She had been expecting this.  It was obvious really; the hints he'd been giving for the past few minutes before the great reveal were so blunt that he could have knocked out a bull elephant with them.  The others may have been perplexed by his pessimistic tirade about control and power and the like, but to Tabetha he may as well have just said it outright.  She, perhaps out of all of them, knew all too well to what depths London was capable of sinking.  It took a dark heart to find its twin, after all.  Yet for some reason her shock was altogether genuine.  A serum that could strip a human being of their former self and allow anyone else with an inclination to control them utterly.  Complete domination over another person's mind.  Foolproof manipulation.  The ultimate, most invasive act one could possibly take against another soul.  For the first time in ages, Tabetha was confronted with something so foul and deplorable that it made even<em>her</em>cringe, albeit internally.<br/><br/>Outside her face was one of carefully controlled skepticism.  Whatever her feelings on the subject, allowing her intellectual rival to see her surprise was unthinkable.  Surely he would get more than enough pleasure from seeing the looks of disbelief, awe, or outright disgust from the other students present.<br/><br/>"My my, London, it would appear you've finally gone off the deep end and fallen into the realm of Mad Science," she remarked with a pleased little smirk that she directed towards the others, as if to invite them to laugh at the apparent ridiculousness of the situation.  Of course the insufferable chemist was telling the truth, but she'd be damned if he was going to get by without a bit of prodding first.  "A Mind Control serum?  You expect us to believe that you have invented the ultimate weapon against free thought, here in this laboratory?"<br/><br/>Then, a bit more cruelly; "No doubt what you've concocted here is merely a potent Date Rape drug that you intend to start disseminating around the campus for a tidy profit.  It makes it a bit more palatable for the campus rapists if they think their victims can truly be made to<em>want</em>it, eh?"<br/><br/>She waved a hand dismissively.  "But by all means, elect some of the more gullible here to demonstrate your creation before we all become sick from your total lack of moral scruples.  Except the actor, or course.  The charade would be far too obvious then."<br/><br/>Tabetha turned on her heel and backed off a bit, tapping the metal plates hard enough for it to echo through the cavernous space.  She crossed her arms casually and looked on with a look of extreme boredom.  In truth she could not be more attentive.  If London had truly created what he claimed, it would mean the beginning of something terrible.  Her eyes flickered between the other members of the group.  Who among them could be tempted to use such a monstrous thing?  The consequences could be devastating.  No doubt that was exactly what London was aiming for.  He had no intention of participating now that his masterwork had been completed.  He was a scientist, first and foremost.  This was simply an experiment, and simply by being present they had become his guinea pigs.  Once this force was unleashed, he could simply sit back and observe the aftermath, untouchable.<br/><br/>If her heart wasn't filled with such contempt for the man, she would probably have fallen in love that very instant.