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{ Open to the Public }

I need the professional opinion of a botanist and chemist well versed in the elements and compounds of this world.
SH

[ Unfortunately his knowledge just doesn't cover it. For the moment. ]


{ Private to John Watson }

Meet me at the university lab.
SH


{ Private to Valdis }

I need to show you something. Can you be at the University lab within the hour?
SH

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[of_deduction]

Good.

[ Because it was going to be a pain to explain it to him. ]

That is a sampling of the 'Red Dust'

[ He goes to the cooler to pull out a small syringe filled with something red. He uncaps the syringe once he close again and holds it out for the boy to take. ]

This is fish blood-it's all I've been able to test it on but the results are interesting enough. Add it a little to the dust.

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[spoilsfun]

[Well, this just became much more interesting. ]

Why fish blood?

[But he takes the syringe and expertly measures out a few drops on the slide. ]

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[of_deduction]

It was the easiest thing to get a hold of at the time.

[ he answers dismissively. Sooner or later he'll have to find something new to test it on. ]

the next step is to test it on a cadaver once once one becomes available.

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[spoilsfun]

Did you really find someone here willing to give you one?

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[of_deduction]

I have an arrangement with the police. Which, strictly speaking I wasn't supposed to show you any of this.

[ He waits while Conan watches the reaction-the DNA like structure trying to find some way to stabilize its self but eventually falling inert. ]

So, we have an unidentified organism inside the dust-or several organisms trying to stabilise. Your thoughts?

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[spoilsfun]

Conan was suddenly suspicious.

"Mind giving me any of the details on this arrangement?"

He frowns as he reviews what he knew about parasites. It wasn't lot. Parasites were not particularly likely to be used in murders, so his studies there had been rather cursory.

"To survive, a parasite needs something that only a host can provide, correct? Have you determined what that is yet?"