by Seuzz
Vincent studied himself in the mirror as he slowly pushed
the dreadlocks out of his face, and admired the way his bicep bulged as he did
so. He had never looked -- had never been, and certainly had never felt -- so
powerful. The red muscle shirt could barely contain his pectoral muscles, and
he was giving himself a clear erection inside his sweatpants as he scoped
himself out. He had worked around guys like this, back when he ran on the streets
for Cesar's gang, but he'd never imagined he could have the same look and build
as them. "Can I keep it," he murmured.
"Sure," said Tito, his immediate superior -- and who
had also during the intervening months of physical preparation for this first plastic
transformation become his non-romantic best friend. He slapped Vincent on the
back. "DeShawn's not spoken for."
"What do you mean?"
"Just what I said. He's not a real face, not a real
body. Didn't they explain that to you? Jesus, everyone thinks everything's a
secret in the Company." Tito rolled his eyes. "DeShawn's a composite,
so you can take him with you when you quit, if you want. You will, probably, if
not DeShawn then someone else."
"No, I didn't know that."
"Oh yeah. A new look and life, compliments of the
Company, assuming you make it to retirement. And as long as it's a composite,
of course. We'll probably have lots of them on file for you to choose from,
though, by the time you're ready to go out to pasture."
"Why a composite for this job?" Vincent asked.
"Why not someone the target knows and trusts?"
"Because a composite's better in this case. DeShawn's a composite of all the men your
target has dated over the last ten months. So this Friday, if she's at her
usual club, you should have no trouble picking her up and getting her to the
rendezvous point. Cynthia will take it from there, of course."
Vincent cocked his head. "So she likes her men like she
likes her coffee, huh? And do I gotta be 'DeShawn' or can I pick some other
name?"
"You can give out any fake name you want. Do you give
out your real name when picking someone up?"











