Zev would be asleep by the time Oscar returned. Oscar was relieved to see that Zev had already knocked out, saved him the trouble of trying to get his Necrozma biology to accept anesthesia. He nodded cheerfully at the Gengar, unaware of its morbid orders. Hopefully there will not be a reason for Oscar to learn of them.

Oscar approached the capsule, which would open after after a button was pressed on the control panel. Oscar held a pokeball aloft, freshly retrieved from the sub's storage room. Oscar sneered as he examined his reflection in the ball, "Time to see if this thing still works." He opened the ball into the capsule, sealing it closed as the pokemon took shape.

The released specialism was a floette with a bizarre flower in its hands. The creature had been used previously to demonstrate Walsh's Infinity Energy Extractor, but it had seen very little use since then. The small fairy did not seem surprised by the environment it has found itself in, instead appearing glum as it examined its mechanized surroundings.

Oscar was not one for pity, he had already sacrificed countless pokemon upon the alter of progress. However, the sheer depression of this pitiful creature was really hampering the vibe. Oscar tried to avoid eye contact, which incidentally found him locking eyes with Zev's gengar. A smile crossed over his pale face.

"Um, hey gengar. You wouldn't happen to know hypnosis--would ya?"

The gengar did not, but Oscar could not yet read its mind to know that.

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Oscar frowned when the gengar shook his head. Just his luck he supposed, oh well better try to mitigate his guilt. Oscar knocked on the capsule to get the floette's attention. It did not look up, but Oscar decided to talk to it anyway.

"Hey--this is nothing personal alright? I know it's gonna suck, but hey at least when your Infinity Energy runs low you'll knock right out! Well--that happens to normal pokemon. You have unlimited energy, so I dunno if you'll--knock out at all. Heh." Oscar scratched the back of his head, suddenly feeling a little awkward.

"Look hey, I'll make it up to you! Maybe some ice cream? Or just a day out! That sound nice?" The floette did not look up, its dead eyes remaining fixated on the floor. Oscar would act as if it had gotten excited though, "That's the spirit! Alright let's get this going."

Oscar took to the control panel, prepping the machine for the operation. He looked over at Zev, hoping that what he did next would neither wake him up or hurt. He paused as he once more locked eyes with the gengar. Perhaps a disclaimer is in order. "Hey your trainer may writhe or--scream if he feels any of this but it's all okay. Totally part of the operation, don't freak out. Okay?"

Oscar cheerfully pressed a button, causing the metal restraints lined with syringes to clamp firmly into Zev's arms and legs. After a few more keystrokes, the capsule would start roaring as it fired up the hidden machinery within. The spiked tubes within the capsule struck the floette, causing its depressed expression to one of pain. Oscar held onto the lever that would activate the Infinity Energy extraction and transfer, first turning to give the gengar a thumbs up.

"Fire in the hole!" Oscar yanked down the lever. The floette suddenly began thrashing wildly as its Infinity Energy was absorbed by the tubes. The machinery surged with power, gathering it within the circular platform before sending it through the tubes on the floor and into the restraints holding Zev. The restraints would then pump Zev full of Infinity Energy, like water through an IV just one hundred times more powerful. A normal human may have been fried--but Zev's body should be able to absorb it like any other energy.

In theory.

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Oscar looked over to Zev as the devourer declared the operation's success. At first he was stunned; he half expected nothing to happen, as per the norm of these spur of the moment experiments. His uncertainty would quickly morph into twisted satisfaction, at last he had revealed new insight into the nature of the dreaded Necrozma!

Oscar laughed with hysterical triumph, raising his fists into the air as he let the transfer proceed. "I fuckin' knew it! Now we know that Necrozma can absorb both Dynenergy and Infinity Energy!" Oscar flourished toward the lever, pushing it back up to shut down the machine. Zev's restraints would unlatch themselves, allowing the admin to sit up if he wished.

Meanwhile the tubes within the capsule would detach themselves from the floette, allowing it sweet relief from the torturous procedure. Yet it would have no time to rest before Oscar would startle the poor thing by slamming himself against the capsule's door. "Do you realize what this implies!? If Dynenergy poisons and Infinity Energy empowers, then they are conceptual opposites within nature! One saps life while they other grants it! This is a remarkable discovery!"

Oscar opened the capsule, quickly withdrawing the floette before it could react further. Tossing the ball up and catching it with flare, Oscar would casually make his way over to Zev. "So, how are we feeling now?"

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Oscar held the pokeball containing the unique floette aloft, ready to regale Zev with its origins. "Well you see, Walsh brought it out to demonstrate his original Infinity Energy extractor and---" Oscar found himself drawing a blank, pulling the ball closer as he scrutinized it. "Actually, now that I think about it, I have no idea how it got this way. I'm not sure anyone does except Walsh." Oscar placed a finger on his chin as he wistfully looked beyond the ball. "Perhaps I should pay the boss a visit."

Oscar shook his head, "Uh sorry, I was captured by my curiosity. At any rate, I believe I have absorbed enough of your time. Please go enjoy your fresh energy, and should you require any more..." Oscar turned away, turning his head just to provide Zev with a warm smile. "You know where to find me."

Oscar walked over to the pokepod, examining the monitor on the control panel to go through a summary of this session's energy readings. The information it provided was not anything important, but Oscar wanted to appear busy while Zev found his way out. In reality, Oscar was reveling in not only the success of his hypothesis, but his success in aiding Zev. Having the favor of the devourer would be invaluable for Oscar's future ambitions--as well as his continued survival.

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