[This is like taking a Statement from Dorian: satisfying in the moment and something he's going to regret sorely as soon as his head is on straight again. As it is, he glances briefly at the recorder sitting on his desk--it had started recording the moment Elias stepped in--and sets down his tea.]

Statement of Elias Bouchard regarding... one of his studies. Statement taken direct from subject, 27th of July, 2019. Statement begins...