A scientist managed to get close to Emerie and she wailed in complaint as they stuck the needle into her arm. But even then, she settled. The girl knew well that fighting back now would only induce more pain. Her wail shook the indoor lagoon, but otherwise was ineffective at doing anything except annoying the researchers. The girl occasionally flicked her tail to keep herself afloat, but was mostly satisfied now.
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Claire still didn't move as a researcher came in. There was no point in reacting. Her only reaction, really, was the rapid and sudden decay of the rose. Even though the rose appeared dead, she could bring it back later. The researcher took note of this then ran a few tests to see if he could get another reaction out of Claire- he did not.