Weiss Studying the Dust

"Hmm."

"What are you doing?"

Weiss was sitting hunched over her desk, eyeing the Dust through a magnifying glass. She poked and prodded it, testing it on various substances and making notes on the responses. She was completely enveloped in the task until Yang shook her shoulder. She straightened and brushed Yang away.

"I'm busy," she said.

"Yeah, but with what? It's time for lunch. Can't be that important." Yang plucked up some of Weiss's notes and ruffled through them.

"It's a special kind of Dust, one that could get me a serious amount of extra credit, thank you very much." Weiss snatched back her notes and carefully rearranged them.

"Can't be that special."

"It provides invisibility."

Yang's eyes went wide. She grabbed the Dust vial.

"Lemme see!"

Weiss grabbed the vial.

"It's not ready for human-testing!" she said. "Besides, "I'm trying to see the limits."

"Bah, if it makes me invisible, what kinda limits can it have?"

"For starters, I've realized that the Dust wears off more quickly after exposure to intense amounts of nitrogen oxide and noradrenaline."

Yang stared at her blankly. Weiss pinched the bridge of her nose and looked up at the ceiling.

"Arousal," she said bluntly, blushing as the word left her mouth.

"Oh, so, if I get horny people can see me again?" Yang asked. "Okay, that sounds simple. Not a real problem. Just lemme use the bathroom for a few minutes before trying it out."

"Second," Weiss continued, ignoring Yang's shameless vulgarity. "I've discovered that it can only affect living tissue. Inorganic matter, like clothing, is left unaffected."

"So... you gotta get naked to use it."

"Pretty much."

Yang stared at the vial.

"So, ya gotta run around naked, without getting horny." She scratched her head. "Can't see how anyone can get away with that."

"It needs a couple more tweaks," Weiss said. "But I'm on to something."

Her stomach growled.

"But maybe I could use lunch," she said quietly. "Just let me put this away, first."

Yang helped her up.

"It's not going anywhere, Ice Queen," she said. "Besides, what kind of idiot would use it?"