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[eugenesis]

I'm running a few experiments on the properties of Sleeper Blood. I haven't been able to achieve much with my own so far.

If anyone other than a Warmblood is willing to donate a small vial, reach out to me and we can talk.

Though I wouldn't be opposed to having more of this red blood in supply.

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[schoolingfish]

No, it doesn't corrode glass. It mostly seems dangerous to living things. You probably shouldn't touch it, but the glass vial should be fine.

[His blood has properties similar to fish venom, and like a particular species of fish venom can cause blood pressure to drop rapidly. Certainly a problem for a living organism, but at least it's not corrosive the way some vileblood might be.]

[eugenesis]

Good, good. I spent too much money already. [There's the syringe. Good thing he's experimented on enough humans that he knows where the important blood vessels are.] Alcohol pads, almost forgot.

[Give him a moment as he goes through his supply chest.]

[schoolingfish]

I know you don't have that many fish in your land farm yet, but if you're having trouble affording stuff I've found a lot of places around here will take fish as payment.

[And clearly Scorponok has a method of catching them in the first place, since he has some in a tank.]

[eugenesis]

Do they? [Scorponok already is losing them to his blood experiments, and selling them will diminish his pool of test subjects. Then again, he needs the money...] How much?

[schoolingfish]

Well...I traded four fish for a vest and a pair of pants? I don't know how that translates to what you want to buy.

[He's assuming this guy isn't buying pants and a vest, and if he did, he'd probably need a much larger size with far more material.]

I mean, depending on how much you need you might have to catch some more, but at least fish are easy to catch, right?

[He's assuming Scorponok knows how to catch fish, because he managed to get these ones.]

[eugenesis]

Yes, when you have claws and a net. [A tiny set of clothes is worth four fish? He'd need a large-scale fishing operation to support his lab]

I'll think about it. [Don't worry about what these fish are used for, little boy.]

Sit down, I'll get a sample. I even have two sets of bandaids for you to pick from. [Both have little cartoon characters.]

[schoolingfish]

Oh, you don't have a net?

[Luca takes a seat as instructed.]

I guess that might be tricky, then. It's getting a bit cold to catch fish by just jumping into the water and catching them. At least for me. It doesn't really get as cold back home as it's been here lately, but I don't know how cold the water was wherever you're from.

[eugenesis]

[Scorponok grips Luca's arm and prepares it for the blood sample.]

Just a small one, not enough for a large haul. The temperature isn't too much of an issue. Metal body, remember?

[schoolingfish]

Oh, right.

[He chooses to ignore what Scorponok is doing, focusing on the conversation so he won't see the needle go in.]

You might not need a large haul, though. If you do, maybe see what they'll trade for a large net? Or see if there's something else they'll trade for. I'm sure there's something you can get easily that people will want.