"Ms Vincent," Stephen said. "I think it would be highly advisable to accept the genetic scan for your girls. There are a lot of effects out there that can damage the genes, especially in space travel, and having a baseline to work with is of utmost importance. I'm surprised any of your previous doctors have let you get away with having them unscanned this long."
"If their genetic codes get to Psi-Corps, then background rads are the least of their worries," Rally noted.
"Psi-Corps is not getting my records," Franklin insisted, firmly. "I've taken precautions to keep all these files out of circulation, and you aren't on some colony now with a planet's EM field to protect you from everything flying around. The station should keep it all out, yes, but there're viruses, drugs and any of a variety of other things that can inflict mutations. If we have a starting model to compare to, we can fix any damage."
"I don't mind getting tested," Vivian said, shrugging.
Rally raised her hand and held it palm out toward Vivian in a gesture to wait.
"Look, if you don't trust me," Franklin said, "why bother coming down here?"
Rally took a deep breath and narrowed her eyes.
"If Psi-Corps comes for us because of you," Rally said without completing the statement.
"Fine," Franklin said. "Whatever you want, now let me do my job."
It was later, as Rally and the girls left, that Franklin held Rally back.
"Just want to make sure," he said in an undertone. "Your records indicate you've used kerasine."
"No," Rally returned quietly. "I've had kerasine used on me, there's a difference."
"I...see," Franklin said. "In any case, you are aware, there's both neurological and genetic damage."
"I know," Rally said. "But the doctors said it wasn't anything that should affect my daily life, and yes, I'm aware of the cancer risk. Anything going on I should know about?"
"No, still stable and benign," Franklin noted. "But, your girls have...they have the same damaged genes."
"They..." Rally froze and narrowed her eyes.
Goldie used kerasine on her own kids...children under five years of age? She felt sick.
"Thank you, Doctor," Rally said coldly. "Rest assured, the source of that isn't around anymore to do it again."
"Make sure to have them checked regularly," Franklin said. "Same issues any mutation or genetic damage. Have to keep watch for development of cancers."
"Right," Rally said. "Thanks again."
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