Tender Is The Flesh

It all happened so quickly. First; animals became infected with the virus and their meat became poisonous. Then governments initiated the Transition. Now; 'special meat' - human meat - is legal. Marcos is in the business of slaughtering humans - only no one calls them that. He works with numbers; consignments; processing. One day; he's given a gift to seal a deal: a specimen of the finest quality. He leaves her in his barn; tied up; a problem to be disposed of later. But she haunts Marcos. Her trembling body; and watchful gaze; seem to understand. And soon; he becomes tortured by what has been lost - and what might still be saved.