??? time passes ???
re-open weeks later, as Arnold makes his way to work in the 'new wing', where three squads totalling fifty female soldiers have been enhanced. One squad lines up for biometric testing, and tease Arnold a little as they demonstrate their strength for him. Their reactions mirror the earliest reactions, though they are a bit more 'rough'. One of them recognizes Arnold as the boyfriend of Kim, the famous enhanced civilian. They flatter and flirt with him about how they'd love to find a man like him, that isn't intimidated by a 'real' woman. That if their ex-boyfriends could see them now, they would piss their pants, and their dicks would go limp and shrivel up. Arnold defends men, telling them that they might be surprised, not all men have something to prove. "Some of us just want a good woman."
maybe they try to embarrass him... (so you're with Kim because she's a good woman? her giant sized tits and ass have nothing to do with it?)
Tj addresses her platoon, about the upcoming mission. Bolstering their confidence with talk of how they are the strongest best soldiers the planet has ever known. Before talking to them about the responsibility they have to the program, and to women everywhere. Everything they do affects whether this program continues. From success of the mission, down to how they treat each and every 'normal' they interact with. She's heard rumors of some getting a kick out of exercising their superiority, and that can't happen among her soldiers. If any one of them raises a finger against a normal, they'll find themselves rotting in a military prison faster than a fire consumes dry newspaper. The platoon routinely chants "sir, yes, sir." back at her.
Drs Sara and Chad work in the lab, where Sarah has improved serum yield considerably. Looking at some of the latest data, has an idea about how to improve it even more. Chad challenges her with the ethics of going any further. That if the serum becomes easy to produce, there will be no limit to how many they can administer it to. That the ethics are about more than the military now. Their work may forever change the gender balance in society. (What are you saying? Men have been bigger and stronger than women for generations. What's so bad about reversing and adjusting those roles?) We're not talking about just a role reversal here. Men have historically been about 8% taller than women. Post serum women are 50% taller and more than two times stronger than post serum men, and nearly six times stronger than normal men. That's not an adjustment, that's a seismic shift. We have no idea how it will affect relationships and society. (That's a bit of an exaggeration, don't you think? Afterall, we're in a relationship, and you haven't even taken the male serum. I know you don't especially like it when I pick you up in public, but you didn't seem to mind it at all last night. Don't you think men and women will just figure things out?) Sarah, I care about you. I have since the moment we met, and you're a good woman. The soldiers transformed so far have gone through an extensive vetting process. If this serum is unleashed on the wider world, we'll be handing an incredible imbalance to the diversity of society, including all it's unpredictable personalities and dangerous agendas. Doesn't that worry you? What happens when transformed women start beating, or even killing men? (Ohh I see. Mal adjusted men have been beating their wives for generations, and you think the first chance women get they'll do the same. Well let me tell you, we're not like you. Women bear children. We value human life. Has there been even one physical confrontation between a transformed solder and a normal? No. Chad, not only am I not concerned about proliferation of the serum, but the more I think about it, the more I think it may be the solution to one of societies biggest problems. Women do not seek out violence like men do, and after the serum we'll be better equipped to buffer those male tendencies and encourage peace. Don't you see? We can do something important here to make the world better.)
chad is still not on board. he doesn't trust all women the way he does Sarah. considers leaving the program, and thinks she should too.
There is no way she's leaving, and she encourages him to stay. Afterall, it was his research that started it all. He should be there for every step, even if it is to argue caution. She admits she also wants him to stay for selfish reasons, because she really likes what they have together. That as one of the first cross serum relationships, they can help the world understand how to be okay with this. She confesses that she can be a better partner too. That maybe she's keep picking him up in public because she's being selfish, and she likes holding him, but she can stop.