“Hello, hello? Is this working? Mmm, let me just *tap* *tap* Okay, I think it works now.*
*clearing throat*
“Hello, my name is L■■ Vo■■■■■■. I’m currently working at Ipos Laboratories S.A. as a lab attendant. My main role is to keep the laboratory clean, also trying to make sure all the safety procedures are followed and much more. Actually, it’s my first job, and I wanted to keep a record of the first investigation I will participate in. Because it’s my first time working, I am under the watchful eye of Mr. P■■■■ Has■■■, who is teaching me how to do my future job. I actually admire him a lot, he is grumpy but I know he cares about everyone inside the lab. He sometimes tells me that I’m too young to understand, but I’ll soon be working side by side with him, so I guess that makes me old enough to understand. But… everytime I see his eyes when I ask him, he avoids mine…”
*static noise*
“Right, I admire him a lot. I want to be like him, but without the beer belly. Well, he is not the only one I have such appreciation, there is also Ms. Lu■■■ Bare■. She is the head of the laboratory, the principal investigator. She is really caring and soft spoken, which I didn’t imagine from someone who would be leading the investigation. But her demands are clear and her way of managing everything is top notch… Mmm, although… I- umm, this is a secret, okay? I once saw her… sitting on one of those steps of the stairs that led to the higher levels of the building. She had her head hanging low, really low, and her hands covering her face. I, of course, got worried and went up to her. When she heard me, she quickly touched my shoulder, and with a smile, told me to return to the laboratory. Her eyes were ■■■. I had to do what she said, but I can’t shake the image of my head…”
*static noise*
“...reminds me of a l■mb. Oh, that reminds me, it’s been some time since I saw Mr. ■■■■■■ A■■■■. I wonder where he is, everytime I try to ask everyone, they never seem to give me an answer. Some say he was fired, others that he is taking a rest. Even Lu■■■ and P■■■■ cannot give me a clear answer. They always look to other way, why are they so secretive about the whereabouts of Mr. ■■■■■■? It’s as if they want me to think about something else, as if they are trying to ■■■■■■…”
*static noise*
“Mr. ■■■■■■… I really liked him, he was really nice, and he would always give me candy when I saw him in front of the door of the laboratory. He would tell me to take a rest and go to another part, that at that moment they were working in something only professionals could handle. I’m not a kid anymore, but I think he saw me like one? Like everyone here… I guess that’s what happens when you are the youngest in the team, right? I just wish that they would treat me more like an adult…”
*static noise*
“Wow, it has been almost half an hour. It’s always the same, I never seem to get to the point. I just had to make sure I recorded their names so I would never be able to forget about the amazing people I have worked with and had taught me so many things already. Anyways, going back to the main reason I started this log, I am very excited to work in Ipos Labs. Right now they are trying to develop a new technology. Something related to the cure of an illness I didn’t quite catch. The name was something I had never heard before, and it was so difficult to remember. But what they are trying to do is to see the reaction of connective tissue with strongylocentrotus pur■■■■■■■. What they are trying to see is if that component, found in ■■■ ■■■■■■■■, can help with the regeneration of tissue, and that would lead to an incredible advance in medicine. Can you even imagine? Regenerating limbs like arms and… and legs and much more. We could help so many people with that! People who lost their limbs during an accident, or even were born without them. I could even help… him. I-we… Would we be considered heroes? I am so happy to be able to contribute, even with a little, to this cause. Even if I can only clean the lab right now, but that would ■■■■ the others to keep investigating…”
*static noise*
“I saw it one time. I saw the sample. In a white room, on a white pedestal. It was a square of skin, I think. It was incredible, but I couldn’t look much more than that, I couldn’t even get close to it, because Ms. Lu■■■ pulled me away. She told me there were places where my help was needed and I should quickly do my job before Mr. P■■■■ knew that I was there. She was kind of pushy that time, but it was obvious, maybe she didn’t want me to get nagged at by Mr. P■■■■ again. It was interesting to see the investigation in such early stages, when barely nothing was happening. Everyone is so secretive about it, but I guess they want me to be amazed when we actually manage it. After all, we are a ■■■■… right?”
*static noise*
“...yeah, I’m coming! Ah, sorry, sorry, let me finish this and I’ll go, alright? I promise I’ll try to be as quick as possible…”
*static noise*
“Oh, that was Ms. Lu■■■, calling me back for work. I guess I have been out for my rest for far too long already, almost an hour, I think. Yes, I think I should go back already, there is nothing much more I would like to say for my first log except that the investigation goes well, and that Mr. ■■■■■■ can come back and see the results with all of us after his… rest. Okay, I’m going now. Log nº1 of 13 of ■■■ of ■■24 by L■■ V■■■■■■■.”
*static noise and the sound of a cassette stopping.*
