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// Log 4029: Not What I Expected 
// Story: Lab Horse 
// by TheMajorTechie 
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	Honestly, I'm not sure what I should say about this. We apparently drove through the night as well, 'cause it's morning now. And even though Hagen mentioned that the hospital was "Out of town", it's definitely in a town. Well, more like a full-on city, actually. I can tell that we're not too far off from it, considering as how my vision is currently filled with distant skyscrapers and bridges.

Wait a second... where's the mountains? I mean, sure, we've probably driven far enough that the ones I'm used to seeing outside the observation windows of the lab are gone, but I'm just not used to seeing flatness all around. Instead, the tallest objects are the skyscrapers and the bridges. And speaking of bridges, they're pretty big, too. Mm... is that a breeze I feel?

I rolled the windows down further, letting my mane blow with the cool wind. There's also this distinctly salty taste to it. I've never been able to taste wind like this before.

I let my mind relax for a moment as I took in the view, before realizing: We're nearing the beach! And judging from the length of the car trip, as well as the fact that we took a westbound interstate, we're somewhere in California!

Considering the two-state jump, I'd have to say that this is a pretty big shift from the dryness of the midwest. I mean, the mountain view was nice and all, but I've never been able to experience anything like this before... it's pretty relaxing to take in the scenery.

I'm no longer locked into the lab that I've known for all these years. I'm not a lab horse anymore. I'm just me, Gadget. And honestly, this is probably a definitive turning point in my life.

We've just arrived at the hospital, and while the doctor finds a place to park, I'm gonna be packing my stuff back up. It's kinda just a big mess back here now that I've been spending a full day or so messing around.





Yup. definitely not the little backwater shack that I had imagined. This place is clean, shiny, and crazy busy. I'm guessing that I'll have quite a good time here.

Hopefully.

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I just realized, I was to be put in a hospital so less people would know of me, not more. What's up with that?