physiological monitoring

Subject #7412 – Chapter Six

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Subject #7412 – Chapter Six – The Quiet Between Tests The silence that followed was the wrong kind of silence. It wasn’t peace, wasn’t relief, wasn’t even exhaustion. It was the heavy, mechanical stillness of a room that did not care about his breathing, his heartbeat, or the weight of his humiliation. Subject #7412 lay … Read more

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