He's content with his progress. The lab has taken shape. It needs more; more equipment, more freezable blood bags. But he's got what he needs
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"A superhuman, created by a unique viral method. Most are eight feet tall with gray or black hides, lipless mouths, heavy jaws, and claws at least six inches long. I'm capable of blending with humanity, for the most part." Wesker helpfully pulls his sunglasses off. Look, viper eyes!
"Just by hobby? Pity." Hm. And Harth picked him up first, did he? "You mentioned an experiment?"
"...The T.O. position was necessary at the time," Bova replies, frowning just a little with the description-- and the helpful sunglasses. "I did my experiments when I could. I've since narrowed my field, though."
Orange eyes are stared at for a while. Bova has orange eyes, too, when they aren't busy being black and mostly blank. But... well, there are other things to worry about than Wesker's eyes.
"You can blend with humanity - so you don't get all the extra stuff. What'd they give you to balance that out?"
Tell him and he just might answer the experiment question.
"All the strength, none of the bulk." This is such an annoying superior smile. "Unusual speed." He runs along walls and somehow fails to crash through them! "Unusual reflexes."
No, of course he's not defining 'unusual.' If Bova wants to know the details, he can make himself a Tyrant.
"At home, I ruled." For one thing, he ran a powerful corporation with its own army. If anyone managed to get through to him, only he walked away. He almost hears the crack of breaking bone, the thunk of flesh hitting distant walls--it was good to be him. ". . . there's drawbacks, here. I admit, the man who adapted my virus did not plan for this eventuality.
"Hn. How many answers do you need before you return to my question?"
Yes! That is so annoying to a man used to layers and layers of manipulation and struggle per conversation. But he can deal.
"Hmm." Wesker picks up the hunter's charm again, and the scent in the air hangs there. He moves away from it, scentless once more. "Don't forget stress hormones, depending on the emotion you're dealing with, and of course the cluttering of the system surrounding fear." The smile has almost faded, but remains faint at that.
The way his head cocks and moves-- it's awfully reminiscent of a dog catching an interesting scent. But Bova looks to Wesker, calm again.
And no butt-sniffing.
"Stress isn't always included. Calm, happy, afraid, angry, aroused... Not all of these affect blood other than to make it pump harder. But there is a difference in the texture, in the taste, depending on the emotion nonetheless. Either it's the blood itself or its a vampire's tastebuds after they catch the scent. Thus, experimentation."
Wesker is not trying to be creepy! He's just not forgetting his charm.
"They don't?" He stares blankly. "I would think calm would be notably different from any of the others. Happy. . . hm, I'm not sure how you could accurately measure that while extracting blood to taste; at least, not without drugs, and that would affect it anyway.
"As for the vampire creating the difference, that could be pheromonal, but I believe those would be in the blood anyway; at the least, detected where the mouth met the skin."
Of course he's seriously considering this. Why wouldn't he?
"Oh, that's easy enough - I'm only collecting samples. The subject barely feels the needle, so it's not much of an issue. It helped for fear, though." That and lunging at his subject with his face twisted to more resemble the demon residing inside of him.
"I haven't tasted yet. I don't have all of my samples and I'm still looking for noticeable differences in the blood itself before going to that."
"Hm. Are you sure you're not going to affect it by time?" Wesker is now wrapped up in the problem. "Have you done preliminary checking before you got the full set?"
He doesn't ask what's missing. Feh, like that's important.
"I haven't got a set," Bova replies, his sigh full of disappointment. "There isn't much wandering done outside of the apartments, and even less by full humans. The one subject I do have is only half, and that could be affecting the samples, too. There's no way to know unless I get a full human to test it beside."
Besides, Harth wouldn't let him have Cameron.
"I doubt the blood is affected, though. I've taken several samples and they're all kept chilled and airtight."
"Besides, of course, our visitors, and. . . I imagine your interest in them is limited." Wesker has no illusions about what that disappointment to see him meant, although he'd like to know how he was described.
Awwww.
"Well, you mentioned the vampire's perceptions of the subject's emotions--although I suppose if they're all identical, you'll know."
Two guesses which one.
Dark eyes turn slightly darker when Wesker looks at him and Bova sags slightly with the disappointment. "Oh. It's you."
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...Which probably means he should offer some back. "I'm tactical officer by occupation - scientist by hobby. Behavioral and neurological, namely."
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"Just by hobby? Pity." Hm. And Harth picked him up first, did he? "You mentioned an experiment?"
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Orange eyes are stared at for a while. Bova has orange eyes, too, when they aren't busy being black and mostly blank. But... well, there are other things to worry about than Wesker's eyes.
"You can blend with humanity - so you don't get all the extra stuff. What'd they give you to balance that out?"
Tell him and he just might answer the experiment question.
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No, of course he's not defining 'unusual.' If Bova wants to know the details, he can make himself a Tyrant.
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"Is that why you're trying to find our scent?"
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"Hn. How many answers do you need before you return to my question?"
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"I'm trying to see if blood is affected by emotions - if the endorphins released honestly change the consistency and make-up of it."
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"Hmm." Wesker picks up the hunter's charm again, and the scent in the air hangs there. He moves away from it, scentless once more. "Don't forget stress hormones, depending on the emotion you're dealing with, and of course the cluttering of the system surrounding fear." The smile has almost faded, but remains faint at that.
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And no butt-sniffing.
"Stress isn't always included. Calm, happy, afraid, angry, aroused... Not all of these affect blood other than to make it pump harder. But there is a difference in the texture, in the taste, depending on the emotion nonetheless. Either it's the blood itself or its a vampire's tastebuds after they catch the scent. Thus, experimentation."
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"They don't?" He stares blankly. "I would think calm would be notably different from any of the others. Happy. . . hm, I'm not sure how you could accurately measure that while extracting blood to taste; at least, not without drugs, and that would affect it anyway.
"As for the vampire creating the difference, that could be pheromonal, but I believe those would be in the blood anyway; at the least, detected where the mouth met the skin."
Of course he's seriously considering this. Why wouldn't he?
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"Oh, that's easy enough - I'm only collecting samples. The subject barely feels the needle, so it's not much of an issue. It helped for fear, though." That and lunging at his subject with his face twisted to more resemble the demon residing inside of him.
"I haven't tasted yet. I don't have all of my samples and I'm still looking for noticeable differences in the blood itself before going to that."
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He doesn't ask what's missing. Feh, like that's important.
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Besides, Harth wouldn't let him have Cameron.
"I doubt the blood is affected, though. I've taken several samples and they're all kept chilled and airtight."
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Awwww.
"Well, you mentioned the vampire's perceptions of the subject's emotions--although I suppose if they're all identical, you'll know."
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