I was actually meaning to tag you, since given who she was, the stuff about Liir dealing with his mom's legacy vs his own identity is definitely in Magnus's wheelhouse. And god, yeah, anything about meta gene-splicing would have his immediate interest on top of that.

I'm glad Liir will think he's cool, though, because that's hilarious. Magnus is pretty good at picking up cues from people who don't emote much, too, so he might actually pick up on that after a bit fffff

(AND YES, he would be so aggravated about "hard science is the only real science." Given his particular beliefs, he knows enough about biology to have an intelligent conversation about it, why can't she return the favor!!!)