I hate politics. [That's very unguarded, for her. Must be the drink.] Still, there are worse reasons for a contract, and as long as anyone who gets involved in that sort of thing is willing? Not my problem if they want to throw in a partnership and an inter-Company child to seal a trade deal.
[Ari might have said more, but then he has that little sliver of rock in his hand, and before her eyes it grows into a... a skull?! Ari stares in utter shock. Did that just happen? Is the drink affecting her perceptions, her ability to spot a bit of trickery? No, it wasn't some sleight-of-hand replacement, couldn't have been, because she saw it growing.
Think, Tayrey. Manipulation of thalergy and thalergy. There has to be an explanation.]
As demonstrations go, that's mighty impressive. That was a piece of bone, to begin with? I'd say it was a recently collected sample, cells still living, and you increased the rate of cell duplication, made it incredibly rapid - but that would result in a larger mass of bone, not a perfectly formed skull. So what am I missing?
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[Ari might have said more, but then he has that little sliver of rock in his hand, and before her eyes it grows into a... a skull?! Ari stares in utter shock. Did that just happen? Is the drink affecting her perceptions, her ability to spot a bit of trickery? No, it wasn't some sleight-of-hand replacement, couldn't have been, because she saw it growing.
Think, Tayrey. Manipulation of thalergy and thalergy. There has to be an explanation.]
As demonstrations go, that's mighty impressive. That was a piece of bone, to begin with? I'd say it was a recently collected sample, cells still living, and you increased the rate of cell duplication, made it incredibly rapid - but that would result in a larger mass of bone, not a perfectly formed skull. So what am I missing?