Blue Sun Room FICTION - GENERAL

We Have the Technology: Chapter Four

Wednesday, September 29, 2004

Clarence explains what happens when a neurologist with a chip on his shoulder gets access to an effectively unlimited budget and a P.O.W. camp full of Browncoats.

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"There's no need to look at me like that. I'm not about to projectile vomit."

Zoë wasn't willing to discount that possibility just yet. She still half expected his head to start spinning.

"Nitro has agreed to this switchover," Clarence continued. "As you've guessed, he's been psychologically conditioned to prevent him from discussing the nature of his enhancements. I, however, operate under no such restriction. You shouldn't dawdle with your questions, since this is quite unpleasant for Nitro and he might try to regain control before you're finished. Though it's my opinion you can't handle the truth."

"I'll be the judge of that," retorted Mal. "Now who... no, WHAT are you?"

"Perhaps you think I'm some sort of demon for your preacher to cast out," responded Clarence, making Nitro smirk. "While Nitro sometimes believes that, I'm nothing of the sort." Walking over to the dissected corpse in the center of the infirmary, he tapped the damaged plastic casing and said, "This is what I am. The key to the problem that had vexed Dr. Schell for so long."

"That's what keeps them from going insane?" Simon asked skeptically.

"Mostly," replied Clarence. "The people who chose to financially back Dr. Schell desired a supersoldier. It wouldn't do for the result to be only capable of producing drool. After much exper

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Saturday, 02 October 2004 01:42
possessed zombie demons - cool!!
Saturday, 02 October 2004 16:08
I just love all the little movie drop-ins and tie-ins!

First rate dialog, flows well and tells the story crisply.

It seems appropriate that Mal & Co. would get snookered, yet again, by their big blind spot--assuming trust in a former Browncoat colleague.

So what's Nitro/Clarence gonna do with River on the ship out in space?
Sunday, 03 October 2004 12:12
Well, that's all going to be part of the exciting contusion (sic) in the fifth and final chapter.

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