"No, it's okay." He drapes the towel over the star, then tenderly prods at it. Upon no further pain, he picks it up, careful to not let it touch his skin as before.
"Is your papa the kind of doctor that makes people feel better? Or the kind of doctor that does research?" Hopefully she's old enough to know a word like 'research', especially if her father is a scientist.
Her cold water idea isn't completely without merit, as he points something else out:
"We're going to need some cold water anyway. For my burn. Luckily, I know where to find some."
((Now I'm wondering, if Sam hears the name of Amber's father... is he going to know who he is? (Not about the Mewtwo project, obviously, but his work before that.) Do you think he would be well-known enough for Sam to have heard of him, considering they're both scientists? That might be interesting to play with!))
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"Is your papa the kind of doctor that makes people feel better? Or the kind of doctor that does research?" Hopefully she's old enough to know a word like 'research', especially if her father is a scientist.
Her cold water idea isn't completely without merit, as he points something else out:
"We're going to need some cold water anyway. For my burn. Luckily, I know where to find some."
((Now I'm wondering, if Sam hears the name of Amber's father... is he going to know who he is? (Not about the Mewtwo project, obviously, but his work before that.) Do you think he would be well-known enough for Sam to have heard of him, considering they're both scientists? That might be interesting to play with!))