Julie took a taxi to work she needed to talk to Wallace, he knew Mark better than anyone. Wallace was asleep under his desk his computer still displaying the title screen of some computer game. She shook him until he woke up. "Wallace. Wallace! I need your help."
"Who's there? I'm working, I'm working." He mumbled.
"It's Julie I need to talk to you about Mark." She said shaking him again.
"Mark! Is he ok?" Wallace asked sitting bolt upright.
"Don't know I'm worried about him." Julie admitted.
"What's happening?" Wallace asked.
"I fell asleep at Mark's place and when I found him in the morning he was walking around on all fours."
Wallace bent double laughing, he finally gained control enough to speak, "Marks fine, he always acts like that."
Julie looked at him like he had two heads. Wallace cleared his throat, "Have you ever heard of 'Feral Animals'?"
"Feral?" Julie asked.
"It's a rare condition that only affects 1 in 10,000 animals. Most Ferals can't live on their own so it's not too surprising you haven't heard of them. Feralism causes an animal to revert partially back to their more primitive nature. Not violently mind you but most of them can't even talk."
"That doesn't sound anything like Mark." Julie said.
"Mark is a special case. He's one of ten Ferals ever recorded not to show signs of mental limitations because of his condition. He's actual quite brilliant, graduated med school and everything. "
"Why isn't he practicing medicine?" Julie asked.
"Frankly no one would hire us." Wallace said ruefully, "No one was willing to trust Mark with his condition to hold up to sanitation standards, and I was never that good at medicine to begin with."
"You're a doctor too?" Julie asked.
"Just an RN. We were roommates at med school. You'll soon come to find everyone here has a story and skill the world wasn't ready notice yet. Maybe one day you'll share yours."
"Thank you, but I should get ready for my route." Julie said turning away evasively.