"The change must be very jarring," Diya says in distant sympathy. The soldier checks Pearl's arm after a moment.
"No allergy, milady."
She waves for him to proceed. The soldier takes the hypospray and pops in one of the ampules into its empty cartridge. Turning Pearl's arm palm-up, he presses the hypospray to the juncture of her inner arm. There's a slight, soft hiss as the hypospray administers the drug.
"Fast-penta takes effect within seconds," Diya says, for both Pearl and Lapis's benefit. Lapis is clearly not on the ball today. "You will start to feel relaxed, perhaps a little dreamy -- this is perfectly normal."
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"No allergy, milady."
She waves for him to proceed. The soldier takes the hypospray and pops in one of the ampules into its empty cartridge. Turning Pearl's arm palm-up, he presses the hypospray to the juncture of her inner arm. There's a slight, soft hiss as the hypospray administers the drug.
"Fast-penta takes effect within seconds," Diya says, for both Pearl and Lapis's benefit. Lapis is clearly not on the ball today. "You will start to feel relaxed, perhaps a little dreamy -- this is perfectly normal."