Exploration log 1:

We stumbled upon a makeshift S.D.R.S in one of the unsupported colonies. This one already had someone inside. Looks to be a male, but the window is foggy. There was a note attached to the door that reads “Do not under any circumstances release the subject. We’ve failed.” While I read, 14 pointed to the monitor and exclaimed “I think it’s working!” We all ran over to see what the ancient machine had conjured up for this poor man.

Isolation. With no one to build new information, his brain took over the only way it knew how. It created nightmares similar to the ones we have at base, but he seems to be able to actively fight them off with his words alone. He can only hold them at bay for so long though. Something happened to the S.D.R.S that causes it to reset without prompting after every 10 “waves” of enemies. We’ll leave it running and see if there are any changes.

Findings:

Subject will be haunted by different regrets depending on his choices during his battle with the demons. These seem to only appear directly before a reset, so it’s unknown if this is from his own psyche, or manifested from the S.D.R.S itself. We’ll keep it running and report any other changes as they occur.