"Not saying I would hire you for it, but I get where they are coming from a little. I mean, I hate to play to the stereotype, but my parents sorely disapproved of me going into the arts rather than even a 'soft' science like Joanie did with psych. And more than once I have been asked if some... rather traumatic experiences 'fixed' the parts of me they didn't like or approve of."
The last time has been bad enough that Mark had abandoned his work and fled back to his sister. Had made him seek a way to be 'fixed'. Which, by sheer luck, had meant he accidentally helped save a lot of lives including his sisters, but damn, he had also almost fallen back into the bottle.
"Sometimes all people want is an approving parent, and 'dad bod' works in more than one way. Add in that apparently some of them are wowed because you're a scientist and a hero? Extra credit."
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"Not saying I would hire you for it, but I get where they are coming from a little. I mean, I hate to play to the stereotype, but my parents sorely disapproved of me going into the arts rather than even a 'soft' science like Joanie did with psych. And more than once I have been asked if some... rather traumatic experiences 'fixed' the parts of me they didn't like or approve of."
The last time has been bad enough that Mark had abandoned his work and fled back to his sister. Had made him seek a way to be 'fixed'. Which, by sheer luck, had meant he accidentally helped save a lot of lives including his sisters, but damn, he had also almost fallen back into the bottle.
"Sometimes all people want is an approving parent, and 'dad bod' works in more than one way. Add in that apparently some of them are wowed because you're a scientist and a hero? Extra credit."