"I have no idea. I just work there. Do what I'm told." And really, there'd been a pretty good chance they were all going to die anyway. Why worry about long-term effects when you weren't sure there was going to be a long term.

He grimaces a little when that name is brought up. Sure, it's a not uncommon phrase but he's pretty sure he's never going to be able to hear 'Mother of Invention' again without discomfort. Bad memories.

"In the fountain. The less time spent in a tube the better."