Snoqualmie, Washington

November 14, 1898

Quarantine unit 12

I'm sitting in my boss's office listening to him go on and on about how important it is to keep the facility a complete secret and how important the opportunity of handling Specimen 11298 is.

"So this is the last time I say this, and I make it very clear, if you accept this opportunity you will never be able to leave the facility and you tell no one of Specimen 11298 and you are to take extensive notes on the specimen, how it acts, its speech patterns, and anything else of any importance at all. So I ask of you Zackary, are you willing to give up the outside world for your job? This means that if you want to see your family you need to have them come here." My boss finally finished. "Yes, I accept your offer." I state plainly, without emotion. "Alright then you have tonight to say goodbye to your family and to pack your things and tomorrow we will show you to your new barracks. Dismissed." Finally! I thought the guy would never shut up!

By the time I got home to my dreary little apartment I started reheating some leftover Chinese food and grabbed my boxes. I quickly ate as I walked around my apartment deciding on what I wanted to keep and what I wanted to throw out and or no longer needed. I wound up keeping most of my things, considering the fact that I don't have very many things to begin with. I taped the boxes shut and went into my room. I sat down on the bed and picked up one of two things on my night stand. It was a picture of me and Allison as kids, God I miss her. I gently set the photo down and looked at the time on the alarm clock: 8:30. I crawled under the covers and curled up, tomorrow was going to be a long day I know it will.