Episode 5: Research and Development

Overview
(link to episode) "Research and Development" is the 5th episode in book one of Objectified. The episode starts with Painkiller riding a train to work in Center Ring, where they're texting their long distance friend Fossil and is begged to skip work and ride the train to High Society to meet her. Painkiller gets someone to cover their shift, then arrives at a train station in High Society where Fossil interrupts their greeting to grab and drag them to her car. The two ride together in the dark in silence, where Painkiller suggests turning on the radio and Fossil insists that it's a bad idea. When they arrive at the lab, they're chatting over wine on a couch when Fossil responds aggressively to being touched on the leg and kicks Painkiller away from her, pointing a plastic toy gun at their face after telling the lab's computer to decontaminate the room. After a confused and paranoid back-and-forth, Fossil reveals the parasite outbreak to Painkiller using the television in the room to their horror. Previous Episode << - >> Next Episode