Re: Shooting range
She laughed briefly. "If you think Lifelock is great help with that sort of thing, then you've never been through it, plainly. There are different degrees of it. Some more impactful than others. At the time, I was so absorbed in finishing up my studies, that I was leaning heavily on my credit, and making only sporadic income from freelancing. My brother was draining me as well. And then, suddenly, my credit didn't exist. Look for a better job? Sure. Do you know how many employers check your credit score these days, to get an idea how responsible a person you are? It's really common. At least, for decent sorts of jobs." She paused, went on-
"When they first contacted me, there was nothing about being experimented on. There was a lot of blather about legitimate research, and the discovery of 'ideal genomes' in a certain percent of the population, that could be used as a template to alleviate some kinds of chronic illness in people. It was all very altruistic, very noble sounding. Not to mention well paying. By the time I realized I was locked into the facility, then drugged and strapped to a machine that had killed the four people before me, it didn't matter what I thought. After it worked on me and the next one, there seemed to be some sense they'd finally 'gotten it right.'"
"Anyway, that 'next one' was William Dixon -- a great kid from the wrong side of the tracks. I think he was what you'd call a technopath -- everything metal and mechanical seemed to be under his control -- which was a great help in getting out, and sabotaging the project. He disappeared afterwards -- I tried to find him, but never could."
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