Entry 3
Just I had deduced, we found the kill switch structure lurking in the folds of the cerebellum. Immediately, our team began devising a safe removal procedure. After a practice run with the remains of the head, we deemed ourselves ready to attempt the surgery on a living patient.
The first two subjects—Luka Megurine, age 12 and Miku Hatsune, age 8—upon which we operated became unstable during the procedure. Both expired before the surgery was finished, and had to be revived using electrical impulses.
We quickly determined that the utmost delicacy and precision was required for the operation. Moving the point of entry from the back of the skull to the nape of the neck adjusted the angle at which we access the kill switch, and made it so we wouldn't have as much brain tissue through which to cut. The rest of the subjects faired much better during the procedure. We will run further tests once they have recovered from surgery.
Now, we wait.
The subjects, though still bedridden, have awoken.
I walk into the subject storage room to make sure their recoveries are on track. As I approach the nearest bunk, the subject—Neru Akita, age 9—looks up with rather blank eyes. Perhaps the subject is still groggy from the anesthetic.
"When your grandmother died, did she leave you a gold watch?"
The inquiry is made in crisp, fluent German.
I stare at the subject in shock, fingering the timepiece in my pocket. After a split second, I dash out of the room, almost forgetting to lock the door in my haste. My mind is racing, trying to process this information.
I must inform my superior immediately.
Despite the team's intentions to give the subjects' a few days to recover, we've been experimenting to test the boundaries of their newfound abilities. The results of the kill switch removals are better than I could have dreamed.
Post-Removal Test 1
Subject: Teto Kasane, age 7
Procedure: a random card from a standard deck was laid face-down on the table. Subject was asked to identify the card without turning it over. The experiment was repeated ten times. Subject correctly identified the card each time.
Comments: not only were the subject's guesses accurate, but they were also made without hesitation or any discernible reaction.
Post-Removal Test 2
Subject: Gakupo Kamui, age 12
Procedure: subject was blindfolded, and the team attempted to test bicep, brachioradialis, tricep, knee jerk, ankle jerk, and plantar reflexes with a rubber hammer. Subject grabbed the hammer before any blows could fall with every attempt.
Comments: subject's movements were so fast that each limb appeared as a blur.
Post-Removal Test 3
Subject: Rin Kagamine, age 6
Procedure: to test subject's clotting and injury recovery systems, as well as mental tolerance for pain, left arm was removed without anesthesia. Subject showed no reaction, and the stump began clotting on its own within minutes.
Comments: the stump has been bandaged so as not to risk infection. Subject does not seemed to have suffered any ill mental affects, and asked rejoin the others immediately after the procedure was completed, saying (in German) "I want to play the game."
Somehow, by eliminating mortality, we've allowed the brain to expand beyond the confines of humanity.
Imagine the armies of Germany with these same abilities: they'll know the enemy's plans before the attack, they'll be able to withstand any injury, they'll move faster than the opposition can react.
They'll be gods.