Morally Questionable

As someone gets older, you tend to look back on yourself, and realize how naive you were. Maybe it’s just how you get wiser with age. Though I’m sure some would say “Professor Welts you’ve never gotten wise!”

Maybe that’s true. But I feel like at least I’ve gotten a bit smarter.

But I digress. When you get older, you tend to remember things you’ve done, things that you regret. Me? Well...I only have one regret really.

But it’s...quite a huge regret.

I still shudder at the thought of what I did. Eight or so years ago, I believe. I was young, fresh out of college, just working late hours at a factory just to pay bills while I tried to get my name out there. That’s when he approached me. His blue eyes looked sunken in, his lavender hair was almost messier than mine, which was saying a lot.

He mentioned being the owner of a huge electric company on the east side of the US. So he must have been pretty important. He had something he...wanted me to make, and he’d pay me heavily, as long as I gave him the rights to the invention. Sounded like a great deal to me, so I accepted.

He wanted something new and not really worked with. Wires that are controlled with his mind. Wires that are tough and bendable to be able to pick up objects. It’d give the ability for someone to multitask easier. Working with the engineering to connect to his nerves to be able to connect with his brain, but I thought it’d be worth it. 

The engineering was done wonderfully. I’ll admit I was proud of that craftmanship. Plus the work would be super helpful to so many people. So much work could get done, plus it could help those who are not able to use their arms as much.

Well...that was until he changed it.

Somehow...he messed it up. He put in faulty wiring on purpose. Making so that he can run powerful electric shocks through them...and into people. I can’t imagine he’d do any good things with that.

I felt sick after hearing what he did. I can’t believe someone used that technology for something so horrible. I immediately signed away my name off the engineering, i did not want anything to do with it anymore.

I should’ve gotten rid of the money he paid me for that. I should have, but I didn’t. I was young, and desperate for money, so I was selfish and kept it. I kept the money used for horrible things.

Had I known about what he would do with that...I never would have accepted. I know he must’ve been doing something awful with it. No one with good intentions would do such a thing. I haven’t heard from him since the day I signed it away...I can only hope that something happens to it, or that he gets stopped from using it...before he takes it too far.