The Calm Before the Storm

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The children climb out of the van in front of an old building in The Middle of Nowhere, Iowa. It was clearly an institution of some kind, not a home or place of commerce, but its former purpose is vague. It's been abandoned for decades, left to its slow erosion, open to the elements and any enterprising animals.

"What is this place?" asks Vera, unable to read anything with her powers damped.

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Steve protests, "Won't he need to be put to sleep again?"

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"Nope. I spent a week making a white room for him. He'll be fine."

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= I want to see the rest of you in the main laboratory in a few minutes. I have a favor to ask you all. Think of it as an art project we're going to work on together... =