Chapter 84

One by one, Aramus had the prisoners taken to be bathed, dressed, and then brought in for questioning. With the exception of the mute women, and the still comatose male, they all told varying shades of the same story. They were lured with promises of a great job that required utmost discretion. Once segregated from their friends and family, they found themselves whisked to destinations unknown where they were forced to work, under abusive conditions. Where their tales differed was in their specialties.

The male with the irritating speech impediment named Percy was a biologist. He took and reviewed tissue and bodily fluid samples. Problem was, while he'd gotten a first-hand look at the before and after results of the experiments, speaking with him left Aramus irritated. He decided to leave the questioning of him to Einstein and Joe, especially once he realized the male knew nothing about the cyborgs being held prisoner.

The female, Carmen, a psychologist, proved more interesting.