moonblack
CHYOA Guru
“Yes, the villainess. And a bunch of goons she had hired.” Azura confirmed, then waited to see what Melanie would do. Thankfully the woman did not change her mind about investigating the contents of the vial."Toxin? As in...the villainess?" Valerius frowns, before looking at the vial. "So in effect, I'm handling stolen property? I guess caution is warranted more than I thought." She stares at the vial in her hands for a good minute, quietly struggling over what to do, before sighing. "Alright, I have an analyser that should be able to do the job, follow me." She turns, heading to a a large square machine, a cylindrical hole in the top of it. "Well, since I'm less than eager to just open this thing, we'll do it like this - the analyser will extract a few drops from the vial. The process is a lot longer than the more direct way, but I have no desire to expose myself to a flesh eating bacterium or some type of nanovirus. You're free to wait here."
The doctor crosses her arms under her chest, before looking at Azura. "Tell me... Why did you bring it to me, and not the owners? Did you see something...less than legal...at the factory? I've heard rumors."
“I don't remember seeing anything suspicious inside the factory, but I was focused on dealing with Toxin and her goons, plus there was a lot of smoke limiting my view. The first time I saw the vial it was already in Toxin's possession and I thought it might be some kind of weapon. But she did not try to use it, and in fact seemed worried about it breaking. That got me curious and I decided to find out what it is before I decide what to do with it. Giving it to the police was too risky – far too many corrupt cops... and as for the factory owners, I wasn't sure how they would react if I were to approach them. In light of them covering up Toxin's presence, not giving it to them seems like the correct decision...” Azura explained. “I did not see anything suspicious inside the factory, but on my way out...” She quickly explained about the small robot she had destroyed. “Of course, it is possible that the robot was there for an unrelated reason, though I have no idea what that might be... Anyway, I hope the analysis will give us some idea what is in that vial, and that in turn will help me decide what to do with it.” She finished, before deciding to ask a question of her own. “You've heard rumors about the factory owners? What sort of rumors, exactly?”
