[hr][hr][center][h1][b][i][color=99ccff]Edwina Fairfax[/color][/i][/b][/h1][img]https://static.tumblr.com/1d06048a6d83aef1996db210963232e0/swhg1py/TAQmrm3n3/tumblr_static_rltyomq.gif[/img][hr][hr][@Gilgex][/center][hr]	[color=99ccff]"But remember, they're young. He's fallen in love with science and nothing else can compare to it - at least for now. How many history majors treat chemistry with the same attention they do history? Or art majors - do they adore math as much as they do painting? It's their first academic love,"[/color] Edwina said, smiling a bit wistfully. While she understood the need for a well rounded education, she also understood the desire to focus on one's declared field of study. She had friends that had loved literature and history in high school, but once they studied science in college, suddenly those literature classes were not as much breathtaking as they were a pain in the ass. Maybe it was some of the rivalry between the hard and soft sciences - maybe it was just human nature. 

	[color=99ccff]"Asimov fan? I hope they don't tell you that you have to sacrifice your life for others,"[/color] Edwina commented. She wasn't sure what to make of Mercury. She knew that some individuals with gifts cooperated with governments - but back in the United States, they usually ended up imprisoned rather than greeted with open arms. However, despite all of her warning bells in her head that she should leave and go back to her work - just in case she accidentally drew too much attention to herself - she was curious. It had been a long time since she met another individual with powers. The last one being her cousin... The girl was in a highly secure mental institution now specifically designed for the gifted. 

	[color=99ccff]"Mind if I ask what you can do? I've got a cousin with powers - she's super sweet, little bit shy, but can heal from almost any injury."[/color]