Nothing that sounds like I'll go into anaphylactic shock [ he says, with the implication of a verbal shrug. ] If I swell up, though, I'm counting on you to make sure I don't suffocate.
[ Jim would already have been slightly prone to allergies, but being gestated and born in artificial gravity, unlike his counterpart who isn't a FAKE IOWAN LIKE THIS ONE, means Jimbo here has some weird issues.
Whatever tho, yolo. He knocks the sciency potion back. ]
[She waits until he's downed it before she says sweetly:]
It's been a long time since I put a hole in someone's throat, but I can manage.
[But no, no, there shouldn't be any problems. Just a short, sharp shock vibrating throughout his body. For a moment something yellow clouds his vision, fractions of it shattering in reverse to form a smooth surface, and then it fades.]
[ Jim just gives her A Look for that one, because he doesn't believe she's primitive enough to think that qualifies as smart medical attention. He might not know Rosalind well at all yet, but if there's one thing he's picked up, is that she values being intelligent. Calling bs, honey.
Anyway. Jim coughs after, but doesn't seem to be wheezing when he takes a breath.
He blinks, clearing his vision, only a teeny bit dazed. ]
[Without a hint of warning, she picks up a book from off the counter and throws it hard at him. If the shield is working properly (and it ought to be), it'll do nothing more than bounce off harmlessly, though the area she threw it towards will go yellow for a moment.]
[ Jim doesn't flinch, but he does raise his hand awful quickly-- if not for the force field, he may well have caught it. The area around his open palm goes yellow as dictated per youtube video, and the book never makes contact, skittering away in defeat. ]
Nice work, [ he says, faintly impressed. Personal shields exist where he's from, but with all the ways they might interfere with other equipment and the chances of phaser fire bouncing off, they tend to be impractical. ]
Ideally, it lasts six months, but of course it depends how often it's put into use. Come back after two months if it's been activated more than . . . let's say ten times, and I'll check then.
[ Well, maybe she should rig up an airgun at her top projected velocity, or something, just to see how it might hold up. But it's her project, so he just gives her a look of Implied Sass. ]
Six months. [ Yikes. What the heck is in that, to stay in a human body for that long? Jim suspects it won't linger for quite that long, in him; his system has always been a little wonky. (Tho it's getting obliterated by the abduction plot anyway, rip.) ]
I'll keep you updated. Lucky for you, people like punching me.
Nope. It's a little distracting at the edges of my vision when it-- I guess when it's deciding if it needs to try and proc or not, [ he smacks the side of a desk, ] but nothing I can't compensate for.
[ Though if it Lasts Forever he'll be somewhat peeved. ]
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[ Jim would already have been slightly prone to allergies, but being gestated and born in artificial gravity, unlike his counterpart who isn't a FAKE IOWAN LIKE THIS ONE, means Jimbo here has some weird issues.
Whatever tho, yolo. He knocks the sciency potion back. ]
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It's been a long time since I put a hole in someone's throat, but I can manage.
[But no, no, there shouldn't be any problems. Just a short, sharp shock vibrating throughout his body. For a moment something yellow clouds his vision, fractions of it shattering in reverse to form a smooth surface, and then it fades.]
All right?
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Anyway. Jim coughs after, but doesn't seem to be wheezing when he takes a breath.
He blinks, clearing his vision, only a teeny bit dazed. ]
Yeah, I think so.
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[Without a hint of warning, she picks up a book from off the counter and throws it hard at him. If the shield is working properly (and it ought to be), it'll do nothing more than bounce off harmlessly, though the area she threw it towards will go yellow for a moment.]
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Nice work, [ he says, faintly impressed. Personal shields exist where he's from, but with all the ways they might interfere with other equipment and the chances of phaser fire bouncing off, they tend to be impractical. ]
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[She says it smugly, looking utterly satisfied with herself.]
It will only activate when something comes at you at high force, so don't worry about picking things up or what not.
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[ Jim moves around, judging mobility - which we're going to assume is uninhibited - touching his hands together, picking stuff up. ]
And are projectile books what you're most worried about?
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[She doesn't bother waiting for an answer.]
Ideally, it lasts six months, but of course it depends how often it's put into use. Come back after two months if it's been activated more than . . . let's say ten times, and I'll check then.
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Six months. [ Yikes. What the heck is in that, to stay in a human body for that long? Jim suspects it won't linger for quite that long, in him; his system has always been a little wonky. (Tho it's getting obliterated by the abduction plot anyway, rip.) ]
I'll keep you updated. Lucky for you, people like punching me.
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[DRAMATIC IRONY, at least he'll have a free refill. Maybe. Eh, maybe half-price.]
You feel perfectly normal, now? No buzzing under your skin, no static, nothing like that?
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(SORT OF.) ]
Nope. It's a little distracting at the edges of my vision when it-- I guess when it's deciding if it needs to try and proc or not, [ he smacks the side of a desk, ] but nothing I can't compensate for.
[ Though if it Lasts Forever he'll be somewhat peeved. ]