Floating

Study Log

Subject: Human Female, locally known as MITSU

6:45am –

BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!

Subject awakens. Looks at ALARM CLOCK.

Heart rate has rapidly increased. Subject is exhibiting signs of distress.

(CONSULTS LOGISTICAL STATISTICS)

Deviation in pattern detected. 

Previous beginning time stamp was repeatedly noted to be forty-five minutes earlier at exactly 6:00am.

This deviation possible cause of sudden erratic behavior.

SCRAMBLE.

Gravitational Reading – Base Normality, in spite of accelerated heart rate

8:00am –

Subject has arrived at WORK with acquisition of COFFEE. 

Sits at desk. Inhales deeply.

Have made previous notes regarding said morning ritual. 

It appears to enhance the subject's overall daily performance.

SIP… SIP…

Gravitational Reading – Slightly Elevated, due to increase in dopamine 

8:07am –

Local alpha inhabitant known as MANAGER has approached.

Subject’s body temperature rising. Perspiration levels rising.

(NOTED CONGRUENCY WITH PREVIOUSLY RECORDED INTERACTIONS)

Workload has increased. Subject realigning daily schedule.

AUDIBLE GROAN.

Gravitational Reading – Below Baseline. 

Interaction with MANAGER has countered effects acquired from COFFEE RITUAL.

9:00am –

Noted secondary morning ritual.

FLUSH.

9:32am –

Subject’s mobile communication device has been overly active.

(COMPARING FREQUENTLY CONTACTED NUMBERS)

Negative. Local numbers known as FAVORITES not attempting to make contact.

Numbers seem to correspond with Subject’s UTILITY PROVIDERS.

Data received in vocalized correspondence appears to suggest that PROVIDERS require immediate monetary transactions from Subject.

SIGH.

Subject has acquired and ingested ASPIRIN from their PURSE.

Gravitational Reading – Below Baseline, L1

Cortisol levels have elevated

10:01am –

Mobile communication from favorite life form known as HUSBAND.

MESSAGE RECEIVED: Hey baby, I love you

Noticeable rise in Dopamine levels

MESSAGE RECEIVED: I have to work a little overtime tonight, so I’ll need you to pick up my dry cleaning on the way home from work.

Noticeable rise in Cortisol levels

MESSAGE RECEIVED: Oh! And we need more milk!

Subject has not engaged in further communication at this time.

Gravitational Reading – Below Baseline, L2

Possible Malfunctions at this Level: Irrational thinking, agitated responses, locally referred to as a “Short Fuse”

12:15pm –

Subject has made another noticeable deviation from established patterns.

LUNCH has not been taken.

(DATA SCAN)

Adrenaline levels are unnaturally high.

Cortisol levels have not decreased.

Subject seems fixated on current tasks, much to the approval of MANAGER.

Workload has been increased (second occurrence)

Blood pressure levels are rising.

GRIND.

Gravitational Reading – Below Baseline, L3

Possible Malfunctions at this Level – headache, nausea, dizziness, fainting

1:23pm –

Mobile communication received from favorite life form known as BESTIE.

MESSAGE RECEIVED: Hey girl, what’s going on?

Noticeable rise in Dopamine levels

Subject has begun to engage in rapid response communication locally know as TEXTING.

MESSAGE RECEIVED: I hear you! That is so messed up!

Continued rise in Dopamine levels

VENT.

Gravitational Reading – Base Normality

Hunger has manifested

2:45pm –

Subject has invoked the elusive 15 MINUTE BREAK.

Appears to be ingesting local delicacy known as CHOCOLATE. 

(DATA SCAN)

Nutrition insufficient. 

Temporary satisfaction will result in plummeting glucose levels (ie SUGAR CRASH) approximately thirty to forty minutes after.

Gravitational Reading: Base Normality 

3:30pm –

Energy has declined drastically.

Workload has not been alleviated to reach compatibility with current energy supply.

Cortisol levels increasing 

Subject is exhibiting inability to focus. Has vocalized the feeling of being IN A FOG.

(REFERENCE LOG)

This behavior has manifested as a semi reliable pattern.

Subject does not appear aware of the established predictability.

HYPOTHESIS: Subject will continue to engage in pattern behaviors until approached by an outside force.

Gravitational Reading: Below Baseline, L1

Cortisol levels have elevated

4:00pm –

Subject has engaged in further communication with alpha local, MANAGER.

MANAGER has expressed dissatisfaction in Subject’s performance for the day, citing errors accumulated within Subject’s work between the hours of one o’clock and three o’clock.

CONFLICTING DATA.

Subject is confused by allocation of additional workload by MANAGER paired with vocalized unhappiness at the quality of work produced as a result of increased workload.

QUOTE: “But you’re the one who assigned this to me…”

MANAGER has deflected any assumption of responsibility.

QUOTE: “We just need you to do better, Mitsu.”

Gravitational Reading: Below Baseline, L3

Possible Malfunctions at this Level – headache, nausea, dizziness, fainting

5:00pm – 

Subject has left WORK. En route to preferred location known as HOME.

Route appears blocked with others en route to similar destination.

TRAFFIC.

Subject will require an inordinately lengthened amount of time to cross relatively short distance to reach HOME.

ETA – 6:00pm

Cortisol levels continue to rise

Gravitational Reading: Below Baseline, L4

If current condition is maintained for an extended period of time, Subject may begin to experience tightness in chest, accompanied with fluctuating emotions that will lead to a condition of feeling OVERWHELMED

6:30pm –

Subject arrives at HOME. 

Momentary increase in Dopamine

Subject remembers DRY CLEANING. 

Subject remembers MILK.

(DATA SCAN)

INCREASED FRUSTRATION.

Subject leaves HOME in search of DRY CLEANING and MILK.

Gravitational Reading – Below Baseline, L4

Status maintained 

8:03pm –

Subject arrives at HOME (second occurrence)

Favorite life form known as HUSBAND comes to meet them at the entry portal.

QUOTE: “Babe, where have you been? Jaspar hasn’t been out since this morning, he peed on the couch!”

(DATA SCAN)

ENTRY: Life form known as JASPAR has previously been identified as a member of the Canidea faction of the animal kingdom, also called DOG. Breed, TERRIER. Malfunctions include an inability to enact bladder control for more than 8hrs, and an affinity for eating local data transfers referred to as NEWSPAPERS.

Cortisol levels have reached critical mass

Subject has begun to regulate breathing in an attempt to harness control of emotional state

HUSBAND is perplexed

QUOTE: “Mitsu? Are you alright?”

Subject has retreated to BEDROOM, sealing the door from potential entry.

Gravitational Reading: Below Baseline, L5

OVERWHELMED. CRUSHED. 

9:15pm –

KNOCK. KNOCK.

HUSBAND has attempted to reestablish contact.

QUOTE: “Mitsu… please, open the door.”

Subject does not respond.

QUOTE: “Mitsu, I don’t know what happened, but I’m sorry. Just, let me in, and we can talk about it, ok?”

Subject exhales. 

Subject pulls self from fetal position and approaches the entry portal to BEDROOM.

Subject opens the access way, and appears to assault HUSBAND.

(DATA SCAN)

Error. Behavior has been identified as a BREAKDOWN. Accompanied by RANT.

HUSBAND seems undeterred by assault.

Subject has been pulled into EMBRACE.

QUOTE: “Shhh, it’s alright. I’m here.”

Cortisol levels have begun to decrease

Dopamine levels steadily rising

Heart rate has stabilized. Breathing slowly returning to normal.

Gravitational Reading – Extremely Elevated. Beyond Pull.

… FLOATING