[That's said almost offhand, a gravelly hiss through the auspices of the bird mask, but there's something to it. Darker and stronger than the tea itself, if but for a moment; the offering is an Earl Grey, because apparently some things come standard when you're entertaining the British. Fragrant, with the tickle of spices in the back of the nose and lingering on the tongue. It's good tea. There's milk and sugar in little trays to the side like they belong there.
It's a very strange gathering, in the gloom of machines like behemoths in the background, the clinking of cups.
Overhaul doesn't harp on about the table, since he's back in rhythm now, rolling out his words smoothly.]
With the time limits we have, we might not have enough for a town's worth of water supply, but a building or a smaller area? Yeah. We can do that. This one can be ingested, and we're testing other means of administering it. If you can't get close to your target, the potency won't matter.
[He reaches into his pocket and then slides something across the table, a small nondescript box that looks like it might contain a pen or something. It's sturdy, and opens to reveal a vial. Similar to what Billy's been getting until now from the kittybots, just with something to be dosed instead of extracted.]
We'll try one dose this week. You're the one on the ground, you pick the target. It'll take about a day to really get the effects going, but they'll be plenty noticeable. This one is to test side-effects in humans rather than targeting powers specifically, but it'll be fine-tuned in a few batches.
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[That's said almost offhand, a gravelly hiss through the auspices of the bird mask, but there's something to it. Darker and stronger than the tea itself, if but for a moment; the offering is an Earl Grey, because apparently some things come standard when you're entertaining the British. Fragrant, with the tickle of spices in the back of the nose and lingering on the tongue. It's good tea. There's milk and sugar in little trays to the side like they belong there.
It's a very strange gathering, in the gloom of machines like behemoths in the background, the clinking of cups.
Overhaul doesn't harp on about the table, since he's back in rhythm now, rolling out his words smoothly.]
With the time limits we have, we might not have enough for a town's worth of water supply, but a building or a smaller area? Yeah. We can do that. This one can be ingested, and we're testing other means of administering it. If you can't get close to your target, the potency won't matter.
[He reaches into his pocket and then slides something across the table, a small nondescript box that looks like it might contain a pen or something. It's sturdy, and opens to reveal a vial. Similar to what Billy's been getting until now from the kittybots, just with something to be dosed instead of extracted.]
We'll try one dose this week. You're the one on the ground, you pick the target. It'll take about a day to really get the effects going, but they'll be plenty noticeable. This one is to test side-effects in humans rather than targeting powers specifically, but it'll be fine-tuned in a few batches.
Any more questions?