Your patient starts showing signs of demonic possession (Part 1)

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4, 5 Suspect to be at large and very much a threat As survivors reported additional functional frigates upon their fortunate escape Leading to fears that the criminals may have already used these vessels to escape themselves Greetings Doctor, I am M1A Medical and VIS optimally trained assistant I will be available for information and guidance on your assessment today I will also be collecting information and may automatically perform certain functions as directed by your superiors throughout the process Please feel free to utilise my functions as much as needed while you are working 4, 7 Many people lost loved ones and family when the sole capital ship went offline But offline doesn't mean lost Join the military today and find out how you can help Of course, I would be happy to tell you more But please be aware that some information remains classified even to your level And I will not be able to fully disclose all of the details Unfortunately, with such a large influx of soldiers recovered from the recent tragedy All of the regular medical personnel are occupied to their maximum capacity Being in an adjacent field, you fit the overflow criteria and were selected among a number of others who are already working on similar assignments Today, you will be seeing one of the soldiers recovered from capital ship Sol I have already attempted a full psychological and physical evaluation But have been met with limited cooperation and therefore minimal success It seems that after the events which transpired, the patient has much more positive reactions to human interaction Floor 21 Do you experience feelings of inadequacy? Are there physical changes you want to see with your body? Wish you could sleep less with no bad side effects? Want to raise your IQ? Sign up for VIS trials and prototyping today I should inform you that the patient seems eager to leave their medical bay I need to advise you to ignore any requests or pleas to be released For his own safety and that of the other members on board this vessel He has been exposed to higher levels of VIS than we have experimented with in our trials And side effects are beginning to show Of course, to expand on that statement The patient is experiencing many social actions that other members may find distressing While in the bay, he has been observed talking to himself in rapid, pushed whispers He has drawn numerous symbols on the walls of his cell which cannot be accurately interpreted Resorting to any instrument within reach and carving them into the wall if necessary His vital signs, including heart rate and temperature, fluctuate sporadically By large margins outside of the average range for his size and age Based off of these observations, it has been noted he may pose a physical risk to the other members as well However, do not let this worry you His holding cell has come equipped with multiple safety measures Which I can activate at any sign of risk to yourself Please proceed down the hallway to cell 18 I will open the door to allow you to enter Doctor, please meet your patient Doctor, please meet your patient The soldier recovered from S.O.L.E.

A human! As I discussed earlier Oh thank fucking god, another actual human being Not some disembodied, emotionless voice Not some metal suit that carries me around, won't respond Please, please, please, please, you've got to let me out of here, please Anywhere, please, even just take me in public where they can't kidnap me again Without asking questions, please The things they've done to me, I swear I swear, I promise, I've already told them everything that happened I don't know anything else Why? Why are you looking at me like that? Don't you believe me? Look, I didn't sign up for this For any of this I wasn't some soldier, I was just another civilian on the ship when it crashed I didn't even know we were chasing them, there was no announcement I didn't know we were going to make the jump No warning, at one moment I was sitting down drinking my fucking coffee The next thing, I knew everything went black There was fire everywhere Everywhere People screaming, children crying, and so So much death So much death All around me Do you have any idea?

No wait, wait, do you have any idea what it's like to wake up in the plane of hell? Yes doctor, I am quite sure you are very safe inside of that room Please be aware that what you just witnessed was the exact behaviour I was describing previously And an excellent example of why this patient is not ready to be released to the public yet As the medical division above this ship, it is our responsibility to ensure that each patient is treated to our best ability While maintaining our ethical code As he was exposed to high levels of VIS, the patient may be experiencing hallucinations or confusion about the series of events that followed As such, he may be creating false memories of the recent past Or incorrectly associating actions which he experienced shortly after the event With his own rescue and rehabilitation It is also possible that the patient is lying to you Or doing whatever he deems necessary to leave the medical bay For countless possible reasons Would you like to continue with the procedure? Are you sure? If you are uncomfortable with this assignment, I can find a replacement Very well, please re-enter the cell And feel free to call upon me if you require assistance I'm sorry about that I.

.. I didn't mean to startle you I just. ..

Feel a bit out of touch with reality right now I. .. But I.

.. I know you're here to help Do you? Well.

.. Do you know how many others survived? I knew a lot of people on that ship A lot of friends No? I guess it's not something they'd tell you, is it? Almost keeping their secrets My temperature? Yeah Sure, go ahead Do you know how much longer I have to stay in here? I.

.. Well. ..

I don't even know how long it has been But. .. It feels like days Maybe longer It's hard to sleep, though I keep seeing things when I close my eyes Keep hearing voices Just like you will be Huh?

Yeah, I said I keep hearing voices Did I say something wrong? V.I.S. anomaly detected Please proceed with caution, Doctor It is possible that this patient has experienced a Tier 6 or possibly a Tier 5 exposure As opposed to the Tier 7 initially believed As such, the patient may be emanating V.I.S.

And make you susceptible to minor side effects Sigh Well, that's just fascinating Isn't it? Technology really has come so far No one used to have an idea when I would do that, but. ..

I was so long ago, I suppose At least, for you Ha ha ha ha ha ha Whatever do I mean? Your, or. ..

The A.I.'s, should I say Detection abilities Commendable Truly They have so many silly names and acronyms now Do you know what they used to call this? What's happening right here A haunting A. ..

Possession Ha ha ha ha ha V.I.S. Anomalies in these different tiers? You have somehow made things much easier And.

.. So much more complex at the same time But. ..

I didn't mean to scare you, honestly I see you thinking about leaving again It's in your eyes It's in your thoughts I'll cooperate I'm not going to hurt you I can't say the same for them, though Who's them? Oh no Not any. ..

Them. .. You're worried about Not these.

.. Voices. ..

In my head If that's what you're thinking Ha ha ha ha No I mean your own overlords Ha ha ha ha ha Your own superiors Here on the ship This. .. EPA company Itself What do I mean? Take a step back and think about it yourself, would you? Look at yourself You're sent in here Uninformed Underprepared And with.

.. Well. ..

No experience with this kind of thing I mean, no offense, but. .. What were you thinking? Though of course, I know the answer to that You were just following orders, weren't you? Something I'm very familiar with, trust me So then.

.. Instead, ask What were they thinking? What are they thinking? I sense that your heart rate is increasing, Doctor I would like to remind you of the patient's symptoms that I mentioned earlier EPA proudly supports all of its employees And I would never put you into a dangerous or harmful situation I was an EPA employee Still am, aren't I?

Was I not put into a dangerous and very harmful situation? Is that why they told you I was a soldier? So that it sounds like I signed up for that, huh? Clever, aren't they? Always clever, always covering themselves From the outside, it always looks so respectable, doesn't it?

But now that you're on the inside Now that you're the one in the cage It feels a little different Doesn't it? Please remain calm, Doctor As you have requested to open the door I will route security back up to assist you However, at this moment, due to the activity of the patient It is not safe to unlock the door As the patient is very likely to escape And security measures of this room may not prove proficient at restraining him I assure you though, your own safety is still not at risk I will keep you updated on the status and ETA of security It does feel different, doesn't it? But you look like you can't make up your mind about it Are you scared? Are you just unsure? Or is your mind somewhere else? Are you actually starting to mull over the words I said? What were they thinking, huh? Behind those cameras, covering every inch of this ship Because I'd bet my life, however much that's worth anymore That as sure as hell isn't.

.. Oh boy, that guy's dangerous I'm sure he could break out at any minute No! That situation would look much different, wouldn't it? You might not have seen anything like it, but I'm sure you've heard about it Or you can imagine it Guns everywhere, with a million little lasers covering my body Fingers waiting to blast me to bits Electromechanical restraints holding every limb of mine to the wall You get the idea But this?

This? A see-through door A single individual who, well Doesn't look like they've had much military training and clearly Isn't armed And that bot has the audacity To tell you that I'm at risk of escaping But! And the kicker You are still safe What do they want to happen in this room? What am I? Who am I? I said it before, didn't I? Maybe you should be asking What are we? Who are we? There is a civilian here, I wasn't lying about that In fact, I have no reason or intent to lie to you at all Dear thing But he's haunted I'm haunted But maybe you just answered my question, in a way By asking your own What am I?

Who am I? But why would they send you to find that out? Unless They already had something of an idea Or some reason to think that Out of all their vast arsenal of personnel You could get the job done You're curious You want to know more You want to see more You've been too adventurous You're hungry.