Tidelands: II-Three (25)

Walrus Whiskers. Follow-Ups. Expenses.

The pathologist has little more than head-scratching to offer in regard to the less common-or-garden chemicals found in the girl’s system, apart from to hazard that they are possibly some sort of bespoke neurochemical, and therefore suggestive of behavioural modification – “Though modifying her behaviour to do what, precisely, beats me, I’m afraid” – so these have had to be sent off to the municipality’s central labs for more specialised analysis. He will keep Percy posted.