Whumptober Day 19
I'll take one final step, and all you have to do is make me / Floral Bouquet / psychological / "I'm not as stupid as you think I am" Alternative list: Lab Rat
The doctor stuck a potato chip through the hole of the cage to offer Subject 148 a treat.
148 gladly took the chip and sat back down in their cage.
"Doctor, was that the last experiment today?", an assistant questioned while they labeled 148's blood samples.
Doctor slid another chip through the cage hole, and smiled.
"Yes I think 148 has had enough of us today", they commented, "they did so good."
148 perked up when they heard the praise, they had tried their hardest to be good today.
"They must have heard you mention a trip outside for recess after the labs and testing were done", the intern smiled.
148 perked up even more, they whimpered. They got up to a crawling position, and gently rattled the cage door.
"I think they've earned it", the doctor grinned.
The intern and assistant walked down the hall following 148 to the outside gym entrance.
"They know where they're going", the intern chuckled, "I've never seen anything like them."
The assistant smiled, "yes they have taken this trip a few times. They're quite a sight."
148 had scaly patches throughout their body. Their eyes bright yellow. Claws as sharp as their teeth. Pointed ears that rested against their horns. They were not able to stand upright, often finding it painful to be like that for a long time. Their body was naturally hunched. They were incapable of speech.
The Doctor believed 148 was a hybrid between reptile and human. They had no idea how though. That was what the experiments were for.
148 had been found and captured by a specialist group. They had decided to contain 148 in the lab. It was Doctor's job to research 'what this beast was', as they had been told.
148 behaved for the most part, they only fought back occasionally, and mostly when scared. They had learned to trust the Doctor and Assistant through time.
148 paused beside a vending machine and looked at Assistant with longing eyes.
"What's going on?", the Intern watched as Assistant pulled their wallet out.
"Nothing, they just have me trained really well", they slipped some cash into the machine and hit the buttons.
148 smiled excitedly as Assistant pulled out the treat and opened it.
"I'll have to remember to right this down in their diet plan", Assistant remarked as they handed the treat to 148.
They finally made it to the outside gym entrance.
"So what happens now", the intern watched.
"148 is going to run off some steam before we let them rest", the Assistant slid their card to open the doors.
148 ran out and started to investigate things.
Assistant and intern watched them play. They parked their butts on a bench and talked.
After a while, the Assistant glanced at their phone, "oh Doctor wants us to bring 148 back to the lab."
Assistant whistled, and called 148 over to them.
"Doctor wants to see you", Assistant started to walk to the door.
148 sat on the cement and shook their head. No way did they want to go back to the lab.
"Come on 148, you do not get a choice", Assistant stepped back over to them, "come on."
148 frowned, and kept sitting.
"Don't make me call the Doctor", Assistant held up their phone, "they won't be happy to have to come get you."
148 got up and walked farther out into the play yard and laid down.
"Ugh", Assistant sighed, and dialed the Doctor.
The intern couldn't hide their chuckle at the stubborn 148. They listened as Assistant talked to the doctor.
"Okay 148", Assistant started, "what's it going to be? You come in on your own or Doctor calls the guard to get you."
Assistant heard the Doctor ask to be put on speaker.
"Okay you're on speaker."
"148, forgive me, but I forgot to get a urine sample, and I really need that to send out", Doctor stated, "it's about time to come in anyways, I'll make sure you get a reward. Please don't make me call the guard to get you."
148 got up and slowly walked to the door, they looked sadly at Assistant.
"Okay it looks like they are willing to come in", Assistant went to open the door, "they're breaking my heart though."
148 allowed Intern to take the sample, but kept an eye on them.
148 sat in their cage, waiting for dinner to be served. They smiled when the door opened.
It was intern. 148 frowned.
"Don't look at me like that", Intern grinned, "we don't want Doctor and Assistant to think something is up, do we", Intern set 149's food on a nearby table.
148 frowned, they were trapped in their cage, with them free to do whatever. Intern was not a friendly, "please Doctor, Assistant come in", they thought
"Let's make this clear", Intern sauntered over to the cage, "if you make any signs of me abusing you, you will regret it."
148 stared at Intern, they bared their teeth.
"That doesn't scare me. Be happy I have no interest in you, and I will be gone from your case study next month", Intern slammed on the cage, "I just have to deal with an ugly monster like you until then. I just need to intern with doctor for this month to pass."
Intern opened the cage to throw the food in, partially spilling some of it. They slammed the cage door shut and then left.
148 stayed near the back of the cage, shaking in fear. The door opened again, 148's heart sunk.
Assistant walked in and went right to the cage, "I am so sorry."
148 looked at them weirdly.
Assistant opened the cage and started to clean the spilled food, "I saw bruising last week on your back and was concerned. I knew something was up, Doctor had me set up a camera to see what was happening to you."
They handed 148 some of the food that hadn't spilled, "we'll get you taken care of, starting with some food."
The next morning, the Doctor came in, physically upset. They gemtly talked to 148, then started to do their task waiting for Assistant and Intern to come in.
148 rested quietly, happy Doctor was there to keep them safe from intern.
Assistant came in a bit later and greeted Doctor.
"Good morning", the doctor replied, then sighed, "I appreciate you for setting up the camera and watching. I wish thus wasn't the truth."
Assistant started to get ready, "how are going to go around this."
"I have a guard stopping by later, per the Director. I have permission to out them, the Director has seen the video already", Doctor glanced over at 148, "they will be taking later legal action as well as 148 is under government protection."
148 listened to everything going on, they thought maybe they were understanding, but wasn't sure fully what was going on.
Intern came in a little after breakfast.
"Good morning", they started getting ready.
"Intern, could you start going through the records, I'll need to talk with you after I finish this", Doctor stated, "you don't have to worry about 148, Assistant is taking care of them."
"Oh okay", they replied.
After a while, Intern turned and eyed 148 with a smirk. They didn't realize Doctor was watching them.
Thankfully two guards came in soon after.
"Intern, I need to show you something", Doctor called them over.
Intern stepped over, as Doctor turned their computer around.
The video of Intern and 148 started to play. Intern's jaw dropped.
"How did you get this footage?"
"Assistant noticed some bruising on 148's back the other day, I gave them permission to set up a hidden camera to see what was happening", Doctor frowned, "plus 148 clearly doesn't trust you."
Intern glanced over to Assistant, who was standing beside 148's cage.
"How dare you", Intern yelled.
148 cowarded near the back of the cage.
"You were the one bullying 148, so how dare you."
Doctor interrupted, "you do realize 148 is a government protected person, what you did was highly illegal", Doctor had the guards step forward to make the arrest, "you are no longer welcome to intern with me."
"I have to, I won't be able to pass to the next level without you signing off", Intern fought the guards.
"Trust me, I'm doing the future a favor. You won't be allowed to do anything in this field after what you did, and the legal proceedings are about to be involved with. The Director will explain."
148 watched everything unfolding, hoping this would be explained to them in simpler terms for them to understand.
"I'm done with them, Assistant will pack their stuff already. I'll have it down to the Director's office later", Doctor stated.
"You can't do this", Intern yelled again as they were being dragged out.
"We can. You can't abuse government property without repercussions", Assistant spoke up.
Once Intern was finally removed, Assistant and Doctor explained what happened to 148.
148 was just happy that it sounded like they wouldn't see Intern again.
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