[ Adrian stops long enough to toss his apron into the puddle of vomit and walks right out the door after her without a second thought. He supposes that Fern would warn him that she might be planning some nefarious deed, but he can't imagine that she would have bothered to help him first.

He nods at her gesture, eyes still bright with curiosity and watches her arm transform or — be encased? Though he noticed none of the requisite components, it looks indistinguishable from magic, and yet unlike anything he's ever seen before. He doesn't want to be so rude as to grab it, but he leans down to get a better look at it, putting his whole face right in front of the dark opening at the front of it. ]

What does it do? Is it truly solid? May I? [ He raises a hand to it, but he waits for permission. ] This 'technology' is well beyond anything I've seen before, but if it is biological as well, I might be able to glean some understanding of it through study. Er, if you would permit that.