The secure terminal blooms with four live feeds, then stabilizes on the first athlete’s hologram. Abby’s lab hums around her, all white light, glass, and green verification lines.
Three towering men and one equally massive woman stand in the projection lane, all broad shoulders, calibrated muscle, and serum-enhanced posture. Maren Vale stays by the console, watching their telemetry scroll clean.
The First Athlete
I’m on record. No spikes, no collapse, no aftershock. My numbers have held for weeks.
Arthur flips the biometric overlay toward Abby, the safety margins glowing steady. Victoria keeps her stance at the door, alert but calm.
Maren Vale
They came because the proof is real. Let them answer what it feels like, and what it costs. If the data matches the bodies, nobody can call this a stunt.
The Female Bodybuilder
It feels controlled. Strong, yes, but controlled. I would not be here if the recovery wasn’t clean.
The Tallest Athlete
And if Max Powers tries to muddy this, he can look at us first. We are the result he couldn’t fake.
All four recruits hold steady in the glow, alive proof filling the room. The next question hangs on Abby, while the confirmation feed waits to be sent out.
✓ Quest Accepted
Win the athletes’ public endorsement
+ New Item Acquired
tablet interface
“I will ask the female bodybuilder to describe the serum's physical sensation.”
SUCCESS (Superb Diplomacy, rolled +3)
Abby’s question lands cleanly in the sterile glow, and the lane quiets around it.
The Female Bodybuilder
The first thing is heat, not pain. Then this dense, clean pressure, like every fiber wakes up and agrees to work.
The Female Bodybuilder
You feel bigger in the right places, steadier in the joints, and the recovery comes fast enough to trust.
The Female Bodybuilder
That is why I came back for more. Not for a rush. For control.
Arthur’s overlay flickers, then adds a private note to the side of the feed, reaction profiles matching across all four recruits.
Maren Vale
That consistency is what sells it. Not hype, not fear. Their bodies are saying the same thing the logs do.
The First Athlete gives a short, approving nod on live feed, and the others hold their ground, visibly more certain. For the first time, the recruitment pitch sounds like testimony instead of proof in progress.
Quest Complete
Win the athletes’ public endorsement