Meanwhile, he has no idea why she would be embarrassed -- there's no shame in not knowing about something like this, which might have never come up for her before... and he likes teaching people, anyway.
"Well, that seems like a reasonable plan. You can always call on me again if that happens, I don't mind." The idea of mold and mildew not existing, though....
"Yes, I suppose I've just been assuming that microbes exist here. Without a microscope or someone getting sick, there's no way to tell for sure." He idly rubs his left arm. "When that metal creature bit me, its mouth was so filthy I thought the wound might get infected, so I made sure to clean it. Maybe I should have left it, as an experiment to see if infection is actually possible here."
It would be quite the risky experiment, especially since they don't have any proper medicine, but as a scientist he's prepared to make that sacrifice. (Perhaps it would be safer to just hurt the wild animals and then see if they get infected, but he's only prepared to sacrifice his own health, not the health of animals that can't even consent.)
"I just wish we had some proper scientific equipment here. A microscope wouldn't be the only thing useful in studying this world." As he speaks, he sighs and kneels down to pet Felix and Angelo again.
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"Well, that seems like a reasonable plan. You can always call on me again if that happens, I don't mind." The idea of mold and mildew not existing, though....
"Yes, I suppose I've just been assuming that microbes exist here. Without a microscope or someone getting sick, there's no way to tell for sure." He idly rubs his left arm. "When that metal creature bit me, its mouth was so filthy I thought the wound might get infected, so I made sure to clean it. Maybe I should have left it, as an experiment to see if infection is actually possible here."
It would be quite the risky experiment, especially since they don't have any proper medicine, but as a scientist he's prepared to make that sacrifice. (Perhaps it would be safer to just hurt the wild animals and then see if they get infected, but he's only prepared to sacrifice his own health, not the health of animals that can't even consent.)
"I just wish we had some proper scientific equipment here. A microscope wouldn't be the only thing useful in studying this world." As he speaks, he sighs and kneels down to pet Felix and Angelo again.