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duties. Then, if you have a clean bill of health, Daphne will be implanting a
subcutaneous implant the size of a grain of rice in your palm. It’s for
security purposes.” Well, this is not exactly how I wanted to make an
impression.
                I slid down my pants. Thank God, it wasn’t too cold in
here so shrinkage wasn’t an issue. Dr. Nowitski showed no reaction. She just kept gathering her tools. Wow, either she’s a real
pro, she’s so old she’s past caring for my manly man bits, or maybe she just
bats for the other team. What can I say, I’m a guy, and a woman ignoring my
clearly exposed junk really is a bit of a blow to the old ego. On the plus
side, while Elizabeth did her best to keep her eyes focused above my shoulders.
As soon as my back was turned she took a moment to let her eyes wander. I saw
her glancing at my wedding tackle in the reflection of one of the mirrors in
the room. She didn’t linger, just a quick look. DD didn’t even try to be
subtle. I’m just glad she didn’t have a camera.
                Elizabeth started with the details. “Well, before I say
anything you are aware all of this is classified. There will be severe
repercussions for divulging any of this.” I nodded. “Sergeant, we are a private
organization with very close ties within the military. This complex houses all
our research, and personnel. We are independent of the government and try to
keep a minimum staff to eliminate leaks, but since the majority of our funding
comes from grants through the agencies like the department of defense, and
homeland security the government unfortunately has demanded significant input.
That’s where you come in. Funding of this nature is tough to come by, and if we
want it to continue we have to allow the military to have an increased role.
This complex houses a team of five unique individuals. You’ll be joining them,
and per our agreement with the department of defense you’ll be the squad
leader.” I turned to face Director Mann. “Ma’am, I don’t want to cause any
concern for you or your business, but I’m assuming you were briefed on my
situation?” Elizabeth frowned at the interruption. “I’m assuming you mean the
events surrounding the death of your last team, your time in a mental
institution, and your recent…shall we just call it a vacation? Yes, I’m aware
of all the details. The circumstances surrounding those events make us feel you
are the right person for the job, but I will admit you weren’t the first person
that the government wanted. They made us take someone else first. It ended
badly. You will lead the team. You’ll be responsible for security when not in
the field. We’ll go over this further in a more extensive briefing tomorrow. Do
you have any questions?” I shook my head no, but only because it was clear by
her body language that she’d told all she was willing to at this time.
                DD moved back onto one of the chairs and took her time
eye humping me. It’s a good thing I’m not shy. The doctor walked me through my
physical. Finally, we got to the turn your head and cough part. I could be
wrong but I think I heard DD mumble something under her breath about wishing
she’d gone to medical school. Elizabeth glared at DD angrily, and I guess she
realized what she said may have been a little louder than she wanted. DD buried
her head down in the medical supplies. She popped up with a very large needle.
                After I gave a couple throaty coughs, Dr. Nowitski stood up and moved back to her desk, “Daphne, you
can give the Sergeant his injection. I’m almost done.” DD popped up, “So Grimmy , are you right handed or left handed.” I raised my
right hand, and she jabbed me in the palm. Pride kept me from wincing. DD was
finished almost as fast as she started, and then held a tiny machine over my
palm and started typing away. “So DD, what’s this for anyway?” She kept