No, [ peter admits. ] I can guess at some of it, given her reaction to me mentioning scientists... [ he adds, a slight sigh punctuating the reply. ] I don't know if it's something she was born able to do, but my guess is that her abilities were discovered pretty early on, right? So — held in a facility, maybe government-sanctioned, maybe not.
[ the difference hardly matters, really, not now. it's the end result: a child traumatised by events beyond her control in her past. he pauses and spreads his hands out against the table; the cynical side of him says that regardless of whether it was sanctioned or not, the aim would have been to weaponise her — or work towards it. that was always the way, wasn't it? or simply keep her locked up, just to try to figure out why she's the way she is. ]
She mentioned experiments, so—. [ he lifts a hand and waves it vaguely. ] Either they were the wrong crowd, or a few someones want to figure out the extent of what she can do and how, either to use her or to replicate the ability in other people. [ a breath of a pause. ] For what it's worth, I can only imagine what she's been through, and ... I'm sorry. If I'd known, I'd never have brought it up.
[ nance stays quiet as he goes through the impression he got from whatever conversations he's had with eleven, listening close because if there's something not quite right, she'll have to correct it. for el's sake, for sure, and... kind of peter's, too. ]
You're close, across the board. I don't think they ever wanted to replicate it, but they definitely wanted to use her, and her powers, for their own gain. I think her powers started with her mother, but she's not... well. So it's not like we can ask her.
But I do know that she was taken as a baby, and that she basically grew up in that lab.
[ she chews her lip, not wanting to delve too much deeper just yet ]
No dissecting, and I would avoid using the word "experiment" altogether. I think- she might like to learn math, but just the basics. She's really very clever, but it might still take her some time to learn certain things. I mean, science is a tricky subject, but I know she likes to learn about how things work. [ a beat ] Has she used her powers around you before?
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omg so i was convinced i replied to this WHAT THE FUCK I'M SORRY
[ the difference hardly matters, really, not now. it's the end result: a child traumatised by events beyond her control in her past. he pauses and spreads his hands out against the table; the cynical side of him says that regardless of whether it was sanctioned or not, the aim would have been to weaponise her — or work towards it. that was always the way, wasn't it? or simply keep her locked up, just to try to figure out why she's the way she is. ]
She mentioned experiments, so—. [ he lifts a hand and waves it vaguely. ] Either they were the wrong crowd, or a few someones want to figure out the extent of what she can do and how, either to use her or to replicate the ability in other people. [ a breath of a pause. ] For what it's worth, I can only imagine what she's been through, and ... I'm sorry. If I'd known, I'd never have brought it up.
NOT forgiven!!1
You're close, across the board. I don't think they ever wanted to replicate it, but they definitely wanted to use her, and her powers, for their own gain. I think her powers started with her mother, but she's not... well. So it's not like we can ask her.
But I do know that she was taken as a baby, and that she basically grew up in that lab.
[ she chews her lip, not wanting to delve too much deeper just yet ]
No dissecting, and I would avoid using the word "experiment" altogether. I think- she might like to learn math, but just the basics. She's really very clever, but it might still take her some time to learn certain things. I mean, science is a tricky subject, but I know she likes to learn about how things work. [ a beat ] Has she used her powers around you before?