[Cosima's hands gesture haltingly, the only sign of her nerves, urging Clara to take a seat. She settles on the ground beside her laptop, legs crossed and pulling it into her lap.]
[There isn't a bit of doubt in her voice. She kicks her boots off and settles on the couch, just behind Cosima.]
Cos... I really appreciate this. [She leans down to plant a kiss on her head, and then reaches around her for some pad thai and a pair of chopsticks. Her heart swells a bit in her chest, nervous about what she's going to hear, but still overjoyed that Cosima is finally trusting her with it.]
[Cosima twists to look up at her, smile soft and open. She's still nervous, fingers hovering over her laptop keys, not ready to start the presentation quite long.]
I should've done this from the start. I'm sorry it took me this long to get my thoughts in order, to know what to say. [She gestures to the TV screen, with a sheepish smile.] Still not sure I've gotten it all outlined right but after 100 slides, I had to stop.
[She looks nervous as she starts out, gestures more subdued and smile forced. She starts at the beginning, the very beginning, with slides on Neolution and the Duncans, the scientists who created them. Moving on to the Original and everything she's learned during her time on the island. It sounds rehearsed, composed, though she gets excited when she talks science, clearly in her element. Her voice waves slightly when she begins talking about Project Leda directly, the genome, how they edited it, the patent embedded in their genetic code, the infertility and associated disease that they all carry, except Sarah.]
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You ready for this? It's... A long story.
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[There isn't a bit of doubt in her voice. She kicks her boots off and settles on the couch, just behind Cosima.]
Cos... I really appreciate this. [She leans down to plant a kiss on her head, and then reaches around her for some pad thai and a pair of chopsticks. Her heart swells a bit in her chest, nervous about what she's going to hear, but still overjoyed that Cosima is finally trusting her with it.]
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I should've done this from the start. I'm sorry it took me this long to get my thoughts in order, to know what to say. [She gestures to the TV screen, with a sheepish smile.] Still not sure I've gotten it all outlined right but after 100 slides, I had to stop.
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I'll forgive you if you miss a few minor details.
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Well, a hundred slides. I'm all ears.
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You, uh, following so far? Any questions?