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“You got it”

The Testing section was riddled with long corridors, soreen walls that were supposed to be cal Doctors and technicians hite The color of innocence and, of course, power When she entered the first set of reinforced glass doors, the computer politely ordered her to surrender her weapon Eve took it out of her holster, set it on the tray, and watched it slide away

ItRoom 1-C and told to strip

She laid her clothes on the bench provided and tried not to think about the techs watching her on their lide and their ihts

The physical exam was easy All she had to do was stand on the center hts blip and flash as her internal organs and bones were checked for flaws

Then she was perled over to exa out from one of the wall slots, did a standard reflex test For the personal touch, a technician entered to take a blood sample

Please exit door2-C Phase one is complete, Dallas, Lieutenant Eve

In the adjoining room, Eve was instructed to lie on a padded table for the brain scan Wouldn’t want any cops out there with a brain tuht wearily

Eve watched the techs through the glass wall as the helmet was lowered onto her head

Then the gaan

The bench adjusted to a sitting position and she was treated to virtual reality The VR put her in a vehicle during a high-speed chase Sounds exploded in her ears: the screa orders from the communicator on the dash She could see that it was a standard police unit, fully charged The control of the vehicle was hers, and she had to swerve anda variety of pedestrians the VR hurled in her path

In one part of her brain she are her vitals were being monitored: blood pressure, pulse, even the amount of sweat that crawled on her skin, the saliva that pooled and dried in her mouth It was hot, almost unbearably hot She narrowly missed a food transport that lumbered into her path

She recognized her location The old ports on the east side She could s their unifor for a handout or a day’s labor She flew by a group of the for position in front of a placement center

Subject armed Rifle torch, hand explosive Wanted for robbery homicide

Great, Eve thought as she careened after hireat She punched the accelerator, whipped the wheel, and kissed off the fender of the target vehicle in a shower of sparks A spurt of flame whooshed by her ear as he fired at her The proprietor of a port side roach coach dived for cover, along with several of his custo with curses