RLF - Mother's Inqusition and Weschel's Interrogation

Unending BE - episode 306361

Julia stopped mid-sentence when she realized that mother wasn't listening to her. The woman's gaze was fixed on Christine. "So, tell me something,"

Christine looked at her with a vacant stare, still exhausted and emotionally taxed from her ordeal.

"Why haven't you…" Mother's words trailed off. She was unsure how to broach the subject in the first place.

Aspa recognized where she was going and held up a hand as she hugged Christine tightly in her coils in a firm but reassuring manner.

"S-s-s-s-sshe will not ….unlessss-s-s-s S-ss-she as-s-ssskssss."

Christine smiled up at her friend and stroked her scaly cheek.

Mother nodded at the exchange. "I've seen this before, " she said. "Tell me, Christine, were you with her … before."

Christine bobbed her head slowly in response.

"I imagined so," then she looked at the group. "You'll fit in quite well here then. You see, we have a strict rule about forcing the symbiosis on anyone around here. It's grounds for expulsion!"

The snakewomen acknowledged the instruction, but several found it hard to ignore their natural instinct to perpetuate the species at any cost.

Julia was still curious. "What are you doing here? What are thessse exxxperinentssss.?"

I'll explain later, for now, let me show you to your quarters.

Back at the institute, Patricia Anderson sat in Cell 1501. She'd been alone for nearly 48 hours, since the guards dragged her partner, Terry Silver, away, kicking and screaming. In her time alone, she'd mulled over her decision to take this job in the first place. The pay was good, great actually, but she'd seen some things that haunted her soul. She broke down in tears, for about the onehundreth time.

Then she heard the lock on the cell door turn. Dr. Weschel entered the room. God, did he terrify her. His steely eyes and cold demeanor were too much for her.

"Miss Anderson," he began. Patty was taken aback. He always referred to the security personnel by their rank, 'Officer this', 'Sergeant that'. Then it struck her. She was out of a job.

She began to apologize, beg even, but Weschel stopped her.

"DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT YOUR INCOMPETENCE HAS COST THIS PROGRAM …. AND ME!"

Patty broke down again. Weschel continued, ignoring her sobs. "WE HAD IT! WE HAD THE CURE. THIS CURSE WAS ABOUT TO END!" His voice trailed off, "and I might have had Mary and Candice back."

Weschel composed himself. "Now this should be the correct formula," Weschel held up a vial. "If our saboteur, the one you should have caught, hasn't tampered with it."

"Of course there's one way to find out." Weschel produced a syringe.

Patty backed away from Weschel as far as she could at he approached with the needle drawn.

  1. Weschel injects Patty
  2. During the struggle - Weschel is injected
  3. Patty escapes
  4. *Weschel offers Patty a reprieve - if she finds Christine
  5. something else happens
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Mare Vir

Fri Jul 25 15:54:22 2003