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2:30 AM
They take a few moments to chat before entering the scene:
 
DNAtyper794
:
I had the oddest conversation with my old friend who is now on
Mars Colony. He received most of his training back in the late 20th
century when everyone was DNA-happy and the emphasis was on
specialization. He’s tried several times to become IKR-qualified and
failed. It is really hard to get training out on Mars. If he does not
pass this time, he will be out of a job. He sounded really desperate.
I hope he does not try anything stupid.
 
Criminalist976
: (
 
a neophyte criminalist
) Wow, what a concept! You mean there was
a time when limited criminalists were allowed to practice with only
their specialist knowledge?
 
GunIDer 135:
Yes, believe it or not, many in the profession felt that was the way
to go. Good thing they all came to their senses. If all you could do
would be to watch after the analytical computers, and occasionally
replace a mutating Biopack processor, what kind of a job would
this be? The only part of this job that is interesting is going to the
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crime scene to decide what evidence is important and what tests
should be run, and later integrating all of the data. Where would
all those limited criminalists be these days?
 
DNAtyper794
:
Well, it’s too bad about my friend, but it shows what happens when
you cannot get your pension until you are 130 — a lot of folks
trained in the last century need to be upgraded. Let’s concentrate
on the scene at hand. Been a long time since I’ve been at a scene
with real blood and I’m looking forward to getting my hands on it.
 
Criminalist976
: Shouldn’t we talk to the investigator first so we have some clue what
we are looking for? He’s already been through the HoloProjection
of the scene and interviewed some of the witnesses over the
CyberVideo link.
 
GunIDer135
:
Good point.