Author: Hardguy
Title: L (Work in Progress)
Summary: The following story is a work in progress and is presented
as is. It may be unformatted, contain misspellings, poor grammar,
half constructed thoughts, and continuity errors. Story title may be
misleading, as the plot may change during the writing process from
the initial inspiration. If anything, it is presented in an effort to
gauge reader interest.
Keywords: ggbb, medical, sci-fi, mast, experiment, growth, violence
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      L.  That was what we called her.  She didn't have a name given
to her by a mother, nor did she have a history to speak of that gave
her an identity.  She had a number: F23987XXL, and it was from that
last character that we identified her in shorthand as L.  F was her
gender, 23987 her batch, XX her chromosomes, and L the sequence in
which she had been produced.  It stood not for the 12th letter of the
alphabet, but for the number 50 represented in Roman numerals.  L was
the 50th and final specimen of her batch, and as we all soon learned,
the most special.
      
      Her genetics were perfect, almost pristine.  So many of her
batch had developed abnormalities such as extra toes or fingers,
ambiguous genitalia, crippled, missing, or extra limbs, heterotaxia,
been "born" blind or deaf or quite simply dead.  XLIX, or the
specimen preceding her, was one of the most bizarre, with hands and
feet trading places and an arrangement of facial features so abnormal
and disturbing that few could look at it without retching, and many
were relieved that it did not survive the first week of acceleration.
      
      As per protocol, once gestation was complete, development was
accelerated over a period of 90 days to pubescence, and then allowed
to proceed at a natural rate.  Of the 50 specimens of batch 23987, 45
were gestated successfully, 38 survived transition out of the
artificial womb, 31 responded positively to acceleration, 20 showed
signs of consciousness after 30 days, 12 reached 60 days, 4 reached
90, and only 2 proved to be sound of both body and mind.  XXXVI and L.
      
      L and her brother, VIctor, were docile and obedient from the
moment they awoke from the final acceleration phase.  Though Victor
showed signs of alarm and fear at the violence exhibited by both
XXIII and X once their restraints were removed, L stayed the perfect
picture of calm, barely even seeming to notice when the unfortunate
researcher's dismembered arm hit the wall beside her head, missing by
only centimeters and spattering her face with blood.  She did not
flinch or cover her ears when the alarms sounded and security rushed
in to subdue X, and she did not cry out when X was terminated moments
later as the others did.  She merely turned to her shocked attending
nurse and asked quietly to be fed and changed.
      
      At the rate of roughly 1 year of physical development every 9
days, L, Victor, and Isis were still very much infants mentally.  The
acceleration process generally involved 6 days of isolated physical
growth stimulation and one day of mental exercise a week.  The
majority of deaths occurred during the physical stimulation, when the
body would react negatively to the treatment, often due to uneven
development physical development, such as rapid organ growth but slow
body growth, resulting in torsos rupturing as the organs grew too
large to be contained.  
      
      Those who still survived on the 7th day of the week were
brought together for social interaction and instruction in language,
mannerisms, and discipline.  It was not unusual for altercations
between the specimens to result in injury, dismemberment, or death. 
Victor's hand was broken on day 35 by XVI, and he responded to the
assault by tearing off her leg below the knee.  All acts of violent
assault were reviewed and evaluated the following week, and decisions
were made on termination.  In Victor's case, he was judged to not be
a threat, as he had not been the aggressor and had no prior history
of incidents.  X had numerous infractions on the social days, but
never broke any bones or caused any deaths of the other specimens. 
He would often provoke the others into fights, but would always
subdue them before any serious injury could occur.  This made his
violent attack on a researcher on day 91 all the more unusual.
      
      L was always calm on social days, and was almost judged to be
autistic and nearly terminated before observations were made that it
wasn't that she didn't interact with the other specimens, but that
they did not want to interact with her.  The few that did, either
through physical touch or shared activities were always submissive to
her and would act at her direction or would leave her alone.  Even X,
who had tried to provoke her into violence, seemed to shrink from her
when her gaze would fall on him.  XIV was particularly submissive to
L, and prior to her termination from the sudden appearance of tumors
in her brain on day 76, would spend every moment possible with L,
frequently crying out in fits when time came to end the social
session.  L often took no notice of these outbursts, and following
XIV's termination did not seem to even notice her absence.
      
      Despite the seeming aura of avoidance that L seemed to give
off, she was not completely immune from physical altercations.  On
day 77, the first social day where XIV was not L's constant
companion, XII and XLVII ganged up on L.  Neither were particularly
vocal, as was fairly common, but they coordinated their actions and
XII held L down while XLVII fondled her genitals.  Such physical
contact was rather common, particularly between specimens of
different genders; XII and XLVII were both male (although XII did
display some intergender characteristics).  Typically researchers
would step in to put an end to things, but this time Victor
intervened first by pushing XII away and allowing L to get away from
XLVII.  With Victor acting as something like a bodyguard, the
assailants moved away, only to repeat their actions against Isis. 
Researchers delayed intervening to see if Victor would stop them, but
he took no action a second time.  In the physical examination
following the assault, L showed no signs of trauma either physically
or mentally.  Isis however showed clear signs of sexual arousal and
would habitually masturbate thereafter on social days and following
the end of acceleration.  XLVII would be terminated following a
deadly assault on II, another female, on day 84, and XII would
terminate on day 88.
      
      Though she was only 91 days old, L had twice the vocabulary of
Victor and Isis, and far greater dexterity than either of them.  L
excelled in all physical tests, only Victor was stronger, and Isis
more developed despite being the same age.  All three exhibited
heightened senses and reflexes.  L was incredibly graceful, a dance
instructor's dream.  After viewing and practicing an Olympic level
gymnastics routine, she not only was able to perfectly replicate it,
she stuck landings and corrected mistakes made in the example video. 
Victor too could exhibit similar control and form over his body,
though he had a tendency to rush, aiming more for the end goal than
making sure that all the little details were met.  Isis, when she was
allowed out of isolation, was much more clumsy and awkward when
presented with the gymnastics test.  Her secondary sex
characteristics were already developing and she had reached menarche
only days following the end of acceleration, whereas L remained
prepubescent.
      
      Prior to the end of acceleration specimens were not given
clothing to wear, aside from diapers, which they were weened off of
by social day 42 or 49.  L was a curiousity in this respect as she
remained in her diaper all 90 days of acceleration, seemingly
ignoring any instructions in toilet use.  On day 91 she surprised all
researchers by removing her diaper and performing exactly as she had
been instructed prior.  When clothing was presented, L preferred
light colors in selecting dresses and underwear.  Victor would wear
shirts and socks, but remained nude otherwise.  Isis preferred loose
fitting tops and socks, but remained nude otherwise.
      
      While L and Victor would spend most of their time together
following acceleration, when Isis would be allowed to join them,
particular attention was paid to interactions between Victor and
Isis.  Since the two had made the choice to leave their genitals
exposed, there was some speculation that sexual activity might take
place.  As on prior social days, Isis would masturbate in full view
of any who wanted to watch.  L never seemed to pay attention, instead
devoting her time to reading, but Victor began taking notice of Isis
and began having erections when she would be near, and experienced a
nocturnal emission shortly thereafter, reporting that Isis had formed
the basis of the dream.
      
      L characteristically seemed uninterested in sexuality, but as
was becoming habit for her, surprised everybody when she commented on
the scent of fresh semen present around a female researcher.  This
observation exposed an affair between staff members, both of whom
were dismissed.  It also further exposed the fact that L knew what
semen smelled like in the first place.  She revealed that on an
almost nightly basis she was being sexually abused by a senior
researcher, being made to perform oral sex on his penis and anus
while he touched her genitals.  He was dismissed from the program,
and L suffered no discernable mental or physical harm.

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***This marks the end of current progress on L, as of 25 February 
2014.***
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