What I've been telling you is that there's no point in our wasting time with me teaching you the basics when the basics aren't going to get us even close to you understanding any data we collect, let alone being able to do anything useful with it.
I'm telling what you need to do and what you need to learn if you want this to work. As somebody who has this knowledge and has experienced learning it to someone who hasn't and wishes to learn. And as somebody who has limited time and a lot more that I need to do with it than dedicate every waking second to getting you anywhere near to up to speed.
[ this is more than he was given when he was last desperate to learn - which is fair, he thinks. given that he wanted selfishly and she wants for the sake of others... to a point. so he could've just shut the door and waited to see how much she'd want to be let back in, but he's pretty sure she's still a child. the age they'd usually be starting college, and if her world weren't whatever mess it is and she weren't here instead, maybe she would be. patience (with a few cracks, he's never really been a teacher before) is fine. he can give her that much.
but wires have crossed somewhere along the way and she's got a couple of things into her head that aren't in his. ]
You're not part of my contingency plans. There are biologists here, other scientists, a genius or two, and that's just the people who came from my world. Somebody here has healing blood now, there's a decent selection of people who have some experience with medical care even if they're less forthcoming with offering it to others than you've been. You don't have to do any of this. There are other people who are capable and will step up to the mark, some of them with knowledge bases that are either transferable or will make teaching them a lot easier than it'll make teaching you.
You're not my priority, but you do want to learn. Because you want to be able to help. [ and because she's started something she wants to be able to carry through and finish ] I'd like to help you make that happen, because you're right, the more of us who can carry this forward if things go south, the better. But I can't help you if you're not willing to take instruction. Not because I'm stubborn or am used to being in control but because I can't teach you without you giving up a little of yours. And I can't waste time trying until you're able to see that.
no subject
I'm telling what you need to do and what you need to learn if you want this to work. As somebody who has this knowledge and has experienced learning it to someone who hasn't and wishes to learn. And as somebody who has limited time and a lot more that I need to do with it than dedicate every waking second to getting you anywhere near to up to speed.
[ this is more than he was given when he was last desperate to learn - which is fair, he thinks. given that he wanted selfishly and she wants for the sake of others... to a point. so he could've just shut the door and waited to see how much she'd want to be let back in, but he's pretty sure she's still a child. the age they'd usually be starting college, and if her world weren't whatever mess it is and she weren't here instead, maybe she would be. patience (with a few cracks, he's never really been a teacher before) is fine. he can give her that much.
but wires have crossed somewhere along the way and she's got a couple of things into her head that aren't in his. ]
You're not part of my contingency plans. There are biologists here, other scientists, a genius or two, and that's just the people who came from my world. Somebody here has healing blood now, there's a decent selection of people who have some experience with medical care even if they're less forthcoming with offering it to others than you've been. You don't have to do any of this. There are other people who are capable and will step up to the mark, some of them with knowledge bases that are either transferable or will make teaching them a lot easier than it'll make teaching you.
You're not my priority, but you do want to learn. Because you want to be able to help. [ and because she's started something she wants to be able to carry through and finish ] I'd like to help you make that happen, because you're right, the more of us who can carry this forward if things go south, the better. But I can't help you if you're not willing to take instruction. Not because I'm stubborn or am used to being in control but because I can't teach you without you giving up a little of yours. And I can't waste time trying until you're able to see that.