The laboratory doors seal behind Toby and Kit with a heavy click. Cold lights glare across holding cells, old desks, bottles, and tracking devices suspended above narrow beds.
Beyond the glass, a middle-aged man stands in a white lab coat over a black shirt and red tie. His glasses catch the light above a trimmed beard, and an ID badge hangs at his chest.
Dr. Varnholt
There you are. Two perfect subjects, delivered without a struggle.
A monitor beside him flickers awake. Two tracking bands pulse red, matching the devices fastened around the boys' ankles. Somewhere behind the walls, a pump begins to throb.
Dr. Varnholt
I am Dr. Varnholt. P-RIM-1 will prove that the change spreads exactly as predicted, beginning with the feet.
He turns a brass valve. A thin hiss seeps through the chamber, carrying the sharp odor of disinfectant and something older, sour beneath it. The locks remain shut.
✓ Quest Accepted
Escape the military laboratory
✓ Quest Accepted
Prevent P-RIM-1 from transforming Toby and Kit