"And have you find some chump easier to intimidate?" There; it's out. No matter how blithe he comes off, a threat dressed up with reassurances remains a threat after all. Work on your sales pitch, creepy smile dude. "I don't want that on my conscience, thanks. I'll do it."

Better herself than a random unsuspecting soul. Plenty of weird and questionable substances have been tested on her body already, what is one more. (She sends an unspoken apology to her friends and advisors in stasis up at Thesa Station, nevertheless.)

"Are we using the Institute's facilities?" To her knowledge, the number of places which would allow her to sit around for one hour under observation, like an animal in a zoo, is quite limited.