[center][img]https://i.imgur.com/Ge77CGM.png[/img] Collaborative Post with [@Kestrel] [b]Interactions:[/b] Ezekiel Abel O’Brien, Whina Rikimaru* [@Lunarlord34], Elliot Silber* [@Not Fungus][/center] As she waited for Zeke’s answer to her offer, Saori looked down at her phone and noticed the text that Whina had sent to everyone in the room. It was a condensed version of the briefing that she just had in hand. However, the fact that she decided it had to be condensed in the [i]first place[/i] was enough to raise Saori’s suspicions. [color=9c1c2b]"That can’t be all the briefing had to say, surely,"[/color] she rolled her eyes as she said this aloud. True, this was the girl that left the briefing behind in which it took Dunkas of all people to recover, but Saori couldn’t deny the possibility that there may have been something Whina may have purposefully omitted for whatever reason. This is why Soari could never trust shorthands… [color=#CAA646]“Surely, Miss Whina has her reasons.”[/color] Zeke casually butted in, though he rolled his eyes. He glanced over his shoulder, then leaned in closer to Saori to whisper, [color=#CAA646]“-but the little lady should practice a poker face. I must say I can’t help but worry for our little family when the boss kicks the bucket.”[/color] [color=9c1c2b]"Quite,"[/color] Saori had to agree with Zeke on that one, with what having been with Whina for the past year at the very least already, [color=9c1c2b]"Still, we could use that our advantage if we really wanna press her for whatever she may have missed."[/color] No doubt she was musing such a ploy right as she said it. Zeke frowned. [color=#CAA646]“If you are to bully the girl, you’re on your own.”[/color] He sighed and looked at Whina over his shoulder. [color=#CAA646]“More importantly, about our earlier conversation. I do not mind procuring samples in the...”[/color] Zeke shifted his eyes towards Elliot Silber, [color=#CAA646]“Most delicate possible condition, but you forget that cooking is as much an art as it is a science. Trial and error demands more than just the single subject, yes?”[/color] [color=9c1c2b]"Herein lies the issue; we might only get exactly one single subject each to work with, for all we know,"[/color] Saori pointed out the obvious problem, [color=9c1c2b]"Like I said, it might pay to wait until we’ve captured what we can before we concern ourselves with divvying any of them up. There may be more than one species of monster that comes through Zero Time, so that may affect how we handle this..."[/color] [color=#CAA646]“If that’s your wish.”[/color] Saori too wound up casting a cursory glance at Elliot. He might prove useful in fending off anyone wanting to attack valuable test subjects, while she and Zeke focused on detaining said subjects and bringing them into the base alive. Saori wondered. [color=9c1c2b]"You think it’s worth having him on standby? Y’know, in case those barbarians from Isamu try to butcher our haul?"[/color] Zeke drew the knife Artemis had copied for him and ran his finger across the blade. [color=#CAA646]“Surely, the man has the [i]appropriate[/i] talents.”[/color] A point he emphasised by igniting the edge of the knife. [color=#CAA646]“It would be a waste if they went unused in such a dire situation… and speaking of wastes...”[/color] Zeke extinguished the knife and pointed over his shoulder. [color=#CAA646]“It looks like we’re about to head out. Artemis is already gone.”[/color] [color=9c1c2b]"Yes, I see that. One moment,"[/color] without a second’s hesitation, Saori went downstairs to change out of her bloody clothes and into some clean ones, went back upstairs again, [color=9c1c2b]"Alright then; let’s get going."[/color] There was no telling how much time was wasted not getting out into the field already, with what so many discoveries to be had and even less time than normal to discover them.