Strike one there, you're pretty sure her blood was red like everyone else's. Maybe that's what those unusual cells ZENITH found were, though.

Two, he says, they have a ravenous hunger for any kind of flesh, animal or human or anomaly. That tracks from what you saw.

Three, they have a natural intuition for anything that involves the human body. Medicine, physical education, fighting other humans, harvesting samples from biological anomalies, you name it. Hm. You suppose that's why you felt like it was a good idea to work out with her.

That's all he knows. You ask him if you think she's safe to have around then.

He admits that hugging her was a stupid fucking idea considering you were hugging someone who could've ripped your throat out.

From how he sees it, though, her friendliness to you isn't an act. He recommends that to still be careful around her, she might still have ulterior motives but whatever it is, it won't hurt YOU specifically.

He shuts up when she returns with the samples.

"hm. i think i recognize these. did you get them from abnormality material storage?"

You nod. "An acquaintance of mine got them. What do you know about them?"

She doesn't answer immediately. She struggles to remember anything specific about them. "i know that both of these anomalies are in layer 1. overheard some researchers studying them, something about using this one to make a special type of perfume?" She holds up the NEON BLUE FLESH sample. "sorry if that doesn't help much."

"Hey, at least we got a rough idea what we could make out of them. Alright, everyone." You clap to get Ashton and the Man's attention. "It's time to RESEARCH!!!" Everyone huddles around the table as you begin yet another long session of studying the properties of each sample.

>3 SUCCESSES!

First on the docket was the NEON BLUE FLESH sample, given you know SLIGHTLY more about it. Ashton, given what you now know about her, is actually pretty decent help in figuring out what it does. Her first theory is that the fluid it leaks should be studied first and foremost.

You fill up a beaker with the blue fluid that constantly leaks from the meat. It crackles and sizzles in a way very reminiscent to carbonated soda. The Man dares you to drink it here and now...and you thought, you know what, why not?

You raise the beaker to your mouth and you take a careful sip of the liquid inside.

Huh. Okay, wow, that. You were doing it as a joke but that tastes good, actually. It's not particularly strong but it has a vaguely sweet, blueberry taste to it.

Something builds in the back of your throat. Before you even realize what's going on, you're hacking something onto the table. Laying on the table is a small blue pearl that belongs on a necklace instead of the back of your throat.

The Man carefully collects the pearl. He says that it looks like any other pearl, you could probably sell it for a pretty penny. If you're fine with hacking them up, that is.