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                `` we're doing something different today . `` he hums out , a hand on their back . 

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                seojun watched them , adjusting his glasses slightly . `` no ... `` don't get him wrong , he hears stuff  sometimes even sees stuff  . but not from the walls . 

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                ``  supposed to  ? `` the scientist mutters under his breath , looking towards the teen with an unimpressed look . `` c'mon kid , I don't have all day for this  . `` 

Seojun’s identity and autonomy were systematically eroded. By the time he reached the end of his intake period, he had internalized that survival meant compliance, dissociation, and predictability. The singular authority figure he instinctively obeys became the axis around which his world turned. Every command, every cue, every subtle reinforcement the figure taught him a simple but devastating truth: obedience guarantees stability, while independent thought invites chaos or pain.
            
            The figure never offered comfort or sympathy. Instead, they manipulated Seojun with precision: rewarding him with minimal relief for compliance, punishing deviation, and framing participation as both necessity and virtue. Over time, Seojun’s perception of authority became fused with the only safe pattern he knew. The figure taught him not just to endure pain but to see it as data, structure, and purpose, conditioning him to value measurable results above human concern.
            
            When the opportunity arose to transition from subject to scientist, Seojun did not see it as a promotion or an expression of ambition. Instead, it was a continuation of the system he had been trained to obey, a path that promised predictability, authority within boundaries, and the ability to maintain a controlled environment. In this new role, he could exert the same structure he had learned to follow, applying rules and measurements without being distracted by moral or ethical considerations. Pain became not only tolerable but central to his function, and he discovered a quiet satisfaction in seeing experiments run “correctly” under his supervision.

SIDE EFFECTS         :
            
            ⁰¹   .   he sees people , including himself , as functions , variables , or tools rather individuals
            
            ⁰²   .   limited emotional range . joy , fear , and empathy are muted or absent ; irritation and focus are the most observable emotions . he truly only shows genuine joy around one person . 
            
            ⁰³   .   will become distressed if things go off schedule or off routine .
            
            ⁰⁴   .   reduce pain sensitivity . elevated tolerance due to conditioning , not absence of injury . 
            
            ⁰⁵   .   if the one person he listens to is absent or someone tries to replace them , he will be unstable . he will not listen . he will be will be agitated . his obedience does not transfer to anyone else 
            
            ⁰⁶    .   he hears and sees stuff at times. he likes to blame it on the fact that he struggles to sleep 
            
            ⁰⁷   .   his memory is troubling now . he has his good days , but there are some days when he struggles to remember certain stuff . and irritates him . 
            
            
            Han Seojun is physically intact but neurologically and psychologically compromised. Prolonged exposure to trauma, pain conditioning, and experimental drug regimens has left him with chronic dissociation, blunted emotional responses, and a damaged self-preservation instinct. His nervous system relies on artificial chemical balance; without it, he becomes unstable, rigid, and automatic. Pain perception and fatigue cues are unreliable, increasing the risk of unnoticed injury. He remains functional under strict structure and singular authority, but his overall health is fragile, maintained rather than restored.

FILE                             :
            
            NAME:  han seojun 
            AGE AT INTAKE:  25
            NATIONALITY: korean
            was taken in during the earlier study groups 
            
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            At 25, Han Seojun joined the study because he had run out of options. He was financially unstable, recently without secure housing, and emotionally numb long before intake. The program offered guaranteed shelter, food, and a promised payout—structure and survival rather than hope. He didn’t believe the study would be easy, only that he could endure it. To Seojun, suffering was already familiar; the study simply gave it rules and a purpose. Stability, even at a cost, felt safer than the uncertainty outside.

@forensickills 
            
            eyes were as sharp as daggers , following the other’s every moment in return .  pluto could easily slit their throat no problem , call it a day and just use the fresh meat as an appetizer .  but no , things had to be more complicated than that .  “ so what then ?  you’ll just rat me out to anyone who’s willing ?  ”  his words were precise , he’d have to metaphorically walk on eggshells here and pray he doesn’t slip through the cracks anytime soon .
            
            / straight as a ruler i’d say.. 

    hand resting resting on the gun on his side , carlos watched the other carefully . he would tilt his head at pluto , ``  I wouldn't be so sure this time ,  bud .. ``  he says calmly , looking around the room slightly before back towards the other man .
            ↳ @killermenu 
            //  carlos making trouble with all the gay people he talks to at this point frfr </3 . it's cause he's straight isn't it ? ( I lie )

@forensickills 
            
            “ clever one  ,  aren’t you ?  ” of course it was a threat , pluto could feel his own blood boiling from the inside as his clutch upon the knife grew tighter .  “ i could easily find an excuse .  i’m VERY persuasive  ,  you know ?  how else would you think i made it this far ?  ”
            
            / pluto IS gay ..

   grabbing some other stuff,  he would move closer to apollo . watching him carefully he would move a chair over before sitting down . ``unless you want to bleed out , move your hand . `` 
            ↳ @ofbehaviors 

apollo’s  expression  shifted  to  confusion  as  he  grabbed  the  painkillers  from  the  other  man .     he  hesitated  for  a  moment  before  taking  two  pills  dry ,   watching  carlos  carefully .

   there was silence from the man as he just stares at the injury , listening to the pained breaths that left the other man . he could just finish the job , but the knowledge of knowing apollo has daughters was what was stopping him mainly .  `` take these .. and stop moving around so much . `` he mutters through gritted teeth , passing along some painkillers before grabbing some bandages. 
            ↳ @ofbehaviors 

@forensickills 
            
            / him and pluto need to interact more ..