He took a glance and found no abnormality; then he asked Sarah aside, “Any idea when we'll have the antidote ready?”

“If we're lucky, three months. If not, it could take up to six,” Sarah glanced at the monitors, her brow furrowed in concentration as

the data danced before her eyes.

Fitch asked in concern, "Is there a problem?"

"No. Could you just handthat vial, please? I want to run schecks."

Almost reflexively, he reached for the bottle she was pointing at. Inside was a green liquid. He saw that Sarah moved to another

terminal, and the vial in his hand unexpectedly exploded.

He was unharmed, but his nose wrinkled at the acrid smell that filled the air. He glanced down at the shards in his hand and then

looked up, his vision blurring.

Sarah walked over, helping him lie down as she peeled his eyelids back for a quick examination. Turning to the person beside her,

she said, "We're good to go."

protective helmet, revealing a face

grabbed a syringe from nearby and administered a shot into Fitch's

adjacent empty bed.

as the system ran diagnostics. There was a string of

screen.

Match

Bernard years ago; he had his eye on this physical

impassive faces, Sarah

everything checks out, we'll proceed with the experiment

"Understood."

her gaze lingered on Fitch with an unmistakable yearning.

love that made her want to abandon everything. She could spend her life just watching him, even if he were to lie

a coma forever.

the syringe spread through Fitch's body, his world began to swirl into

but couldn't make out

confirming that the preparations were complete.

chamber, stroking it gently before

has filled in the gaps in

"Seventy percent."

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