pipboy66 | Journal 1 - Testing Area 1 [Text]

So, now that power's back, I will be gathering as much information as I can from this bunker's terminals and will make it available here in the network. It'll take some time but I believe the more we know about this place, the better chances we have of surviving it, and the outside world should we manage to breach and go outside. I'll keep posting anything new that I find in seperate logs for timeline's sake and maybe I'll load up a master file once I'm done investigating.

[The message stops and after a day, new information can be seen on the post.]

First terminal I've gather info from is the First Testing area... I can't say the findings were pleasant to say the least... but information is information. Read at your discretion.

Subject pool has begun displaying increased agitation following temporary escape of subject 002-03. Prolonged increased baseline sympathetic nervous system activity may be detrimental to future trials. Virus modifications have not accounted for resulting alterations in immunoresponse. I’ve suggested to the Overseer increased monitoring of baseline health of subject pool through routine medical examinations. An excuse of a newfound disease in the vault resulting in the state of subject 002-03 and required testing to control for potential exposure should quiet the pool for a time, though not forever. We must increase testing speed. We cannot allow this branch of research to be prematurely ended due to a fluke.

When I find out who left that door unsealed I’m going to kill them.

Seems the people running the place were keen on experimenting on those stuck here so I guess we should feel lucky we avoided that.... Unless this whole mess is part of their twisted experiments. While virus tests were common under strict suppervision to develop vaccines and countermeasures, the information on this terminal points to less ideal reasons for these tests.

Subject remained coherent until time of death. Cause of death: self-inflicted injury. Levels of aggression increased to unanticipated heights; sedatives remained ineffective. Suggests enhanced resistance to chemical exposure in addition to radiation.

A technical success. Pity there’s no one to share the champagne with.

... I don't think I need to really expound on this entry. Honestly, this place just gets more and more fucked up. But it does make me uncomfortable since it matches virus experiments from fiction and those never ended well... and these idiots succeeded on some points. I really don't want to see what it was they managed to create, or whatever they kept doing.

Fucking project Rescan. He's going to do it. The Overseer has slowly shifted resources towards their division for weeks and now that asshole's finally getting his way.

[corrupted]

I won’t let it happen. I’ll prove this modification works. With or without the Overseer granting us additional subjects.

Dissension amongst the ranks matches up with the mutiny stuff Captain Simmons spoke of and frankly, doesn't surprise me that this mess of a ruined vault was the outcome... Still, this place has more dark secrets that the fancy and happy video failed to mention.

That was all I managed to recover from this terminal. I'll keep working on the others and link up another entry should I find anything of value.

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It's strange, I'd never thought of how science could be misused but this does seem distasteful doesn't it?

[Actually she's thinking about how this could be weaponized in their favor.]

I wonder other then the unfortunate results trapped in the testing chamber if there's anything else left from their experiments. Perhaps something that can clear up the missing pieces of information there.

I hate not having the full story.

Unfortunately science is very generally misused. Very often by the military, looking for more ways to get the upper hand on their enemies and some such, but they rarely think of the repercusions for the general public's safety.

I will keep digging for sure, so anything I keep finding, I will continue posting to the network so we can discuss things that may need to be discussed.

While my country was the most advanced in our world I do tend to think we used our technology responsibly. I suppose that's for history to decide.

As for the right here and now, you don't have any plans on becoming our resident mad scientist do you? Because I saw some labcoats laying around that would suit your needs.

Doesn't it always? It's usually the victors who write the history books, so it's likely whoever lasts longest will provide the storytelling.

As for the lab coat, I think I should be fine with this suit. Unless the lab coat offers more protections when dealing with radiation or chemicals... I do plan on learning as much as I can about this place in order to help us all out.

Well if it's a matter of endurance I promise when I tell our story I'll speak very highly of you and your brilliance.

I simply thought it would help you get into character. But you might be right about the protection. People underestimate the importance of proper safety regulations.

[A strict rule in the fire nation. Safety railings, gloves and masks. By the book all the way.]

If we've gathered all we can from the computers perhaps we can find more in more in some of the ruined books and papers laying around. Didn't I see a classroom?

Oh thank you, how kind.

As far as the terminals, I'm going down through the list and I still have some more to fix up. I'll keep gathering the information from them but once that's done, I'd definitely like to vist the classroom and see what can be found unless you've done it by then.

I suppose I have the time on my hands. I can take a look and let you know.

I may be a Princess but I'm not above getting my hands dirty now and again.

You're definitely going to have to fill me in on that at some point when we're not trying to stabilize our group and survive here.

Of course. Feel free to ask anytime.

We may be far from home but it's important to keep our cultures with us as we attempt to rebuild humanity, if that is what we're really here for.

Let's hope that's not what we're here to do. The actual numbers to possibly rebuild humanity would be much larger and as a whole, that would mean worldwide nuclear devastation had to occur and very few, if any, survivors are left.

Rebuilding society, well, that's more doable for sure.

But I will keep it in mind next time we have some down time so I can ask properly.