The Rani studied Adam for a few moments, sipping her whiskey, before giving him a knowing nod. "I know, in past lives, I'd have tested that man. Even in this one, I daresay I'd be tempted."
She thought about that for a moment, and then a rueful smile came to her lips. "Scratch that. I have been tempted. I've... experimented upon Byron just a bit, here and there. But always with his fully informed consent."
A pause, and then: "...Right, so perhaps that incident with the bridge, there wasn't as much consent. But that was also perhaps less an experiment and more a fit of pique. But I digress. As a scientist, yes, Adam, the temptation for experimentation would be there. It would just be a question of ethics, and consent."
She regarded him thoughtfully over the rim of her glass before taking another sip. "I gather neither of those were present, when you were experimented upon by these people? If that is in fact what took place..."
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She thought about that for a moment, and then a rueful smile came to her lips. "Scratch that. I have been tempted. I've... experimented upon Byron just a bit, here and there. But always with his fully informed consent."
A pause, and then: "...Right, so perhaps that incident with the bridge, there wasn't as much consent. But that was also perhaps less an experiment and more a fit of pique. But I digress. As a scientist, yes, Adam, the temptation for experimentation would be there. It would just be a question of ethics, and consent."
She regarded him thoughtfully over the rim of her glass before taking another sip. "I gather neither of those were present, when you were experimented upon by these people? If that is in fact what took place..."