[Now that they've both utterly failed at joking, Dylas can chuckle, too. It's not true laughter, and it might sound a little distant, but it's there. He still isn't smiling, though.]

You might have to be careful with them, but I'll try to follow along.

[He's never going to forget that weapon of mass destruction back there, though.]

It sounds like it's really important to you. I'll try not to draw any conclusions from that.

[Jokes are hard, but snark comes a little more easily.]

I'll bite. What do elixirs do?