Testing Log 1. 11/23
2b has been prompted with a decision that has two outcomes. It was tasked with either cutting off its own arm, or cutting off the arm of its companion, 3b. When asked about its decision, 2b seemed hesitant, unable to decide and attempting to stall for time. When given a limit on the amount of time to choose, the consequence being death, 2b responded negatively. In the end, 2b’s final decision was to cut off the arm of 3b instead of its own.
Ah, now, I must admit this gets a little hard to describe. Before the experiment I overheard some of my colleagues speaking to each other. The cleaver they gave to 2b, the one it must use to cut 3b’s arm, they made it purposefully dull. It’s not sharp enough to cut through meat and bone, hell, it's not even sharp enough to cut through paper. They want it to hurt.
The screams, oh how 3b screamed. 2b brought the cleaver down more times that I was able to count. When it was done, 3b’s arm looked as if it had been torn apart by 32a, maybe even worse. 2b dropped the cleaver and cried, he took 3b into its arms and refused to let go, even after 3b had passed out from blood loss. It took us ten minutes to finally get 3b away from it. 3b has been taken to the lab, its arm will be replaced by mechanical parts for testing before it is taken back to stay in the white room.
As for 2b, its behavior has been studied, and we have learned immensely about the Dubbel Effect.