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17 : Patience

Test Tube flicked her screen back and forth between the two tabs she had opened, quietly observing what was going on. Note taking wasn't her favorite part of the experiment, but at least it didn't take too much effort on her part. Plus, she needed to give both the subjects a break after the last operation.

Right now, her screen was toggled onto the camera in the subject's room. Neither of them had been very active or talkative since G-5's heart removal, which was understandable. As of now, J-2 was sitting next to G-5, neither of them saying anything. J-2 seemed fairly fidgety, constantly tugging on the sewn blanket that covered both subjects. G-5 just wanted some rest.

Nothing new to note at the moment. While that did mean that Test Tube was recognizing a pattern in behavior, which was good at this point in the experiment, it also meant there wasn't much to do. Boring, but successful. A small price to pay, she supposed.

She had to admit though, seeing G-5's reaction to whatever ineffable pain she had gone through during the operation didn't feel good. Knowing that it was her own doing didn't exactly help that feeling either. She gently tugged on the end of her lab coat, making sure her legs weren't exposed to the cold of the lab.

She had learned by now not to let emotions control her though, so she didn't dwell on the thoughts for long. She switched tabs again so she wouldn't have to look at G-5.

As she did, she noticed a notification in the bottom corner of her screen. A DM, one from Fan to be specific. Ah, it seems he had seen the latest log then. She clicked on the notification, bringing her screen to her messages. She cracked her knuckles, preparing for what she was anticipating would be a rough conversation. A rough, but still necessary conversation.

Your#1Fan :
"test tube."

TestTubular :
"Hello, Fan. How are you doing?"

Your#1Fan :
"cut the bullshit"
"what the hell did you do?"

TestTubular :
"I believe you just finished reading Log 15, you should know."

Your#1Fan :
"yeah, you're right. that was rhetorical."
"but actually, what do you think you're doing?? that's a real person."

TestTubular :
"Yes, but she has a unique condition. I'm curious as to what that could mean for her internal functionings and structure, which is why I'm looking further into it."

Your#1Fan :
"that wasn't looking further into it, that was just removing a vital organ!"
"are you seriously not concerned for soap and bow's wellbeings now?"

TestTubular :
"Of course I am. G-5's heart hadn't been beating, so removing it was just proving that she no longer needed it."

Your#1Fan :
"you know exactly what you're doing"
"did that not hurt her??? is your skull genuinely so thick to the point where the severity of this isn't hitting you???"

TestTubular :
"I know how severe this is. That's why I'm looking into it in the first place."
"I'm doing this all for science. You already knew that, don't act surprised that I'm going to this extent again."

Your#1Fan :
"you said you wouldn't hurt anybody"
"is everything you say just to get on my good side now?"

TestTubular :
"I didn't have any intentions of hurting her. Please stop jumping to conclusions, I'm only doing what's best here."

Your#1Fan :
"do you really think removing a heart from somebody's body is 'for the best'?"
"i know you're better than this. please, just stop making stupid decisions."