Receiving: Captain Serl Gentry, Doctor, Special Research Ops
Captain Gentry:
Have a seat, Private. I can imagine that you're upset after what you've just been through.
Private Ayers:
Upset? Don't be silly, Captain: this wasn't a complete surprise. Nature doesn't just adapt. Nature cheats, changes the rules, and slips out the back door with your wallet while you're still trying to figure out what happened.
Captain Gentry:
I'm not sure I follow.
Private Ayers:
Sorry; those aren't my words. That's from my father, the venerable Dr. Talen Ayers. It's his own special flavor of insight: one part renowned research geneticist and two parts backwoods yokel. Always embarrassed the hell out of me.
