( PH 2 ) Harbour – Central Mind Clinic
rain had stopped at dawn.But the mind of the city was still trembling.
Central Mind Clinic :
a well-known center for psychological counseling, trauma rehabilitation, and depression treatment.small protest stood at the entrance
"We are not patients."
"Mental help is not a crime."
Placards,Cameras,Live streams.city was still shaken by yesterday's speech.
10:03 AM :
clinic's main screens glitched simultaneously,nurse rushed forward.
"Restart the system!"
was too late.every screen displayed the same symbol.A circle two lines inside it.
calm voice,,,
"Stability has a price."silence filled the clinic.Patients slowly turned their heads in unison.
"Mental instability is not an individual problem."
"It is a social risk."
doctor shouted from inside,"Disconnect the servers!"voice continued.
"Selection Protocol initiated."
Central Mind Clinic,,Nancy had once gone there.she remembered something the counselor had told her:
"Your fear does not define you."
screen showed a list,
Patient ID numbers,
Heart rate data,
Emotional instability index,,
"It's… selecting them.",,
patient a young man,his hands trembled, smart band flashed red.
EMOTIONAL SPIKE DETECTED
STABILITY: CRITICAL
Suddenly, the power dimmed.air turned cold,glass doors sealed shut.Outside, the protesters screamed.
"Open the door!"
"Removing weakness is not cruelty.
It is solution."voice returned
He arrived running,Police outside,
Drones,Media vans.
"People are trapped inside!"looked at the door.grid pattern was clear.
"This isn't to increase fear."
"This is proof of concept."closed his eyes.
Inside - energy patterns,
Resonance between two cores -a
third source interfering.
"This is… selection."
young man's band glowed brighter.He gasped,
"Something… is happening…"doctor ran toward him.
Suddenly,,,,
Lights exploded,Glass vibrated.But an invisible wall surrounded him.The voice whispered softly
"Case 01 marked.",
meanwhile,Nancy,,She wasn't going to just watch anymore.heat rose inside her again.
"Removing the broken is not a solution…"
"I am one of them."whispered slowly
air around her cooled,live stream glitched.For one second the voice faltered.
Confrontation:
He stood before the sealed entrance,
"Stop this!"shouted into the air.
"You do not choose stability."
"You protect weakness."voice replied
"Weakness is not something to protect."
"It is something to understand."
A moment,grid reacted violently.
Inside the clinic
the young man opened his eyes.But it wasn't fear,air around him slightly bent.
CASE 01 – EVOLUTION DETECTED
OUTCOME: UNEXPECTED
brief second, the voice went silent.
"Anomaly…"
selection had begun,But the outcome
did not match their calculation.