“First World Simple Mistakes,” by Jon Hakes
Dec 20th, 2015 | By Defenestration
Dr. Horton entered the room and took a deep breath. “There’s been a slight mix-up. We accidentally replaced some of your plasma with plasma.”
Brownell frowned. “I’m not following.”
Across the hall, nurses rushed into another room.
“You’re familiar with the plasma in your blood?” Dr. Horton said.
“Not really. I know there is such a thing.”
“Well, this plasma is different.”
“Different like it’s from a different person?”
“Different like it’s a completely different substance with the same name.”