Personal Log 27: The Story Of Bronwen Jones And Myfanwy Morgan
15 Sep 2016Jemine Caesar
24th July, 3301NTUP Foundation
Feynman Terminal, Bhritzameno
Bronwen Jones took me to a place called Galore's, down on one of Feynman Terminal's inner levels, where the gravity is at its weakest. Lots of floating about, loud music, bright flashing lights, dark corners, and drinks in pouches with straws. Bronwen introduced me to her friend, Myfanwy Morgan. They took it in turns to speak, almost finishing off each other's thoughts. They both talked in the same strange accent, almost like they were singing. I quickly realised from their body language that they were much more than just friends.
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"Myfanwy and me, we both joined Bhritzameno Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories as interns in 3286. We were 18 at the time, and we'd already been living together for over a year, hadn't we, Myffy?"
"Yes, Bronwen, we had. In April 3287 we sneaked into one of the biolabs after lights out for a bit of hanky-panky. We wanted to use some of the equipment in the lab, see. Don't ask us how, it's better you don't know! We took a holo-camera in to vid ourselves for posterity."
"Just as we were about to get started, the door opened and a man walked in. We stayed as quiet as mice, but Myffy pointed the holo-camera on him. The man went straight to a storage unit containing samples of NTUP virus, opened it, and removed one of the sample containers. Then he left."
"We agreed to keep quiet about what we'd seen, didn't we Bron? After all, we had been in a restricted area without good cause, and to tell anyone would have cost Bronwen and me our jobs."
"That's right. Rumours about the theft of the sample spread quickly afterwards, but then were officially quashed. All company employees were ordered not to mention the matter again."
"So we never did. Until today. Here's the vid, look you. Watch. Ooh, not this bit! That's me and Bron with the chromosome resequencer... never mind! Ah, here he comes now. Obviously you'll recognise him... What do you mean, you don't know who he is? John Graham, the head of JG Industries! Didn't you know that Bhritzameno Pharmaceuticals Research Labs is a subsidiary company of JG Industries? Now, have we missed anything out, Bron?"
"No, that's it, really, isn't it, Myfanwy?"
"Yes, I think so. Now then, Jemine, if... um... if you fancy having a bit of fun, why don't you come on back to our place with us? We both think you're ever so hot!"
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I politely declined their invitation, thanked them, and left Galore's. Now we knew how John's DNA came to be found in the lab. It was John's father who stole the NTUP sample, and their DNA would be a match. But why would John Graham senior want to steal the NTUP virus from his own company?