Pretty Dead Girl Page #3

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just tasted rotten.

This girl came into the stall

next to mine.

I was in there,

hiding,

Trying to figure out

what was wrong with me.

She changed out her tampon,

and the smell of blood...

anyway, and i don't remember

leaving my stall.

Or digging through the trash,

but the next thing i know,

I'm sucking the blood

out of this thing.

Like it's a f***ing popsicle,

and...

instead of being completely

disgusted by what i was doing,

I was finally eating something

that tasted right.

Doctor:
nobody knew

you were doing this?

I was an intern.

Getting access

to human tissue was easy.

It was kind of like

stealing pens from the office.

Ryan, obviously,

didn't see it that way at first,

But it wasn't hurting anybody,

and after enough convincing,

Even though it grossed him out,

he really loved me.

That was enough.

At least for a while.

Look, i... i thought the crazy

cravings were under control.

I mean, sh*t, i thought it was

gonna be a medical breakthrough.

Ryan:

uh, hey, babe,

There's a bunch of biohazard

bags in the refrigerator.

Um, i don't know

what's going on.

I don't...

i'd like you to explain this.

'Cause i can't eat anything

in the fridge.

'Cause it really reeks,

and i know you know.

That thanksgiving is coming up,

So i was gonna do some shopping,

so give me a call.

We need to talk about this.

your bio-Waste shake

brings the boys to the yard

you love

to drink human lard

i'm going to

blow my chunks

Oh, this one's

female body fat.

Mmm.

What's that?

Is female body fat

lighter than regular body fat?

Is what?

Is it lighter?

Is it, like,

diet body fat?

Are you worried at all about

the fat calories in the fat?

Are you calling me fat?

No, i think you're perfect,

but i ha... what...

i have to wonder

what the consequences are.

Of drinking

a fat shake are.

[ Smacks lips ]

ahh.

[ Laughs ]

I'm not gonna... to got to...

i can't kiss you after that.

What?

No.

What?

No.

Dude, gross.

What?

Gross. Okay.

No, i don't.

I'm not...

you love it.

All right.

All right.

Maybe... maybe

brush your teeth first.

[ Chuckles ]

I don't even...

i don't even remember biting him.

Or doing any of the other sh*t

they said i did.

And i'm not...

i'm not saying i didn't do it.

I know i did it.

I just... i black out...

or something.

Is it possible

that you don't want to remember?

Okay.

So, i've decided

to document this research.

Um, here are the facts

that we have so far.

One... food makes me

completely sick.

Can't eat it unless it's pork,

and it has to be raw.

Ryan:

which kind of makes sense.

'Cause pork

is the closest to human flesh.

Right.

Or human...

i can eat human tissue,

Blood, fat,

and that kind of stuff,

I cannot seem

to get enough of.

Two...

i can't sleep.

I haven't slept

in 10 days,

And it's been forever since

i've felt tired in that way.

Three... my blood pressure

and my, um, my pulse.

Are significantly lower

than they ever have been,

And there seems to be

some correlation.

Between how recently

i've ingested human tissue.

And how low those levels

actually go.

So, today,

we're going to test for, um...

do some blood

and test for anomalies.

You left out the best part.

Tell them about your finger.

Oh, right, okay.

Um, so, my finger...

i cut it a couple days ago,

And it seems to be...

it's healed extremely quickly.

You can look.

There's not even

really anything there.

The hypothesis is...

[ chuckles ]

...is that my fiance

is a mutant.

[ Chuckling ]

no.

No,

the hypothesis.

Is that there seems to be

something new in my blood.

That's accelerating

the healing process.

Yeah,

just as long.

As you don't mind

cannibalizing human remains.

Well, yeah,

but that's how it is right now.

I mean, once we understand this

a little bit better,

We'll be able to find a

substitute for the human flesh.

I'm sure of it.

Yeah, sure.

I mean,

they have tofurkey.

I'm sure

that human-Flesh substitute.

Is just

around the corner.

Yeah, i thought you were

gonna help and not mock.

I'm sorry.

Just how i cope.

No,

but really.

I mean,

imagine a world.

Where, you know,

patients can go home.

The same day that

they've had open-Heart surgery,

Or they don't even

need open-Heart surgery.

I mean, this could

really change everything.

[ Dramatically ]

imagine a world.

Where patients are fed

human remains by their doctors.

Get the blood stuff.

Okay, uh, we are gonna do

a little experiment.

I am going to make an incision

into regina's hand,

And we're gonna see

what happens.

I don't... i don't think

i can do this.

Babe, we talked about this,

okay?

It's gonna be fine.

Don't worry.

You're sure?

Yes. Okay.

Thank you.

Okay over here?

Yeah.

Can i get you anything?

No, i'm good.

Another glass

of fat shake?

I'm okay. Thank you.

Four hours.

Totally healed.

That's pretty damn fast.

You okay?

If my mom would've been able

to do that...

okay.

Welcome to regina and ryan's

science show,

Starring regina and ryan,

the science couple.

Serious.

Okay.

Um, so,

as we suspected,

There appears to be something

in my blood,

Which i'm gonna show you

right now.

This is an image

from a regular microscope.

And as you can see, there

appears to be a symbiotic...

sorry... relationship

between my cells,

Which are over here,

and then the fungus,

Which is right here.

And this

is the same image.

From an electron microscope

at 100,000.

Oh, gross.

Look at that.

That's inside you.

We think that it's possible

that this very fungus.

Is chemically influencing

regina's behavior.

It's not making me

do anything.

Well, you're a lot smarter

than an ant, babe.

What are you

talking about?

Don't you remember

when we saw that tv show.

About the ant

that goes all crazy.

And it runs

on top of the bean stalk.

And it gets that thing

that grows out of its head.

Like a big ant...

boner?

[ Chuckles ]

And it shoots

all that stuff.

Wait, you think the fungus

is controlling my brain?

It's a very simpical...

[ chuckles ]

simple.

It's very simple...

oh, it's a very what?

It's a very simple chemical

process to trigger hunger.

It's a very...

no, it is.

It's a very simple chemical

process to trigger hunger.

You know that.

But then

that would mean that...

i mean,

we would have to test you.

Because that means

you could be...

no, it's fine.

I'm fine.

I already did.

I'm fine.

Just...

don't bite me again.

I thought you thought

this was cool.

I do.

I think it's really cool.

It's awesome.

It's frickin' amazing.

I want to learn

all about it,

But i just don't really want

to eat people.

Narrator:

these common black ants,

Known as monomorium minimum

to entomologists,

Are one of the most common

ant species in the world.

Colonies can contain

over 2,000 workers per queen.

But this one here is exhibiting

some odd behaviors.

It has been infected

by a parasitic fungus.

Known as cordyceps.

This remarkable fungus infects

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