"Ridiculous, most safety protocols interfere with the advancement of scientific progress." Too many rules to follow that impeded experimentation. Ethics are so very inconvenient. But at least for the moment she'd halted any particularly dangerous experiments. At least, dangerous to others. She could make her own damn decisions about her own damn self.

At last, a bed. And yet another question that Tannis resists rolling her eyes at. Really, she'd already said yes and now here they are, deciding again. Be polite, Patricia. Like, you know, normal human beings.

"Yes, yes, I haven't changed my mind." She's still a little bit shy about removing her jacket, though, uncertain what the reaction to her tattoos will be. "Believe me, you couldn't catch me if I didn't want to be here."