Experiment Logs

There have been multiple Experiment Logs generated so far.

## Ravings

This document was sent to Catalyst by Eye during Conquest. It was also independently sent to the Players by Informant, who says they were there when it was written.

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> The previous experiments were successful. It was worth taking this person. Those [bastards] are probably still interrogating that person I left as a replacement.
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> I have one of them. A chosen one. They seem experienced; they claim to have been to the other places and back several times. They describe their Manifestation as "Split". They talked a lot about something...Body, Mind, and Soul. I'll see what else I can get out of them. I'll put that in a different log. I have to keep some organization in this damn haze, after all.
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> On with the experimentation. After some preliminary tests on animals, the User has proved their legitimacy. There is no reason to remain testing animals. After all, their Minds and Souls are so faint. I need something else to Split. Someone with a strong sense of identity, and extreme intellect. Someone willing to come out to my new lab in the middle of the Culture District, alone and unguarded. It can't be myself, of course. If there was a failure, that would be a massive loss to mankind.
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> **Experiment Log**
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> I did it.
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> I initially expected the Mind to possess all of the memories, and the Body and Soul to possess little. However, that doesn't appear to be the case. I will go through each.
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> Split is no longer needed. At the conclusion of these experiments, I will dispose of him. He is out of his Resource; he cannot defend himself. I will be restraining him for later use.
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> **Body**
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> Body responds well to stimuli. Stimuli tested: pain, pleasure, discomfort, nausea, panic, arousal.
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> Body responds through "muscle memory". Commands are still followed faithfully.
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> Body appears to lack capacity for learned behaviors beyond 'one-step' recalls. Anything above Pavlovian is lost. Speech is extremely limited. The only phrase I can consistently get is: "I love you" when holding it gently. The Body does not appear to comprehend the meaning behind the words.
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> Body has no sense of identity. When I harmed myself before it, it reacted as if it were harmed as well. As well, when I pleasured myself, it appeared to experience pleasure as well.
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> Body does not appear to retain memories of creatures. Even after extensive torture, it would not fear me beyond the immediate consequences of my actions.
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> Body lacks understanding of greater mechanics. It cannot comprehend technology, calculate (in addition to being illiterate) or deception.
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> Body appears to have developed a much greater understanding of simple mechanics. It does not appear to fatigue at the same rate as humans, and easily outperforms both Split and I in feats of pure human athletics.
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> Body does not appear to desire anything. It does not act unless I prompt it with pain-pleasure incentives.
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> Conclusion: Without a Mind or Soul, the Body enters a state of extreme memory-loss and animalistic behavior. Despite this, it appears to have a much higher level of coordination than complete humans.
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> **Mind**
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> Mind has been placed in the corpse of a small female child. Homeostasis is being maintained by life support. The Mind appears incapable of piloting the corpse. If the external wounds heal, will that change?
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> Mind is capable of perceiving its environment. Mind appears to have a near photographic memory.
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> Mind is capable of communicating through a set of brain-monitoring instruments. After being shown the output, Mind was capable of modifying its output to communicate.
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> Mind appears capable of extreme levels of calculation at high speeds. I estimate it is about as powerful as my lab computer, though the amount of input and output a human body can sustain is limiting. Perhaps the development of a stenographic shorthand is in order.
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> Despite its extreme levels of intelligence, Mind appears incapable of operating its body. It is unknown if this will change.
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> Mind lacks any memory. When questioned on the places or times it learned its skills, it was unable to answer. The demeanor is dissimilar to the source subject.
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> Mind lacks identity. If I was within its sphere of perception, it would frequently mix our body's inputs. Even outside of where it can perceive, it appears capable of predicting my next actions to a limited degree. It is able to predict my larger actions; it knows about my plans to betray Split.
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> Mind appears to have a strong sense of morality. Despite this, it understands its position, and will break its taboos.
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> Mind appears to be incapable of learning or retaining information that isn't directly a skill. Mind is capable of comprehending and mastering new concepts nearly immediately, with the current limiting factor being my ability to feed the information. This is unexpected, but not a surprise. She was a genius, after all.
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> Conclusion: Without a Body or a Soul, the Mind lacks any notable way to influence the world. Despite this, it is an untapped level of intelligence.
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> Further testing required with more mechanically-enhanced physical minds for the Mind to be placed into.
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> **Soul**
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> Soul has been placed in our ring.
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> Soul appears capable of communication through direct telepathy. The method is yet unknown.
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> Soul has a strong sense of identity; despite best attempts to convince it of another identity, it strongly remembered itself. Even when its current form was pointed out - undeniably an inhuman thing - it was unconvinced.
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> Soul has a near-perfect memory of significant events before its removal. Insignificant events appear to have faded. It continues to retain memories that shape its identity, but seems to slough all others. This is a source of frustration to the Soul.
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> Soul was initially extremely hostile due to confusion. Soul - due to high intelligence and lack of hostility-sustaining limbs - quickly recovered and became docile.
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> Soul has been extremely cooperative. Further notes to follow.
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> Soul appears to enjoy human contact. It appears to gain great joy from showing off its identity, and affecting the identities of others. I have limited my exposure to it. This has upset it, but it is necessary.
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> Soul appears to have limited control over its Mind and Body, despite the removal. I am unsure if this is a fluke or a misreading on my part, but as we were conversing, the Body uncharacteristically attempted escape, and the Mind output an overwhelming amount of information in an attempt to crash my tech. The Soul denies their involvement. No such events have occurred since.
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> Soul appears to be experiencing extreme depression from loss of its Body and Mind.
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> Soul is incapable of producing meaningful calculations or skills. This frustrates the Soul greatly.
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> Soul has difficulty recalling its abilities.
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> Soul was unaware it was a student athlete before meeting me.
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> Soul was unable to recall the rules of lacrosse.
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> Soul remembered me.
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> Soul has alerted me it is capable of suicide, and it is unpreventable by me. It asked if I was able to place it back in its Body, with its Mind. I declined to answer.
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> Conclusion: With a lack of Body and Mind, meaningful development is difficult, if at all possible. Despite this, the Soul appears to be capable of meaningful communication and emotions.
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> In tests with animals, transplants of Souls often resulted in uncoordinated animals. Maybe I should've put the Soul in something that can move.
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> I'll be showing all of these results to my peers. It'll be a fucking mystical event for them. This is going to revolutionize everything. Culture is going to be changed; I know exactly what the Soul is. Fuck your twenty-one grams, I am the only woman in this [Metropolis] that understands what it really is. The Mind should be capable of being a supercomputer, with the right hookups, and Bodies can essentially eliminate the need for physical labor jobs. This is the future.
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## Someone With a Sense of 19

This document was sent by Informant, and Insight notes this was "probably because Informant thought it was funny."

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> (Begin log. Descriptive captions marked with parentheses.)
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> (Patient is sitting in the examination room. A projector is aimed at the wall they are viewing. The blank light is the only illumination. Dr. [Irma] enters the room, wearing the darkened goggles necessary for this patient's comfort. Mirrored goggles no longer in use.)
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> [Irma]: Hey, [Patient]. How are you doing?
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> Patient: Hey doc, I'm doing well. Thanks for uh...the goggles. I'm sorry you have to do so much for me, I just...yeah.
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> (At this point, Dr. [Irma] smiles for an unknown reason. The doctor is unable to stop smiling for several seconds.)
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> [Irma]: Yes, of course, of course. We wouldn't want you getting uncomfortable, would we?
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> (The doctor waits for a response.)
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> Patient: Yeah. You're Dr. [Irma], right?
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> [Irma]: Yes? Why wouldn't I be? We've already spoken before!
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> Patient: Yeah I know, sorry, I just...you seem...nevermind. It's probably just the goggles. Sorry.
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> [Irma]: Don't worry about it. Shall we get started?
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> Patient: Yeah.
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> [Irma]: Alright, I'm going to be showing you several pictures, and you're going to tell me how you feel, okay?
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> Patient: Alright.
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> (Slides that can be described in ASCII will be described using such. Otherwise, a text description will be given.)
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> (First slide:✩)
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> Patient: Yeah, that looks like a star.
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> [Irma]: Yes, you're right. How does it make you feel?
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> Patient: Not really any particular...wait. Actually...I feel a little...lonely. Like a star, you know? Just nothing but light from distant weap-people. Did I say weapons? Sorry.
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> (The doctor is unable to stop smiling for another several seconds.)
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> Patient: Doc-?
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> [Irma]: Yes. Next slide, please.
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> (Second slide: 🟂 (if this character doesn't render for you, it's meant to look like a 3-pointed star))
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> Patient: Huh...yeah, all three of them, huh?
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> [Irma]: How do you know there are three?
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> Patient: What? I mean...what...it's like uh...like...you know? There's three. There's gotta be. It's a good number, you know? Like...yeah.
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> [Irma]: Interesting. Next slide.
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> Patient: Wait I was going to say-
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> (Third slide: ◡ )
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> Patient: A smile...egh.
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> (The patient shivers noticeably. They put a hand on the back of their neck.)
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> Patient: Or is it a mouth? I don't know...weird.
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> [Irma]: Do you have an aversion to mouths, as well?
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> Patient: No, I don't, I just...it's weird. Like it's gonna...bite me or something.
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> [Irma]: It is an image, [Patient]. It's not going to bite you.
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> (The doctor bares her fangs for several seconds.)
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> [Irma]: Next slide, please.
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> (The patient shifts uncomfortably. They look away from the doctor and focus solely on the wall.)
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> (Fourth slide: a large picture that takes up the whole wall. It appears to be blood vessels, largely up and down, but interconnected in some spots. It is difficult to follow any individual path. This image was not a part of the initial set of images.)
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> Patient: Woah...that's cool. But also...sad. And...it's a long way to fall. Falling off of one of those...
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> [Irma]: Or through them. Next slide, please.
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> Patient: I feel a little sick, Doc, can we wai-
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> (The technician requests to halt the experiment. The doctor does not listen. The slide changes without the technician's interaction.)
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> (Fifth slide: an eye with six lashes.)
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> (Patient freezes. Security personnel are dispatched to halt the experiment. Dr. [Irma] had somehow blocked the door from the inside.)
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> Patient: Ah...ah. I-...ah.
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> (Patient begins to twitch. They attempt to remain calm, using the techniques they were taught by the late Dr. [Irma]. They look away. They are beginning to have minor convulsions.)
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> [Irma]: Don't look away! Hey, hey.
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> (The doctor approaches the patient and pulls their head up to face them. Dr. [Irma] removes her goggles.)
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> (The patient begins to scream.)
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> (End log 1/2.)
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> (Including the casualties stuff here for posterity. Remove this once you put in the second part.)
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> (Casualties total six. Causes of death detailed below.
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> Dr. [Irma]: Self-inflicted knife wound, nineteen gunshot wounds. Traces of several anti-psychotic medications found in blood. Matching medications were missing from the in-facility pharmacy, withdrawn by the doctor the previous day.
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> Patient: Several bite wounds inflicted by Dr [Irma] and themselves. Two gunshot wounds.
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> Security Personnel [Unimportant 1!]: Spontaneous coronary thrombosis, imposed by the patient.
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> Security Personnel [Unimportant 2!]: Several bone fractures; blood loss. One gunshot wound.
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> Security Personnel [Unimportant 3!]: Unknown. Still missing.
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> Janitorial Staff [Unimportant 4!]: Dozens of knife wounds. One bite wound.)
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## The Results of Experimentation (Suppress)

This document was sent by Catalyst, context unknown.

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> Physical Description:
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> Manifestation Description: SXXXXXXX
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> Notes: Suppress
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> The user appears to be able to create a visual hallucination visual only to them. The User calls it a 'console'. Inputting specific keywords and parameters into this 'console' can affect the world, at the cost of Resource.
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> Notes: Designation -> Command -> Relevant Parameters
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> Designations: Entity\_S, Entity\_T, Entity\_C, Sequence
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> Commands: Move, Disappear, Ignite, Pattern, Deceive, Withstand
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> Relative Parameters: WRITE DOWN LATER
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> The user appears limited by unknown concepts. Interrogation has proven unsuccessful. Resource is being consistently drained at a high rate. Resource budget lowering.
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> Notes: Under the effects of {Sequence Withstand 56 inf+}
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