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[peektuttut]

[When the audio comes on, there's some quiet, distant clinking, like broken glass is being swept up.]

Cloning's come a long way in the past decade. Things we thought impossible suddenly easy, things we never dreamed of are just within our reach. We can restructure DNA to weed out naturally occurring mistakes, save lives before there's an actual life in danger. Most people think of cloning, and think of some guy stepping into a chamber, and his identical copy walking out, but that's not how it works.

--And if that's how it works in your world, I'd be interested to hear about it.

We can clone organisms, even people, to some extent, but there's no way to pop out a fully grown copy. It's asexual reproduction, and like normal reproduction, the clone has to grow and age. It can develop a separate personality, obtain different memories.

[More clinking; it sounds like he's doing some sweeping, and for a moment, he's quiet.]

It's a clone genetically, identical on a molecular level - but the copy is nothing like the original. You can't produce a real clone. There's no such thing.

[Another pause, and he takes a breath, thinking about saying something else - but then the audio clicks off.]

[Private to Ollie]

You about ready for that fresh start?

[Private to Alex]

Maybe that wasn't fair of me. Sorry.

[Private to the Admiral]

The cot in the cave really isn't cutting it anymore. I'd like my room from Titans Tower added in - I assume that's possible. Having some place people could come into would be pretty useful.

[...] Keep the door like it is, though. [He does not want a break in ever, okay B(]

Comments

[Private]

[myresponsibility]

You okay?

[Private]

[peektuttut]

Yeah. Why, was I rambling? [EVERYTHING'S FINE HE'S NOT LYING AT ALL!]

[Private]

[myresponsibility]

[JUST BECAUSE PETER'S A TERRIBLE LIAR DOESN'T MEAN HE'S STUPID.]

No, I mean, it just seemed like a weird thing to be talking about.

That and the glass.

Private

[greenarrowed]

Aren't you like fifteen?

Private

[peektuttut]

[At least he didn't say twelve :c]

Is answering that going to make any kind of difference?

Private

[greenarrowed]

I don't need a babysitter. Especially one that's not even old enough to drive.

private;

[ichoosefight]

[ Tim talking about cloning. Not a good sign in itself. Tim talking about cloning in that tone? Yeah, she's concerned. ]

Hey.

private;

[peektuttut]

[Very legit concern. :c He takes a moment, gets rid of some glass, before answering.]

Hey. What's up?

private;

[ichoosefight]

Nothing really. What are you working on? [ Apart from clones. Clones seems obvious. ]

[ VIDEO fight me ]

[surfaceshine]

[This is so weird; Tim helped him with his inmate, with Kon. But he's also Dick's brother and Dick's gone home, so of course Dean is going to poke his nose in.

Never let it be said that awkward has ever stopped Dean from doing anything obnoxious. At least he's smirking.]

Man, and here was me thinking I was done with the nitpicky clone talk for the quarter.

[ PRIVATE VIDEO I would never ]

[peektuttut]

You were his warden. [It's not a question, Tim has stalked all the pairing announcements. B(]

[ PRIVATE VIDEO oh okay ]

[surfaceshine]

Ah, so this is about Kon. [Not sure if smug is the right reaction here, so he only half goes for it.]

Did you find all that shit in the backlog?

[hetrustsme]

We have living proof of what you just said right here. Kon-El and couldn't be more different... even though one would argue that can be because of the other DNA donors.

Why are you wondering about clones son?

[peektuttut]

[Oh God it's Superman and Superman doesn't recognize him and asdfsdlkhjkl he needs a moment.]

Just mulling some things over.

[...] We haven't met. [He's so wary, and covering it.] I'm Tim.

[hetrustsme]

[Nope, the name doesn't ring any bells. Red Robin? Sure, he's heard of them- barely but it's something. But this Kal only knows Bruce's secret identity, sorry Tim.]

And I'm Superman. Are you new in this place? And what were you mulling over? Maybe I could help.

[Private]

[most_feared]

It does work in mine. [He has hit or miss feels thanks to the guy that developed it.]

[Private]

[peektuttut]

Does work, as in you can create exact, full grown copies?

[an_abomination]

I wouldn't say they are "nothing like the original." When I was first created, they ran some virtual experiments on me. I sort of relived the life of Superman without having any knowledge of his life. I also did things that I couldn't explain or normally would do because of his genetic influence.

[peektuttut]

[Okay. He can do this. He thinks.] What things?

[silvestris]

Asexual reproduction just takes out the only worthwhile part. And as for clones...thinking they're going to be just the same as the donor is as stupid as thinking twins are going to be the same person.

[peektuttut]

[Oh God no he is not talking about sex with Catwoman, this is not a thing that's happening. So it's good that he can totally focus on the science aspect.] You're right. It comes down to nature and nurture, I guess.

video;

[trenchcoatedly]

You can replicate a body, but you can't replicate a soul.

video;

[peektuttut]

If you say so. [Wait--]

You're the angel, right? Castiel?

[private/voice 5eva]

[tolaywaste]

Which part?

[private]

[peektuttut]

The taking advantage of the flood part.