Now that Olivia is known to be a conduit to transfer intelligence from one person to another, it's time to test how it works. Two volunteers are needed. Erica is an intern looking for a chance to do real science and not just get coffee for everyone. Russell is a young investor who fancies himself a college-aged playboy with little intelligence of his own.
Each day of the experiment, Erica gives a little intelligence to Russell, using Olivia as a conduit. The result is simple. Erica keeps getting dumber and Russell keeps getting smarter. But it's more than that. Each drain on her intelligence causes Erica's body to get a bit curvier.
What will be learned from the experiment? Can Erica handle getting turned into a bimbo? Will she be able to return to being her formerly smart self at the end? Will she even want to? Find out in Brain Drain.
This short story is 9,400 words long. It is the third book in The Conduit Series.