She's going to pay us for our 'treatment' of you and a good portion of the fees will be rebated to her via overseas bank accounts.She's going to pay us for our 'treatment' of you and a good portion of the fees will be rebated to her via overseas bank accounts." "And how much is this treatment of mine going to run." Inquired Joe. "About five million dollars to start, but that's just the beginning. The Institute provides many services; psychological, surgical, behavior modification, anti-aging, and infertility just to name a few. Many of these treatments are unsanctioned in the industrialized countries, such as injecting fetal cells to reverse the aging process. Our many affluent clients come here, where any treatment they desire can be provided. Whether or not their nation's medical authorities consider them effective or ethical. Even so, these treatments have to be tested somehow and that's where you come in. Your wife made you available to us to perform research on as part of your punishment. In addition to the base fee of five million, your wife guarantees us a profit of thirty-five percent on all procedures performed on you." "But what exactly is it you plan to do to me? "The bad news, Mr. Watson, is that we are going to create a new you. We will change both your appearance and your personality. The good news is that you have shown a definite preference for the design we are going to use." At this point Dr. van Damme retired. Leaving Joe to contemplate her cryptic announcement as he drifted off into unconsciousness. CHAPTER 4 Joe lay in his bed. He didn't want to get out of it. Even walking across his small room to the toilet seemed to wear him out. He'd lost all track of time and didn't know how long he had been here. Severe diarrhea had afflicted him shortly after his arrival, he'd lost a lot of weight, and was exceedingly thin. He still didn't feel quite right, his skin was pasty white, he'd grown a beard, and his sex drive had vanished. This last worried him most. Joe had always prided himself on his virility. He couldn't even get a hard on to masturbate, no matter how erotic his thoughts. Joe's image was displayed on a video monitor in the conference room. The doctor in charge of this phase of his treatment addressed the audience in the room. |