"I'm studying weight gain methods."
"What?"
"You see, people have been getting fatter and some don't care about the health problems that comes with the weight, so I've decided to create a formula that'll help people gain weight without fear of the problem," Upon seeing Bailey's confused face, I decided it's best I showed him. I motioned him to follow me to the cages in the corner, Bailey came over and looked at the rats in the cages, then he notices the cage underneath, ":What's with that Guinea pig?"
I smile, "That's not a guinea pig, look closer."
Bailey does, and he notices the creatures face.
"Holy Shit!" He exclaimed, "That's a rat?"
I simply nod.
"He's Huge! I mean look at the gut and fat he's sporting, I bet he has problems move around!" Bailey turns and looks at me, "And he got that way from your stuff?"
"Yes, and he hasn't had any problems with his weight at all"
Wow, man, you must've started feeding him since he was just a newborn to get this way!"
"Oh, no!" you laughing, boasting, "He was the same size as his brothers just earlier this week."
"Wait, all this growth in one week! That's wild!" Bailey is momentarily at a loss for words. Then, "Dude, you're going to be so rich. I mean, you've got a super Weight gain formula here. I mean, tons of men all over the world gonna want to get some of your stuff!"
I look at Bailey, and laugh tensely, "Well, don't get too worked up, boy. First, the materials I need to make my solution are pretty scarce, so I don't think we'd be able to handle such a demand. Second, I’m still in early experimentation stages. There's a long way to go before we know it's safe. It might take years …"
Bailey cuts in, "What does it do to humans?"
"To humans?"
"Yes." I can see Bailey salivating at the thought of its use.
I pat Bailey lightly on his arm, noticing the tense bicep underneath the sleeve. "Bailey, it's too early to say. I've only just begun testing this on rats. A lot more experimentation on rats and other living cells and creatures needs to be done before we can start testing on humans. We have no idea if the stuff's safe."
Bailey suddenly looks a little glum.
I try to cheer him up. "Well, if you're a good assistant, maybe we can speed up the process a little." He's not much more enthused, so you decide it's time to talk game plan. "Bailey, it's getting late. We should talk about your day-to-day duties in the lab, and then we can call it a day. Excuse me for one second, as I go use the men's room, and then we can have that chat."
I excuse myself and head out into the hall.
Meanwhile,