Disremembered (Fourtris story)

Chapter: 26 Lab Tours and Such

Chapter: 26 Lab Tours and Such

*Tris POV*

I agreed to meet Ms. Grey in the Science Division the next day in the late morning. She always has an entourage of people following her wherever she goes. And based on what has her attention at a given moment, entourage members will slip in and out of her service. A well-orchestrated rotation, it is rather impressive. She may even be more pretentious then David was. She also seems to be a no nonsense type of person too. I hope I am doing the right thing in in trusting her.

Upon arriving Ms. Grey wanted to know if the apartment was satisfactory, I laughed and said it was better than anything I had ever imagined. She stopped and smiled at me. She appears to be in her late 40s, and I would guess that her husband Dr. Grey is right about the same age as well.

When I first arrived, it was explained to me that the three projects that would be offered to me were of the highest clearance level. And I would need to sign a non-disclosure agreement in order to proceed. We sat down to review three different presentations by project heads. All three projects were brought over from Providence as most of the projects that the Chicago labs had been working on were lost with the memory serum. The new management team was working to recreate projects with the goal in mind of genetic equality. Half of the resources in Chicago needed be rededicated for the Rehabilitation project, due to the mass scale up that was needed when almost all of the compound lost their memories.

They started to give me a high level overview of the rehabilitation projects, before moving on to the three projects that pertained to me. I interrupt, "By any chance, has there ever been a case of memories returning? I mean to someone that was impacted by the memory serum." My mind pictures the look of anxiety Tobias feels when he has been around me. I am desperate to know if there is any hope that I will get the man I love back.

The lead scientist answers my questions bluntly, "No. We feel it is impossible to regain the lost memories. The only future testing that we are doing is to examine traits that have remained, which allows us to explore further how the human mind works. I believe your friend from Chicago, Tobias Johnson is a participant in one of the studies."

My head snaps up, "He is? Is he trying to get his memories back?" I ask desperately.

"No. Not at all. I should say, as all impacted civilians – Tobias has already completed the Memory Retrieval Phase of his rehab. Like the rest of the population - it was not successful. I believe he is allowing himself to be tested in more depth than most of the population. Specifically his skills that have remained from his old existence." The lead scientist taps on his handheld device, and in two clean taps a look of recognition passes over his face – "Aw yes, here he is. There are so many, it is impossible to keep track on memory alone. I have noted here for Tobias Johnson, previously known as Tobias "Four" Eaton, he agreed to remain as a subject for the long term, in order to examine his previous skills with technology – specifically computers. I also have noted that he is very close with his rehabilitation team, and it is advised not to reassign him unless all parties previously agree."

"Is there anything else you would like to know Ms. Prior?" the man asks, as if asking me something as simple as if I was done looking at the menu and was I ready to order food.

"No, that sounds like all I needed to hear." I can barely keep the emotion out of my voice. My mind is reeling, Tobias is gone. Forever. God help me.

"Ms. Prior, I do not pretend to understand all that you are feeling right now. Just know you are not the only person that had a relationship be heavily impacted by the serum release. If you need to talk to someone, we do have highly trained counselors on site that would be able to work with you." Ms. Grey quietly whispers to me.