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"What.. the... fuck..." Sophie panted, grimacing as she sat up slowly.
"Take these two to the briefing area," said the official, and two more armored officers arrived, taking both Sophie and Sean by the arms. They were cuffed and roughly yanked to their feet. A small crowd had circled around the commotion, but were quickly ushered away to their cells as the guards took Sean and Sophie in the opposite direction.
Too weak to argue, Sophie let her head hang. Every step seemed to take more effort than usual, and her head was still reeling from... whatever the hell that had been.
They were taken to what looked to be a conference room. It was clean, and the walls were a stark white. A map of the world, focusing mainly on the United States was projected onto a white screen at the front of the room, all the major cities highlighted in a big red "X".
Sophie and Sean were practically thrown into a pair of swivel office chairs at one of the tables. It was painful, no doubt, the cuffs digging into her lower back as she leaned against the back of the chair, but she couldn't muster the energy to do anything about it.
"I didn't anticipate that we'd already be having problems," said the official. "But I might as well inform you about what's going on. My name is John Rainbird. I'm the head of this operation. I'm sure you've guessed, you weren't brought here just to test out some new substance on the market. The staples on your head are the result of an operation performed on you once you were passed out. I won't beat around the bush, here. You've been implanted with a tiny computer chip specific to this facility. It allows us to monitor your position in the world at any time."
He clicked a button a remote and the projector switched views. There were tiny red dots, concentrated mostly in the Seattle area. "We are are," he said, using a laser pointer to circle the area. "And you have been selected based on very strict criteria, including your age, physical strength and agility, and cognitive ability. Really, this is a very exciting new development for us, and for you as well. You are among the select few deemed intelligent and physically capable enough to be the first test subjects in our Psyche program. I'm sure you both may have noticed.. you don't feel quite right, lately. For instance, Sophie, you've been complaining about being cold. Have you noticed your emotions? And the effects it they have on your temperature."
Sophie nodded, but still sat in shock and exhaustion. She could hardly contemplate what she was being told.
"Take these two to the briefing area," said the official, and two more armored officers arrived, taking both Sophie and Sean by the arms. They were cuffed and roughly yanked to their feet. A small crowd had circled around the commotion, but were quickly ushered away to their cells as the guards took Sean and Sophie in the opposite direction.
Too weak to argue, Sophie let her head hang. Every step seemed to take more effort than usual, and her head was still reeling from... whatever the hell that had been.
They were taken to what looked to be a conference room. It was clean, and the walls were a stark white. A map of the world, focusing mainly on the United States was projected onto a white screen at the front of the room, all the major cities highlighted in a big red "X".
Sophie and Sean were practically thrown into a pair of swivel office chairs at one of the tables. It was painful, no doubt, the cuffs digging into her lower back as she leaned against the back of the chair, but she couldn't muster the energy to do anything about it.
"I didn't anticipate that we'd already be having problems," said the official. "But I might as well inform you about what's going on. My name is John Rainbird. I'm the head of this operation. I'm sure you've guessed, you weren't brought here just to test out some new substance on the market. The staples on your head are the result of an operation performed on you once you were passed out. I won't beat around the bush, here. You've been implanted with a tiny computer chip specific to this facility. It allows us to monitor your position in the world at any time."
He clicked a button a remote and the projector switched views. There were tiny red dots, concentrated mostly in the Seattle area. "We are are," he said, using a laser pointer to circle the area. "And you have been selected based on very strict criteria, including your age, physical strength and agility, and cognitive ability. Really, this is a very exciting new development for us, and for you as well. You are among the select few deemed intelligent and physically capable enough to be the first test subjects in our Psyche program. I'm sure you both may have noticed.. you don't feel quite right, lately. For instance, Sophie, you've been complaining about being cold. Have you noticed your emotions? And the effects it they have on your temperature."
Sophie nodded, but still sat in shock and exhaustion. She could hardly contemplate what she was being told.