Quiet Thoughts

I talk to myself when I'm alone.

Not crazy people self discussion. It's more like a self propelled Psychiatric session.

I wonder if I managed to do any better without stepping into Belfry. I've been keeping to me promise of not going near the lab on Wednesdays. I stay home, play with Donatien, help Nicole through her rehab treatment for heroin at the moment, and just reflect.

Donatien's starting to show more signs of his intellect, mostly in the divine skill of dismantling things to see how they work. I often apologize publicly by claiming he's merely hyper and such however he and I both know that he's fully aware of what he does. That doesn't seem to stop him from meddling with my workspace...

Sometimes I wonder what that child does while home alone. Sure Nicole's watching him, but he's got an IQ several light years over her. He isn't allowed near the stove but manages to make some form of dinner or snack. Television ends when his favorite cartoon ends then he's off to bed. I'm mostly worried about how he may be diverting these rules for his own enjoyment...or maybe he's not? Do I just expect him to be mischievous because he's my child?

In 3 weeks we shall see if the apartment's still there.

My trip to Japan went well minus the expected raised eyebrows of a collared hybrid walking alone. I had the nerve not to wear a proper collar but a wristband. Only my wedding necklace was on my neck. Granted dropping the Ashagi name and identification to show that I was a branch exec of Ashagi's helped. The UAC stationed there seemed very familiar with the goings on of the corporation based in their area, and were good enough to escort me to avoid more inspections.

The size of the building was impressive. I'd been sent to a sister lab for my inspection last time, so this was the first I had seen of the main office. It was also the first time many of my fellow branch heads got a chance to see me. An educated hybrid was that rare a sight to them? Of course not. An educated former experiment though - that's different.

New tech schematics and drives for military use on display

  The gathering of branch executives had been so we could share the latest work from our regions with the rest of the company. A mini exposition from the best of Ashagi to be seen by the best of Ashagi. I came prepared myself, having shipped over batches of the food cleanser I created for free towns like Midian City as well as our progress in stabilized organ creation. For the past year, genetics has been a major focus for us. Donatien was a hot topic as well.

My role as an experiment had been to test out the better workings of a smart immune system. I was the template that got away and thus caused the operation to be shut down. In that time, I reemerged as an employee for the same company that destroyed me and now bore a son. That son was the first naturally born human with the immunity enhancements. Even though, Donatien's development had been a project Adagio and I funded on our own salaries, the company heads as a whole were quick to declare this "their success." It's Midian City's continued improvements that keep them from taking our son away for further testing.

I think I'll keep that tidbit to myself for now. I don't want Adagio to charge over to Japan in haste.