Scientific Volunteers

by Gloria Bold

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He half ran, half stumbled through the debris whirling around his feet, not thinking where he was going, just getting away. The detritus of civilization impeding his way, and distracting his mind.

“With out the Rx, they’re going to be looking for you in full force. They have to contain you. You’re a freak on the loose.” He pushed aside that last thought and tried to forget why he was on that court mandated prescription in the first place, and how long he could go with out it before there were… problems.

Thinking too much had always been Wallace’s handicap. So many avenues of debate knocking against the side of the skull. Pulling at his mind, and questioning his motives. Learning to control it was the tricky part, you couldn’t over think it.

The meds were what got him released from prison to the congenially titled “Discovery Center for Scientific ‘Volunteers”. It was anything but congenial, and much worse than prison. He couldn’t go back to either place.

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  1. Scientific Volunteers

    wytherwings' Buddy Icon wytherwings

    Posted 5 months ago

    wow this is good. i love it
    awesome =]

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    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Ooh, chilling addition, giving the whole situation a whole new twist. That’s great and exactly what ficlets is all about…at least according to me. I’m rather self-important that way. Obnoxious, isn’t it?

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    Melia's Buddy Icon Melia

    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Wow! What a cool direction this has taken off into. Wonderful job getting both exposition and emotion into one little ficlet.
    LoA

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    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    troubled and troubling guy. psycho?

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    thebetweenspace's Buddy Icon thebetweenspace

    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    “So many avenues of debate knocking against the side of the skull.”

    A great line to describe this troubled mind.

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    Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus)'s Buddy Icon Capital "W" Writer (LoA's Geekus Awesomeus)

    Posted 5 months ago

    Interesting. Where does poor Wallace go next, I wonder?

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    Gloria Bold's Buddy Icon Gloria Bold

    Posted 5 months ago

    Thanks all. I was imagining a future of prison population programs that involved human testing… possibly gone wrong. I kind hope wallace gets away. :) We’ll see were people take it! I love it when each sequel is by a different person!

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    LovingYourHeartbreak♥'s Buddy Icon LovingYourHeartbreak♥

    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    love ittt.

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    Tony Mannor's Buddy Icon Tony Mannor

    Posted 3 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    This is a nice addition to the storyline. Well played.

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