If Adrien was in anyway surprised or put off by the suggestion that Tony had locked correspondences, he doesn't show it. Far away, he'd trusted that very paranoia, he wasn't about to remark on it now.
Instead, he took a breath as if about to answer the question, paused and reached up to tap his finger against his lip, before nodding to himself. ]
More a theory, developed as a result of process of elimination. [ He was up front with that fact, not wanting Tony to believe this was anything except speculation. Which, on board a ship, you had to be careful about.
Which was why ... he was coming to Tony and not making a call over the MID. ]
There is, at this time, nothing Medical can do to change glass back to organic material. We can provide supportive care, we can give short term fixes and there are options for limbs broken but ... it's all treating the symptoms.
[ Which he hates, even as he accepts it as a necessary evil. Lowering his hand, he pointed at the Ingress. ]
But if we're looking at the wrong patient ... [ he began, finally looking away from the Ingress and to Tony, to see if the man followed what he was saying. ]
I know you and Banner and the others aren't sitting around with your thumbs up your ass. [ It was a compliment ... sort of? ] But every thing I look at, from my perspective, is telling me we aren't going to be able to provide the crew with a permanent solution, until we can cure the Ingress.
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If Adrien was in anyway surprised or put off by the suggestion that Tony had locked correspondences, he doesn't show it. Far away, he'd trusted that very paranoia, he wasn't about to remark on it now.
Instead, he took a breath as if about to answer the question, paused and reached up to tap his finger against his lip, before nodding to himself. ]
More a theory, developed as a result of process of elimination. [ He was up front with that fact, not wanting Tony to believe this was anything except speculation. Which, on board a ship, you had to be careful about.
Which was why ... he was coming to Tony and not making a call over the MID. ]
There is, at this time, nothing Medical can do to change glass back to organic material. We can provide supportive care, we can give short term fixes and there are options for limbs broken but ... it's all treating the symptoms.
[ Which he hates, even as he accepts it as a necessary evil. Lowering his hand, he pointed at the Ingress. ]
But if we're looking at the wrong patient ... [ he began, finally looking away from the Ingress and to Tony, to see if the man followed what he was saying. ]
I know you and Banner and the others aren't sitting around with your thumbs up your ass. [ It was a compliment ... sort of? ] But every thing I look at, from my perspective, is telling me we aren't going to be able to provide the crew with a permanent solution, until we can cure the Ingress.