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EXPERIMENT REPORT
Experimental Subject: Acute Toxicity Test
Specimen 1: Male, 43 years
Specimen Presentation: Obese with signs of mental confusion. Vital signs were stable. Toxicology screening indicated the presence of other drugs in specimen's system.
‘Hey.’
Route of Administration: High-dose oral ingestion
‘Hey, mister.’
Reactions: Specimen exhibited minor extremity spasms within 60 seconds, with no vomiting or distress in the chest area. Onset of hallucinations occurred at T+5 minutes, accompanied by cognitive-linguistic disorganization.
‘Hey!’
Progression to respiratory failure and death occurred at T+8 minutes.
‘Tsk, what is it? Will you be quiet?’
‘Mister, who are you?’
‘The person who will kill you soon enough. Will you shut up?’
Specimen 2: Male, 28 years
‘Well, if I am a dead man walking, I have nothing to lose, do I? How should I address you?’
‘...You may call me the Doctor.’
‘...Pardon?’
Specimen Presentation:
‘The Doctor! Is that so hard to understand?’
‘...’
Finally, that man has shut up.
Medium build with signs of psychological instability. Physical restraints were utilized due to acute non-compliance. Vital signs were excessively robust, exceeding—
‘Well, I must say, what you are doing right now is rather unexpected for a doctor.’
—expected physiological parameters.
He should've been the first specimen. How utterly distracting. If he wasn't the first, he should've been the second. But I'm already halfway through the preparations on number two…
No matter. He'll be next.
‘Mister?’
‘...’
Route of Administration: High-dose gastric gavage
I take the syringe and fill it to the corresponding dose for the specimen's weight.
‘Doctor?’
I insert the tube through the oesophagus and pump the poison into Two.
Timer start.
Reactions:
‘Doctor, if I may ask, why are you doing this?’
…Maybe he'll be less annoying if I just answer him.
‘To see the capabilities of the human body.’
My eyes flick over to Three. In that split second, I could see the next question forming.
‘Why?’
‘I want to make a god. A human is little more than a complex machine, after all. A god should be no different. With the right adjustments, a human body should be able to be modified to become just like that of a god.’
‘I see. Well, personally, I hate the gods.’
I wait for an explanation.
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At T+2 minutes, subcutaneous bleeding was observed. Subject remained passive with no signs of combative behavior following the removal of physical restraints.
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Specimen reported numbness in the extremities, with neither spasms in the limbs nor vomiting.
Is it my turn to ask a stupid question now?
‘...Why?’
Directed to him. But also, to myself. Why did I ask such a dumb thing?
‘Don't you think it's unfair that the gods can choose who to favour? Especially in the world of money! Morax has no need for it, yet mora flows from him and him alone. That anchor in and of itself designates that place to be greater than any other by default.’
An interesting opinion, no doubt. Certainly not the most typical.
‘When we think of a god, we tend to think of immortality and power, don't we?’
‘Mm, I guess.’
‘Well then, why don't I become your test subject for research into immortality? You can use other people for the preliminary testing, and me for the prototype drug.’
That was an unbelievably bold proposition. Does this man have no fear?
At T+4 minutes, subject exhibited rapid involuntary eye movement indicative of hallucinatory activity.
‘Can you answer? It's alright if it's a no.’
Mortality occurred at T+5 minutes following respiratory arrest.
Specimen 3: Male, 20 years
‘Guess it's a no, then?’
‘Yep.’
Specimen Presentation:
‘Can I say why I wanted to… ah, nevermind, I'm just going to say it. I thought that by talking—
—Slim of build, appeared fully oriented and alert.
‘ — I would be able to convince you to spare me. That's why I wanted to know your motivations—
—Multiple superficial injuries accompanied by intra-abdominal hemorrhage. Vital signs unstable.
‘ — so I could find something to pique your interest or exploit. Since I know myself to be a pretty good negotiator.’
I take the poison and take the amount for the man's weight.
‘But since I'm going to die I decided to just say it. Well, see you in hell, Doctor.’
Route of Administration: High-dose dermal absorption
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I take the anaesthetic and administer it to the man. His eyes shut.
…
I take a fresh set of surgical tools.
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I put back the surgical tools and pick up the poison.
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Dammit, he is pretty darn good at talking.
Route of Administration: ——
Reactions: ——
Specimen 4: Female, 35 years
Specimen Presentation: Slim build, comatose. Vital signs were abnormal, with no response to external stimuli.
Route of Administration: High-dose neural injection
Reactions: Onset of subcutaneous bleeding immediately following injection. Death occurred rapidly at T+3 minutes, with no signs of emergence from comatose state prior to death.
Specimen 5...
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Initial Assessment: Disruption of vascular integrity exceeded expectations. Preliminary data suggests significant practical utility, and further validation of the protocol is indicated.
Investigator: Zandik
‘Hey, I thought you were gonna kill me?’
‘You have a very glib tongue, Number Three. What's your name?’
‘Feofan.’
‘Your full name.’
‘Feofan Sergeyevich Veksel.’
※ Specimen 3's records were transferred to another file.
※ File Name: Feofan Sergeyevich Veksel