I try not to think of myself as the bad guy. Yes, I found myself involved in the development of mind-control technology, but I did my best to protect the world from the worst of it. After that, things just kind of happened on their own.
At least, that's what I try to tell myself.
A newly married couple find their lives upended when the wife goes to work for a company where all is not as it seems.
Zoe had a wonderful life! That was until everything just went wrong. No relationship, no job, and most of her stuff got stolen. Zoe finds herself the Queen of a host of mind-controlling parasites. And she figures it's about time that she takes her life back and more.
I'd originally intended for experiments to escalate slowly over the course of weeks, maybe even months. That's not what happened.
I'd convinced my first test subject to stay in range of transmission. Finally, I get to test the technology on someone without distractions or interruptions.
A bit of help and an unexpected windfall mean no longer fearing for my life. But things get boring after a while, and I'm tempted to take another shot at changing the world.
Lazarus Group had assembled our team to determine if it was possible to transmit thoughts using nanite technology. Like any other scientists obsessed with proving we could, things got out of hand.
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