Scavangers (SUPER FACTION)

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Casual_Owl
The abnormal survivor is held in quarantine while the tests are repeated, specific actions in the behavior observation and abnormalities in the blood test are recorded.

Casual_Owl

Tickytickytango
the IronClad soldier starts to bang his head against the glass and is crying the words He comes for us. he will always come for us.

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Casual_Owl
Subject is sedated to prevent him from harming himself.
Additional specialists are called in.
A brain scan is performed.
[Scanning]
[...]
[Scan Complete]
[Displaying Results]
[...]

Casual_Owl

Tickytickytango
you see a small implant that has been severely corrupted

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Casual_Owl
Can the purpose of the implant be determined?

Casual_Owl

Tickytickytango
the implant is for a growing tumor, it is slowing down the growth so that he can live normal life longer

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Casual_Owl
A neurosurgeon arrives, he removes the implant and the tumor while the subject is under heavy sedatives

Casual_Owl

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After the surgery he continues to cry He comes for us. He will always come for us.

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Casual_Owl
Brain scan is repeated.

Casual_Owl

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the brain scan shows nothing of interest

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Casual_Owl
Brain scans can show more than just physical objects. In-fact, brain scans usually don't show physical objects. Instead, they show what parts of the brain are stimulated and in what way. Brain scans reveal a person's mental state. If a brain scan shows nothing, it means that the subject is probably dead.

Casual_Owl

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fixed it

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Casual_Owl
A psychologist is called in to try to analyze and calm the subject.
"I believe that his paranoia is just a residual effect from the trauma he experienced as a result of the corrupted implant."

Casual_Owl

Tickytickytango
The man then shouts I'm not crazy, i was connected to him. He is coming for us, the legion will fall then sits back down crying.

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Casual_Owl
"No one thinks you're crazy. We're just trying to figure out what this thing did to you."

Casual_Owl

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he just continues to shout The legion will fall, you can't stop it.

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Casual_Owl
The psychologist leaves the room for a few minutes to speak with someone. The subject cannot hear the conversation.

???: "So, what's the diagnosis doc? He crazy?"
Psychologist: "I believe that the subject is suffering from PTSD."
???: "So he is crazy."
Psychologist: "The human mind is more complex than that."
???: "So, is he ANUBIS or not?"
Psychologist: "I have no reason to believe that any corruption remains."
???: "So he's fine."
Psychologist: "No. As I said before, he suffers from PTSD. Whether or not he will ever recover is impossible to determine at this time."
???: "So what do we do?"
Psychologist: "Are you going to start every sentence with 'so'?"
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jbox1

Casual_Owl how did he respond to the “poking with a stick” test?

Casual_Owl

jbox1
the stick made his stomach hurt

Casual_Owl

Tickytickytango
in the background you hear the soldier yell
We must set up defense or the legion will fall. The legion will fall, Athena will be corrupted, the dogs will be unleashed.

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Casual_Owl
???: "Man, what a raving lunatic."
Psychologist: "Keep in mind that he was connected to ANUBIS. He likely knows what its next move is and what its capable of."
???: "Oh. Uhh... See what you can get out of him."
Psychologist: "I'll do my best."

The psychologist steps back into the room

"We're going to do everything we can to save your people, but you need to calm down and tell me everything you know."