operant conditioning

Subject #7412 – Chapter Five

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Subject #7412 – Chapter Five – Restraints of Care The metallic silence of the containment room stretched on like a punishment in itself, the hum of ventilation and the faint buzz of unseen circuits seeming louder than his own breathing. Subject #7412 sat hunched forward on the padded platform, hands gripping his knees so tightly … Read more

Subject #7412 – Chapter Four

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Subject #7412 – Chapter Four – Shadows of Control The moment came without ceremony. It started as a trembling in his thighs, a rigid clench of muscle as he sat stiffly on the monitoring chair, willing his body to obey. For too long he had endured the pressure, the deliberate denial, the cold instruction to … Read more