Dr. Nicholas Rush #RP #Parody

//Well it's been an enlightening conversation for @2sidesofthesame.bsky.social and @drnicholasrush.bsky.social this evening on #StrangeDestinies. Some feelings are beginning to show through and now the big meeting with @generallyjack.bsky.social is coming up. It will indeed be interesting!

- to see us in room 1802 down on level 18. This should prove interesting!

- I realized that it had been years since I'd been this excited about any research relationship. Or was it something more? Was it just a research relationship... I had to stop this line of thought! The intercom buzzed and I tripped the button.* Well it seems the big guy has arrived. Jack wants -

- fact that we could actually explore off world and access alien tech for some answers. Right now you were oblivious to such things but once you were introduced to it and all of the possibilities your whole world and perspective would blossom. I was excited to see how you would react. -

Not at all. When researching I always /need/ more. My appetite is insatiable when it comes to that. It's the nature of the scientific beast. *I couldn't wait for you to discover just how many options would be available to us once you were given clearance to know what awaited us on Level 28. The -

- in the building wondering what the hell I was up to or who I was inviting into my residence.*

- he chose you, not me. It's his area of expertise so who was I to question it? I'm sure he didn't suspect you would show up on my doorstep, drunk! *I smirked at you, eyes twinkling with mischief and remembrance. And while you were actually quite adorable that night I couldn't have my neighbors -

- expertise outside of my knowledge and experience. I've always relied on Daniel to provide anything linguist related but he's so engrossed in something else right now that he won't even surface for anything I need. While I can relate to that of course, it put me into a bind this time. Like I said -

Good to know. *I found myself wishing that were true on another level aside from work. Again, I gave myself a mental headshake to stop that line of thought.* As you are aware I am picky about who I work with and how. I prefer to pursue my own research when possible, but this time I need some -

- when he gets here.

- recommendation for you, he seemed to have a thick voice of admiration for you and your work. That's rare for Daniel I have to say. He's a loner, much like myself and we tend to keep things close to the belt that we are in the middle of researching. Jack would know how to reach him. You could ask-

- moment *... you might consider contacting Daniel since he and you are such good buddies. He might give you access to some of his research and materials here at the mountain. He wouldn't do it for many people, but for you he might make an exception. When I talked to him and he offered a -

- discovery.* You'll just have to be patient until Jack gets here and we see about getting you cleared so I can show some of the stuff I have worked on in the past and hope to tackle in the future. For now we will restrict ourselves to working on our own materials. Although... *I thought for a -

You might say that, although I wouldn't count on it. There are more ways in the universe than you might think in order to pursue new avenues of exploration and development. *I certainly at this point couldn't tell /everything/ I had access to and had discovered in order to do research and -

// #StrangeDestinies Well it seems that @drnicholasrush.bsky.social is having problems processing his true feelings for @2sidesofthesame.bsky.social and he's got some legitimate concerns. Like her youth. Maybe he's feeling too old and jaded after all he's been through to take up a young woman.

- up or explained. It's not really a shift, it is a mindset. I have had plenty of Ah-hah moments in my life, but in many cases I was either looking for them or expecting them. Some people fear new things or cannot accept them when they happen. I relish them, invite them, actively search them out!

*I'd never been asked that in quite this way before. It sort of threw me for a moment. And I had to be wary of security in my answer too. How could I tell her about the repository of knowledge we did have right now?* I'm a scientist Lacey. I'm open to all things provided it can be proven, backed -

- your whole way of thinking. Are you ready for that?

- authority. Hell we all did. Especially the type of authority on Destiny. Colonel Young was a real piece of work! He still is from what I hear. A shame my little ruse with the hidden gun didn't work! It would have been so worth it!* You are going to find out some things that might even clarify -

We have enough but you'll have to wait for the complete clearance. Just be patient and then everything will come together. There's a lot you don't know yet or even realize. I just can't say much right now. Jack will be here soon and then everything will get sorted out. *I knew Eli had issues with-

- definitely worried me. Talk about a father figure!* Somehow I couldn't see Eli seeing me as his long lost father unless he had serious Daddy issues.

- fields and yet so completely different from each other. So I suppose I didn't have a /type/ except respecting a brilliant mind. There was no doubt that you were equally accomplished in your own right, but again, so entirely different from the other two women in my life. Younger too. That -

- analyze my reactions to this later when I had more time and you weren't around to observe. Was there something about you that I was finding attractive? Few women commanded my attention. Gloria, my wife had of course, and then there was Amanda Perry. Both women were brilliant in their own -

*I found myself starting to blush. I wasn't sure why since it really didn't matter what you thought of me... or did it? I had no illusions about my abilities of course, but hearing you address them so bluntly without any artifice was surprising and yet gave me a warm rush of pleasure. I'd have to -

- of you. Like I did with everyone I worked with. I always was a closet hermit at the best of times. But you were getting under my skin and that was annoying too!* Now Daniel, I don't mind so much. He's not in the least bit arrogant and pretty much acknowledges the fact that I'm a genius!

Just what do you mean by that? You do know that Eli and I would never be on the level of exchanging yearly Christmas cards right? I mean, I don't care how intelligent he is he's just... well he's even more annoying than you are! *I found myself finding it even harder to maintain a healthy dislike -

- *Eli and I had our own issues and personality quirks that didn't click. I knew that going in though right from the first time I had ended up on his doorstep to recruit him with Jack in tow of course. We were destined to clash and I sensed that up front.*

- down and went back to the documents we had laid out. Some of the materials would naturally need to wait until we got into the labs on the lower levels of course, but there was preliminary stuff we could get into here.* What was your impression of Eli over all? Brilliant I know, but what else? -

Hey, Jack has a presence. No worries. And it's not easy to pull the wool over his eyes. But to be honest he's got a side to him that tends to relax you. It's just his way. And that wicked sense of humor of his takes getting used to as well. It tends to throw the bad guys off. *I set my empty mug-

- One thing to remember about Jack is he's seen it all pretty much. He can be strict but he also knows how to role with the punches. There's not much that surprises him anymore.