CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR
Chapter 54: Melpomene @ 107x nhs
Melpomene walked down the lab corridor. She inspected the wombs and checked the readouts. Everything was nominal.
The door opened, and a young man came in, wearing a decontaminated suit.
“Whoo, these are not comfy,” he exclaimed. “How do people work in them all day?”
“Hermes, you understand it is necessary. I have been decontaminated thoroughly, but it wouldn’t be pleasant on a human.”
“Yeah, yeah. Show me around. Where are the babies?” He looked around the lab. “Eww. Okay, that’s explicit. I didn’t expect that. What am I even looking at here?”
“The Extracorporeal System for Physiologic Foetal Support.”
“Artificial wombs.”
“Artificial wombs,” Melpomene agreed. “The baby is kept in this transparent Closed Biobag system. It is link
