"It can't be illegal simply because it's something that was never done before in the recorded history of our species."
This statement was merely enough for Dickins to raise his eyebrow, a small gesture I could barely see with how much of his forehead was hidden underneath his helmet.
"You know, if you found a new way to cook meth or some other drugs, it doesn't make it any less illegal than using the tried and tested methods…"
Hearing this, I couldn't help but smile a bit.
"That's true, but it's not really what I meant with what I said," I claimed, only to then put a thoughtful look on my face. "Wait, now that I think about it…"
For a moment, I genuinely focused on nothing but analyzing whether or not whatever was happening within the factory was done before… or rather, if any element of what we were doing over there was done in the past.
