Dr. Jannisari waited until Sir Delacroix wound down. His face was mostly unmoving, difficult to read, but she passively noted the flicker of his eyes. Thoughts whirled through her mind and she tidied her already neat papers before responding, a long hmmm sighing out of her mouth.
"Personally, I am not so sure of the possibility of a servos. Laurels were used to crown a victor in sports or war, it is true. For a while, they were even symbols of scholastic merits, indicating a victory over knowledge. Although those uses indeed seem pure and refined, gilded laurels were an emperor's crown, to show their elevation to be equal or greater than divinity. While it may be a symbol of high status, the purity is compromised." Dr. Jannisari's hands moved as she spoke, the aborted and staccato nature caused by her desk. Her long fingers moved towards and away from Sir Delacroix, always coming to rest back in a steepled position near her chest.
"They are an object of conceit and greed. These particular ones were made of a grandiose sense of pride. Thusly, I do not trust them or any Plague, servos or no. Plagues are embodiments of disease and death and I believe in general people are too quick to welcome them lightly." One thin finger tapped her desk gently. She was lost in thought, about the 'human'-like nature of Plagues, learned traits and behaviors, the possibilities between full intelligence or that of a domesticated animal. She looked up at Sir Delacroix and her eyes sharpened.
"To address your other points: while the research we do is indeed dangerous, it is a calculated risk we take in the hopes of one day reaching a solution, an antidote to this plague. A servos would not necessarily benefit us, either. I have had some intelligence that a servos may not heal indiscriminately, much the pity. I will be testing this should the laurels birth a servos. However, there are other precautions and procedures we can follow to ensure a greater degree of safety." Pausing, she pulled out a particular sheet of paper on quarantines.
"May I ask what sort of procedures concerning the plague are currently followed?"
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