Caty replied with a Facetime call. Danny nodded, but fortunately the guy got up, and seemed to be fine now. “Oh thank god! He’s ok... For now...” Danny said to the phone. He was relieved, but who knows how long that would last. These things tended to be unpredictable. This guy might show symptoms again. Or Danny might suddenly go through mutation himself for all he knew.
The guy asked about what this mist was. Danny adjusted his glasses, and was quick to answer. “Are you familiar with the Super Soldier projects from the 1940s? They performed a variety of experiments to create an ideal human soldier. It’s fascinating stuff really.” Danny clapped his hands excitedly at the thought. ”Um... anyway, everyone thought it was just a hoax, but it was very much real and this mist is the culmination of decades of research and development. It has a high probability to spark genetic mutation. Unfortunately the vast majority of such mutations are unstable and lead to total destruction of DNA. It was never approved for human testing... We just found out tonight that our mentor at Grayburn Labs decided to screw ethics in favor of scientific advancement, and needlessly endanger the lives of so many people, by slipping a few crystallized chunks of the formula into the fireworks on that barge. The crystals reacted to the heat of the explosion, exhaling that blue mist, which carried the mutagenic properties of the formula into the crowd.” He looked up at the guy, and sighed. “To put it bluntly. You might get superhuman abilities from this, or die. Maybe even both.”
Danny blushed when he realized he was rambling. He often did that when he was interested in the subject matter or nervous. In this case, it was both. "Um... I’m sorry for unloading all of that on you. But I think you can understand why I’m utterly terrified right now!”
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