This place looked abandoned, but the locals knew better. They had heard whispers, heard about strange sounds, and even some had claimed to have seen people come out who did not seem to look right. They claimed their heads and their bodies didn't match and more than one credible person made such a statement.

It could be a mad scientist's lab, or maybe a secret research facility, or maybe an underground ring that specialized in weird body modification. Whatever it was, the locals wouldn't dally when going past this place.

It worked to their advantage, Dr. Hojo knew as he walked out for the day. The fact was, it was a discreet clinic where they did head transplant surgeries. While it was legal and above board, the strangeness of it and the suspicion that most people had toward it meant they tried to hide the true nature of the place from the public, including making the building look abandoned. While it hadn't worked nearly as well as they hoped it would, it was, for now at least, considered to be a better option than just going public.

He walked quickly to his parked car, already dressed for a night out. His wife would be waiting at the restaurant, and he wanted to look cute for her!