anything that's dead shall be regrown

[patricide]

Who: Lex Luthor and Adrian Veidt
What: returning home with snake carcasses, hooray!
Where: The House of Ego
When: backdated to after the missions
Notes: italicized words are spoken in German
Warnings: a couple of weirdass mad scientists are up in here


This time when Lex went out for a round of battling creatures he was much better protected. He had worn body armor under his clothes and as he was the team's driver the truck was his primary concern over the fog. He's sporting a few minor injuries but nothing serious, at least nothing serious unless you count the snakebite on his left hand between thumb and forefinger. None of his other team members had died from bites they sustained and coupled with his immunity he sees no reason to be worried. It stung when it happened and now he has a battle scar for the moment. It couldn't hurt to gain favor around the city.

He heads straight for the section of the house designated as the shared research lab between he and Adrian and lays his prize in front of him on a steel table.

Comments

[defenestration]

If there's one thing both men have been able to agree on, it's the necessity for good security, and the fact that good security includes the liberal use of video surveillance inside their building. And that means Adrian is aware of Lex's arrival, and enters the lab not very many minutes after.

"Interesting," he says, in way of greeting, coming around the table to have a look at both man and snake. "We're starting quite the menagerie here."

[patricide]

The security is one of many reasons why Lex doesn't bother telling Adrian himself that he's returned from the mission. He knows the man will show up eventually and when he does Lex merely nods at the understood greeting.

"Yeah. Remarkably strong for their size. I regret that I couldn't bring back a live one, but with how aggressive they are I would have at least needed a better form of containment that what was provided. They don't live anywhere outside the fog as far as I can tell."

[defenestration]

"Another time, perhaps. I'm sure we can learn plenty from this one, it looks fresh." He tilts his head at the snake, considering. "I can put it on ice while you clean up, and help with dissection later."

It's not phrased as a request but in the language of Adrian Veidt it's pretty close to one, acknowledging that Lex brought the creature in, and therefore has the right to decide what to do with it. Their partnership is still a little too new for just assuming that things will be equally shared.

[patricide]

Lex allows for a moment of contemplation before answering. This is his find and he doesn't owe anyone anything, but he also knows that together they share experience that the other doesn't have.

"I think that would be a good idea," he concedes, leaving Adrian to it while he exits to change his clothing and once again examine the bite. He returns wearing slacks and a loose fitting cotton shirt with sleeves rolled to the elbows. "I hope you didn't decide to continue without me.

[defenestration]

While Lex is changing, Adrian does precisely what he offered, carefully packing the creature in ice and setting up the equipment they'll need to examine it. He gets out a pair of lab coats for them as well, knowing that neither of them own much in the way of wash-and-wear clothing. Who knows what kind of mess the insides of this thing might produce?

"I'm hurt that you'd doubt my word, Mr. Luthor." The pleasant smile belies that statement, and Adrian offers both a lab coat and a scalpel. "I've set up a video camera as well. Consider me your assistant for the time being."