Turns out this place has a whore house.
I'm serious, just learned about it today. It seems to have a schedule for everyone having a "turn", and is also rewarded for good behaviour. Well, ain't that just peachy. Wonder if they get disposed of and replaced every once in a while like us.
Asked a scientist if I could instead be rewarded with a short leave to go see my wife. Asshole laughed in my face, I wasn't surprised but I was still tempted to punch him in the face. They don't even let us write letters, I've heard as far as the outside world knows most of us are dead. "Only way you're communicating with your family again is if you reach Lieutenant." Well, at least I have an idea of the rank I need to be.
Random soldier crash-tackled me to the ground today. We fought for a bit before I slit his throat. No idea what problem the guy had with me. I was worried I might get in trouble, but nobody seemed to give a damn. Some unimportant guy attacked another, who killed the first guy in self-defence. They just quietly cleaned up the mess and nobody missed a beat. Side-effect of a drug maybe, or perhaps he was just one of the usual psychos they hired who wanted to have some fun. Hell, maybe he just wanted to die, I don't know.
Couple more whispers of an important guest. Whoever they are, the scientists seem to have mixed feelings about them. Some are treating it like God himself will be walking these hallways (hah!) while others are muttering stuff I don't understand, but get the gist of. A couple even seem afraid.
Us soldiers, of course, are not paid to think about such matters. Another person to guard with our lives, that's all they're meant to be to us. I imagine if we talked we'd find a multitude of different blackmail and brainwashing tactics to ensure we're willing to sacrifice ourselves for them. Although I really am curious about how they keep some of the psychos here on a leash, I heard at least one boast about how he killed his family, brother and all. What the fuck could you do to make him trustworthy? Torture the bastard? Either it would just turn him on, or you'd get a man who's grudgingly complying with your orders but will betray you the next chance you get.
…Actually, that would explain me. Compared to him I'd be downright nice to these guys when I get the chance to betray them and leave this hellhole to somewhere safe with my family. Probably still have to kill them, but it'd be quick and painless. Honestly it would probably be doing both them and the world a favour, with what these guys are doing it's only a matter of time before an experiment bites them hard in the ass.