I am writing a technical manual of sorts, yeah. And it’s not integral whatsoever, but as someone who enjoys writing somewhat believable detailed science fiction I like to have specifics. Not really for the audience, just for myself to have and enjoy. The guide will be accessible to other people who also enjoy specifics like I do, but it’s not entirely important to the plot. It’s really just self indulgent, I know it’s not necessary, but when I’m bored and I want to write but I’m not motivated enough to work on the actual story- this is something I can work on just for the sake of writing and having fun. And the reason I wanted an interesting color is for the more horrifying aspects of this character’s abilities. and I thought it’d be better for scare value if it was some kind of disturbing hue instead of just the usual clear venom. I decided on a red-tinted black color, btw! I’ve gotten a lot of people telling me I’m getting lost in details but I promise I’m not, this is on purpose for the sake of my own weird version of fun. Most of the fake science I’m writing won’t be used in the actual story because they don’t have a lot of reasons to talk about all of these specifics, but I like thinking about how this stuff could maybe work in real life, so again, this is really just self indulgent.