One month in a sub par lab wasn't enough, no matter how promising the test subjects.
[ Not that she's bitter, not that she's bitter, she thought bitterly. It's as if the world has decided that it doesn't want to be saved, lest of all by Caroline Caldwell. All by itself, that will only lead where it always led: she will triple her efforts and get yet another step closer to the goal - the cure, the vaccine, or at the very least, the answer.
After she picks herself up, that is.
And while their path seems to get steeper and steeper, she feels as if she's falling a little more with every new step. She observes her mood at one remove, as if it wasn't hers at all. It doesn't worry her, as the conclusion she comes to is that pitch black depression would be appropriate, so disappointment is a friendly compromise so far.
She also notes what her own brain would like to hide from her, namely the many, many far too trustful steps she is taking right now. And as much as she would like to protect herself from potentially nasty truths, she is above such measures. ]
no subject
[ Not that she's bitter, not that she's bitter, she thought bitterly. It's as if the world has decided that it doesn't want to be saved, lest of all by Caroline Caldwell. All by itself, that will only lead where it always led: she will triple her efforts and get yet another step closer to the goal - the cure, the vaccine, or at the very least, the answer.
After she picks herself up, that is.
And while their path seems to get steeper and steeper, she feels as if she's falling a little more with every new step. She observes her mood at one remove, as if it wasn't hers at all. It doesn't worry her, as the conclusion she comes to is that pitch black depression would be appropriate, so disappointment is a friendly compromise so far.
She also notes what her own brain would like to hide from her, namely the many, many far too trustful steps she is taking right now. And as much as she would like to protect herself from potentially nasty truths, she is above such measures. ]
Where are we going?