by Narrator » Mon Dec 19, 2016 9:26 pm
His Trusty Science Phone (otherwise known as Google) at his side, Tosh went over to check the bottles and vials.
He probably didn't need his science phone to identify the Draino, considering it's bright, colorful, distinctive packaging. Imagining pumping draino into his own veins might give Tosh a bit of a shiver, however.
Some of the fragments of herbs registered as Moly. According to legend, it protected Odysseus against the shape-changing magic of Circe. It might stand to reason that such an herb, if it were real, would impact a shifter's ability to, well, shift. At least if it was magical in nature. As to what it would do to Will, there was less of an obvious deduction to be made there, with the limited knowledge on how Will worked.
Another one appeared to be Lotus -- or, at least, consistent with it's mythological descriptions. Another favorite of Odysseus -- it caused people to live in a permanent life of idleness, forgetting their friends and homes, as well as a general pleasant drowsiness. What use what that have, here?
Hazia, according to Tosh's database, was a particularly nasty plant, probably originally of Skrull origin. Besides being a terribly addictive narcotic, it can cause disorder of the nerves, and a lack of motor control -- and eventually, death. Nasty stuff, and Tosh probably shouldn't get too close.
A native British plant, Alihosty, was another hallucinogen, creating hysteria and a sense of rambunctiousness before it's effects eventually are counteracted. Honestly, with Will's dower demeanor recently, some alihosty might be just what the doctor ordered, though if Finn was a doctor, it would be news to Tosh.
Rakovnik comes from Serbia, and, according to legend, could open any lock. That certainly would have been useful trying to enter the smokehouse! What it's specific use here was, however, was not immediately clear.
There were remnants of fruit, which appeared to be Gingold, which grows naturally, though rarely, in the jungles of Yucatan. According to Indian rubber men who swore by it, it causes limbs to be more, well, limber, and allows the user to stretch and reach farther. This appeared to be a very concentrated elixir, indeed.
There were the remnants of candles, as well, though most of the wax appeared to be missing. There was some more of the gray muck from the floor on the candles.
Then there were three very scientific-looking bottles, much different than the natural ingredients that cluttered most of the table. They all had very long chemical formulas on the front, and the bottles were almost otherwise nondescript. However, glancing at the bottom would note a trademark label connecting them to a company called Setec Astronomy.