blueprintofsin deserves a shout out. They're so dedicated to Brigid and I hope they get the respect they deserve soon.

-seats you in-between me and Ryan so you can sing/recite in both Russian AND German and have someone understand you at both elbows-

"If I may be so bold, what drew you to genetics, Dr. Tenenbaum?"

How open and honest he is. It's that childish innocence and honesty despite what is happening to him and what we all know will happen to him. It makes him a lot more endearing to me.

this got sloppy toward the end but i hope it doesn't look terrible

Naivity. He sees to much of himself in it. 

We might kiss when we are aloneThis is my lifeWe took a walk that night but it wasn't the samePut on your war paintIs that seat taken?

Sofia was five, trotting alongside her father like a bobber, attached to him by the line of her hand. Her fingers barely reached up to close around his, she was so small, but she wanted to walk on her own. She always was an independent child. They got to the edge of the water, the sun barely risen. The sky was glowing, but it was dark, and the silhouettes of trees seemed like giants to the little girl. Her father set up his tack, throwing out two long lines and stabbing the poles into the earth to hold steady. Sofia played by the water, with a little boat her father had made her.  She doesn’t remember exactly what happened, but she does blame herself for what happened next. The little boat got swept away from her tiny hands, fluttering out into the great expanse of water before her. Sofia jumped in, trying to rescue the little craft, but she was too young and hadn’t yet learned how to swim. Her father, being nearby, was able to save her, but it was a scary experience for them both.Once he got her calmed down enough to form mildly coherent sentences, she told him about the boat and cried all over again. Her father soothed her, saying that, “some other child, who probably doesn’t have any toys, will find it and they will be so happy.”And suddenly she was fine. Because she had discovered the joy of helping others. Even if it was by accident.