Abigale studied the body, giving another sigh. There was such high hopes for the land, but it was clear to her that whatever they grew here would kill them. Why had the foolish farm hand eaten the tomato without waiting for the proper testing? Not that he deserved to die for that. It was just such a waste...She looked back to the woman that had approached her. She knew she should choose her words carefully.She couldn't help but think that maybe if she had been on hand, she would have been able to do something. Would she have been able to heal this Reggie as fast as the..it had to be some kind of acid, killed him? She might never know. She could do so much, and yet she was limited to where she was, and the extent of her own strength. 

She gave another sigh, and said softly [color=f7941d]"There is a lot that I can actually take from Reggie himself. I know its not much, but if I can find out what...what it was, then maybe I can help figure out why it happened and what we can do to avoid such a thing happening again."[/color] She meant for her words to be comforting-sometimes people found it comforting to know that a persons death wasn't meaningless, and that by their death, others might be saved. She only hoped that she could find something that might help them. 

[color=f7941d]"Um. Everythings different here, and I haven't worked out a protocol yet, but did he have any family here? I...I know its hard...really, I do...I would like to do an autopsy on him, to find out all I can, and...I assume there is someone that tests the produce? Would you be able to get them to contact me?"[/color] She knew she might have been sounding a little...cold, distant, but it was how Abigale could get through this. She gave a wince, before saying [color=f7941d]"I'm sorry. I...I really am. The lose of anyone is tragic, and I can see that...that he meant a lot to you. I imagine you've all become family out here...if you, or any of the others need a helping hand, I am more then happy to ablige. Thats all part of the healing process, too"[/color] She just couldn't seem to keep herself at a distance. A flaw in her medical abilities, Abigale cared too much about her patients, dead or alive, and her own heart ached from loss, that she wished to reach out to ones suffering from a pretty recent one.