I woke up slowly, in stages. First, I was aware a low sound... 'beep... beep... beep...' I did not know what it was but it seemed close. Next, I was aware of a smell, the odor of a sterilizing chemicals; a smell one would expect to detect from a hospital room. Then I felt something touching my chest. It was round, metallic, and cold. The momentary shock of a cold object touching me forced a low moan to escape my lips. The object was lifted.
"Her heart rate has returned to normal, Larry." with relief, a familiar sound said. "She's starting to come around."
"She?" confused, I thought. then I remembered. Right... the body swap experiment, I'm Cassandra now."
"Wait for her to wake up then run her through the check list, I will do the same with her brother." quivering with a certain excitement, Larry's voice replied.
The doctor's voice had some static in it, suggesting they were talking over an intercom or two way radio. Slowly, I opened my eyes and became aware of a new weight on my chest as I saw Gloria smiling at me. "Please bear with me for as moment." softly, she said. "We need to ensure nothing was left for chance." pausing, the said, "Sit up, please."
I did so and Gloria asked me to move my arms in a circle then rotate my wrists before flexing each finger and turning my head in various directions. "Good, your motor skills seem fine so far." pleased, she said. "Please try to stand, I will help you steady yourself."
I did so and Gloria ran me through another barrage of physical motions before she began to poke me with a long metal rod that looked a lot like a radio antenna. "Do you feel this?... this?... this?" poking me in several places, she asked.
"Yes, I can feel everywhere." annoyed, I said. "Please stop poking me."
Gloria gave a low yell of joy and hit an intercom button. "The first body swap on this end was a complete success!" excited, she announced. "We did it, doctor!"
"Likewise on my end, Gloria." excited, Larry replied over the speaker. "We have all just made history!"
Gloria gave another happy yell then turned to me. "I'll leave so you can get dressed." smiling she said. "We'll wait for you in the lab for a little celebration.
With that, she left the room and I turned to Cassandra's clothes, neatly folded and ready for me to wear.
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