“Calm down now. After all the work you put into this I knew that it would all be a waste if we couldn’t move to human trials and the government would take years to approve those, if ever. But you are in the perfect position to be the example. You have no close ties, no one will miss you and you’ve already provided what would probably be your best contribution to the scientific world.” Dr. Tyler spoke with real passion, it was as though Eric was not a person to her, but just another mouse awaiting her experimentation. Well Eric was not going to let her do that.

“No. I won’t do it. Don’t you understand that it would cause total, irreversible regression to infancy. I’d spend the next year laying in a pool of my own spittle and pee! I can’t do that.”

“Now, now, Eric aren’t you always talking about sacrifice, about greatness. You have the chance to give the medical world a huge breakthough and all it requires is you sacrifice one thing, your mind.”