"Well, great job, 15-02.  You got them to take away the only food we ever get!" 15-03's whiny, squeaky voice complained.  "What're we gonna do now?  We're gonna starve, that's what we're gonna do!  I'm starving enough over here, with all the check-ups I get!"  His words were followed by a coughing spasm.

"Sorry..." 15-02 said guiltily.  "I'm just stick of staying here.  I want to be free again..."

"Hey, leave my sister alone," 15-01 snapped, attempting to be brave.  "She just got a termination threat."

"One that she deserves!" 03 retorted.

"Oh, hush, you guys..." 15-04 muttered boredly.  "03, we get you're sick and hungry.  But can you pleeEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEASE cut your whining for just one minute?"

"I don't even know how long a minute is," 03 defended.  "Do you?"

"Yes.  A minute is 60 seconds."

"... well I don't know how long a second is!"

"OH, FOR FOX SAKE..."

The argument is interrupted by the sound of footsteps as frantic hushes quickly passed from experiment to experiment.

Those footsteps aren't just any footsteps.  They're the easily recognizable, unmistakable footsteps of the one behind all of this, Dr. Fox.  Dr. Fox was a powerful man who had once done the experiment on himself.  It didn't turn out too well, to say the least.  He was almost killed.

Everyone quickly put their faces to the floor to show respect to the head scientist.  It was required for them to do so, if they didn't want to be terminated.

Dr. Fox stopped in front of 15-02's room and stared her down.  She trembled underneath his gaze.

"Rise," he commanded.  15-02, despite being rebellious, obeyed immediately.  She quickly stood up, yet still avoid direct eye contact with Dr. Fox.

"You are to come with me immediately.  I was told you needed a check-up," Dr. Fox said simply, opening the small "door" for 15-02 to quickly scurry out of.  He got a leash and tied it around her neck, leading her out of the sector.

After the two of them were gone, the experiments immediately began chattering nervously.

"Dr. Fox is giving 02 a check-up?"

"Why's HE doing it?  Why can't Kahl and Penne do it?"

"Do you think we know?"

"Ask Fox himself!"

"I can't; I'll get tasered!"

The rest of them continued chattering and arguing while 15-01 stared at the exit to the chamber nervously.  She silently hoped nothing bad would happen to 15-02.

"Please be okay, sis," she whispered under her breath.  "Please be okay."