04-27-2021, 04:31 PM
Joy. It spread through Arvid in a wave as he stared down at the small rodent, glad that his experiment had worked. The poison had worked just as he thought, and he was glad for that. But then, others had to come along and ruin it. Well, mainly Astraea. Although... he had to worry about Anthemtalon first. Looking towards the komodo monitor, the dire wolf quickly shook his head from side to side, voice firm, "No, not a snack. I'm not exactly sure what effect it would have on you, but... I don't especially want to see." He didn't seriously think that the poisoned rat would have too much of an effect on Anthem, considering the other's steel digestive system, but he still didn't want to take that chance. The lizard might have been lazy as hell, but he was still another wanderer of the Coalition.
As for Astraea... well, Arvid couldn't help the way his gaze narrowed over at her, displeased that she was questioning his hard work. Still, he didn't snap at her, for now. Mainly due to the presence of Devraj, along with that of Sojourn. Instead of shouting at her, like he found himself wanting to do, he just spoke sternly, "Poison isn't bad, especially if it's in our hands. With poison, we can kill our enemies quickly and silently, and make weapon strikes all the more deadly. The rat was merely a vehicle for me to make sure that my poison worked. Would you rather I have chosen something else to test my poison on? One of our fellow wanderers? Maybe you?" His voice grew a bit sharp at the end, his large canine form looming somewhat over the girl. However, he then pulled himself back, his next mutter focused at Devraj, instead of Astraea, "...I will keep your offer of help in mind." His attention was then directed towards Sojourn, the one he was really interested in – she seemed intrigued, and that was certainly a way to encourage him.
Lifting up the nightshade and yew berry poisons, the canine answered enthusiastically, "Well, these are poisons made of yew berry and nightshade, respectively. Nightshade is similar to the hemlock poison, but it works a bit more slowly, with more steps. Usually, the poison starts off with making the victim feel giddy and disoriented, often causing them to stagger around and struggle to speak. Then, the victim begins to suffocate, and slowly paralysis sets in. And then? Death. Yew berries are much more subtle. They take a few hours to set in, usually, depending on the size of the animal. The victim feels generally weak, staggering around and feeling nauseous, disoriented, and extremely cold. Then, they lose the ability to breathe, collapse, and then... death. Here, I can show you. It'll work much faster on my little test subjects, considering their size." He grabbed one of the other mice in his claws, tilting a lot of the yew berry poison into its mouth. He then placed the rodent back down, watching as it began to tremble, glancing around and twitching in terror. It took a couple of minutes before the tiny creature began to wheeze, falling against the ground and dying before long.
As for Astraea... well, Arvid couldn't help the way his gaze narrowed over at her, displeased that she was questioning his hard work. Still, he didn't snap at her, for now. Mainly due to the presence of Devraj, along with that of Sojourn. Instead of shouting at her, like he found himself wanting to do, he just spoke sternly, "Poison isn't bad, especially if it's in our hands. With poison, we can kill our enemies quickly and silently, and make weapon strikes all the more deadly. The rat was merely a vehicle for me to make sure that my poison worked. Would you rather I have chosen something else to test my poison on? One of our fellow wanderers? Maybe you?" His voice grew a bit sharp at the end, his large canine form looming somewhat over the girl. However, he then pulled himself back, his next mutter focused at Devraj, instead of Astraea, "...I will keep your offer of help in mind." His attention was then directed towards Sojourn, the one he was really interested in – she seemed intrigued, and that was certainly a way to encourage him.
Lifting up the nightshade and yew berry poisons, the canine answered enthusiastically, "Well, these are poisons made of yew berry and nightshade, respectively. Nightshade is similar to the hemlock poison, but it works a bit more slowly, with more steps. Usually, the poison starts off with making the victim feel giddy and disoriented, often causing them to stagger around and struggle to speak. Then, the victim begins to suffocate, and slowly paralysis sets in. And then? Death. Yew berries are much more subtle. They take a few hours to set in, usually, depending on the size of the animal. The victim feels generally weak, staggering around and feeling nauseous, disoriented, and extremely cold. Then, they lose the ability to breathe, collapse, and then... death. Here, I can show you. It'll work much faster on my little test subjects, considering their size." He grabbed one of the other mice in his claws, tilting a lot of the yew berry poison into its mouth. He then placed the rodent back down, watching as it began to tremble, glancing around and twitching in terror. It took a couple of minutes before the tiny creature began to wheeze, falling against the ground and dying before long.
i wanna be the sand inside that hourglass
and visions, ambitions to be the best
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