Testing Log #4404

[ZaeCathe]

>>USMC TESTING LOG #4404<<

Department Head: Dr. Buinger

Logger and Experimentation Personnel: Dr. Gara

Experimentation purpose: To investigate the reactions of a xenomorph when separated from its hive and disconnected from its queen.

>>BEGIN LOG<<

Day One

Experimentation began on this day. The alien was isolated in its chamber and had remained that way for some time. It had no queen to communicate to and was virtually disconnected from anything. Alien came straight to the window, tapping as if to get my attention. I tapped back at it, it didn't seem to react all that much. It never seemed hostile, either, as the subject remained docile through the entire experiment of Day One, which was just me interacting with it from the other end of the glass. After I left the vicinity, it decided to lie on the ground, and apparently went to sleep.

-Dr. Gara

Department Head's Note: No comment.

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Day Two

I entered the containment area and the creature reacted quickly, moving quickly to the glass to stare at me. Experimentation was simple: talk to it. No audio log available because Requesition apparently can't spare one. I first asked for its name, and it reacted with confusion, cocking its head and tapping the glass. I repeated the same question, and got the same reaction. I then asked it what it was feeling, and the same reaction continued. This went on for the better part of an hour, to the point where it gave up, and laid down in its cell. I left the room, and after checking, confirmed that it was again sleeping.

Department Head's Note: No comment.

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The final plan is to get this to 80 days. I will continue posting in this as time goes on with new experiments.

[Rikman]

This is pretty cool, keep it up!

[Weaselburg]

Yeah, looks cool. Are more ayys gonna show up? If so, I would like to be one. Nothing special, Either a sentinel/spitter (Prefered) or a drone. Also, can you put what caste they are? I think I know what it is, but it will look more tacticool and stuff.

[ZaeCathe]

I was trying to get the new post in, but my browser crashed and I lost all of it. I'll post the things when I'm not pissed off at my connection..

[Weaselburg]

Oh. Try saving it on something reliable, like google docs

[ZaeCathe]

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Personal Log (by Dr. Gara)
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They don't realize how important this testing is. I've seen what these things do to humans, but they're not monsters... They're some kind of intelligence that almost mirrors ours. When the screecher was killed, the thing acted scared and angry. They're capable of feeling.

What would happen if I were to convince this creature that I was a friend... or... someone that could be trusted? What would it do? How would this creature act if I were to show it that we didn't have to be enemies?
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Day Three - Seven

This was a multi-day test. For this test, I simply spent each day sitting down near the window, humming a little, or attempting to show it signs of pacifism. At first, it acted angrily, screeching at me and clawing the walls in anger, but at day six, it sat down. I simply met its eyes, and smiled at it, humming a soft tune. On day seven, it had waited for me, already sitting by the time the door opened. Its tail twitched as I sat down, and I began to hum again. It tapped the glass, I tapped back. This continued, for hours at a time. When I left, it was still sitting, watching the door as a dog would waiting for its owner to return home.

Department Head's note: No comment.

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Day Eight

As soon as I got in, it was waiting for me, sitting and staring. I sat down next to it, and it tapped the glass gently. I reciprocated. I had brought a fair set of pencils and a few sheets of paper, and I began to draw it. The creature seemed to watch me, interested if nothing else. I was soon done, and turned my drawing around. It looked towards the picture, placing its hand on the glass and moving its head so close I could see its breath on the glass. It stared at the picture for a full minute without looking away, then it looked back at me. I smiled at it. We sat in peace for the rest of the test, me humming, and it just watching me. I felt almost comfortable in its presence, and I'm not sure if it did the same. I have one last test I want to do before I try something.

Department Head's note: Dr. Gara, what are you thinking of now? Nothing good can come of that last sentence.

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Day Nine

This was a continuation of tests three through seven, only with much more interaction between me and the creature. I put my hand on the glass, it did the same. I put my head on the glass, it did the same. It wanted to copy my actions somehow. The test went on longer than the others. This is going to be interesting.

Department Head's note: Testing is denied until you tell me what the fuck you're planning to do. I'm not joking, Dr. Gara!

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Day Ten

Fuck the head. This is happening. I got my friend in on this, a fellow researcher. She'll finish this log, but I'll write what I can.

I stepped into the chamber, and we exchanged taps on the glass. We snuck an MT in here to seal the vents for this. I sat down, and repeated the things I did on day nine. Then, I went over to the door.

And opened it.

The creature froze, watching me. I walked inside, then closed the door. I was inside the room, and I was so scared my heart was pounding into my ears. I sat down, right at the door, and waited. It slowly got up, and moved in front of me, looking down. Then it sat down in front of me, and seemed to wait.

EDIT AUTHOR CHANGED: DR. SILLIUS

The thing actually sat in front of her. It was like these two were about to play a game of fucking patty cake or some shit! She put her hand up, like she was requesting a hi-five from the creature, and it just put its own hand on hers, just sitting there. It looked so calm.

Not much happened, other than a few interactions, like them tapping each other and stuff like that. Creepy shit to watch.

Department Head's note: SHE DID WHAT?! YOU'D BETTER BE FUCKING KIDDING ME OR WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A SERIOUS CHAT!

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[Rikman]

This reminds me so much of scp testing logs. Keep up the good work

[ZaeCathe]

Kind of topical since I write SCPs.

[James5734]

Kind of topical since I write SCPs.

Which SCPs have you contributed to? Just wondering

[Weaselburg]

Hey man, what caste is it? I would like a description of the ayy. For muh immersion.

[ZaeCathe]

Which SCPs have you contributed to? Just wondering

Currently all I have is in my Sandbox page. I don't have any submissions yet, but I'm getting close to having one ready for the critic subforum there.

[ZaeCathe]

Hey man, what caste is it? I would like a description of the ayy. For muh immersion.

Just a drone, for now.

[Weaselburg]

Just a drone, for now.

I thought so, but just making sure. Thanks!

[Weaselburg]

And one thing. Though they might trust the one human, they will still remember what happened to their queen and, if they had sisters killed, their hive. So they will react violently to at least SOME other humans, most likely almost all. Just something you can choose to implement or not.

[ZaeCathe]

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WEYLAND-YUTANI REPORT #-[classified]
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Recepient: USCM [classified]

From: WY High Command Communications

Subject: [classified]

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We have been made aware that a researcher(s) going by the following designation (Dr. [classified] Gara) has been performing illicit experiments without approval from the department head(s) (Dr. [classified]).

We would like to remind all passengers aboard the USCM [classified] that illicit experiments are not legal unless approved by the respective department head(s).

We are forcing the arrest of the following subject(s) (Dr. [classified] Gara) under the terms of disobeying their department head(s). They are to be permabrigged until WY can send an evacuation shuttle to extract the subject(s).

A private fax has been sent to the department head(s) on special procedures to be taken regarding this event.

That is all.

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WEYLAND-YUTANI REPORT #-[classified]
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Recepient: Chief Medical Officer [clasified]

From: WY High Command Communications

Subject: [classified]

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We have been made aware that a researcher(s) going by the following designation (Dr. [classified] Gara) has been performing illicit experiments without approval from the department head(s) (Dr. [classified]).

We are forcing the arrest of the following subject(s) (Dr. [classified] Gara) under the terms of disobeying their department head(s). They are to be permabrigged until WY can send an evacuation shuttle to extract the subject(s).

You are to extract the subject from the cells, and pull all files regarding the experiments onto a mobile storage drive to be extracted along with Dr. Gara. Failure to adhere to these orders will result in immediate demotion.

That is all.

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Personal Log (by Dr. Gara):

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I thought I was done, but they want me to... continue my work. The xenomorph, as they're called, looked terrified, but I managed to calm it down enough to let them transport us without error. This is interesting, to say the least. It's fallen asleep, believe it or not. Watching it feels like I'm just petting a dog or something, but instead it's an alien organism that tried to kill the CMO when we got it out of the cell. I think it knew something I didn't.

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Day Twenty

It's been a while since I made a report. It's taken ten days to get everything prepared, but I'm ready to continue my work. It's in a new cell, and I'm in a new office. Today's test was simply spending time together, with us just sitting facing each other, just making physical contact. It seems more and more apprehensive, and every time someone enters, it hisses and begins to move its tail a little, perhaps grabbing my hand a little too hard, or wrapping the tail around my leg. I was making this report, and the guard in there went to look in the glass, and it seemed to act very hostile, opening its mouth in an almost threatening tone. I don't think it likes this many people.

WY Administration note: So long as the creature does not attack, we don't care how it feels. You're in a WY facility, tell it to suck it up.

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Day Twenty One

The guard was looking into the glass, with a terrified expression on his face. When I asked him what was wrong, I was greeted with a giant face, looking right at me. It... evolved, or something. When I opened the cell, it growled, but otherwise relaxed, and seemed to watch me with an almost bored expression. I later identified this as a queen, one of the screeching ones. As I sat down, it simply decided to lie on its side, watching me with its crested head. I walked over to it, and did the same, from which it growled again, and pulled me closer to it, eventually wrapping me up with its chitinous hide, coiling its tail around my legs. I began to sketch it again, and it watched. The security guard's face was white as a sheet, and he looked not only bewildered, but downright confused.

AUDIO LOG CLIPPING FROM [14:50] TO [14:55]

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SSGT WINNIGAN: That's a queen, miss. Those makes the facehugger eggs!

Dr. GARA: She knows that if she makes eggs, they'll attack me. Now calm down, you're making her nervous.

SSGT WINNIGAN: Oh, she's getting nervous?! Really? You're more concerned about that... thing?

Dr. GARA: Right now, yes. After all, she is my test subject.

SSGT WINNIGAN: You two are practically spooning at this point!

Dr. GARA: Head. Out of the gutter. Seriously...

SSGT WINNIGAN: This is so fucked...
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The queen didn't let me go for a while, preferring to keep me wound up in her clutches for a few hours, until she let me go. I promised her I'd see her tomorrow with something new. It's only respectful.

WY Administration note: According to the logs, you've already drawn pictures. Also, since the xenomorph has evolved into a queen, we are changing observance protocols to include daily inspections to prevent her from making facehuggers and such. That is all.

[Weaselburg]

Wait but wouldn´t WY want facehuggers and eggs for research? I mean, they would probably take them to a freezer or whatever to avoid having them mature, as they would not want them to hatch as they were moving them. But you are probably going to have something like that happen anyways, and even if you don´t, its just a suggestion.

[ZaeCathe]

Wait but wouldn´t WY want facehuggers and eggs for research? I mean, they would probably take them to a freezer or whatever to avoid having them mature, as they would not want them to hatch as they were moving them. But you are probably going to have something like that happen anyways, and even if you don´t, its just a suggestion.

Can you let me develop the plot how I need to? Things take time, and I have to sink some time into developing other foundations before sinking into that.

[Weaselburg]

Can you let me develop the plot how I need to? Things take time, and I have to sink some time into developing other foundations before sinking into that.

Yeah, sorry. I don´t mean any of these to be implemented unless you see fit, and even then until you see fit what point to indroduce them, again, if at all. These are just meant to be suggestions, but if you want me to stop, I will do that.

[ZaeCathe]

For those of you thinking things are going a bit fast, I have already chewed through a fourth of my timeframe, and each new section is an entire day, not a simple 2-4 hour round of CM, so it's a bit realistic. That's pretty much it, enjoy the rest of this whole shebang.


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Day Twenty Two

As I entered the cell, the queen did what she'd done before, which was lay down and wait for me to do the same. I bit, and of course she wrapped me up. Something worth of note is how visibly she relaxes when she's holding me. Sure, it's a firm grip, and you couldn't pry me off with one of those power loaders if you tried, but she seems to make a point in not hurting me. It's like I'm some kind of teddy bear for her to take comfort in. For a moment, I just didn't move, wanting to see how she moved. The result was about an hour of us just lying together on the resin floors of the cell, with an occasional hiss when someone walked in.

I finally decided to stop wasting time, and pulled out an arrangement of objects, consisting of a Rubix Cube, a slinky, and a Jacob's Ladder. I simply put them down on the floor, and watched for her reaction. She first grabbed the Cube. Seeming to observe its sides, she twisted it, and eventually was just fiddling with it, before putting it down, and picked up the Jacob's Ladder. With this, she seemed to flip it around, until I had to show her how it worked. When I did, she seemed surprised, and tried to reciprocate it, but only failed. The ladder got thrown to the corner of the cell. Finally the slinky, which got immediately stuck on her hands, and was quickly abandoned. It turned into another game of us just lying around, but I kept myself and the queen busy by trying to solve the cube. After a few hours, the queen seemed to relax, and the lights suddenly dimmed. She was instantly alert, pulling me closer and hissing. My comms unit was alight with people shouting about power issues. I simply hushed her, telling her things were okay. She seemed not to listen, watching the doors with a slightly opened jaw.

Then the lights came back on, and the queen slowly relaxed her grip. I had an idea for tomorrow's test.

WY Administration note: Interesting on her reactions. Continue your work, Dr. Gara.

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Day Twenty Three - Twenty Four

For this day's test, I brought only myself. I entered the chamber, only to discover she was waiting for me. She was getting better. After wrapping me up, she seemed to eye me with a sort of... odd look, if that makes sense. As if she was trying to focus on something. Then she touched my forehead with her face, and I felt something sticky on my forehead that went away quickly. Then, I felt some sort of... opening.

Imagine that feeling of being watched, only expanded. Now, I felt connected to something. I didn't realize what it was until she started speaking to me. Her voice was inside my head. She talked for hours, telling me about the hive she used to work in, the crew she called "tallhosts", and how she enjoyed my company. She then asked me if she scared me. My reply was no.

We stayed like this for a few minutes, and she asked why I was silent. I then decided to try to project my thoughts, which turned out to become a voice; a telepathic link of some sort. a method of communication. I told her about the testing that was going on, why there were a lot of tallhosts, and the test I had prepared for today. She and I just talked. She asked questions, I asked questions, we answered. Finally, my watch beeped, telling me it was getting close to night. I told the queen I was going to sleep, and simply got a low growl in response.

Waking up, the queen was still asleep, and the security guard was next to the window, staring at me with an expression of relief. I quietly asked what he was doing.

AUDIO LOG TRANSCRIPT FROM [05:55] TO [06:05].

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SSGT WINNIGAN: Dr. Gara, are you alright?

Dr. GARA: Yes, what's wrong?

SSGT WINNIGAN: It looked like you two were sleeping or something.

Dr. GARA: We were. Be a little quieter, or you'll wake her up.

SSGT WINNIGAN: You spent the whole night in that testing chamber with a dangerous alien that is known for killing people?!

Dr. GARA: Shh. She's still asleep. I trust her, Winnigan. She hasn't hurt me, and has made it damn clear she doesn't wanna hurt me.

SSGT WINNIGAN: Doctor, with all due respect, that is the single most insane thing I've heard all day.

Dr. GARA: Your loss. Now shoo, or you'll wake her up.
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When the queen woke up, she seemed surprised to see me. We talked for a few hours, then I told her that I had to leave. To this she responded, "With the link, we are never truly apart. I can speak to you from anywhere, even if we are apart."

After leaving, she and I made idle talk over the day. Interesting, to say the least. She seemed interested in what I had to say, and I was interested in their culture.

WY Administration's note: Run tests. Whatever the xenomorph queen put on your head is linked to the link. In the meantime, this new form of communication gives us more insight into more advanced testing. For Day 25, we're sending down a representative. We would like to speak to the queen.

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Day Twenty Five

LOG AUTHOR CHANGED: WY RESEARCH DEPARTMENT

AUDIO LOG TRANSCRIPT LOADED

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WY REP COLMAN: First off, what does the queen think of... the company?

Dr. GARA: Her words are, "You tallhosts are not worth the waste of words. I refuse to speak to you. Sister-murders, all of you."

CL JANNAS: Tell it that we'd be happy to kill it if it doesn't cooperate.

WY REP COLMAN: Are you insane? We're here because this doctor has been able to not only befriend a xenomorph, but talk to it. I swear... Tell it that I'm personally against killing xenomorphs.

Dr. GARA: Her words are, "If you wish to speak to me, you must remove the blood from your hands. All of you have blood, some less, some more."

CL JANNAS: What do we have to do, wash our fucking hands? This is ridiculous!

WY REP COLMAN: Ask it how we can remove the blood.

Dr. GARA: Her words are, "You must find your own ways. Each of you has a chance for redemption, but it isn't here. I refuse to speak any longer."

CL JANNAS: Where the hell is that flamethrower...

(several sounds of clattering and fighting. A loud growl can be heard)

SSGT WINNIGAN: We need backup! Jannas has gone rogue! Repeat, Jannas has gone rogue!
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WY Administration's note: That did not go as planned. We will attempt this again on a later date. Continue testing as nornal, Dr. Gara.

[Weaselburg]

Dang, that was really well made! Keep up the good work.

[AmazinglyAmazing]

This is like- REALLY good. Thanks for giving me a good read while I'm here sick at home!

[Rikman]

MORREEEE

[ZaeCathe]

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Communications Incerception
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Time & Date: [classified]

Communication type: Bluespace Communicator

Subjects in Comm Line:

Dr. Gara- WY Researcher

UNKNOWN- GTC Lower Council Facility
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Dr. Gara: I've heard of the Cyberiad. You there?

UNKNOWN: Depends on who's asking.

Dr. Gara: Oh, come on, you know my signal. Misconstrued version of Gaia?

UNKNOWN: Heh. I do remember. What's going on, you're running a WY signal.

Dr. Gara: We have a matter of psionic communications, and I need your help.

UNKNOWN: WY isn't too fond of aliens, Gara. We'd have to get a ceasefire contract and a whole slew of other forms and such. It would take a few days max.

Dr. Gara: Well, it's quite urgent. Xenomorph stuff.

UNKNOWN: I'll contact my superiors and see if I can come over there for a few days. This might take a week or so, give or take.

Dr. Gara: Whatever gets you here. Can't wait to see you after all thse years.

UNKNOWN: It'll be like the old times. Gotta go, stay safe, Gara.

Dr. Gara: You, too.
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Subject "UNKNOWN" unidentified. Communications may be temporarily breached.
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Day Twenty Six to Thirty

Over the next four days, I spent time using psionic communications to speak with the queen. As it turns out, my brain was altered slightly. A small area of it seemed to be coated in what we know as "xenomorph resin", and had rewritten some of the workings of my brain, allowing for such communication. There doesn't appear to be any real method of replicating this without the queen herself, and according to her, once she is dead, the link is destroyed unless someone takes her place. I have a contact coming to assist in the spread of this research, but I'll need to wait for some things to be put into place first.

WY Administration's note: This is going to take a while. We're going to run this through, but your contact is not to be left alone through the duration of their stay. That is all.

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Day Thirty One

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Grey Trading Covenant (GTC) Custom Contact Warrant
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This form states that the following personnel (GTC Geila, lower council representative) is to be transported to the following location on a ceasefire notice (WY High Command Station).

We recognize that the following corporation (Weyland-Yutani) has qualms with non-humans aboard high importance vessels. We apologize for the inconvenience, but acknowledge that this is for the greater good.

We would like to remind the following corporation (Weyland-Yutani) that we do not take kindly to the harm of our employees, and will act quickly should the life of the following personnel (GTC Giela, lower council representative) come into danger via (Weyland-Yutani)'s employees.

Sincerely,
GTC Gallas, lower council commander
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AUDIO LOG TRANSCRIPT FROM (classified)

GTC Giela: Good morning.

CL Gatters: What the fuck are you, and why are you here?

GTC Giela: I was approved via a ceasefire notice to be here. A matter of psionic issues that could be helped by a master of such.

CL Gatters: I'm gonna call the authorities if you don't get your ass out of my station.

(sounds of a briefcase opening, and a paper is heard)

CL Gatters: Ugh. What do you want, a fucking five-star suite?

GTC Giela: Actually, I'd like to know where this research project is taking place. I'm only here for a few days.

CL Gatters: I'll call someone to take you. Now get out of my face... worthless alien...

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Well, my contact has arrived. People seemed to act hostile towards her while she was working but I don't think she noticed. Giela is one of my friends when I used to work for a research company called Nanotrasen or something, I can't remember.

Anyways, she and I figured out that there appears to be a special kind of psionic communication different from ones used by Greys. It's not just a floating wave, it's a hivemind. The queen is like a signal tower, and I'm a communicator. I can send signals to the tower, and she can transmit the signal back, if that makes sense.

Giela seemed alnost passive towards the queen, which for some reason, didn't act hostile towards her. I've never seen the queen act like this before.

LOG AUTHOR CHANGE: GTC GIELA

The creature in question appears to view me as some sort of... equal. It attempted to use its hivemind, but I was able to get my words across. It most certainly didn't trust me, but it didn't view me as a threat, either.

I've never seen a xenonorph queen, and I'll doubt she'll let me operate on her, but I'm sure I can be of some help. You guys at WY really like being... racist, to put it bluntly.

WY Administration's note: That's tough, Giela. We don't like your kind here, but we know for a fact that your psionics are far better than we can hope to manage. You are permitted three more days here before you must leave.

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Day Thirty Two

LOG AUTHOR CHANGED: GTC GIELA

Today was an odd day, because I woke up to find that Dr. Gara had spent the night sleeping with the queen. I'm starting to think this link might be affecting her actions. I'll run some tests today on her brain wave patterns and look for anomalies.

As expected, several anomalies. She isn't being affected by much of anything concerning something like mind control, but there's scattered brain wave jumps that don't make sense in any other situation. I'm going to recommend a psychological examination for Dr. Gara, and that's all on my end.

LOG AUTHOR CHANGED: DR. GARA

Giela's been quite helpful over these days. I think we're getting close to solving this, especially with the brain wave patterns. I need a psych recommendation and evaluation for tomorrow.

WY Administration's note: Better make it quick, as Giela's last day is coming up after tomorrow.

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Day Thirty Three

LOG AUTHOR CHANGED: GTC GIELA

Psychological analysis did prove several things, but also debunked a hypothesis I had. I had thought the link was drawing into the hivemind, but it appears to be sourced from the resin link itself. It did prove that something was affecting her, and that the link was directly involved with it. I'm going to perform a little brain surgery today.

Surgery proved fruitful. I've sourced five compounds from the resin link, and I'll be sending them down to the chemistry lab here shortly.

LOG AUTHOR CHANGED: DR. GARA

The queen has grown bored and restless. She says that she wants for something to happen, and she's been using me to... to figure stuff out. Worse still, I'm running out of ideas for the testing.

WY Administration's note: Watch the queen closely. We really do not need to deal with her, and we won't hesitate to kill her if we need to.

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[ZaeCathe]

Hoo, this last addition to the story took a while. Been hopping forums a lot what with me getting back into the SCP Wiki and stuff, something I abandoned a few months back. Stuff's about to get real.

[Weaselburg]

Great work again man, keep it up! Can´t wait for the next one.