Impressed

Alex : "wow, that sounds like it will come in handy! Can it be used to make like a special acid that will melt my cage and not harm me?"

Cerve doesn't seem to like that your first question undermined her achievement.

Cerve : "you want to pour acid on your crotch? Silly boy."

Your hopes being dashed once again, you say nothing.

Cerve : "I was able to make a much better version of those pink pills though. The last batch I had to send instructions to a lab with limited ability to synthesize the really useful substances and had to compromise on the quality, these will be much more potent."

One of the drones is carrying a familiar bottle of pills and drops them off at your side.

Cerve : "you can go ahead and take one now, this should speed up your timeline a lot."