But Henry didn't know much about the company, or the nature of the experiments themselves, beyond the fact that when they had sent out a search for test subjects, they had specified a need for exceptional children.
Henry hadn't been considered, of course. He did well in school, but he wasn't exceptional by any means. His family, himself included, had already come to terms with that fact quite some time ago. Henry would have liked to say it didn't sting when it happened now, but he wasn't very good at lying, even to himself.