“If it reacts to pain, then it might not be ‘zombie-like’ at all. It might have some form of actual life in it. Perhaps try a gentler approach? See if it reacts to more natural instincts like drinking water or a change in behavior when the lights are turned off? Like an animal would, I mean.”
“I could, but the boss came in and told me to be rid of it asap. It’s his heart, thus, his call in the end.”
“By the way, who are you?”
“Did you use their kindness against them and conquer their entire society?”
“Uh…. no. They were great masked giants, and one of them had a dog. The Masked Army liked going to war a lot though… and one time when they came back Alicia and Doug bled all over my lab and… well, ruined my months of research and work. I… felt unable to stay after that.” Carlos frowned at the memory. It was… very disappointing. For many reasons.
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