”Johann lets out raspy laugh. Abruptly, he cuts the laughter and glares harshly at Story. “Then you are foolish.”Story smirks. “I guess I don�...��t have a chance to make it out of here alive then.”“Oh, you will live,” the man assures her. “I need a fresh subject for a new experiment. Unfortunately, volunteers come with expensive promises.”“Not that the Inner Sanctum fulfills those promises,” she spits back bitterly.Johann laughs mockingly at the woman. “The Inner Sanctum fulfills all their. If the news reports are to be believed, people do shockingly brutal and violent things to each other. Zeus is right to be afraid of them. People also seem to do kind things to other people. Zeus should not be afraid of these people. In either case: why do they act as they do? There is no answer, or even suggested answer, I can find. It seems to be a part of being human. I have elected to do helpful and kind things for people. I refrain from saying "other people" since I consider myself only. "Why? You just told me you weren't paying for my college anymore. What do you want from me?" I wanted to know. They both made hand gestures as their hands soared up towards their faces. My dad's head moved around as my mom muttered incoherently. I turned back to my girlfriends and tears were shed at a fast rate. "I'm sorry," Gloria whispered. I turned back to my parents and they both had tears in their eyes. "I can't fucking believe this!" Julie snapped just before she left the room. "You. She didn't even turn to watch him go. Taking another sip, just as she'd done so long ago, hearing the voice of her sister echoing in her mind."Are you fucking crazy?"Janice finished her drink without gulping it down, sliding the empty glass away from her as she reached for the room-key picking it up. As she did, she caught a knowing look from the bartender as he took the empty glass away, felt the flush as it burned through her cheeks."Are you fucking crazy?"She laughed, she laughed out loud.