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<span class="mu-r">“I was thinking more along the lines of your personality. Like, do you work well with others, or do you prefer to be alone?”</span>
Edison cocked his head to the side slightly. <span class="mu-b">“Ah. Well, that would depend on who it is I’m required to work with. Working with clients to perfect their designs is a given, but I’ve never really had the opportunity to work alongside another scientist. I can tolerate the hired muscle well enough.”</span>
You nodded and tapped the side of your face, absently wondering whether you should’ve taken the Inventor up on his offer to pour yourself a drink. <span class="mu-r">“Will you be needing a lab provided for you, or can you make do with what you’ve got?”</span>
<span class="mu-b">“I’ve got a mobile lab that I’ll be driving down to a location of your choosing, but I’ll still be needing a way to acquire regular shipments of raw materials.”</span> Edison said. <span class="mu-b">“If you have a connection that you can share with me, I would very much appreciate it.”</span>
You’ll have to look into that later.
<span class="mu-r">“You know, I’ve recently acquired some experimental power sources; one that turned someone into a living battery. I’ve trashed the suit, but we still examined it first. Maybe it could help with your research. You know, avoid the whole teenager experimentation thing.”</span>
The Inventor hummed thoughtfully, scratching his chin as he did so. <span class="mu-b">“I would have to examine the power source myself before I made any conclusions.”</span>
You supposed that was fair. Between the Vulture’s experimental energy source, the Slip Drive and the micro-capacitors that Silvermane had installed in your current suit, you had more than a few options at your disposal here.
<span class="mu-r">“Do you know if there are any side effects to your research? Children and teenagers do have a lot of extra energy, but it feels like messing with their developmental phase could have major consequences.”</span> you said.
<span class="mu-b">“I will admit. There is some truth to your statement. Humans require subtle electrical currents in order for their bodies to operate at peak efficiency. Such things dictate when their heart pumps blood throughout the body, for example.”</span> he explained. <span class="mu-b">“That is why I will be making more use of the excess body heat produced by the human body, which is far less of a sensitive issue. I have many notes regarding the methods of thermoregulation and heat acclimation. I will have to adjust and account for those living in warmer climates, as well as reducing the energy draw during colder seasons. I believe the most practical use would be to equip the device to those who are more physically active. In doing so, we could avoid negatively affecting their heart, brain, circulatory system, gastrointestinal tract, lungs, kidneys, or liver.”</span>
Now he just sounded like one of those commercials for experimental drugs where everyone’s smiling despite the possibly horrendous side effects.
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