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We have found eight candidates willing to undergo this experiment. Each of them are students at a nearby school, home for their summer break. News of this research had been posted in various places around the city, and I’m surprised to find a group of students are actually interested enough to forego summer plans for science. If anything, that result alone puts a bit of faith in the new generation of today. I wonder if they’ll be so eager when the experiment gets underway. We merely said this was a social experiment, though that’s not technically wrong. Humans are social creatures, thanks to our minds; and fear is just another aspect that stems from it. This research will expand upon our understanding of the human psychology.
For the initial test, we will establish a base for each subject. We must understand how fear affects them, in order to acclimate the process to the individual. We will be using a modified version of the fear amplifying device. This one is a bit more cumbersome than the actual device, but allows for a very important step to occur. The modified amplifier acts as a projector of sorts. With it, we will be able to see what the subject is visualizing in their heads. This will be imperative in detailing the best way to invoke the proper response in each subject.
There is a second part of this first experiment. Learning more about how fear affects each person is important, however, our main goal is to begin training the mind to react logically during the panicked state of fear. After all, what good is gaining an adaptation if we can’t use it properly against a threat.
For this test, the subjects will be in an empty room, save for a stack of boxes at the other end. The subjects will be told to see the boxes as an “off switch” for the fear; that the boxes are causing the fear, and knocking them down will stop the threat. I am unsure how this part of the test will go, but if it works, it will serve as the structure for the rest of the experiment. Although it will merely be a placebo effect during these initial tests, if we can get the subjects to learn to focus during moments of fear, they should be able to swiftly pinpoint the source of the threat in order to stop it. Eventually, this should result in an adaptation forming to aid in stopping the threat they’ve identified.
For the initial test, we will establish a base for each subject. We must understand how fear affects them, in order to acclimate the process to the individual. We will be using a modified version of the fear amplifying device. This one is a bit more cumbersome than the actual device, but allows for a very important step to occur. The modified amplifier acts as a projector of sorts. With it, we will be able to see what the subject is visualizing in their heads. This will be imperative in detailing the best way to invoke the proper response in each subject.
There is a second part of this first experiment. Learning more about how fear affects each person is important, however, our main goal is to begin training the mind to react logically during the panicked state of fear. After all, what good is gaining an adaptation if we can’t use it properly against a threat.
For this test, the subjects will be in an empty room, save for a stack of boxes at the other end. The subjects will be told to see the boxes as an “off switch” for the fear; that the boxes are causing the fear, and knocking them down will stop the threat. I am unsure how this part of the test will go, but if it works, it will serve as the structure for the rest of the experiment. Although it will merely be a placebo effect during these initial tests, if we can get the subjects to learn to focus during moments of fear, they should be able to swiftly pinpoint the source of the threat in order to stop it. Eventually, this should result in an adaptation forming to aid in stopping the threat they’ve identified.
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Here's the second entry to my original story. The scientist explains the details of the first test and what he hopes to gain from it. See the first part for an overview of the project as a whole. The next entries will focus on the results of each subject's first test.
I still haven't decided on a name for the scientist, but it won't really be needed until later. Hopefully I'll have a shorter name to call the project by then, though I know many movies/games/etc. have different, longer names before revealing them to the public, so it works for now.
[Edit] - see the next entry here: Subject Initial Analysis
I still haven't decided on a name for the scientist, but it won't really be needed until later. Hopefully I'll have a shorter name to call the project by then, though I know many movies/games/etc. have different, longer names before revealing them to the public, so it works for now.
[Edit] - see the next entry here: Subject Initial Analysis
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I am so in love with this. Will you be writing more? Oh I hope so! The concept of fear itself is always intriguing but you have somehow made it more so!
The way you write this is interesting as well, the man seems to have a detached feel to him, like he's doing this out of necessity?
Hmmm.... Do I see a twist here? No? Okay than. Anyway keep up the good work, this has a lot of potential!
The way you write this is interesting as well, the man seems to have a detached feel to him, like he's doing this out of necessity?
Hmmm.... Do I see a twist here? No? Okay than. Anyway keep up the good work, this has a lot of potential!