[Dr. Aster enters the test room. EG-01 is attached on the steel table as usual]
Dr. Aster: Ok Scott, Heston, you guys can leave I'll take if from here.
[Dr. Scott and Dr. Heston both leaves the test room. Dr. Aster is alone with EG-01]
[Dr. Aster takes EG-01 pulse and he takes a sample of the subject's blood, he then proceed to gently put the sample in a container.]
EG-01: (softly)...[Inaudible]
[Dr. Aster quickly looks at EG-01, he takes off his glasses]
EG-01: (softly)... Aster... [Inaudible]
Dr. Aster: EG-01... did you talked ?
EG-01: (softly) Far more... I can... do far more...[Inaudible]
Dr. Aster: (whispering) shit...
EG-01: (softly) May... I ask ?
[Dr. Aster puts his glasses on]
Dr. Aster: Yes... you can ask if you want. But I won't feel obliged to answer. [Dr. Aster continues his procedures]
EG-01: Why...
[A minute of silence]
Dr. Aster: (Annoyed) UGH... Why what ?
EG-01: Why... do you... keep him... away...
Dr. Aster: ... [Dr. Aster takes a deep breath and looks right into the subject's eyes]
EG-01: Why...
Dr. Aster: Because... I... I... was told to.
EG-01: Why... did... you... obey...
[A tear can be seen flowing down the subject right eye onto her right cheek]
Dr. Aster: It's... my job, it's what I do...
EG-01: Your... job... is to... hurt me?
[Dr. Aster looks at the ground]
[30 seconds of silence]
Dr. Aster: I...I'm sorry...
EG-01: No... you're not... you... hate... me... you... hate us... (Almost crying)
Dr. Aster: I'm... [Dr. Aster slowly turns around, still looknig at the ground]
EG-01: You... are... a monster...
[Dr. Aster raises his head and looks at the subject, a tear on the right eye]
Dr. Aster: No...(lightly sobs) I'm no monster... I'm ... doing this... for... for... good... I... I think?
EG-01: You're... alone... more so than me... I feel bad for you...
Dr. Aster: I...I...I never wanted to do this... to you. (Softly starts crying) Please... fo... forgive me.
EG-01: I... can't...
[Dr. Aster takes a scapel and approaches the subject]
Dr. Aster: You... are...
[Dr. Aster cuts the bands that were keeping her on the table]
[The subject is surprised, EG-01 remains immobile for about 40 seconds looking at Dr. Aster, who is sobbing with his head down]
Dr. Aster: My reason to live... in a sick way... you are the reason I'm still here, I have something I must finish... you...
[The subject slowly gets up on its feet and stares at Dr. Aster]
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Dr Aster's logs
Short StoryDr Aster is a cruel and cold man, he cracks Nihilanth genetic codes, Nihilanth are being with genetic anomalies, mutants. His newly found test subjects are a pair of young twins, a boy and a girl.