S.A.S.
He ran spectral analysis, then ran it again because the shape didn’t make sense the first time.
“Jack,” he radioed, “this cocktail isn’t just for fun. There’s a trigger compound I don’t like, nested in a lipid carrier that rides straight for the brain. It scrubs out in under six hours. Leaves nothing but the memory of heaven and a fingernail of hell.”
“Street effect?” Jack said, already knowing and hating the answer.
“Hyperacuity,” Pauly said. “Rage if provoked. Paranoia if left alone. Psychosis if you’re unlucky. And a craving like a sermon. It’s weaponized perception.”
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