Kethri looked up, feathers poofing up, "... Really?"

She looked down at her feet and flexed them, walking around in a circle before returning to Doctor, now much more comfortable with her feet treated and protected. Her eyes flicked around his face and she finally nodded, slow and sure, and then she smirked.

"Good," she said, "I was afraid I'd have to deal with Vargas and the rest of the clutch alone- now I have a proper excuse to leave this place aside from fetching ingredients."

She paused and continued after a moment, her voice softer and quieter, "I'm glad you're staying, Doctor. Admittedly I think I'd miss you."

With that out of the way, she brightened again, "I really ought to show you Evil-eyes- they're a berry I found in Eridanus. They can kill lessers very easily and I was curious to see what other things they could be applied to, like poisons, perhaps coating weapons or claws in the substance for an extra kick, things like that."

Exhaling, she started to push the fronds back towards her corner where she was starting to make a stash of things, her talons clicking on stone as she walked.

"Oh, and if you want, I could tag along on one of your flights," she said.

Kethri sighed, "They think I'm useless, Doctor. A nuisance. A mouth with wings. Though that Chaos-Two annoys me. It's so... caring."

She sneered and flicked out her talons, glaring at the wall, "But I know they think I'm nothing more than another test subject. And as if Garnet-Delta will have my undying devotion after they dragged me all the way from Orion with a dislocated shoulder."

She fluffed up and snorted before turning to Doctor again, blinking slowly.

"I'll be up and running soon," she said, "I already plan on taking someone with me to hunt for lessers to test the effects on. I'd like to know them first and to figure out how many berries are needed for a low dosage or a deadly dosage. After that, you and I can test the other more specific things. I just need to get symptoms and things out of the way."

Kethri let out an excited hoot, "I'm dying to take down a deer and try to see how a larger creature will react to one of these berries. If we can poison food then we can trick groups into eating the tainted fruit or meat and perhaps cull them before they can form uprisings!"

Her eyes glinted for a moment before she cleared her throat, "Completely hypothetical, of course."

Kethri scoffed, "Ah yes, let me just talk to Master Vargas, it's not like I'm the equivalent of a fly buzzing around your head. I have to show him I'm useful before he offers me an ounce of respect. So let's just focus on this, on getting a garden set up and lessers cataloged and collected, and worry about that once Vargas decides to give me the time of day."

She puffed up a bit and sighed, moving on, "No gemstone is indestructible. Honestly if we just got Vargas or Draconua to stomp on them it would probably work. I mean someone did that here, right? So it's not impossible."

"I don't think lessers chrysalize," she mumbled, "Or if they do I'm unfortunate enough to have not seen them. We'll have to test that later. Perhaps if one of Vargas' creations ends up worse than Chaos-Two. We can ask for it as an experiment rather than it being culled or something."

Kethri looked towards Doctor and wondered how he managed to stay so positive, but offered a smile anyway, "Very few wish to come near Draco. Those who know of it, at least. But for ease of access we could put it nearby the tunnel entrance, perhaps hidden in a grove of trees or something."

She'd need a dry place for the Spinebrush, which could be achieved by simply planting them in low-moisture soil, possibly in a skull or a pot. The berries could be most anywhere, and she'd probably plant some other things too so it wouldn't be so... sparse.

Kethri nodded slowly, "... Alright. Together."

A team effort. So far she'd been alright working with Doctor (though really it was more like she watched while he did stuff and occasionally she'd do stuff off to the side), but now she had to see if she could do it properly. Seriously.

"We could probably build a cage," she hooted, "That would be something that we'd have to figure out using trial and error. Perhaps we could catch a deer and tie a rope around it's neck so that we can at least get it back easier. We can use it to test the cage."

She shook herself out and fluffed up her feathers, raising her wings slightly, "But first thing's first. I'll head out now and get going on finding a suitable gardening spot. I'd offer assistance but I'm afraid I'd be no more than company with my wings. Good luck, Doctor."

With a hoot and a silent flap of wings, she took to the air, flying towards Draco with the intention to start right away. If she could fly then she could scout, and she wasn't about to sit around being useful.