“If both samples were similar enough to one another, then I could immediately rule out starving them to death. A single creature could cannibalize itself, the heal damage until the natural end of its lifespan. If they have a natural end point to their lifespan. The most direct route would be to immolate the entire quarantine zone. But that’s not considering their mental structure-”
“Mental structure,” Alois repeated as his eyes grew wider. “What do you mean by that?”
The Professor shook the experiment from his thoughts and answered, “We never got to the creature’s thought scans, sir. This one despite its appearance and hunger for flesh still thinks and believes itself to be bovine. I can’t be for certain without a subject that was something other than Bos taurus, but I’m confident a creature sprung from another source would still have the same thoughts and memories of its host.
“Now with that …show more content…
If he could’ve been certain all options would be pursued before protocol, Lathan would’ve stayed and forgotten the entire messy affair. No sooner than he started to agree the holographic grass shimmered.
A patch behind Aza stretched upward and widened until a monitor formed from the psychoactive stone beneath. Lathan’s eyes widened before he stood upright at the image of Commander General Alois. The queer expression on his face caused Aza to turn about as Alois said, “Professor Aza, I hope I’m not intruding.”
“No sir, not at all,” Aza replied hoping that her face was no longer flushed from the debate. “What can I do for you?”
“Do you know of the specimen in examination room nine?”
Aza shook her head, “No sir. My credentials have only allowed me into the General Research labs since…,” she paused hating for Lathan to hear a part of her confession she left out intentionally. “Since I returned here after the
“Mental structure,” Alois repeated as his eyes grew wider. “What do you mean by that?”
The Professor shook the experiment from his thoughts and answered, “We never got to the creature’s thought scans, sir. This one despite its appearance and hunger for flesh still thinks and believes itself to be bovine. I can’t be for certain without a subject that was something other than Bos taurus, but I’m confident a creature sprung from another source would still have the same thoughts and memories of its host.
“Now with that …show more content…
If he could’ve been certain all options would be pursued before protocol, Lathan would’ve stayed and forgotten the entire messy affair. No sooner than he started to agree the holographic grass shimmered.
A patch behind Aza stretched upward and widened until a monitor formed from the psychoactive stone beneath. Lathan’s eyes widened before he stood upright at the image of Commander General Alois. The queer expression on his face caused Aza to turn about as Alois said, “Professor Aza, I hope I’m not intruding.”
“No sir, not at all,” Aza replied hoping that her face was no longer flushed from the debate. “What can I do for you?”
“Do you know of the specimen in examination room nine?”
Aza shook her head, “No sir. My credentials have only allowed me into the General Research labs since…,” she paused hating for Lathan to hear a part of her confession she left out intentionally. “Since I returned here after the