Their laughter was like the stridulation of the ghosts of grasshoppers.
Jack coughed slightly and offered his hand. __i, uh. I__ Jack.__im took it. __ack what?___uh?___our last name, silly.___ackson.__he blinked at him. __our name is Jack Jackson?__e blushed. __o, uh, my first name__ Rhett, but I hate it, so_ He gestured to the chair and she sat. Her dress rode up several inches, exposing pleasing long lines of creamy skin. __ell, Jack, what__ your field of study?___iological Engineering, Genetics, and Microbiology. Post-doc. I__ working on a research project at the institute.___eally? Oh, uh, my apple martini__ getting a little low._____e got that, one second._ He scurried to the bar and bought her a fresh one. She sipped and managed to make it look not only seductive but graceful as well. __hat do you want to do after you__e done with the project?_ Kim continued.__epends on what I find.__he sent him a simmering smile. __hat are you looking for?_ Immediately, Jack__ eyes lit up and his posture straightened. __ started the project with the intention of learning how to increase the reproduction of certain endangered species. I had interest in the idea of cloning, but it proved too difficult based on the research I compiled, so I went into animal genetics and cellular biology. It turns out the animals with the best potential to combine genes were reptiles because their ability to lay eggs was a smoother transition into combining the cells to create a new species, or one with a similar ancestry that could hopefully lead to rebuilding extinct animals via surrogate birth or in-vitro fertilization. We__e on the edge of breaking that code, and if we do, it would mean that we could engineer all kinds of life and reverse what damage we__e done to the planet__ ecosystem.__im stared. __ight. Would you excuse me for a second?__he wiggled off back to her pack of friends by the bar. Judging by the sniggering and the disgusted glances he was getting, she wasn__ coming back. Jack sighed and finished off his beer, massaging his forehead. __es, brilliant move. You blinded her with science. Genius, Jack.__e ordered a second one and finished it before he felt smallish hands on his shoulders and a pair of soft lips on his cheek. He turned to find Kamala had returned, her smile unnaturally bright in the black lights glowing over the room. __o_how did it go with Kim?__e shot her a flat look. __ou notice the chair is empty.__amala groaned. __ou talked about the research project, didn__ you?___o!_ She glared at him.__maybe___ou__e so useless, Jack._ She paused and then tousled his hair a bit. __heer up. The night__ still young. I__ not giving up on you.__e smiled in spite of himself. __et.__er brown eyes flashed. __ever.
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Jack coughed slightly and offered his hand. __i, uh. I__ Jack.__im took it. __ack what?___uh?___our last name, silly.___ackson.__he blinked at him. __our name is Jack Jackson?__e blushed. __o, uh, my first name__ Rhett, but I hate it, so_ He gestured to the chair and she sat. Her dress rode up several inches, exposing pleasing long lines of creamy skin. __ell, Jack, what__ your field of study?___iological Engineering, Genetics, and Microbiology. Post-doc. I__ working on a research project at the institute.___eally? Oh, uh, my apple martini__ getting a little low._____e got that, one second._ He scurried to the bar and bought her a fresh one. She sipped and managed to make it look not only seductive but graceful as well. __hat do you want to do after you__e done with the project?_ Kim continued.__epends on what I find.__he sent him a simmering smile. __hat are you looking for?_ Immediately, Jack__ eyes lit up and his posture straightened. __ started the project with the intention of learning how to increase the reproduction of certain endangered species. I had interest in the idea of cloning, but it proved too difficult based on the research I compiled, so I went into animal genetics and cellular biology. It turns out the animals with the best potential to combine genes were reptiles because their ability to lay eggs was a smoother transition into combining the cells to create a new species, or one with a similar ancestry that could hopefully lead to rebuilding extinct animals via surrogate birth or in-vitro fertilization. We__e on the edge of breaking that code, and if we do, it would mean that we could engineer all kinds of life and reverse what damage we__e done to the planet__ ecosystem.__im stared. __ight. Would you excuse me for a second?__he wiggled off back to her pack of friends by the bar. Judging by the sniggering and the disgusted glances he was getting, she wasn__ coming back. Jack sighed and finished off his beer, massaging his forehead. __es, brilliant move. You blinded her with science. Genius, Jack.__e ordered a second one and finished it before he felt smallish hands on his shoulders and a pair of soft lips on his cheek. He turned to find Kamala had returned, her smile unnaturally bright in the black lights glowing over the room. __o_how did it go with Kim?__e shot her a flat look. __ou notice the chair is empty.__amala groaned. __ou talked about the research project, didn__ you?___o!_ She glared at him.__maybe___ou__e so useless, Jack._ She paused and then tousled his hair a bit. __heer up. The night__ still young. I__ not giving up on you.__e smiled in spite of himself. __et.__er brown eyes flashed. __ever.
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