Aberdeen City, a few years prior
Inside the custom laboratory inside their own home, a certain plant enthusiast had submerged herself in her creations.
Alicia sighed and just placed the food on a clean surface (which was much smaller than before) before heading outside.
After all these years, they knew it was counterproductive to distract her when she was in her own zone.
If there wasn't an explosion, then the experiment could fail altogether and she definitely wouldn't eat until she recreated the destroyed progress.
All they could hope was that her stomach rumbled enough to distract her and she smelled the food on the tray.
Looking back at her nominal daughter, she reluctantly left the room, trying not to make too much noise.
Hours later, Althea finally emerged from the zone and lifted a small beaker with pinkish liquid.