"Whatever," Alexia said, starting to walk towards the labs. "I guess I'm just a better scientist than a politician, but if somebody dedicated their entire career to working under me I would rather give them the benefit of the doubt than point fingers. Seems like a good way to lose allies to me." She cut off further comment by dropping the door between them.

Back in her lab, she was disappointed to see whatever salvageable serum had been left had gotten swept up by the cleaning crews, and sighed. "Guess we're starting over then." She jumped a little at the weight on her shoulders, and smiled as she turned her head to pet Jojo. "At least you'll never accuse me of anything," She said, sitting down at her stool. "Time to get to work," She sighed as she picked up a syringe, only hesitating for a moment before sliding the needle into her arm.