Christine's expression quickly shifts from the horrified that Cosima recognizes to the intrigued look of a healer who couldn't begin to do something like that for someone. Clearly in Cosima's world, they weren't willing to let infertility stand. It's admirable, even as it sounds disturbing to bring life into the world initially outside a womb.

"I have found through the stories of others that 'unethical' and 'science' tend to go hand in hand." Because yes, she knows what Church is and what was done to him, and that was a horrifying conversation that had her taking off and not talking to him for awhile. It was because her mind couldn't contextualize what he was at the time.

"But you have them now, and I presume you met them at home first once this deception was uncovered? What are they like?" Christine is interested to know about others' families. It's only her and her mother now, and there's a woman that Christine hesitates to tell people about, because she is quite the handful.