A name

“Subject 17 I presume,” said the white coats behind the glass. “Do you remember who you are subject?”

“No.”

“Good. That is progress. Do you remember where you are subject?”

“No.”

“Excellent. Since it seems that we have finally found a treatment regiment that works, I think it’s time we give you a name.”

“A name?”

“Yes. A name is another word we call a subject. It is uniquely yours.”

“Uniquely mine.”

“Exactly dear. Your name will be Elricha. How does that sound to you?”

“Elricha.”

“Yes, yes, it’s a good name isn’t it Elricha. Would you like to know where you are and who you were Elricha?”

“Where I am?”

“Elricha you have the privilege of being one of the few newly successful neo-human Dynaconn prototypes. Of course we had to remove several aspects of your former self to achieve this, but I assure you it is all for the best.”

“Your name used to be Ninamori if I’m not mistaken. You were a beggar from the countryside living in the Dynaconn rail systems that run through Surubami. The tracks lead to this laboratory facility where repairs are done on the modules and specimens are introduced to their new environments.”

“Specimens?”

“Yes Elricha, specimens for biological trans-mutative testing."