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[scienceofthearcane]

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You have reached Viktor. I'm sorry I can't receive your message right now. But if you leave it for me here, I'll return it as soon as I can.

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[ferrokinetically]

Damn, really? Guess Folkmore does give good things here and there. Do I want to ask what they spiked alcohol with in Zaun?

I've got a lot of choices so yeah, I'm sure we can figure something out.

[scienceofthearcane]

Often it was with the street drug Shimmer, that could make the user have temporary physical mutations if you took enough of it. Another one is Noxinthe but that one only comes with a blissed-out high.

[ferrokinetically]

We had something like that in my world. Called it Kick and it augmented mutant abilities. Was Shimmer highly addictive?

[scienceofthearcane]

Yes, it absolutely is. It keeps being added to things that are making it across the bridge to Piltover. Shimmer addicts are coming from all walks of life now and not just the lowly street thugs of Zaun.

I can't speak for what those variants of the drug are doing to people who use it for recreational purposes, but just trying to inject it rather than turn it into something to be smoked or swallowed makes it much more painful.

[ferrokinetically]

I'm sorry, that's shit that it's just getting spread more. Probably not something that's easily stopped either. We were trying to help people addicted to Kick back home. Trying to get it off the street but seemed almost impossible without taking down the source.

[scienceofthearcane]

The source has always been the chem barons or crime kingpins of Zaun. I once worked with the scientist who originally made Shimmer when I was a child. I don't think that it was what he first intended, but rather a byproduct that he was able to monetize.

[ferrokinetically]

And I take it they control most things.

Seems like scientists have a habit of making things that end up going badly for a lot of people.

...no offense.

Well she's not wrong XD!

[scienceofthearcane]

Yes, they control almost everything in Zaun. And if dangerous ideas didn't excite the mind, we would never wander astray. But I would like to try an alcoholic drink that didn't have anything that was spiking it

haha right? arcane season two proving science may ruin everything

[ferrokinetically]

One way to look at it.

Then come down anytime you're free. Nothing here is spiked with anything anyone doesn't want and I'll even throw in some food.