Short Story / Incomplete

Dr. Steitman's Log
August 14th, 7:38 PM

Here I am, just twenty minutes before I leave work for the weekend, and I finally found what I've been looking for for thirty years.
We've all heard of Jesus, the proclaimed son of God from the bible, a true god among men. But I wonder, what made Jesus so unique? What made him so different from us? According to the bible, he is God in physical form, and perfect in all ways. But what made him so perfect? Perhaps it is the fact that he was born of the virgin Mary.
Could that very detail be the explanation to Jesus' perfection. Perhaps sin is not spiritual, but perhaps it is some kind of genetic disorder passed down within male sperm.
Why does any of this really matter to a geneticist such as myself? Well I, Dr. Andrew Steitman, just discovered the sin gene.

Dr. Steitman's Log
August 17th, 9:46 AM

I spent all weekend working to prepare my notes so that I could present them to the head scientists here at Spire Genetics. If they gave me the okay on my notes, I could begin research and eventual experimentation.
I began my presentation, and I could already tell that they all thought I was crazy. But, as the presentation moved forward, they were shocked by my evidence and praised me for my genius.
I've been giving the clearance for research. We'll be getting to work right away. We will begin with tracing the sin gene and neutralizing it, and then we will move on to finding a host mother for our experimentation. I can't wait to see our results.

Dr. Steitman's Log
August 26th, 12:19 PM

It's been just over a week since we started our research on the sin gene, and already we've determined where it is within the gene pool. All that is required now is to neutralize it.
I'm having my assistant Daniel find us a host mother. From here on, it's only going to be a matter of time, not only to observe my research, but to finally meet a truly perfect person.

Dr. Steitman's Log
October 7th, 8:00 AM

We've finally found a host mother. Her name is Mary. When I first heard her name I couldn't help but laugh at the coincidence. Is it strange that she has the same name as Jesus' mother? Or is it a sign from above?
She's coming in today to be artificially inseminated. But it's only just recently hit me what we're doing. We are reshaping the world with this. I can only hope that we are reshaping it for a greater good.

Dr. Steitman's Log
July 10th, 7:16 PM

Mary gave birth today. She asked me to come see the baby shortly after it was delivered. I rushed to the delivery room, eager to see what we had created.
The baby was beautiful. Just from looking at him I could tell there was something unique about him. His blue eyes pierced right through your soul.
Mary named him Angel. I couldn't think of a more perfect name than that.

[CORRUPT OR DAMAGED DATA]

REINITIALIZING...

17 YEARS LATER

Dr. Steitman's Log
June 15th, 10:16 AM

Angel has grown into an incredible young man. He is a truly marvelous specimen for observation. Ever since he was little, I've had him write his thoughts in a journal, but now I think I will give him access to this terminal. That way, people generations from now can read the diaries of the perfect man.

Angel's Journal
June 15th, 12:14 PM

Dr. Steitman is letting me use his computer for my journal entries from now on. I think it's pretty exciting. I've never been down to this part of Spire.
But on the way to Steitman's office, some of the other employees looked at me with disgust while others just looked away. Dr. Steitman says it is because I don't were clothes. It makes people uncomfortable.
I don't really understand why. Clothes are uncomfortable and horribly restricting. The lab coat Dr. Steitman gave me is really itchy. Clothes seem kind of foolish.

Angel's Journal
June 16th 5:26 PM

I met someone on the way down to Dr. Steitman's office today. Her name is Carrie, and she is beautiful. She has dazzling blue eyes like mine and brown hair that comes down to her shoulders. She smiled at me as I passed and I felt a flutter in my chest. She looks at me differently than everyone else does. She looks at me, not my nakedness. I can't wait to come down here tomorrow. Maybe I'll see her again.

Dr. Steitman's Log
June 16th, 7:35 PM

Angel has made some interesting observations since his exposure to other people. It seems without the sin gene, he is ignorant to the concepts of sin rather than understanding and above it as we expected. The prominent issue at the moment is clothing. He does not understand the concepts of modesty and lust.
He met out intern Carrie today. He seems to like her. I'm eager to see how this rolls over.

Angel's Journal
June 17th 3:52 PM

I saw Carrie again today. She blushed when I waved at her and she shyly waved back. Corbin, the closest person I have to a friend, said I should ask her on a date. I wasn't entirely sure what that was. He said it's when two people go out together to get to know one another. I think I'll try asking her on one when I see her tomorrow.

Angel's Journal
June 17th 6:22 PM

Dr. Steitman continues to make me watch a lot of documentaries about religion and continually asks me what I think of them. I understand his belief in Christianity, but why must he always bother me with his questions? Sometimes I don't even pay attention to the videos. It seems all I can think about now is Carrie.

Dr. Steitman's Log
June 17th, 8:45 PM

Angel is turning out much differently than I previously anticipated. I expected him to be saintly, as Jesus was portrayed in the Bible. However, he is only ignorant of all sins. Also, his beliefs in God are questionable. He has no interest in watching anything to do with religion. Perhaps I should show him something else.

Angel's Journal
June 18th 4:13 PM

I spoke to Carrie for the first time today. She is wonderful. She works here as an intern part-time. She goes to the university in the city, and she is majoring in genetics.
I asked her on what Corbin called a "date." Here face flushed and turned bright red. She said that I was too young for her.
I don't understand what age has to do with it. She is twenty-two, and I am seventeen. I don't know why it is such a big deal, but I am going to keep trying.

Dr. Steitman's Log
June 18th 10:59 PM

I saw Daniel leaving my office just now. I'm surprised he was here so late. He seemed worried about something. I'll have to ask him about it later.
Anyway, I showed Angel a new documentary today. It was over the Crusades. He didn't understand why people fought over such trivial things such as religion. He said spilling blood is no way of expressing your love for God. He's right of course. He's always right.

Angel's Journal
July 1st, 2:33 PM

She said yes! She finally said yes! I've been trying to convince Carrie for two weeks to go on a date, and today she said yes. We are going to the movies on Friday.
She said I have to wear clothes, though. But that is okay. Corbin has some clothes I can borrow. Besides, I don't mind wearing clothes for her.

Dr. Steitman's Log
July 7th 5:13 PM

Something going on with Daniel. I can tell that he's avoiding me, and when I do manage to pin him down he dodges my questions. He can't even look me in the eye. I'm going to find out what's going on, but right now I'm more concerned about Angel and what's recently happened to him.

Angel's Journal
July 12th, 4:14 PM

...This entry is difficult for me to write.
Almost two weeks ago I had a date with Carrie. Corbin had given me some old clothes to wear. Carrie wore a simple red dress, but it looked marvelous on her.
We walked to the movies, and I listened to her talk about her family and other things of the sort. She was so amazing...
We saw our movie. I don't even remember what it was about. I couldn't take my eyes off of Carrie. She was so beautiful. She was the only thing that ever really mattered to me.
We were on our way back to Spire when it happened. A man jumped us as we passed an alleyway. He pulled out a gun and demanded us to hand over our wallets. I didn't even own a wallet, and Carrie's was empty.
The man became angry and, in his rage, raised the gun and shot Carrie in the chest. He ran off as she fell into my arms. Blood flowed from the wound in her chest. She sucked in a breath and more blood gushed out.
Carrie looked into my eyes and I stared back into hers. She brushed her hand across my face. It was icy cold.
She shivered and let out a final breath and just like that, she was gone. I sat there for a long time, staring at her lifeless body. I sat there until a car with red and blue lights pulled up.
Dr. Steitman had to pick me up at the police station. He was furious, as I was not supposed to be out and now Dr. Steitman had a lot of paperwork to fill out in the morning.
He yelled for a long time, but I didn't care. I didn't care about anything anymore.

Dr. Steitman's Log
July 14th, 7:32 AM

Angel has become very despondent lately. Ever since Carrie passed away, he has barely ate or drank anything and he definitely doesn't speak to anyone.
I can't even imagine what he's going through right now. Being able to love, but unable to hate, what could he possibly be feeling?
Watching him now, is perfection really such a good thing? I see him suffering unlike any other person, and it is painful to watch.
Oh God, what have I done?

Dr. Steitman's Log
July 14th, 6:00 PM

Daniel! That little cretin! He's been selling my work. I came into my office and there's a message on my answering machine asking for the price on notes. The message was from a rival genetics company, of course. I'm going to hunt Daniel down and rip his throat out, so that he can never mention this again.

Angel's Journal
July 15th, 12:00 AM

I saw Dr. Steitman yelling at Daniel today. He was crying, then he got really angry and punched Daniel in the face. He screamed at him and told him to get out and to never come back.
I went to talk to him. He was sobbing again, mumbling something about how horrible people are. He said I was too perfect for this world.
I said that I was actually jealous of other people, and that they were perfect as they were. I said that a person's free will is the very thing that makes them human.
I am not perfect, I said to Dr. Steitman, I am incomplete.
I told him to go home and that I would take care of everything.
I've set his office on fire. Everything involving the sin gene, including myself, are locked within it.
It's getting hard to breathe. It won't be much longer now before I am gone. Maybe I will get to see Carrie again.