He would touch the thirium with his two fingers and taste it to discover more about it.

His partner, lieutenant Hank was disgusted

Hank- “Connor, I told you to stop doing that! That’s disgusting!”

“Sorry, lieutenant, but I have to. To help us stop the deviant pandemic.”

Hank rolls his eyes, then he remembers something.

Hank- “I heard we’re going to have another person helping us Connor.”

And as if on cue, you come in. You introduce yourself.