The Project

Where It All Started- Maia

ATTENTION

Dr Rita Angel is looking for anyone with strange oddities about them, for lab testing and medical procedures. You will be paid handsomely for your participation. Call the number below to schedule an appointment.

0800 9184 582

You will be staying in a high quality laboratory for one month to undergo certain tests and procedures, in an attempt to better understand your condition. Food and accommodation will be covered.

Maia sat alone in the waiting room. It looked like any doctor's waiting room she'd been in before- plain, white, with weirdly coloured chairs and bad music and magazines that probably hadn't been popular since the sixties. Flipping through the pages of yet another car magazine, she let out a sigh, only wondering how long it would take for the doctor to see her. Doctor Angel, her name was.

Maya had come across the Doctor's advertisement one day while walking down the street in the rain. The giant red block letters spelling 'attention' had caught her eye immediately, and after skimming over the page, she found herself intrigued.

Of course, she wasn't stupid. The rational part of her realized it could be a trap, designed to catch people with strange traits who were desperate for a little love and attention, just to make them disappear off the face of the planet- but honestly, she didn't care all that much. It wasn't exactly easy to kill her, and even if they managed, the world might be a little bit safer.

The inscrutable brown wooden door finally opened, and a short, tan, brunette woman stepped out. Her clothes were plain and her hair was tied in a simple ponytail.

"Ah, hello. You must be Maia- I'm Doctor Angel, nice to meet you." She extended her hand.

Maia stood up. She towered over this woman. "Hi. I was starting to think you'd never see me."

The other woman laughed, but Maia didn't understand why. She hadn't been joking. "Yes, sorry about the wait. Come inside."

Maia stepped inside the room, and again, it looked pretty much like a normal doctor's office- except that there were a few more devices and medical tools around than what would have been expected. Doctor Angel sat on a chair by the computer, and Maia sat on the edge of the bed, careful not to let her guard down.

"So, since we both already know why you're here, why don't you explain to me why you'd be good for my project?"

This feels like a job interview. "Right. You said you were looking for oddities, and I assumed that to mean not just 'oh, I'm double jointed' but 'oh, I burn when I step into the sun and the only thing I can drink is the blood of normal people'. Which is me, if you're wondering."

Doctor Angel leaned forward, her eyes lit up as she took in Maia's paper-white skin and sharp canines. "You're a vampire?"

"Indeed. Does that pique your interest?"

"It sure does. Alright, I'm pretty sure it's obvious that you're not lying- I've got some paperwork for you to fill out, and then I'll contact you when there are enough people for the experiment to start."

"Thank you."

It turned out there was a lot of paperwork- so many forms and technicalities. Maia felt like she was signing her life away, which maybe she was. But after meeting this woman she was even more confident that this person couldn't kill her, or even a fly.

General Information and Permissions
Name: Maia Henders
Age: 18
Biological Gender: Female
Do you have any dependents? (children, elderly relatives, etc) No
Species: Vampire
Do you agree to take responsibility for any injuries that occur, on account that Angel Labs does their best to aid you in recovery? Yes