from: Dr. Robert Coney
to: Eric Oeming
date: Mon, Jul 12, 2027 at 9:53 AM
subject: R2137 “Brisby” Update
As you requested I’m sending this update on subject R2137, “Brisby” to your private address.
Last Thursday we successfully teleported R2137 across the lab without traumatic injury to the rat. A full physical showed no significant changes. Labs were completely normal and there was no meaningful change in time for her maze tests. We closely monitored the subject, which we nicknamed Brisby, for the next couple days without anything noteworthy happening. As you are now aware that changed over the weekend.
On Sunday staff began to notice that the other rats changed their behavior when Brisby was being carried by. At first the rats would stop whatever they were doing and sit silently. Later during the day, they would move in their cages to be as close as they could to Brisby, remaining completely silent and seemingly focused on her. This behavior continued even when there was no line of sight, and even when Brisby was in a closed cardboard box. Today things became even more interesting.
After reading the weekend reports and talking to staff I decided to look over Brisby myself. Completing my physical examination, I set Brisby down on my desk while waiting for her lab work to come in. A few moments later she walked deliberately to my keyboard and typed “Brisby”. As you can imagine I had a hard time believing what I saw. I deleted the word and asked Brisby to type her name again. She complied. She seems able to reliably type her name when asked but doesn’t respond to anything else I’ve asked so far.
I’ve not shared this information with anyone else yet, but have begun to document this behavior through video. If I don’t hear from you in the next hour I will try your private line again. We may be on the verge of two world-changing discoveries!
