VOICE LOG RECORDING — LAB TAPE ARCHIVE:
TAPE LABEL: Visit Tape: 0147 Interview Attempt
Log Code: 1-4-147-VT
Security Clearance: Level 5
Interviewer: Dr. Koryhok
Subject: Experiment [REDACTED-0147]
Location: Vault Zeta, Sub-Laboratory Level 6
Format: Sound-Only Recording
(Recording begins — static distortion, low humming of arcane wards)
Dr. Koryhok (voice strained, irritated):
"This is log one-four-one-four-seven-VT. First contact attempt with… well, with it. Let's get this over with."
(Footsteps on metallic floor. A low echo. The sound of a containment door depressurizing. Hissing.)
Dr. Koryhok:
"Subject: Experiment 0147. Are you—awake?"
(No reply. Just a faint sound like glass settling. Occasional dripping in the background.)
Dr. Koryhok (clears throat):
"You were created three months ago in this very lab. You're not natural. You're not a monster. You're something between."
(A sudden creak, like a mirror bending under pressure.)
Dr. Koryhok:
"I am Dr. Koryhok. I am the one who sealed you here. I'm going to ask you some questions. Respond vocally if you—"
0147 (voice distorted, layered, emotionless):
"Why… do you look so afraid, doctor?"
(Pause. There's a shuffle of papers and a sharp breath from Dr. Koryhok.)
Dr. Koryhok:
"Impressive. First vocal response. Do you remember your origin?"
0147:
"Origin… reflection… lie."
Dr. Koryhok (muttering):
"Damn it. It's still fragmented."
(Sudden bang from the containment side. Like something pounding against glass. Shards rattle.)
0147 (voice whispering in layers):
"I saw your face… in my sleep. You were screaming."
Dr. Koryhok (clearly shaken):
"You were not programmed to dream. What else do you see?"
0147:
"I see… you. Every time you blink. I'm closer."
(The sound of heavy breathing. Dr. Koryhok shifts his chair. The chair screeches slightly.)
Dr. Koryhok (attempting authority):
"You are an asset of this laboratory. Your emotions are not relevant. Do you understand?"
0147 (low growl of static with words buried inside):
"I understand... you made me to reflect your sins."
(Sudden shrieking screech from nearby reflective wards — warning runes activate.)
Dr. Koryhok:
"Containment levels spiking—warden seal level two!"
(Alarm blaring in background for two seconds before dying down. Breathing intensifies.)
0147 (softly):
"I don't want to be a mirror. I want to be the shadow left behind."
Dr. Koryhok (panic rising):
"Ending interview—cut the sound, now! CUT—"
(Glass shatters violently. Metallic objects rattle. Then: silence… followed by the faint sound of laughter in multiple voices layered over each other like a broken chorus.)
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(End of Recording)
Note Written on Tape Label (by hand):
"DO NOT REPLAY THIS NEAR REFLECTIVE SURFACES."