Alexia sighed, pushing a stray lock of hair behind her ear. "There's good news and bad news on Project 7. The good news is that the microbes can be grown here, and as long as they get food they'll replicate, so there's never a shortage. Unfortunately, we haven't found a way to get them to STOP replicating, so if even a drop of that substance got out of the lab it would just keep eating whatever it could find at an exponential rate until we burned them all, so it's not ready for field use. We're working on it though, and in the meantime at least we won't have a fuel shortage." 

As they reached the end of the hallway and the last two windows, which were both blacked out, she turned his attention towards one. "These two are the results of our best and brightest," she said, "And I think you'll be pleased with the results." As she pressed a button next to one of the windows, it cleared to reveal a room with several different simulated disasters. "This is what we call the 'Emergency Package', developed by our Disaster Prevention Initiative." A man in a lab coat held a bag about the size of a first aid kit. In front of him was a simulated burning building, a simulated flooded river, and a wall with a hole in it. Opening the bag, he pulled out what looked like a prescription pill bottle, opened the top and pulled out a red pellet. He threw the pellet into the fire, and almost as soon as it hit the flames it burst, covering the fire in foam. Moving onto the flooded river, he pulled out a bottle of blue pellets and dropped a few along the edge of the bank. As the water flowed over them, they expanded until they met each other, forming a perfect barricade. At the third test, the broken wall, he picked a bottle of white pellets. Taking four of them, he threw them with some force at the ground near the wall, and almost immediately they expanded to fifty times their size, filling the hole. The man punched the blockage to show it was sound, then left the room. "Those are ready for general use." Alexia said.

Turning to the other window. Taking a moment for dramatic effect, she said "This one is my own project, and what I'm working on right now. May I present the fruits of my labor, Jojo." As she pressed the button, the room revealed behind the glass was almost empty, besides a metal box with a hundred pound weight on top of it and a chimp. Glancing at the Mayor to make sure he got the full effect, she leaned into the intercom. "Jojo, can you get the doll for me?" At the sound of her voice, the chimp perked up, nodding enthusiastically. Loping over to the crate, he grabbed the weight without hesitation and tossed it almost effortlessly over his head. The weight hit the ground with a loud crash, and caused the floor beneath their feet to shake slightly. With the obstacle gone, Jojo moved the box and picked up a handmade doll underneath, taking it to the window to show her. Once more speaking into the intercom, she praised the chimp. "Good work Jojo. You'll have a treat later." Turning the intercom off, she turned to the Mayor. "what do you think of my project? We've had almost a 90% success rate with primates, and it's almost ready for human tests."