Task: Story Composition
Input (English): Fact1: prot is unwavering in ability to provide cogent answers to questions about himself K-PAX and civilizations, Fact2: Powell introduces him to group of astrophysicists, Fact3: man from New Mexico alter ego of were murdered Robert Porter, Fact4: floor in room catatonic prot having left Porter 's body for light travel back to K-PAX, Fact5: Robert is being wheeled out of room
Output (English): After claiming he is an extraterrestrial from the planet KPAX, 1,000 light years away in the Lyra constellation, prot uncapitalized and pronounced with a long O is committed to the Psychiatric Institute of Manhattan. There, psychiatrist Dr. Mark Powell attempts to cure him of his apparent delusions. However, prot is unwavering in his ability to provide cogent answers to questions about himself, KPAX, and its civilizations. His medical examination only reinforces his story, as prot can see ultraviolet light and he is completely resistant to the effects of thorazine. Powell introduces him to a group of astrophysicists who are befuddled when prot displays a level of knowledge about his claimed star system that was unknown to them. prot also wins over the other patients at the Institute, each of whom believes unquestioningly that he is indeed from KPAX. prot, who claims to have journeyed to Earth by means of lighttravel, explains that he can take one person with him when he returns. Thereafter, most of the patients at the Institute ask prot to take them with him. Upon learning that many of his patients expect to leave Earth on July 27, Powell confronts prot, who explains that it is a predetermined date. However, Powell believes this to be a significant date in prots life, a day on which he suffered a severe psychological trauma. Powell decides to subject prot to regression hypnosis, which works well. Using information gained from these sessions, Powell figures out that prot may simply be an alter ego of Robert Porter, a man from New Mexico who attempted suicide in 1996 after his wife and child were murdered. Powell tries to confront prot with this knowledge, but prots reaction is one of bemusement, and he cryptically tells Powell that he hopes he will take good care of Robert now that he has found him. On July 27 as the hospital staff watch, the camera in prots room cuts to static at the precise time prot said he would leave Earth. Powell finds Porter lying on the floor in his room, catatonic, prot having apparently left Porters body for the light travel back to KPAX. The other patients dont recognize Robert, as he is being wheeled out of the room. In addition, one of them is missing: Bess, a woman who had remained mute since her home was destroyed in a fire and who had been among the patients that asked to go to KPAX with prot. She is never found. Powell continues to take care of the catatonic Porter and tells him about how the patients he helped have gone on to live normal lives again, but Robert does not respond. Powell is left with no absolute answer as to whether prot was in fact an alien entity or just a coping mechanism of the traumatized Porter, but seems far from convinced that Porters behavior was a delusion. The final scenes voiceover is prot explaining to Powell that the people of KPAX have discovered that our universe will repeat its events again and again, so the mistakes we make will be repeated forever. prot encourages Powell to make this time count, as it is the only chance we have. Inspired, Powell begins a new, better life by reconciling with his estranged son.