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First Floor Lobby Saturday Afternoon

While this was a trying time for half the population of Fandom, Barry really couldn't pass up the opportunity to do some research on the phenomena.

So he was parked in the lobby with some cheek swabs and some lancets in the hope that some people weren't too traumatized to participate.

A sign was out saying:

DNA research for the recently transformed! $100 for DNA samples!



What? Science people!
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tigerundercover: (boy - amused)

[personal profile] tigerundercover 2014-10-04 04:22 pm (UTC)(link)
"Do you actually have the money to offer that to all the girls who've turned into boys?" Raven asked, studying the sign with an amused look.

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-10-04 04:50 pm (UTC)(link)
"Fuck yeah," Barry said leaning back in his chair. "Twice that if someone has gone all Kafka on us and turned into a roach. So who are you?"
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[personal profile] tigerundercover 2014-10-04 05:01 pm (UTC)(link)
"Someone who probably won't be able to help," Raven answered, shifting her voice from her current male one back to her usual one for a few moments. "Last time this happened, I thought I just shifted in my sleep and turned into my usual blond look. This time, I figured why not roll with it?"

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-10-04 05:35 pm (UTC)(link)
"Interesting," Barry said as he started calculating the changes that must of occurred for that to happen and then back. "I'm betting your core genetic makeup probably switched from female to male. But my question is if you change to male would you be able to change everything? Even the organs? Or is that cosmetic?"
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[personal profile] tigerundercover 2014-10-04 05:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"Don't know," Raven said. "It's not like I can run out to get x-rayed when I shift back home."

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-10-04 06:03 pm (UTC)(link)
"Well, if you're ever that fucking interested in finding out I can scan you without doing an X-ray. Shit, I can do it right here if you wanted," Barry offered. "And sorry if I'm being to nosy. Feel free to tell me to fuck off if that's the case."
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[personal profile] tigerundercover 2014-10-04 06:16 pm (UTC)(link)
"No," Raven said, sitting up a little straighter. "It could be interesting. I really don't know that much about myself, when it comes right down to it."

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-10-04 06:20 pm (UTC)(link)
Barry held up a swab and a lancet. "Just need a swab and a pinprick to start. Up to you."
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[personal profile] tigerundercover 2014-10-04 06:23 pm (UTC)(link)
Raven held out a hand. "So take a test with me like this and then with me girl-shaped?"

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-10-04 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's the general idea," Barry said. "And if you want to know more I'll do the other research for free."
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[personal profile] tigerundercover 2014-10-04 07:47 pm (UTC)(link)
"What's the other research?" Raven asked. "I don't know if I want to give up all my mystique."

. . . Mostly she just liked the word 'mystique'.

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-10-04 07:58 pm (UTC)(link)
"The kind you can't tell from a drop of blood," Barry explained. "Sensor scans. X-Rays. A more in depth study on your transformations. Only if you are interested."
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[personal profile] tigerundercover 2014-10-04 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
"Hmm," Raven hummed. "I don't really want to end up feeling like a science experiment. Maybe if I think of something specific I want to figure out."

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-10-04 09:07 pm (UTC)(link)
"Totally up to you," Barry said holding up his hands. "No pressure from me. Seriously."
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[personal profile] tigerundercover 2014-10-04 10:00 pm (UTC)(link)
Raven nodded. "I trust you," she said, then shook her head. "Which is weird, really. I didn't think I'd ever trust that many people, you know?"

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-10-04 10:16 pm (UTC)(link)
"I only trusted two people with my secret back home," Barry said nodding in agreement. "Main reason I came here was so I could work without worrying about keeping the people I care about safe."
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[personal profile] tigerundercover 2014-10-04 10:19 pm (UTC)(link)
"And now, you get to help the people you care about keep their people safe, instead."

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-10-04 10:44 pm (UTC)(link)
"I like helping people now," Barry said with a grin. "I didn't get to do that directly back home. Indirectly sure. But helping someone directly is such a big difference."
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[personal profile] giveherahand 2014-10-04 08:40 pm (UTC)(link)
"Um, thanks for the stuff," said a slight redhead with far too much hair, shuffling his foot in a pair of borrowed shoes.

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-10-04 09:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"Mara?" Barry assumed. "You holding up okay?"
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[personal profile] giveherahand 2014-10-04 09:08 pm (UTC)(link)
"There was a whole thing in the shower that I never want to relive in my life," Mara said, "but, all things considered, I'm okay. I'm glad I changed my weekly briefings with the Emperor to Mondays."

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-10-04 09:19 pm (UTC)(link)
Okay... Mara was getting a weird look from Barry right now.

"I'm not going to ask for details. I'm just going to offer some fucking sympathy," he said cautiously. "And what the fuck are you doing with an Emperor?"
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[personal profile] giveherahand 2014-10-04 09:21 pm (UTC)(link)
There had been nakedness and boyparts that had required washing and Mara was still very fifteen.

"He's putting me through school here," she explained. "So I check in weekly."

With her brain.

"He doesn't react well to changes he didn't authorize."

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-10-04 09:43 pm (UTC)(link)
"Soooo when things get weird he freaks out?" Barry asked. "And why is he putting you through school?"

Clearly Barry was failing as a big sib. How did he not know this stuff already?
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[personal profile] giveherahand 2014-10-04 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
"He's my guardian, basically," Mara said because "secret boss" was a little creepy. "And he's the Emperor of an entire galaxy. He's pretty used to things going his way all the time."

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-10-04 09:52 pm (UTC)(link)
"You're not some kind of secret princess are you?" Barry asked with some raised eyebrows. "And if the guy doesn't like what happens around here he should've read the fucking brochure."
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[personal profile] giveherahand 2014-10-04 09:55 pm (UTC)(link)
"Strangely enough, it didn't mention the random waking up as the wrong gender aspect," Mara said. "And I'm not a princess. I dance for the Imperial court."

If by dance you also mean "kill people."

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-10-04 10:23 pm (UTC)(link)
"Ah. Okay," Barry said carefully. "Dancing. And just dancing. Nothing else right?"

Because Emperors and fifteen year old girls added up to something other than an assassin in Barry's mind.
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[personal profile] giveherahand 2014-10-05 07:32 am (UTC)(link)
He and Johnny could have a long talk about how skeevy the Emperor sounded, even through Mara's bias, and they would be so, so right.

"Just dancing," Mara said, nodding. "I've been dancing almost since I could walk."

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-10-05 12:38 pm (UTC)(link)
And Barry didn't have a lot of faith in politicians either soooooo....

But Mara didn't seem to be hiding anything. Or at least Barrry didn't seem to think so."

"Well it's too bad you weren't around for parent's weekend. You could have made the talent show a little classier," he replied. "Then again it's probably good you weren't."
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[personal profile] giveherahand 2014-10-05 12:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Mara smirked. "I heard something about a gremlin bite?"

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-10-05 12:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"Yeah. Real fucking funny what it did," Barry said with an eye roll. "Pretty sure it's already on the internet."
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[personal profile] giveherahand 2014-10-05 02:06 pm (UTC)(link)
"Is that an invitation for me to go find it?" Mara asked, wincing slightly as her voice cracked halfway through the sentence.

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-10-06 12:52 am (UTC)(link)
"Well it can't be more humiliated than I already was," Barry sighed. "Then again it's no worse than the way you woke up."
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[personal profile] giveherahand 2014-10-06 07:56 am (UTC)(link)
"I've been gremlin-bit too," Mara said ruefully. "I loathe them."
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[personal profile] notamascot 2014-10-04 11:33 pm (UTC)(link)
"That's a lot of money," Kaylin said a little grumpily. Which was not terribly different from her usual self. At least her normal clothes were fairly non-gender-specific, so she was wearing something comfortable and familiar. Her male self was just as scrawny as her female self, so it didn't seem to make much difference.

Other than the obvious.

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-10-04 11:39 pm (UTC)(link)
"You interested?" Barry asked. "I can assure you this is for scientific research only."
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[personal profile] notamascot 2014-10-04 11:56 pm (UTC)(link)
"What do I have to do?" she asked. "Because I'm not showing you anything! You'll just have to take my word for it."

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-10-05 12:26 am (UTC)(link)
Barry held up a swab and a lancet. "Just a swab on the inside of your mouth and a pinprick on your finger," Barry explained. "And one more when you change back."
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[personal profile] notamascot 2014-10-05 12:29 am (UTC)(link)
She - he? - looked at him oddly. "What possible use will that be? And what is Duhnah anyway?"

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-10-05 12:58 am (UTC)(link)
"DNA," Barry clarified. "It's what determines your physical characteristics."
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[personal profile] notamascot 2014-10-05 01:04 am (UTC)(link)
"And it's inside my mouth?" That was a new one. "Is it magic?"

Her skin wasn't itching, but maybe it was just that the magic wasn't active yet.

"I mean, I don't mind, it just seems like you'd need more than my spit or some of my blood to figure out anything about me."

[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-10-05 02:48 am (UTC)(link)
"Not magic," Barry said shaking his head. "Your body is made up of cells. Each cell has DNA. The cells in your mouth and the cells in your blood will tell me if there are any differences between your male and female form."

Beat

"Besides the obvious of course."
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[personal profile] notamascot 2014-10-05 03:12 am (UTC)(link)
"Oh."

Kaylin considered this for a moment.

"All right then."
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[identity profile] notaweenie.livejournal.com 2014-10-05 12:39 pm (UTC)(link)
Barry removed the seal from the swab and handed it over. "Just rub that on the inside of your cheek."
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[personal profile] notamascot 2014-10-06 12:14 am (UTC)(link)
Kaylin did so and then handed it back. "I still don't understand how this works. Maybe you can show me sometime."
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