"I'll talk to him about it. I know the Venatori were interested in that line of inquiry at one point, though I don't know if they had any reason to think it was promising or if they were just casting a wide net. Not that I'm ... I'm not worried about Viktor's ethical approach, it's just worth touching base."

No one going mad scientist on her watch is one of her top five Research Division Head priorities.

"I feel like I was making a lot of headway on lyrium for a while and less recently," on a less dire note, "so maybe fresher eyes."