[ he squints, suspicious but hardly judgmental. ray's curious-- helena has only continued to spark his adventurous spirit. sometimes making bad uninformed choices works out, ok? ]
I'm just curious about where you picked up all of these skills. One inventor to another, you know?
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but ray smirks, lopsided, almost as if he'd meant to frown but found it amusing. ]
You're not telling me everything.
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( at least he can pick up on that )
Surely you have your own secrets?
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[ he squints, suspicious but hardly judgmental. ray's curious-- helena has only continued to spark his adventurous spirit. sometimes making bad uninformed choices works out, ok? ]
I'm just curious about where you picked up all of these skills. One inventor to another, you know?
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( although, for a couple of seconds, helena's thrill drops a little. though she's proud of her skills and what she knows how she came about it... )
Some of it was just knowing the right people. Other parts I discovered myself.
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[ he felt that mild tone shift, and it wasn't what he'd expected. ]
Just curious.
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( and helena just didn't do that anyway. she hated the idea of it )
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[ he nods, looking a bit admonished (bravo helena that almost never happens). ]
Quid pro quo, right? I haven't told you much about the ATOM, it's only fair. What do you want to know first?