(Been a mite busy lately and for whatever reason this chapter was makin' itself severely difficult to write. Hopefully I'm done being blocked and quicker updates will resume once more)

Chapter 23

A middle aged man of sino ancestry in a white lab coat calmly took a blood sample from a flailing disfigured human strapped to an examining table. The middle aged doctor had just begun examining the sample with a complicated machine when a set of double doors opened to reveal two smartly dressed men in business suits wearing blue gloves. One of the blue hands addressed the doctor, asking, "Have the Miranda Victim samples been provided to your satisfaction, Dr. Wu?"

The doctor let out a weary sigh and answered, "Yes, indeed, they have, but I will not have an answer as to why the G-23 paxilon hydrochlorate failed until I am able to compare their data with that of our only successful adult application."

The other blue handed agent tilted his head slightly and said, "I was not aware there was a successful adult paxilon hydrochlorate application."

"There is not in the sense that you are thinking of," Dr. Wu clarified, "I was referring to our embryonic application trials we began almost thirty years ago. We've had a few partial successes, two of which survived to reach adulthood, and one complete success. Twenty eight years ago we achieved our first partial success. The subject showed an increased intelligence and focus, but also slightly aggressive tendencies. Still the subject was malleable enough and the data was invaluable. I have current data on said subject with me now, however, as a partial success, her data is insufficient.

"A little over twenty five years ago we achieved our first completely successful embryonic PAX application. The subject was very compliant, intelligent, trusting and focused, while exhibiting a more passive and companionate temperament. In short, he was the prototype of the perfect, nonviolent, organized and productive society we were striving to create. I suspect you are more fami