Chapter 54: Melpomene @ 107x nhs
Melpomene walked down the lab corridor. She inspected the wombs and checked the readouts. Everything was nominal.
The door opened, and a young man came in, wearing a decontaminated suit.
“Whoo, these are not comfy,” he exclaimed. “How do people work in them all day?”
“Hermes, you understand it is necessary. I have been decontaminated thoroughly, but it wouldn’t be pleasant on a human.”
“Yeah, yeah. Show me around. Where are the babies?” He looked around the lab. “Eww. Okay, that’s explicit. I didn’t expect that. What am I even looking at here?”
“The Extracorporeal System for Physiologic Foetal Support.”
“Artificial wombs.”
“Artificial wombs,” Melpomene agreed. “The baby is kept in this transparent Closed Biobag system. It is linked through an Umbili
