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"Will you look at this, Kite?" Kite hustled over, curiosity aroused by that note of wonder in Astral's voice.
"What is it?" He asked, as Astral stepped back from the microscope. In response, Kite took a look himself through the microscope's lens.
"That cell is behaving counter to our predictions for this experiment." Astral said. "That may disprove our hypothesis."
Kite came away smiling. "At least that'll be interesting, won't it, Astral?"
Astral blinked in surprise before smiling. "Indeed.
"Astral? That's an odd name."
"It's the one my parents gave me." Astral replied. "They were astronomers, and they named me after the mysteries of the universe."
"Then why are you in biology?" Astral paused at Kite's question before meeting his eyes.
"Because I find the mysteries of life to be far more interesting."