Maximillian a Controlled Water research engineer at Icey Woo

Maximillian Morgan,a upper level in-betweener ,had dragon

diabetes.
As we all know,the humanizing transformation magic the 
dragons use ends upon death.However even the most potent 
pure white powder that the rich folk use only lasts a month
before its effects wear off.
For a in-between like Max,the prescription employee 
benefit plan offered by the Institute for Controlled Water Studies
allowed him to buy the three or ten day tri-paks at a decent 
subsidized price.
However because he had dragon diabetes,the 
humanizing transformative magics in his body tended to 
either be too high or too low if he didn't keep track of his 
levels.( too high or too low glucose-magic )
He'd had instances where he hadn't eaten enough before
a reversion,had a collapse in the magic,and awakened in his
natural feral form unable to lift so much as a talon.( hypoglycemia)
The reverse had also happened,where in feral form Max the 
Controlled Water engineer-officer had eaten what he considered
to be a dainty meal.Then after taking the magic and shrinking 
ninety nine times in both mass and volume,that 'dainty 'meal's 
energy had kept him bouncing off the walls with excess zip
for days afterward.
After he'd taken another combined shot of insulin and
a Homopure 3 from his medicine chest,Max got ready for his 
lecture to the students of Icey Woo ,as the Institute was 
nicknamed by the faculty and students.
Todays class was about “What Lies Beneath the 
Surface? “ and the labs would be giving the newbies a
chance to walk on the surface of Controlled Water and the 
lucky few would (with safety harness on) take a dip below 
the materials calm surface,and into another dimension.
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