09-07-2012, 03:46 PM
The schematics were written up and there were papers everywhere, tacked to the dank looking walls and scattered about his desk. Messy thinker, really. Palmer had been going over his notes, checking and cross checking to make sure he didn't make mistakes. In this experiment, there was little to no room for any error. After all, he was altering someone's genetic makeup, permanently. Ana would be changed in an intense way, become more of a super soldier, assuming this worked. That was what Plyae needed. They needed the newest brand of soldiers to fight this war. Each member of the team to be sent above ground had requested options for mutations, but Ana had chosen the most simple, as far as things went. She choice a hyper enhanced ability that would make her the essential 'first perfect weapon'.
When the knock came on the door, Palmer ran his fingers through his hair and took off his reading glasses, safetly tucking them in his front shirt pocket. Pulling the door open was a task, more mentally than physically. What he didn't expect to see was a giant audience, which was what seeing all these people felt like. If he failed, everyone involved would know. If there is a god, Palmer pleaded not to fail. He looked over the mismatched looking group and sighed.
"Nice of you all to gather.. I don't have much room in the lab, but please, come in.."
The words came out more nervous sounding that he'd like, even if they sounded nearly confident. It wasn't enough confidence to actually be believed. He opened the door a bit more to let the small flood of people come in, primarily focusing on Ana, assessing her visually to determine what to start with. The process would take about a week, due to the lack of strong electrical current down in the tunnels. They were lucky that they had any, really. But Ana appeared ready, which was a good sign. She knew the risk, Palmer had made damn sure of it when he first started talking to soldiers and spies about the candidacy for the first to change.
Palmer offered the space, designating people into certain areas of the room so that it wasn't come complicated. Of course, it was still complicated due to lack of space, but the young specialist would simply have to learn to manage the situation. It wasn't every day that a major scientific breakthrough was made. That he knew of, anyway. They really had been cut off from the world above. But today was going to mark the future of science, and hopefully, the future of a successful end of the war against Harrow.
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