She jumped slightly when he pulled the tricorder away, frowned, and tried pulling it back. Her earth connection was old and rusty, so it didn't do much more than a tug. Goodness, when was the last time she used earth? Some time before she died?

"Just looking at the results of this scan. Permission means permission. They might ask, and if she says no, that's it." Grainne started to feel slightly flustered. She'd done her best to learn but there were some questions she couldn't answer yet, and as a nurse in training things she didn't feel qualified to answer. "Perhaps you should speak to one of the staff officers if you have any concerns. I'm not standard either and they don't really know that, and I understand your concerns, but I'm not sure I can help put you at ease because I do not know all the ins and outs of the policy."

She pulled a long face. "What I can say is their honor code is as annoyingly strict as a knight's in places, if they say they'll do something or not do, they will follow it." Maybe that was why she started to feel more at ease on the ship... "I am not sure they would be interested beyond curiosity besides, there's been a lot of research into genetics already."