Start on your next Project.
You gasp slightly as you are lifted and flipped over. Your entire body is quivering with tension as you feel her claw cut into the skin on the back of your neck. Then you feel the cold metal of the chip. As it starts to wire itself in, your eyes widen in fear as you start to lose feeling in your limbs. You can’t control them anymore. You try to thrash about, but now it’s like you’ve been confined to the gray matter in your head. You’re trapped. But something else is in control. You still feel what is happening to you, distantly, as the earpieces are put in. You gasp again as memories flash behind your eyes only to disappear. You can’t remember them anymore. You distantly feel yourself turned over and returned to the the table. Then that phrase. You don’t remember who it’s referring to but you feel like you should. Your mind is flooded with information and you become aware of another presence. It’s mechanical and cold, but intelligent. As this is happening, without you doing anything, you slowly stand up and look over the Reject. You smile slightly.
“Hell0.”
You bow slightly and grin, picking up a green silk package and passing it to her.
Greetings, Project. This is your new uniform. How do you feel? Everything functioning properly I hope.
You examine your body, stretching.
“Everything is working c0rrectly, yes. I feel,”
You pause, about to say ‘trapped’. But the chip stops you, forcing you to say something else.
“wonderful.”
Excellent, little Doll. Now-
You turn away, examining the equipment on the closest table.
You'd best be going upstairs and acquainting yourself with the other Projects and Reject. Good idea to create links so you don't die.
You giggle darkly and pick up a hatchet, running a claw down the edge.
Oh, I nearly forgot. Your equipment.
Reaching down you hand comes into contact with the smooth quartz under the counter and you pick them up, holding the two crystals out to her, the outside decorated and encrusted with clockwork and delicately ticking gears.
You no doubt know how to use these so I won't be able to instruct you on them, not that I'd be able to anyway.
Chuckling slightly you turn back, picking up the hatchet again and tapping a claw on the edge, listening to the ring of the metal.
Like I said. You'd best be making some 'friends' now. It'll help in the long run. And besides, I don't like strangers in my Laboratory.












