"I doubt you'll need more than a scraping to put into your Petri dish. Consider it a down payment. I'll be back with more and a subject." [i]Somebody who wanted to be a lab rat would be hard to find, but everything in this city came with a price. Desperation makes everyone willing to bargain eventually. [/i] Gregori turns and leaves, assuming the scientist has nothing more to say to him. Once outside, he pulls his coat tighter around him, as if it can shield him from the grim despair that hangs in the air like smog. [i]I needed someone big, mean, and trained to kill. All I had to do was convince them to get back into the game. Telling them I knew a way to become practically invincible would help.[/i] Markov heads for what stands for the VA in the city. They might now officially help him, but there are always veterans in need. Who better to protect somebody than a soldier?