Science was a topic that thoroughly intrigued Arvid. While he wouldn't consider himself a scientist – he didn't have enough experience for such a title – he did like figuring out how the world around him worked. This extended to wondering about creatures he had never seen before, or even just wondering how certain plants reacted with outside stimuli. However, he'd never really had a chance to stretch his metaphorical scientific muscles. That is, until now. He had been wandering around the still somewhat wrecked mountain town, checking inside various buildings – the ones he could actually get inside, anyways – for anything salvageable. Most of the homes were unimpressive, either still filled with mud and debris, or empty of anything worthwhile. There was something of interest in one of the houses, though – a chemistry set, meant for children. It was hardly the most advanced thing in the world, but Arvid was immediately fascinated by it, gripping it in his jaws and heading out to find a place to work.

Eventually, the canine settled down in a dry section of the camp, setting out the various supplies that he would need for one of the experiments. As he did so, he muttered softly to himself, "Sodium alginate, calcium chloride, some juice, and a syringe..." He had a glass bowl sitting in front of him, which he soon filled with juice, and then added a bit of sodium alginate into it. Glancing back at the instructions, a frown curled on Arvid's muzzle as he saw that he needed to wait for an entire hour before he could continue on. With a soft groan, the male flopped down onto his belly, closing his eyes and allowing himself to doze off for the moment. He figured it wouldn't be all that big of a deal to leave the bowl in front of him. If anyone tried to drink the juice and sodium combination... well, they'd be responsible for whatever happened, he supposed. He'd also be pretty pissed at them, since he wanted his experiment to actually work.

Once the hour had passed, Arvid awakened from his slumber, stretching out and glancing back at the bowl, now devoid of bubbles. With the waiting done... well, he needed a couple more supplies. He left to grab another bowl and a tray, having to spend quite a bit of time digging around the various houses for them. Perhaps someone would be irritated with him for just grabbing things from the empty homes, but if they approached him about it, he probably wouldn't care all that much. He was too focused, pouring water and the calcium chloride into the tray. He then filled the syringe with the juice and sodium combination, about to inject it into the tray. He paused, however, glancing around briefly. Perhaps the experiment would be a bit more fun if he got others involved? With a brief sigh, Arvid soon called out to those wandering around camp, "Hey, does anybody want to see a little experiment that I'm doing? It's nothing all too impressive, but... it's interesting. Plus we'll get something to snack on once it's all done." He was right, although he was fairly sure a few people wouldn't be interested in little fruit snacks.

"they flip the siren, hit the lights" ✭ ── Science was not a foreign aspect to the jaguar, he had his own interests in it as well, though not chemistry. Angel was more into biology, anatomy, the drill. However, that didn't mean he didn't find what Arvid was up to just as interesting as his own habits. Not to mention, this looked much cuter than simply playing with the wing mechanisms of a dead moth.

Angelembrace arrived soon after the call, politely casting his eyes down at the little experiment with a curl of his spotted tail. "Nonsense, it's plenty impressive." He murmured, glancing between Astraea and Anthemtalon with a frinedly smile upon his face. Amused by the reptile's interest in potential food, Angel was admittedly also curious to an extent how this little experiment would turn out, what it would taste like and whatnot. He had plenty of faith in the dire wolf to use the little children's kit effectively, no doubt there, but all the same, it was in the back of his head. "Mind if I watch  what's left, esteemed scientist Arvid?"

Oh, quite a few people had come over to see what he was doing, huh? He supposed he had asked for it, but he still couldn't help feeling momentarily overwhelmed, simply staring at those that crowded around him. After taking in a deep breath, however, he seemed to calm. He focused on Astraea first, his tail wagging behind him as he answered, "An experiment is something you do to test a hypothesis. Basically, I'm doing this in order to see if what I think will happen actually happens. For example, what's supposed to happen here is that I will be able to form small gel... well, gummy worms, essentially. The mixture I have here is a mixture of fruit juice and sodium alginate. And sodium alginate is a substance that will react with the calcium in the solution in front of me." He gestured at the small tray in front of him, his gaze moving between the syringe he held and the tray. "It's a bit hard to explain what will happen, but... just watch." His last words were directed at the entire group, rather than just Astraea.

Carefully holding the syringe in his maw, Arvid lowered his head to inject the fruit juice mixture into the calcium water, watching as the juice slowly solidified. Some of the fruit juice became like long gummy worms, while some simply formed small edible "orbs" of juice within the water. As he placed the syringe aside, the dire wolf said with a grin, "It worked! See how the juice isn't liquid anymore? It's more like a gummy. And since none of the things involved here are inedible, we get a little snack out of it..." He carefully reached a paw into the tray, pulling out the gummy strings and putting them carefully down on the platter nearby. He pushed the platter forward, towards the others, before he continued, "Here, all of you can try it. And don't worry, the sodium alginate didn't do anything to the juice except make it firm up like that. So, no worries about getting sick or anything." That was said specifically towards Ruven, considering the other had been asking about what was involved in the various mixtures.