Scipio's Log: Entry 73.44B - Protocol 4
"When it came to Project Sunstorm, there was always the issue of control. The concept of imbuing a being with peak abilities often led to the question of how we would maintain control. How would we ensure they served us? How would we corral them should they go rogue? How could we prevent them from damaging us if they turned from ally into enemy?
"Thus the safeguards were introduced... Protocol Four chief among them.
"Protocol Four was designed to combat extremely adverse situations. It would offer a way out and prevent our creation from falling into the wrong hands. It's a special genetic failsafe designed to trigger optimum self-preservation instincts once activated. Made from the DNA of some top-tier predators, it provides all the best nature has to offer by forcing the subject to completely submit to the pre-designated fight-or-flight options in order to allow the animalistic senses to take over. Specifically, the night vision of the Nightshrike, the keen sense of smell of the Dire-cat, the infrared vision of the Nexu and the ultra-sensitive hearing of the Shredder Bat are all a part of Protocol Four. Each one of these senses comes into play once Protocol Four is activated, resulting in total dedication to self-preservation, be it by either fleeing the scene or by fighting their way out of it.
"However, there were some... unforeseen consequences of the additive. I suppose now that the direct insertion of foreign genetics would have some additional physical effects. One of the more minuscule changes was an increased density of light-sensitive elements, or visual cells, in the eyes. And then there were the... far more obvious changes..."
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"Yes, the eyes... oh those eyes. So powerful and so... predatory."
End of Log
