Re: adrian m/jack p
I think passion makes it possible to cope with most things, but it can get rather consuming. Gene therapy sounds very much like something real-world beneficial, which I imagine makes all the more reason to be passionate about it.
Yes, that does make a difference. Newt must have told you that we weren't precisely refused freedom to go where we liked as children, but this town has a number of dimensions that shake themselves out after dark. Do you like it here?