Note: This is an edit of one of my older stories. I've placed it in a different category, added more description, and edited it for grammar.
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The facility was round. A gigantic, gray half-globe of concrete and stone on the top of the hill, almost looking like a second sunrise. The building was surrounded by grass and, slightly lower, a partially electric fence. Ten scientists stood on the other side of the fence, gazing at the dome ahead of them.
"Welcome to Pine Mountain Center," a man in gray said from the other side of the gate as the door swung open. "Please enter quickly and follow me."
The scientists hurried in as the gate slammed behind them.
"Sorry about that," the man in gray quipped. "We have to be careful about who we let in and, more importantly, who we let out."
"Didn't you say these humans aren't sentient?" one of the scientists questioned.
"Well, they aren't sentient the way you and I are," the man in gray clarified. "Of course, all breathing creatures retain some semblance of a mind, or else they would not be able to function. And I'm sure they think to themselves, on some level- after all, look at how much they had accomplished for their species before we got here- but to be sure, they hardly retain the ability to reason and understand their world to the same extent that we can."
"But they would still try to run away?"
"Well, if you let any wild organism run free, it would surely move wherever it could go, wouldn't it? I doubt our girls are unhappy, but even the happiest one might lose her wits, bless them. Now, if you'll follow me..."
The man in gray pressed a button on the side of the dome. Several guards stood at attention next to a steel door, which slid open and slammed shut as soon as everyone was inside.
"Before we begin, I will take you into our lecture room," the man in gray explained. "Unfortunately, you do not have time to tour the entire facility, but you will get to see one of our processing and gathering rooms, and of course, the gift shop."
The scientists chuckled.
"You will only see a small sampling of our present stock," he continued. "The facility is run on a 24 hour basis, with our staff working in eight hour shifts. We maintain one of the largest facilities on the planet, with somewhere around 5,000 human females and employing nearly 500 of our people. The humans sleep in small cells on the third level, and our employees have their dormitories on the second level."
"How do you avoid running out of females?" one of the scientists asked.
"Well, that's simple," the man in gray began. "We have designated a special portion of the fourth level for breeding. There are generally between fifty and one-hundred human males living in cells on the fourth and fifth level. Every couple of months, we select anywhere from ten to fifty females and bring them along with an appropriate number of males to the breeding area.
"Once the female gives birth to her infant, generally nine Earth months later (though we are currently researching methods of speeding up the incubation process), we raise the child in our nursery. Once he or she reaches his or her age of maturity (usually between eighteen and twenty Earth years), the male infant is sent to live with the males, and the female infant is sent to the female dorm, soon to join the others in the processing and gathering department.
"Now, if you'll follow me," the man in gray finished, ushering the scientists into the small lecture hall. There were seats down in front, and a table with multiple straps and attachments in the middle of the floor. The scientists each grabbed a seat in the front row.
"The best part of any factory tour is getting to experience the freshest, rawest form of the product. Naturally, you will get to taste fresh human jam right here. But first, a demonstration." The man in gray motioned to the guard at the back of the lecture stage, who opened a door behind him and brought in a female prisoner.
The girl was entirely naked and shaved from the waist down. She had a wild look in her eyes and stood trembling in front of the scientists. She looked no older than eighteen.
"Is she all right?" one scientist asked.
"She's one of our newest subjects," the man in gray answered. "We find that the youngest and least experienced females tend to produce the most jam, which is why we tend to select them for our tour demonstrations. Now, if you'll please." He gestured to the guard, who lifted the girl and placed her on the table. The man in gray walked towards the guard and helped him pull the girl's legs apart at the knee, lift her arms above her head, and tighten bonds around her knees, ankles, wrists, elbows, waist, hips, and around her head. By the time they had finished, she was rendered quite motionless, but the scientists could still see her shaking.