[Varian's a bit surprised by her surprise, but then, Piper isn't a local to Old Corona. She hasn't seen countless projects of his end in chaos and disaster when someone - namely Varian himself - does know what he's doing.]
It... Happens a lot, actually. Not the mineral thing, that was an exciting discover, but uh...
[He presses his lips together, trying to decide the best way to explain.
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It... Happens a lot, actually. Not the mineral thing, that was an exciting discover, but uh...
[He presses his lips together, trying to decide the best way to explain.
Maybe the best way is not to explain.]
...Well, like I said: A lot of trail and error.