Chris Matthews rose and followed the orderly holding the aqua marked folder. He led Chris down the corridor passed the two Lees' rooms to the elevator, and he pushed the down button.
While they waited for the elevator, Chris struck up a conversation.
"So, how do you like working here?" Chris asked the orderly.
"Oh, I find it quite rewarding," smirked Carlos.
"Yeah, cool. So what sort of research do they do here?"
"Oh, a bit of this and that. Depends on who's paying for the study."
"Oh? So what sort of study do you think I'll be participating in?"
Carlos looked at the sticker and grinned. "Oh, that would be tailing," he said in a purposely thick Mexican accent.
Chris screwed up his face to ask what he meant by that, but the elevator doors opened and Carlos cut him off, "Elevator's here. Get on."
"Yeah, but you didn't say what I'd be doing?"
"Hey, I'm only an orderly. All I know is that you're going to Dr. Connors marine research lab. So I imagine you'll be taste testing kelp or fish or something like that," Carlos said with his back to Chris so that he couldn't see Carlos' grinning face or his erection. Straightening his expression, Carlos stole a glance over his shoulder at Chris' crotch. Nice bulge, thought Carlos, too bad it's going adios. He whipped his face back toward the elevator doors just as the elevator stopped and they opened.
Deep in the sub basement it was damp, and there were pipes everywhere pumping sea water, fresh water, waste water, purified water, distilled water, and good old tap water. Walking down the hallway with pipes on the walls and overhead, Chris was reminded of his visit aboard a submarine when he was in elementary school.
Carlos stopped abruptly and opened a door there was an exam table, a desk and chair and a large aquarium tank.
"You might as well strip and lie down on the exam table, Dr. Connors will be with you shortly," Carlos said.
"Strip? For a taste test?"
"Dr. Connors always gives a full medical exam to new subjects prior to beginning his study. Surely, you've had a medical exam before?"
"Where's the paper gown?"
Carlos shrugged and closed the door. It was then that Chris noticed there was no handle on the inside of the door...