Yes, we are checking the spices for any blood then. [is viktor's immediate answer to that. honestly that's fascinating, the ties between blood, blood pollution and corruption. he could really spiral into a big think about it but tries to remember he's not just sitting alone in the lab like usual.] I wonder if drinking a vial of your own blood would have similar effects. I do not wish to test that and find out, mind you.

[berry flavored blood makes him snort though.] A small wonder things ended the way they did. Mine smells like milk under the moonlight for whatever reason. [berries is still better, in his opinion.] It makes you wonder what this 'vileblood' must be like.

[no oceans? viktor glances over, a little surprised by that. hard to imagine a world without an ocean, and it does start to paint more of a picture.] A wasteland because of the ice? Or is it simply inhabitable at large?

I've always enjoyed going to the docks at home, mostly to watch the ships and see how they worked. I suppose you had spaceships, they wouldn't really be quite as impressive.