The Escapement Mechanism, Prologue 3

Tan uniform. A body that would have fit it comfortably two years ago. The optimistic hubris of the day's test subject. Carl---a middle-manager that Gerty hoped to never see again. His last name already forgotten, even though it was at the top of the form she was prompting him to sign. Even James, her supervisor, couldn't fully suppress his amusement as he listened to Carl recite his…