Max was excited. Today was the day. Today, she was finally getting out of the lab. Maybe it'd only be for a meal, an hour or less, then back to the stark white room; either way she'd get to see somewhere new. 

She wasn't really supposed to know that she was getting out today, no one had expressly told her. But during one of her tests, she'd overheard some of the workers talking about it. They hadn't known she'd been listening, but her hearing was funny nowadays; better than before by far. 

A knock on the door alerted her to the presence of a guard, and she felt a twinge in her stomach. Here we go!