'Manning-Smith Internal Memo (09.12.1971): Charles Hoover (VP Marketing) to James Barlowe (CEO) [Excerpt 1.5]
"Yes, Jim, I've read through all the clinical trial reports. (Good god, don't they teach writing to chemistry majors? My third-grader writes better.) And, yes, they are shocking. In some cases, disturbing. I'm glad they were terminated, and I hope those poor people have returned to normal after taking EE-47, aka "Euphorax." (I know Legal made us immune to any claims.)
But.... And, it's a big but. The results were extraordinary - - in terms of the basic stuff. Stimulation. Enhanced function. Satisfaction. I mean... good god... it's like sex became a whole new thing for these people. The responses aren't just off the charts. They're off the fucking planet. This stuff could revolutionize sex lives. (I wouldn't mind a few pills myself... Cindy and I aren't exactly teenagers anymore.)
This is like penicillin or the polio vaccine or something. World changing. And we own it.
We can't just sit on this. The positive outcomes for Mannin-Smith are too enormous. Can you imagine the profit margins?
Maybe we can dilute it. Or, give lower doses? Can't those science nerds just figure out a way to tone it down a bit? Make things a little less intense. Shorter acting, maybe? Isn't that just chemistry?
I'll tell you, bud... you won't even need an old marketing nag like me to make this stuff fly off the shelves. It will sell itself like gangbusters.
I'm just saying: think about share price before you pull the plug. We could both be very, very rich men thanks to EE-47. Boca in the winter, France in the summer. I know Shirley would like that...."
[Handwritten comment scrawled across memo in pen: "Fucking idiot. No clue. Proceed with termination ASAP."]
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Sammy woke the next morning still nervous about the doctor's phone call. He and Lucinda fucked once before dressing and driving into town - - more to tamp down their lust than to fully satisfy it. Lucinda took special care with her outfit, spending more time than usual in front of her closet, studying her clothes. Sammy waited outside for her and tapped the pickup's steering wheel impatiently. When she stepped out of the front door, his cock twitched in his jeans.
Lucinda wore a tight black skirt that ended just above her shapely calves and unapologetically advertised her lush curves. Her blouse clung to her breasts and featured a daring view of her cleavage. She'd fixed her hair and applied makeup. She smiled as she tip-tapped toward the car on black heels.
Sammy offered a parody of a wolf whistle when she settled her plump, little body next to his in the cab of the truck.
"What?" Lucinda said, smacking him on the shoulder. "Stop that, you troublemaker"
Sammy grinned. "You look like a million bucks," he said. "But you smell better than money."
Lucinda returned his grin.
"Well, I'm glad somebody's here to notice." She crossed her legs to display her smooth, sexy calves. "Now go on. Drive."
Sammy laughed.
Neither Sammy nor Lucinda spoke as he piloted the car into town and guided the pickup into a parking space outside Doc Halloran's clinic. He opened the door to his grandmother and offered his arm. Linked together, they entered the clinic and each was directed by a nurse to a separate exam room. The nurse asked each to don a paper gown.
Sammy filled in a form on the clipboard he received from the nurse and waited. He was swinging his bare legs below the exam table, worrying over his grandmother, when the doctor entered.
"Sammy," Doc Halloran said, offering his hand.
They shook.
"Good to meet you, son," the doctor said as he dropped onto a stool in front of his patient.
Sammy nodded.
"I just want to assure you." The doctor adjusted his glasses on his nose. "Everything is fine with Lucinda... er... your grandmother. In fact... " He scanned the clipboard in his hand. "I'd say she's gotten even healthier since the last time I saw her - - heart rate, blood pressure, reflexes."
The doctor seemed to forget about Sammy as he studied Lucinda's chart. Sammy coughed quietly.
"Uh... yes." Doc Halloran's weathered blue eyes returned to Sammy. "Well. Today, we just want you to do some simple tests...some blood work, urine. Typical stuff."
Sammy nodded.
"We're looking for the same substances that showed up in your grandmother's tests. Again. No big deal. Tests this morning and we'll let you know the results by this afternoon."
The doctor stood.
"Doc," Sammy said. "I had the water district out last week to check the well."
The doctor nodded and scratched a note on his clipboard.
"Haven't heard anything back from them," Sammy continued. "Probably next week."
Doc Halloran clapped Sammy on the shoulder.
"Excellent," he said. "When you get the results, let me know." He strode to the door. "I'll send the nurse in." He paused with his hand on the knob. "But...again...this isn't really about health issues. We're just curious about what might be going on... maybe with the well water."
He shrugged and smiled. Sammy nodded.
Less than a half hour later - - having peed in a cup and donated a draw of blood - - Sammy dressed and joined Lucinda in Doc Halloran's office. Lucinda smiled at him as he entered the room and took a chair next to her.
"Well," Doc Halloran began. "It's good to see the two of you. And to see both of you in such excellent health."
Lucinda beamed and crossed her legs. Her bare calves were like powerful magnets and Sammy's eyes glued themselves to her ankles and her knees. Lucinda noticed and stirred in her chair, uncrossing her legs and then crossing them again. She felt a flush rising in her cheeks.
"And, Sammy," the doctor went on. Sammy pried his eyes from his grandmother's smooth, luscious legs. "I just want to compliment you on what you're doing."
Sammy raised his eyebrows and gulped.
"Taking care of the farm," the doctor said. "Taking care of your grandmother."
Sammy relaxed.
"Oh, Doc," Lucinda said in a bright voice. She patted Sammy's arm. "You don't know the half of it."
Sammy's cock trembled as his grandmother's soft hand stroked his forearm. Lucinda crossed her legs and swung her foot against his shin.