The Himalayan field rat looked up into the professor’s eyes.
It looked tired. It was. Its sleepy eyes and sagging head gave testimony to yet another full day of an extensive and gruelling series of tests. These had been going on all day. Today had been like so many other days before, when it had been subjected to multiple investigations and assessments. A full month had now passed since the operation. The six-hour procedure of genetic merging he had performed had gone better than he could have hoped. The complex testing regime that he’d been carrying out on the rodent had shown very positive results. All indications were that the overall aim of the experiment would prove successful and ground-breaking.
The research scientist carefully jotted down a few final notes. He too was tired. Straightening his back and removing his surgical mask, he said, “That will do for today, we’ll run the stage seven tests tomorrow”.
He smiled down at the animal. “We are making wonderful progress,” he whispered.
He closed the cage and moved to the door. As he switched the light off, he called out “Good night.”
“Good night,” replied Rodney.