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[andaway]

[Part of him was hoping Bruce would dismiss him saying he was busy- not because he didn't like interacting with the man, far from it. He'd always liked talking to people who were actually smart and capable of lateral thinking- he's always been more of an information-gatherer.

But at least that way he wouldn't feel like he was tossing his worries at the man just to make himself feel better.]

I was wondering if you were making any... any headway on why some people leave, and others have stayed on the turtle since the very beginning. I was wondering if there were some... signs, I guess, to know if someone was doomed to leave soon.

[angermanaging]

I... no. I'm sorry. [It's not hard to guess what this is about, and Bruce is appropriately serious, even somber.]

I haven't noticed any patterns, but I haven't looked into it very deeply. It's-- been easier for me not to think about it. [He says that with a note of apology, feeling his own desire to avoid the topic is an embarrassing weakness that he should address.]

[andaway]

No, I understand. I just- there's...

[He sighs, reaching for words. If he could just say 'I want to know if there's a risk I will lose my wife' things would be easier. A lot of things would be easier if he didn't have to keep a secret identity.] There's someone I'm afraid of losing. So I... I thought, since you had done those studies on our genetic code and how it differs from our original body's DNA maybe you had a hint on where to look, what sings to keep an eye on.

But I understand, I'm sorry for the interruption.