Chapter 5, Page 9
To: DAlacore@AlacoreIndustries.xop
From: BHastings@NexCoast.xop
It’s been over two weeks since my last message. I can now say, without doubt, that Subject 37 is everything we hoped he would be. With this success, I believe we are ready for the next step. Nex Coast and those here on the Volkan Island research base will now only be a hindrance to us. Will next week be a satisfactory time frame to begin our relocation to Asrai Base where the hybrid reproduction testing can begin?
Also, have you found sufficient human specimens for the mating process?
–Beverly Hastings
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To: BHastings@NexCoast.xop
From: DAlacore@AlacoreIndustries.xop
Dr. Hastings,
Very pleased to hear that all is going well. I was starting to have some misgivings about our partnership, but it appears I was wrong. If the test subject has already passed your evaluations, then I see no reason why we can’t already begin the process of severing ties with your employer. Tomorrow is October 31st—perhaps that would be a fitting date to initiate your resignation. Once all obstacles have been cleared, you will contact me again—on November 2nd—and digitally send the files containing your formula and research notes. After that, I will send an air transport to pick you up, along with your test subject. As agreed, you will then be relocated to Asrai Base where a lab, outfitted to your specifications, awaits.
You have done well, Dr. Hastings. But this is the most critical time in the entire operation. We can’t afford errors now. I will wait for you to make contact again, once your task has been carried out.
–Daedin Alacore
Danger Zone One. Story by Midnight. Art by Salaiix.
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While I did not expect anyone from outside pulling the strings, them cutting the nutjob scientist off is… fully expected – you keep crazy people around only if you cannot replace them and only as long as they are useful.
Also, I wanted to say that I like the series – it has a nice 80’s corporate dystopia future feel without overdoing it. Kind of reminds me of Bubblegum Crisis.
Complete with betrayals within betrayals within betrayals, all inspired by the Sci-Fi version of Power tends to corrupt and Absolute Power corrupts Absolutely.
In the case of Bubblegum Crisis 2040 I am convinced it was Dr. Stingray’s intent to develop the Ultimate Instrumentality, that is to say true mind over matter and make it universally available. But Corporate had _other_ ideas (the creation of robot slaves), and still other ideas (the creation of a World Destroyer). Thus corrupting a Wonderful Idea into Disaster.
This crazy bitch did her plotting/betrayal on her company email? Makes her other oversights much more understandable.