[ Meanwhile, Catherine takes this as evidence that, as usual, she's not someone other people care about or form attachments to. She's predisposed to interpret things that way no matter how wrong-headed that is, and it accordingly makes her clam up regarding any personal asides she might be adding. Catherine would rather be misinterpreted than overly forthcoming, and however much she expects other people to find her strange, off-putting, and not worth it...
It still bothers her. So she resorts to being professional. ]
Sorry, I probably wasn't clear. Like I said, if you want to handle dealing with the dissemination of any information I find, that's fine with me. I'm not at all qualified to handle that. Tell Rost whatever you think is wise.
Failed attempts are still useful information. [ That's the whole basis of science, after all. ] It'll help us know what not to try, at the bare minimum. I want to see what I can find.
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It still bothers her. So she resorts to being professional. ]
Sorry, I probably wasn't clear. Like I said, if you want to handle dealing with the dissemination of any information I find, that's fine with me. I'm not at all qualified to handle that. Tell Rost whatever you think is wise.
Failed attempts are still useful information. [ That's the whole basis of science, after all. ] It'll help us know what not to try, at the bare minimum. I want to see what I can find.