The Happiness Variant

Original Science Fiction – Makeshift Stories by Vern Hume

Mar 2, 202635:42Fiction

Hana Grabowski, a genetic engineer with a failing gene-mod business, takes a secretive contract to restore humanity’s appetite for impulsive behaviour. When her staff threatens to revolt, she uses a variant to alter thei...

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