And that is about all anyone can say about this somewhat
obscure Chemist in ‘Free For All,’ who appears to live the life of a
hermit, in a cave, outside the community of The Village. And that is apparently
enough reason for him not to wear a numbered badge. He could be a prisoner
forced to work for Number 2’s administration, spending his days brewing “hooch”
and working on different formulae on his blackboard. Each formula photographed
once a week, then the blackboard cleaned up so that the chemist can work on
some more. He doesn’t seem too bothered, just as long as they leave him in
peace.
And yet he seems only too pleased to
work with Number 2, in having “doctored” Number 6’s drink, the drug apparently
working quicker than usual.
Number 2 “I warned you not to make it
too strong. We mustn’t damage the tissue.”
“You needn’t worry. There will be no remembrances,
Proportions are exact to take him right through the election.”
So is The Therapy Zone simply for
Number 6’s benefit, or something employed when the need calls for it? Certainly
by the time we next see inside that cave, when Number 6 moves the dead body of
Number 43 in, the Chemist has long since been moved out! But we do see the
chemist once more {from a purely fictional aspect} in ‘Once Upon A Time,’ although
he appears to be of a nervous disposition now, and tells Number 6 that he must
not do that……enquire! It would seem that the chemist has been brought in out of
the cold!
Be seeing you
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