7th [voice], August 1st

[computations]

I understand that many of you do not enjoy this type of weather. The ongoing heat and lack of a cool wind, even as the season of fall comes ever closer to us.

However, some of us do feel quite comfortable in 'oppressive heat'. And among those people, some of us were foolish enough to attempt to enjoy a much cooler climate and suffered some aftereffects due to the lowered defenses of the immune system.

What I mean to say is that I should avoid seeing others for a short while.

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[pure_lineage]

[He had never been sick, not like that at least. Mental illness was far different from physical ones. This is... fascinating... to a point. SOLDIERs simply didn't get sick unless it was mako poisoning after all.]

I see. Illness is not something I am familiar with. Cloud, however, would be far more knowledgeable.

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[computations]

If you ever find the time, it makes for a good research topic.

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[pure_lineage]

I have no need for such things for I cannot fall ill with viruses.

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[computations]

Whether you are susceptible or not is not a qualifier for wishing to research something. Many things can be done with bacteria or viruses beyond making people sick.

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[pure_lineage]

[While it's only text, Sephiroth's lips do quirk up at that even if the gesture is bitter.]

That is something I am more than well aware of. I lost my taste for research long ago.

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[computations]

A shame. There is still much to learn and even more that needs to be applied.

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[pure_lineage]

I know well the applications that viruses and bacteria can have. There is no shame in no longer seeking any further knowledge. However if you intend to research them, I would do so cautiously.

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[computations]

Your concern is noted but I have finished my research in that area years ago.

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[pure_lineage]

[His eyes narrow suspiciously on the other end. Something burned within, a remnant of old hatreds and anger, but he kept it contained. Fortunately enough he was only communicating through text.]

And what area do you research now?

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[computations]

I research the transmutation of phenomena.

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[pure_lineage]

How is it that you research such phenomena?

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[computations]

Alchemy is the primary method. It yields a wide array of results in my field of study.

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[pure_lineage]

The term alchemy is unknown to me.

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[computations]

Alchemy is the process that is used to turn two or more substances into an entirely new substance. It is often referred to as "poor man's magic" since it achieves similar results on a much more limited scale.

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[pure_lineage]

So, in essence, it is another form of science?

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[computations]

That is exactly what it is.

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[pure_lineage]

You research the various forms of 'alchemy' on live subjects?

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[computations]

No. There are only two forms of alchemy to begin with. The one that is most common, which is the transmutation of known substances. The idea of turning lead into gold is a form of this. The alchemy I research involves things that are ideas and concepts. Testing the results of that on live subjects would be beyond disastrous. Either way, I seek only one thing from my tests.

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[pure_lineage]

A theorist.

And what may that be?

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[computations]

I seek to cure vampirism.

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[pure_lineage]

The state of immortality. Many humans wish to attain such a state and yet you wish to cure it? For yourself, or one you know?

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[computations]

Both.

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[pure_lineage]

One of Cloud's companions was forced into such a state. Was it this alchemy that placed this person in such a situation?

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[computations]

No. Both myself and her were bitten by a vampire. Two separate vampires.

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[pure_lineage]

This vampirism is viral in your world?