[ Dr. Telephosphor nods thoughtfully. Honestly, these seem like the thoughts of a normal man confronted with abnormal circumstances. He's not willing to jump to conclusions yet, but at least from the sounds of it Kerbal-X isn't exactly jumping off of buildings screaming, "I LAUGH IN DEATH'S FACE! MWAHAHAHAHA!" Which is definitely a coping mechanism that one might realistically develop in his situation.
On the other hand... parachute.
Initially, Telephosphor had thought that Kerbal-X was attempting to give the impression that he was in an automobile accident without actually lying and saying so, but if that were the case he had just somewhat blown his cover. There were probably only so many people in Venture City who did things in their daily lives that involved parachutes and also had spacesuits conveniently lying around. Given a list of names and a map, Telephosphor could probably figure out who this guy was, and the only reason he hadn't was because he hadn't been living here long enough to know who all of the local crackpots were. (And also because the question of Kerbal-X's identity wasn't directly related to science - and not at all to his specific areas of scientific study - so he didn't care.)
"My," he considers saying, "you do seem to get up to quite a lot in your 'mundane' life. Have you considered that perhaps having regenerative powers is not the strangest thing about you?"
However, that would seem rather hypocritical coming from a space alien who lives in an abandoned laboratory full of plants he has engineered to be bioluminescent. Everyone has a hobby, after all, and some people take theirs very seriously.]
Ah... [ He scribbles a few more notes. ] ... Has this happened on any other occasions?
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[ Dr. Telephosphor nods thoughtfully. Honestly, these seem like the thoughts of a normal man confronted with abnormal circumstances. He's not willing to jump to conclusions yet, but at least from the sounds of it Kerbal-X isn't exactly jumping off of buildings screaming, "I LAUGH IN DEATH'S FACE! MWAHAHAHAHA!" Which is definitely a coping mechanism that one might realistically develop in his situation.
On the other hand... parachute.
Initially, Telephosphor had thought that Kerbal-X was attempting to give the impression that he was in an automobile accident without actually lying and saying so, but if that were the case he had just somewhat blown his cover. There were probably only so many people in Venture City who did things in their daily lives that involved parachutes and also had spacesuits conveniently lying around. Given a list of names and a map, Telephosphor could probably figure out who this guy was, and the only reason he hadn't was because he hadn't been living here long enough to know who all of the local crackpots were. (And also because the question of Kerbal-X's identity wasn't directly related to science - and not at all to his specific areas of scientific study - so he didn't care.)
"My," he considers saying, "you do seem to get up to quite a lot in your 'mundane' life. Have you considered that perhaps having regenerative powers is not the strangest thing about you?"
However, that would seem rather hypocritical coming from a space alien who lives in an abandoned laboratory full of plants he has engineered to be bioluminescent. Everyone has a hobby, after all, and some people take theirs very seriously. ]
Ah... [ He scribbles a few more notes. ] ... Has this happened on any other occasions?