize what he's done. Immediately, he begins to sort through paperwork, trying to look as though he had spun around to work on filing -- not to talk to his invisible friend.
"Long enough to see you flirting with her. You didn't answer my question."
Gaius swallows, trying to think of some way to answer Six without coming across as a complete lunatic. "No," he emphasizes, looking at the blonde. "...doubt," he finishes, glancing quickly over his shoulder at Alayne, "this has all been very difficult for you to process."
Gaius frowns up at Six as he continues to straighten his papers.
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But Alayne has other questions -- questions he's happy to answer because it gives him the opportunity to showcase his massive intellect.
"There's lots to observe inside blood," he says, lifting a vial from the stand; it's a vial of his blood and he places it in her hands for her to hold and observe and examine, then cups his hands around hers. "You just need to know how to look for it. Inside your blood is the framework for life as we know it. Your hair color, why you're born with a certain stature, the color of your eyes... the DNA inside your blood can tell you -- or anyone else -- why you are what you are."
He finally relinquishes his grasp on her hands and smiles.
"Isn't she a little young for you, Gaius?"
Gaius immediately spins around to find Six sprawled across the countertop. "How long have you been here?" he blurts out at her and only after the words have left his lips does he realize what he's done. Immediately, he begins to sort through paperwork, trying to look as though he had spun around to work on filing -- not to talk to his invisible friend.
"Long enough to see you flirting with her. You didn't answer my question."
Gaius swallows, trying to think of some way to answer Six without coming across as a complete lunatic. "No," he emphasizes, looking at the blonde. "...doubt," he finishes, glancing quickly over his shoulder at Alayne, "this has all been very difficult for you to process."
Gaius frowns up at Six as he continues to straighten his papers.