"Are you feeling alright today?" She fell back into a sitting position, the clang from her heavy body reverberating through the small room. With a wince, she rubbed her lower back. "It's Monday, right? Another set of experiments?"<br/><br/>She stretched her legs out, examining her legs as they slipped from the robe. Her veins were grey now, bordering on black. Assimilation, they told her. That's what they were aiming for. Iron mixed with carbon. Steel in her veins. Or, at least, when they pumped enough into her it would be. The amount of carbon in her blood was too high to make it anything worthwhile. But putting more iron could kill her without proper nutrition.<br/><br/>Forcing herself to her feet with arms that shook under the weight, she leaned a hand against the wall, the metal warping. It'd been years since they'd allowed plaster. "Think of a way to get out?"