Eyeing the computer screen, she decided to give it a more thorough examination later. Of course she knew how to handle a computer - well, the basics anyway - but she much preferred to have papers where she could reach them. Even if it meant having to lock them up each time.
"Birth defects, no. Well, I once helped a baby with a bad immune system, got some help from the mom and her milk and it worked out in the end, but if they haven't got an arm, I can't grow one for them."
She frowned and stood up, moving over to him. "I've only dealt with cancer once, and it wasn't nice. I could stop the tumours from growing and spreading, but then a real doctor went and cut them out. I don't know if I could have made them go away - maybe. It's like... choices."
Hesitating for a moment, she reached out and touched his arm. The look on her face was serious. Concentrating briefly, she opened her defenses and let the awareness of his body wash over her. "The hairs on your arm, the follicles, have different options open for what they can do. They can make all the hair on your arm stand up... like this."
Reversing the command almost as soon as it was made, she quickly withdrew her hand and smiled slightly, taking a half-step backwards. People had very different reactions when she did stuff like that, but Adam ought to be used to it; still, maybe she should have asked first. Shrugging, she made a gesture with her hands. "Or another option is that they stop growing and fall out. I thought you wouldn't want that, so I picked another one. I bet I could make a fortune offering an alternative to body waxing though."
Moving back to her desk, she picked up a cup of coffee and took a sip. "I found that with tumours, I could choose the option of not growing. With viruses, I've usually just strengthened the immune system and combated the symptoms." Tilting her head to one side, she looked thoughtfully out into nowhere. "I've felt them do something though, sort of like what I do... it's like they feed on the body to replicate. Maybe I could starve them... cut of their supply."
Turning back toward him, she grinned again. "I'll definitely ask him. His ability sounds fascinating. I probably won't dare to do something for a while though - that's the problem you see, mutant cells might have way more options open for them than ordinary human ones, and I don't always know exactly what they do."