"The only truly stable profession is blood work—the work of the surgeon, the soldier, the butcher...all industries rise and fall, but as long as there's even a single man still alive, there will always be use for blood work."
Omar El Akkad (American War)

Part I: Expendable

"Of little significance when compared to an overall purpose and therefore able to be abandoned."

"Designed to be used only once and then abandoned or destroyed."

"Every one of us is expendable."