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@julian.bashir

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Hello John, I wanted to check on you to see how you were feeling.

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oh hey doc

i'm doing super

thanks for the patch up

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Glad to hear it.

I do have a minor favor to ask for a project that should hopefully benefit you in the future.

I plan to study Nightblood, mainly for the purposes of ensuring we have a backup supply should you, Clarke or Lexa need it. However, an important point was brought up. It seems that people from where you're from aren't sure if artificial Nightblood is the same as that from someone born with it.

Once I have access to more laboratory equipment, I would like to ask you for a sample of your blood to study, if you're willing. I've obtained consent from Clarke and Lexa as well.

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if you've got clarke and lexa's then why do you need mine

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I don't know if the blood varies from person to person like regular human blood does. If you were hurt again, it would be helpful to know whether or not you could receive Nightblood from Lexa or Clarke.

Considering you almost needed one when last we met, that's my top priority.

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me and clarke have the same blood type

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I'm afraid that since it's not something you were born with, the properties of it can change depending on the person--what pathogens you were exposed to, the electrolyte balance, how your body processes the cells themselves, etc.

John, do you not want me to look at your blood? You need only to say so.

[Julian knows there's some touchiness around the Nightblood, particularly from Lexa's angle and the cultural significance. He doesn't want to press too hard, even if he thinks it would be very helpful if Murphy were to need it in the future.]

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[ The length of pause before his next reply probably answers that question, but... ]

clarke really thinks this is a good idea?

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I've discussed it with her. You're free to verify with her yourself before you give an answer.

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i might

no offense

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None taken.

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and it's just my blood you're experimenting on right

not like

the rest of me

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Correct, I would just need a sample of blood.

[Julian senses a story behind this hesitation.]

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and you're not trying it on anyone else either

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Do you mean putting it into other people without Nightblood? No, that is not my intent. It's strictly for medical purposes.

[And a new intellectual challenge. It's hard staying mentally engaged when you're genetically modified to process at speeds rivalling a supercomputer.]

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yeah that

ok i guess

if it'll help

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It won't be for a while. Until I can get access to laboratory equipment.

I think it will. Should anything happen to you like what happened this past time, at least I would be prepared with that amount of blood loss.

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ok

sorry

i don't know how much clarke told you