Jade stood over the lab table, watching a pink line rge into the shard. At first, nothing happened. She waited around, ten minutes ticking by. Gradually, the shard started to glow with a pink light. But that was all—just a hint of color. Jade yawned, feeling the day's efforts weigh on her.
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"Maybe it needs more ti," she thought, deciding to end her experints for the night.
"Letting it sit overnight might help," Jade mused, heading off to bed, hopeful for a breakthrough by morning.
The next day, she returned to the lab early. What she found left her stunned. The shard had transford; it was now a vibrant deep pink. When Jade tried to pick it up, it suddenly distorted and teleported a few inches away.
Jade paused, thoughtfully touching her chin. "This is similar to what happened with the mafia crowd. It seems the trigger has been removed, yet it still retains its properties. Surprising, considering everything else I've tried ran dry so quickly." She stated outloud in the empty lab room
Over the ensuing days, Jade dedicated herself to a series of experints with the shard. Her objective was clear: to either revert its state or unlock any hidden capabilities it might possess.
Working with the shard proved challenging. Each ti Jade attempted to pick it up, it teleported away, eluding her grasp. It was only after she devised a containnt strategy using tal barriers on the table that she managed to halt its evasive maneuvers.
Having successfully restrained the shard, Jade managed to chip off a piece for further examination. Under the microscope, she observed its extraordinary properties. The shard's molecular structure had the remarkable ability to regenerate, healing itself whenever it sustained damage. This was especially true for the pink fragnts, which seed to possess a life force of their own.
Amidst her examination, the Director entered the lab. His presence was imposing, yet his inquiry was tinged with a genuine interest in her progress. "How's your day going, Jade? Any aningful breakthroughs? I'd like to present so positive news to Ashaiki upon her return," he said, his voice carrying a mix of expectation and hope.
Jade's response was imdiate and enthusiastic. She spun around in her chair, her eyes alight with excitent. It was as if she was a student, eager to share her discoveries. Her face, usually composed and focused, now bead with the possibility of sharing her findings.
Jade's enthusiasm was palpable as she urged the Director to examine her latest discovery. "Yes, Sir, you ca by just in ti," she declared, hopping from her chair with an eagerness that filled the room. "Co look at this!"
She detailed her experience with the crystal, emphasizing the peculiar pink glow it emitted. Jade shared her belief that the crystal was linked to an entity from another world, attempting to communicate or assist despite being observed by others.
She explained how the crystal, a gift from Crow, not only facilitated teleportation, saving Rosa in the process but also underwent a transformation when she rged a pink strand from the crystal itself, altering its properties entirely.
The Director, intrigued by Jade's findings, took her place at the microscope. As he peered into the shard, he observed the pink coloration intensifying, then fading, and re-erging—a visual testant to the shard's resilience and regenerative capabilities.
"I see, so this shard is actively attacking and recovering. Do you think that—" he began, only for Jade to interject with a hypothesis that sparked further curiosity.
"Think if we attempt to ld a piece of flesh to this, it might start to heal it as well," Jade proposed, cutting off the Director mid-sentence.
Acknowledging the potential in Jade's suggestion, the Director gave her the green light to proceed with the experint. "It's worth a try for sure. Go ahead and see what happens," he encouraged.
With determination, Jade prepared for the procedure. She retrieved a large knife and, after donning a mask and gloves for safety, she sliced off a small portion of zombified skin. She then carefully placed it atop the shard. Initially, there was no reaction, leading to a mont of suspense and doubt.
A few minutes passed, and the Director pondered aloud, "I wonder if it only works on non-living organic objects?" Jade, sharing a look of disappointnt, could only nod in agreent—until the shard suddenly shimred. The pink crystal began to rge with the flesh, slowly covering the surface of the skin.
Seeing this, Jade's spirits lifted. "Well, at least it's doing sothing, right?" she said, a hint of excitent in her voice.
The Director, while acknowledging the progress, noted the slow pace of the reaction as he glanced at his watch. Then, as they watched, the pink tendrils wrapping around the piece of flesh began to transform it. The once deadly grey color shifted to a healthy, solid flesh tone. A mist of black started to rise from the shard, prompting the Director to express his astonishnt, "Well, I'll be damned.
Maybe we do have so unique people helping us out."
"This should be enough for now," he advised, "go ahead and take so ti off. Ashaiki should be back in a few days, so take this ti to visit your family or sothing."
The ntion of family stirred a complex mix of feelings within Jade. Her imdiate thought was her family—or rather, the facade she had maintained about them. "My family... oh yeah," she mused, a hint of realization in her tone, "she lied about that. I suppose I can do that... but so suddenly, I'm not sure if I would even know where to find a flight…"
The Director, seemingly anticipating her concerns, reassured her, "Don't worry about it. I spoke with Rosa a bit and stated how much you've been pushing yourself. So, go ahead and report to the debrief room, and you'll have a private jet ready to take you to the nearby airport."
His words offered not just logistical support but also an acknowledgnt of her hard work and the importance of taking a mont to breathe. "You'll have the day off with your family, so that should buy you so ti to relax. And I can't say how the future will unfold, so do make sure you cherish the ti you have with them."
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