Voices From the Past 1
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"I can't believe I let you talk me into this! You've both gone off the deep end!"
"Deep end? Professor, let me remind you whose idea it was to take such an advance in this kind of technology. Not everything is going to go perfectly every single time!"
"For what we've done so far, I would go so far as to say that things are coming along nicely. What on earth are you getting so riled over, anyway?"
"I? I!? I never told you that my daughter was to be transformed into some crazy mechanical creature! She's a human being, for the love of God!{x"
"You forget yourself. I suggest you calm down, and do it quickly, before you find yourself escorted out of this laboratory by force. The girl is in no pain, as you can plainly see."
"Th-that's because she's unconscious! How can anyone tell what's going on inside her when she's not even in the waking world?"
"Listen, professor. You gave us the go-ahead to continue with our research. Reploids are still a new fascination to many of us, and we've already given you our word, time and time again, that she'll be in no danger, as long as she cooperates fully with us. If you're having second thoughts, I'm afraid it's too late for that. We've already begun, and have no choice but to finish. Do you understand?"
"Chief..."
"..."
"... Yes. I understand, completely."
"Good. Now then, enough banter. Let's continue."
"No... you two go ahead for the time being. I have something I need to take care of in another department, first. I'll return shortly."
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"Where do you suppose he's going, chief?"
"How should I know? His business is his own. As long as he doesn't impede upon ours, I could really care less. Open up her chestplate cavity, so I can reapply these movement nodes."
"As you wish."