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[eugenesis]

"This is Scorponok. Leave a message, as I am busy at the moment. If you want to see the infant, send me a text before you enter. Don't you dare knock and wake her up."

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[thepurpleone]

Hey Aura.

[He gives her a smile, waving with his free hand since he's holding a purple ice chest in the other.]

All right, Scorp, I'd like updates and full reports on the process if it's all fine by you.

[eugenesis]

[She slides off of Scorponok's laps, drops the clipboard onto the floor with a clatter, and runs over to kneel beside Donnie and pat him on on the head.]

I'll give you one daily, then. Once the analysis is done, the next thing would be to wait for the fish to grow. [A shrug.] You can even come in to observe the process.

[thepurpleone]

[Donnie grunts a bit at the head-pat. He pulls out an oversized (to him) wrapped piece of candy from his bag, holding it out to her before stepping forward to hand over the ice chest to Scorponok.]

Excellent. That'll be fine then.

And remember, we're just cloning a fish, we're not trying to create a new super soldier or something.

[eugenesis]

[The candy is immediately consumed by a delighted toddler.]

Yes, yes, just a fish.

[For now.]

I'll get you that fish, one way or another. What does it eat, anyway?

[thepurpleone]

[Aura gets a pat on the...well, he can't reach her head, so he just pats her on the arm.]

Well, according to my notes, it will eat waterbound insects and larvae but also feast on algae. Pretty standard freshwater fish stuff.

[eugenesis]

I'll order enough for a small aquarium. I have a glass container prepared, but I have not fully stocked it with food. Some prepared mealworms should be good enough.

[A pause.]

Would more than one cloned fish satisfy you?

[thepurpleone]

I can help with the food part. Algae is at least easy to cultivate under the proper conditions.

-hm. Well, I only need one but more than one might be good just in case we have any unforeseen complications.

[eugenesis]

A school, then. We can create our little ecosystem on the ship. Perhaps the organics will want to eat some if they're hungry.

[thepurpleone]

These weren't meant to be eaten! And we already have a contained ecosystem- we've built it into the hydroponics lab, which is where this fish was previously. But they are purely meant to be for viewing.

[eugenesis]

[Scorponok smiles.] Then it means I get to keep more of them.

[Someone is certainly scheming on what to do with any extra fish...]

[thepurpleone]

[Donnie sets his hands on his hips.]

You're plotting something and I don't like it.

[eugenesis]

[His grin only grows.]

I am a boy of many ideas. Of course I'm already thinking of how to analyze its DNA.

[For nefarious purposes, if anyone who knows him can tell.]

[thepurpleone]

Uh-huh. Analyze. Well just don't make anything that will draw any Optimi's attention.