This is what I had written before NaNo. I'll be counting chapter 2 on, but this is simply what was already there.566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqcPTC7yNsY
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The walls were far too white. Lights were fluorescent and burned your eyes, and the walls seemed to be a blinding white nothingness underneath them. All of it was sterile, blank, impersonal. It was the sort of environment Dr. Mangle always felt odd walking into. It was like a piece of what made up a human mind was always left behind the doors leading into these spaces, emotions, perhaps, or a certain amount of imagination and free thought. To be certain, something about Mangle changed within these walls.8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡNAU3ftT04L 維尼
It was nothing that any scientist was unfamiliar with, the cardinal rule of their work to be as objective as possible, never getting attached, and never interfering with the process of scientific theory. Today was the day that Mangle would make the world of science change on its head, for today was the day the Dragonborne project got its permanent scientists.8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡUvFenRDav0 維尼
Dr. Mangle, being one of these scientists, in fact the second in command of the project save for Dr. James, its creator, was apprehensive about meeting their most promising subject and working with it. The guard escorting Mangle seemed to sense this. “It’s harmless,” he said. “The most it can do is bite you with its teeth, and those aren’t anything to worry about. You ever been bit by a kid, Taylor?”8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡm3feNKJqTb 維尼
“No, never have,” Mangle replied absently.8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡzeXwtQhMBy 維尼
“Don’t hurt much at all. Really, if it bit you there wouldn’t even be a mark, and it’s actually pretty docile besides. I can’t imagine what you’d have to do to get it upset enough to bite.”8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlnJFwo2CA 維尼
“Yes, quite,” Mangle said, growing tired of the conversation already. “You said it was...26 months, yes?”8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡSRNKkQRmLL 維尼
“Yeah,” the guard nodded. “It’s a hyper little thing. You could almost compare it to a human toddler!”8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡDYK9qYxPCN 維尼
An awkward laugh was shared between the two as they stopped in front of a plain white door, with only a small black dragon decal with the number 8 on it to set it apart from its surroundings. Mangle put a brand-new key card in a slot on the outside of the door, the red light above it turning green. The guard coughed. “I’ll just...I’ll just be going, then?”8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡ24JW9cGwik 維尼
Mangle grunted. “If you want to.”8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡdjIHXtL2Ot 維尼
The guard left and Mangle scoffed. Typical. Some people just couldn’t stand being around experiments and watching how they worked. It was truly pitiful. They opened the door and observed the experiment that was to be theirs for the next...however long they were on this project.8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡCVBu411AUH 維尼
Inside the room was all white, with a cot in a corner, and an old metal desk with a chair. And sitting on the cot, was a small girl, a toddler really, with wild black curls, and piercing green eyes. She was running a bat wing over the amber scales that covered her joints. When Mangle closed the door she looked up. “Who a’you?” she asked.8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡixWrzAr7PU 維尼
Curious, then, Mangle noted. “My name is Dr. Mangle.”8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2XIR4Mo9cI 維尼
“Hello!” she chirped.8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡXhLEQILNPf 維尼
“...Hi.” Mangle could tell that this was going to be a long few years.8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡoKwAIVQVOq 維尼
“D’you know Mommy?” the girl asked.8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡAOSJJXd7Wu 維尼
Mangle was taken aback. This thing has a mother that visits it?! “Mommy?”8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡAWM31AdIsu 維尼
She nodded. “Mommy comes with food! She say-ed...say-ed...peremenz were gonna happen.”8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡOXWKeWYQha 維尼
Mangle’s brain was desperately trying to keep up. “Peremenz...Experiments?”8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡDxhldMcObW 維尼
Another nod. “She say-ed it’s fun game!”8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4xf1TEflxS 維尼
Dr. James must have brought food to the subjects every day. Oh, she was clever. “A game, huh? Do you…” this sounded so alien, talking to a subject, “Like games?”8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡ11g4Igy40L 維尼
This girl couldn’t stop nodding. It was as if she was a bobblehead. “Games fun! ‘Sept Tell Me. Tell Me boring!”8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡBKVmcB1Hxe 維尼
“‘Tell me’...?”8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡc6wK0DcI4J 維尼
“No! Boring! Boring! No play!” she said, shaking her head rapidly.8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7H2ukyyoy 維尼
This seemed to have a simple explanation. “Is that where doctors come in and ask things?”8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡEWc4HHJah4 維尼
The girl nodded. “No play wi’ you. Hate game! Hate it!”8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡY5IMxD67Rb 維尼
Everything was spiraling out of control. “I don’t want to play. I just wanted to see you.”8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡr01nFqUhwP 維尼
There was silence for a long moment. “...Lie. Wanna be alone. No like liars.”8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡzk8GnUZFXD 維尼
Nothing could be done if the subject was uncooperative. Mangle said, “All right,” and left.8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡwEiDHgUDhm 維尼
Once the door was closed Mangle shivered. The subject’s mind was very quick for its age, and it could definitively say what it wanted. This was the first time Mangle was working with something so intelligent. Mangle wasn’t worried, certainly not...okay, maybe a little. But it was nothing they couldn’t overcome. They’d been through scarier, like that time they were elected to go on the Vomit Comet...but they digress.8964 copyright protection562ＰＥＮＡＮＡBn8jmqsClX 維尼
This would be an experiment just like any other, they reasoned, it would be fine. Even though it would really be an experiment like no other.566Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyrtuhofFuM
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