CRYONIUM

Chapter 6: Part 2:

PART 2:

Soon after the refreshment, Emory and Dallan came with few more of their assistants termed as ‘Soothe‘ (Meaning nurse or earlier earth)’ by advanced world. The Soothe were carrying various strange looking metal boxes. They unpacked it one by one near the east end of R Stead A, where ten special beds (like in hospital of ancient society) were neatly arranged. Dallan once again gestured all to listen to him and addressed them politely, “we know, you all must be tired and are very much in the need of a good sleep. Nonetheless, we have to conduct few tests before that. Please understand that it is for your own safety and well being. Ergo please cooperate with us in conducting few tests. Our Soothe will call the names of ten subjects - err, I mean individuals and they are to go and lie in those beds. ”

The primitives all looked at each other helplessly, but began to sit on the available cushion chairs waiting for their names to be called. Shortly, first ten names were called and escorted to the beds. Once the ten primitives were comfortable, the test began. The other four Soothes, named Walko (male and middle aged),  Perry (female and middle aged), Curte (young female), and Stonis (young male) began to conduct test by taking bloods from the various organs of ten subjects. All the ten subjects were next given nano injections and after another ten minutes later, they did the tests again. The gore (blood) samples of primitives from various organs were again taken. Emory and Dallan read, compared and well-noted them in their small digital Tab Pan.

The tests and experiment continued with other eighty eight subjects in the same way. While doing tests on her Miss Sahara kept her sharp ears open and began to indulge in the low voiced comments from four Soothes. She clearly noted that they were continually referred as subjects by all the four Soothes. Few of the interesting conversations that Miss Sahara heard were: “This subject’s wound is yet to get healed and has very low gore pressure ”, “The Subject‘s blood is too thick and leisurely flowing”, “ Good recovery from this subject, all organs are reacting very well”, and “With good coordination of heart and brain, this subject is responding magnificently ”. Soon other new batches of ten were called and tested again and again.

The whole testing took more than two hours and thirty minutes. Finally, after being satisfied with the results, Dallan and Emory thanked all the four Soothes and smiled at the very much tired ninety eight primitive subjects. Dallan addressed them, “I know you all had a very long and hard day. Nevertheless, you all have been very patient and cooperated well. I appreciate that.” Emory smiled again hiding her stress and added, “now it is time for all of you to go and sleep in the quarters which has your name tagged. Please do not worry about anything and sleep well. ” Next both CMPs walked away with their four Soothes carrying all the experimental metal boxes with them.

Luckily Manar found that Miss Sahara is to sleep right next to her left side of the bed. With a long understanding look, both lied on the soft bed. Both Mannar and Miss Sahara couldn't sleep as there were continual uneasy murmurs all around them. Many were having problems with the soft cushions and CAC (Central Air Condition). The shallow lights also seemed to have adverse effects on all. Further everyone had strong opinion that their sleep pattern has immensely changed (including time) in their mind set and were not able to go to sleep at all, in spite of being given light sedatives. Mannar turned at Miss Sahara and noticed that she was wide awake and kept on looking at the long walls on all four sides.

“Yes, they are everywhere.” Mannar said in a sad tone.

“And watching us and our all movements being unseen. Hmm, what a strange world we have entered into!” Replied Miss Sahara.

“Would this advanced world do anything good to us?” Mannar questioned very naively.

“It may or may not, lots of things depends on us to. One thing for sure,we have to upgrade ourselves very fast or else, we are simply going to perish.” Miss Sahara said thinking deeply.

“I had such imagination just before I would die. I thought, the advanced world would bring joy to my life and may be I am just wrong.” Mannar had no problem in recalling the last moments and thoughts of her own life just before her so called death.

“I don’t know whether you would believe or not, I heard many whispered talks of those four Soothes and now thinking about them in depth.” Miss Sahara said.

“Could you kindly disclose it to me.” Mannar at once sat up on her bed and almost pleaded Miss Sahara, who too smiled and sat up and looked at the curiosity of young girl from India.

“Largely they were about us. They were kind of amused at the way we lived in our ancient life. They thought we were very underdeveloped and primitives. I have heard them call us as subjects repeatedly.” Miss Sahara said in a very downhearted tongue.

“No surprise in that. We all heard the so called speech of Esq. Mayden, he openly referred us as subjects without any shame.” Mannar said easily agreeing with Miss Sahara.

“True, I also heard talks of them about our emotive. They take our ‘love’ and ‘emotion’ as hilarious. Further, I began to get feeling that they just don’t have emotive as we do. I perceive they are more like robots or androids (Read Popular Dictums – Section E).” Miss Sahara said further lowering her voice as if someone is secretly hearing their words.

“For me it is funny as well. I think they are cyborg.” Mannar giggled for the first time and that did relaxed her very much stressed mind.

“I do have a special inkling that these advanced society may not consider us as one among them. They might force us down here for a long time and that too, against our wills.” Miss Sahara said really being worried about their near future.

“I also began to think that Esq. Mayden is one of the supreme and powerful man of this society. The advanced community might just be his blind followers.” Mannar got into the facts very early. Although young and innocent, she was good in analyzing patterns and behaviors of others, no matter how advanced they are.

“I recall some words uttered by those Soothes, they were talking about some secret nano-set or Brainset project. In fact, they were whispering that this upcoming project would withhold all our emotions – I am now really getting scared about it.” Miss Sahara suddenly seemed extremely horrified. Mannar too, became very alert. But then, she has a good presence of mind too, which indicated that they had been talking since long time and  they might be watched or heard.

“Oh! Let’s not get deeper into that now. First we need some good sleep. Let’s try and get some before it is dawn.” Mannar whispered and slipped back on to her bed. So did Miss Sahara.

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At the same time, someone was really hearing the very personal low voiced chit chat of Mannar and Miss Sahara. He was none other than the popular gaffer Esq. Mayden. He smiled and said outwardly although no one else was present in his private chamber, “She is in-fact a rebel and showing it already. Mannar from India – I will keep a sharp eye on you. You need to be curbed from the beginning.”

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