Sarah woke up in a cell. White walls. Bright lights. Sterile. Cold.
She tried to move. Could not. Her hands were strapped to a table. Her feet locked in restraints.
A scientist entered. Middle-aged woman. Lab coat. Clipboard. No empathy in her eyes.
"Subject SR-001. Sarah Reed. Age thirty-two. Enhanced through Project Winter serum. Preparing for initial tissue extraction."
"Where am I?" Sarah demanded.
"Division Research Facility Seven. You will be here for the duration of your processing."
"Processing?"
"Analysis. Study. Experimentation. We need to understand how the Winter serum created stable enhancement. How it differs from other projects. What makes you unique."
"I am not a lab rat."
The scientist smiled. "Yes. You are. That is exactly what you are now."
She prepared tools.
