...recording initiated.

this is researcher jery. log entry one. site 7 underground wing. i probably shouldn't be doing this. personal recordings are against protocol. but something is wrong here and i need a record that isn't going through official channels.

we have three subjects in containment. S1, S2, S3. standard procedure says feed them the nutrient paste twice daily and log behavioral changes. simple. clinical. but nobody told us they could learn.

S1 started mimicking the feeding schedule. tapping the glass exactly twelve hours apart. before we even arrive. S2 has been drawing shapes in the condensation on its chamber walls. circles mostly. sometimes triangles. today it drew a door. S3 just stares. never blinks. never moves. but every time i look away i swear it's closer to the glass than before.

i reported the mimicking behavior to dr. jinx. he told me to stop anthropomorphizing the subjects. said it was contaminating my observations. maybe he's right. maybe i'm just tired. we've been down here for nine days straight. the fluorescent lights are starting to feel like they're humming inside my skull.

tomorrow we begin phase two testing. nobody will tell me what that involves.