brain

“You were designed to be very smart, Max,” she told me. “We electrically stimulated your synaptic nerve endings while your brain was developing.”
“And yet I still can’t program my TiVo,” I said.
I thought I heard Total stifle a snort, but I didn’t look down.
“It’s time to start using your smarts,” the Director went on tightly. “Dr. ter Borcht is not the only one who wants you dead. Working for the Chinese is your one opportunity to continue living.”


Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports, Chapter 103