“Good morning, Jaci 192, it is good to see you again.” The big man strolled into the room and sat on the chair provided. It was Jaci’s duty to go over the placement of the skinpatches that would administer the mutagenic agent for the big experiment. She was scheduled to meet with the ten participants in the study one by one all day long. As a result her normal duties were being taken over by another tech for the day, which was just as well because she hated going into Michael and David’s cell and finding other people there. She missed them too badly. She sat at the table across from Grady Prime and went over the proper procedures for placing the skinpatch and what precautions he should take before doing so. She would actually be putting the patches on all the other participants in the study, but Grady Prime’s military position made it easier for him to begin his treatment as soon as he got off duty. Since the effects of this treatment were unpredictable?at least to the scientists who hadn’t been through what she’d been through?they wanted the participants to have at least the first day free to absorb the agent away from the stresses of their usual jobs.
