04-25-2021, 02:19 AM
Science was fascinating to Arvid. That much would be obvious to whoever met him, as soon as they allowed him to ramble on for a little bit. However, what a lot of people didn't know was what the dire wolf intended to do with his scientific prowess. While he had started off not that long ago with silly and casual science experiments meant to entertain, he was moving on rather fast. He had something else in mind that he wanted to do, and he wanted to get a jump on the process sooner rather than later, so that he could fine-tune things as needed. That particular process? Making poisons. It was a delicate and intricate silence, but when used effectively? It could make a mere cut an absolutely devastating and even deadly attack. That certainly seemed appealing to him, and it also gave him an opportunity to help out his fellow wanderers without directly fighting. It really sounded like a win-win, at least to him.
Gathering the supplies for his first batch of poison had been interesting, but also not particularly difficult. All kinds of different flora grew all over the Coalition's territory, and it wasn't long before Arvid managed to find what he was looking for. Yew berries, nightshade, and water hemlock. All were extremely dangerous, and he was careful while handling them, even if they weren't truly a major threat unless swallowed, or somehow got into the bloodstream in some other way – such as through a wound. As soon as his supplies were gathered, the canine sat comfortably outside of his house, and got to work. The yew berry poison was the easiest, merely needing to mash the berries up and mix it with a bit of water inside one of his vials. The water hemlock and nightshade, meanwhile, would be a bit more complicated. It wasn't as if he could just deposit the whole plant into a vial. So instead, he carefully took the leaves of both, tearing them up and mashing them down into their individual vials. He then added a bit of water, taking the vials and placing them over a fire that had been set up nearby. It wasn't long before the water was boiling, the mixture breaking down perfectly.
Once he had all three vials full of homemade poison, he needed to do one more thing. Test them. Of course, he wasn't about to test them on himself. So, he had gone and caught several mice for the purposes of experimentation. They were still alive at the moment, just so that he could fully see the effects of the poisons on them. Still sitting out in front of his house, Arvid carefully lifted one of the mice in his claws, forcing its mouth open and dribbling a bit of the hemlock poison into its mouth. He barely had a chance to put the mouse back down before it began to take effect. The mouse immediately stiffened up, frantic and pained squeaking leaving it before it went completely rigid – paralysis from the water hemlock. It was only a couple of minutes before Arvid reached out once more, prodding at the mouse's side once more. The body merely toppled over, completely paralyzed from the outside in, organs having shut down before long. Slowly a grin spread over the dire wolf's muzzle, and he found himself muttering, "Perfect... this will definitely work well." He then glanced back at the other two vials, wondering which one to try next. Nightshade, or yew berry?
Gathering the supplies for his first batch of poison had been interesting, but also not particularly difficult. All kinds of different flora grew all over the Coalition's territory, and it wasn't long before Arvid managed to find what he was looking for. Yew berries, nightshade, and water hemlock. All were extremely dangerous, and he was careful while handling them, even if they weren't truly a major threat unless swallowed, or somehow got into the bloodstream in some other way – such as through a wound. As soon as his supplies were gathered, the canine sat comfortably outside of his house, and got to work. The yew berry poison was the easiest, merely needing to mash the berries up and mix it with a bit of water inside one of his vials. The water hemlock and nightshade, meanwhile, would be a bit more complicated. It wasn't as if he could just deposit the whole plant into a vial. So instead, he carefully took the leaves of both, tearing them up and mashing them down into their individual vials. He then added a bit of water, taking the vials and placing them over a fire that had been set up nearby. It wasn't long before the water was boiling, the mixture breaking down perfectly.
Once he had all three vials full of homemade poison, he needed to do one more thing. Test them. Of course, he wasn't about to test them on himself. So, he had gone and caught several mice for the purposes of experimentation. They were still alive at the moment, just so that he could fully see the effects of the poisons on them. Still sitting out in front of his house, Arvid carefully lifted one of the mice in his claws, forcing its mouth open and dribbling a bit of the hemlock poison into its mouth. He barely had a chance to put the mouse back down before it began to take effect. The mouse immediately stiffened up, frantic and pained squeaking leaving it before it went completely rigid – paralysis from the water hemlock. It was only a couple of minutes before Arvid reached out once more, prodding at the mouse's side once more. The body merely toppled over, completely paralyzed from the outside in, organs having shut down before long. Slowly a grin spread over the dire wolf's muzzle, and he found himself muttering, "Perfect... this will definitely work well." He then glanced back at the other two vials, wondering which one to try next. Nightshade, or yew berry?
i wanna be the sand inside that hourglass
and visions, ambitions to be the best
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