Panel 1: A close-up view of a door in the long, white hallway. It is marked “G1D33.23-3”

Man, off-panel: “Orders are orders, yeah, but this is like putting duct tape on a cat’s paw… It’s just mean.”

Panel 2: The two scientists look at each other anxiously for a moment.

Panel 3: A close-up view through the door’s safety glass window. We can see a small, white room with a white tiled floor. We can see the foot of a bed made up in sheets the color of doctors’ scrubs. There is a long mirror along the opposite wall.

Panel 4: A close-up of the man’s clipboard. There are some typed notes attached. They read:

[unreadable] EVALUATION

Subject: G1D33.23-3

Age: 8 years

Weight: 84.82 kg

Habits: Loss of appetite, loss of activity, general apathy. Subject appears depressed.

Subject: G1D33.23-5

Age: 8 years

Weight: 81.12 kg

Habits: Some aggressive tendencies, should be approached with caution.

Subject: G1D33.23-6

Age: 8 years

Weight: 81.10 kg

[the rest is cut off]

Panel 5: A close-up view of the woman from her chin down. We are drawn to a patch sewn onto the sleeve of her lab coat. It is a blood-red circular emblem, with the white figure of a beast across it, and some unreadable text.

Woman: “Not really… You forget 23-3’s the smartest of the bunch. I think he’ll figure it out.”