Enhancements

"I can give you enhancements if you want," I said. "I'll bet I could make you a low level brute pretty easily, maybe give you the strength of a mountain gorilla, the speed of a cheetah, enhanced senses…"

 

She stared at me for a moment, clearly tempted.

 

Being the one person in the family who didn't get to go out and do heroics when everyone else was clearly having the times of their lives was obviously a sore point for her.

 

"I could give you control over your glands and impulses too."

 

"You'd change my brain?"

 

"Your corona changes your brain. I'd just add a couple of connections to places that have nothing to do with cognition, and then you'd be able to control your innate reactions to fear or lust or whatever."

 

Her ears perked up at that last bit, and she almost looked like she was going to say yes until her shoulders slumped.

 

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