I pushed open the door to Reina’s lab. She was alone, hunched over her workstation, silver hair glowing under the cold lab lights. Her fingers moved swiftly, adjusting a complex-looking apparatus filled with a shimmering blue liquid.

She didn’t look up. "State your purpose."

I leaned against the table. "Just visiting."

A brief pause. She sighed, finally glancing at me. "Don’t touch anything." Then, without another word, she went back to work.