"Yes," she said "and he's in some kind of battle of wills with Mr. Bartlett."
When they reached the door at the end she tried it and it was locked. She pulled out her magnetic card and zipped it through the slot.
As they went through, Ally realized the room was lit only by the glow of a laptop computer screen.
"Stay here," Ellen said turning to leave. "I'm going to try to talk to Dr. Vee."
As the door closed Stone finally looked up. He was wearing a sweater and jeans and had been typing furiously on a Gerex laptop.
"Hey, how're you feeling?" He paused to glance down and save what he'd been writing, then clicked off the computer.
"I have no idea." Something about him didn't seem quite right. It was like he was on happy pills or something. "How about you? The last time I saw you, I was passing out."
"I don't actually remember all that much of what happened after that. I think I went back to the city. But I feel great now. Like I went through a dark tunnel and came out the other side. I feel very different. I don't know what's next, but right now I'm just happy to be in the middle of the biggest story in the history of medical science."
What's going on with him? she wondered. He's spacey. He has to be on some kind of drug. What have they done to him?
He closed the laptop, then reached and clicked on a light by the bed. "Come on. Want to see something incredible? It's a marvel of medical science, never before happened."