We hit the academy supply shop.
I needed supplies. I also needed to arm myself the way Chaos Theory was likely to demand of me—which is to say, for every contingency I could afford and a few I couldn't.
I bought another 43 OXI Candies. Topping out at 50.
[Scales: 19,453 → 19,033]
Now that I have capital, I don't have to ration anymore.
Rhayne watches me with a look that doesn't fully understand.
"What is that, Dryden?"
A more expensive consumable. She probably never asked or even needed. With Void Link, she pulls OXI directly out of anything alive or any machinery carrying it. OXI Candies aren't part of her vocabulary.
"OXI Candies. You can recharge OXI mid-combat."
"You mean ignoring Ocean's Law? Every time I tried eating Scales mid-fight, I got nauseous and threw up."
"Right. Candies bypass that."
Veric grabs a few himself. His look at her says he's quietly judging.
"Looks like Miss Vesper doesn't need them."
Rhayne gives him a crooked, awkward smile.
