The SBS sibling bond experiment [by MEY]

MEY · September 27, 2024, 9:04am

The SBS sibling bond experiment.

By Dr. Gremmie Ludanious

I must admit, despite working at Hasbio and currently working at Furarrium farms for the past few years, I had never really shown an interest in Fluffies as living creatures. The Hasbio internship program was primarily focused on genetic research and frankly my interest were more towards their stem cell research program rather than the creation of these bio-toys with basic human intelligence, whilst my talents in Furarrium farms were primarily for the R&D department’s goal of manipulating genetic code to develop foals with unique color combinations and fur patterns, plus my current private research was of a non-Fluffy related matter.

However, in the past few months I had found myself observing Fluffies with Sensitive Baby Syndrome and their interpersonal relationships with other family members. This only came about due to a rise in demand for Fluffies suffering from SBS. A trend that came about from celebrity endorsement of these “forever babies”, which would see farms such as ourselves, employ techniques to produce a higher amount of SBS foals and thanks to our artificial SBS process, almost all our care mares would have at least one SBS foal within their respective batch at any given time, which gave me plenty of data to observe.

From my observations, I found that 9 out of 10 times, our care mares would always prioritize caring for an SBS foal over a non-SBS foals. I had characterized this behavior due to the nature of the SBS foals, namely their increased hunger for milk and the lack of mental growth in comparison to their non-SBS siblings, led care mares to believe that these foals required more love and attention in order to properly develop. The lack of mental growth was obvious, given the methods we had employed to turn a non-SBS to an SBS, but I had always wondered about why SBS foals had greater hunger and in many cases would develop to be larger than their siblings.

At first, I thought it was a matter of biology. However, the fact that our artificial SBS process produced SBS foals that mimicked the trends of naturally born SBS foals, proved that it had nothing to do with biology. Instead, I found that it was due to growth and development. As newborn foals, regardless of whether SBS or non-SBS, the consumption of milk was roughly the same. A bottle feeding test of newborn foals the same size proved it. However, as a non-SBS began to grow, their mind started developing a curiosity to their surroundings and a desire to interact with objects around them. Meaning that less time was spent on feeding and more time was spent on exploring and sating curiosity.

On the other hand, an SBS was shown to be incapable of such desires, as the growth hormone had been stunted, so they would have only been able to operate on basic instincts, namely feeding, defecating and sleeping. As such, the time they should have been spent interacting and growing, was instead used on sating basic needs, and as SBS foals did not move around, except when necessary, there was a reduction in muscle growth and an increase in the generation of fat, which in turn led to a higher need for consumption and further build up of fatty tissue and by the time the non-SBS foals have reached “talkie phase” there will almost always be quite a notable size difference between non-SBS foals and their SBS sibling.

At “walkie / talkie phase” my focus turned towards the foals, as I had come to observe non-SBS displaying behavior akin to resentment, towards their SBS siblings. Based on my findings, I found that 7 out of 10 times, a non-SBS foal would develop resent towards their SBS sibling, and of those that had developed resentment towards their SBS sibling, there was a 40% chance that the non-SBS would do nothing, a 40% chance the non-SBS would voice their disapproval, and a 20% chance that they would resort to violence. Such behavior has been recognized as a product of jealousy, with the non-SBS foal able to recognize that their respective care mare was placing greater attention on a specific sibling.

Of course, I must highlight that my findings were heavily influences by specific external factors and therefore do not apply to the whole Fluffy population in general.

Firstly, such findings were from our care mares, who were not the real mothers of these foals. This was to ensure less dispute when separating the foals from our care mares, but it also meant that there was less bias. Our care mares were trained to see all foals as equal regardless of color or features, with priority of SBS seemingly more to do with the desire of being a good caretaker. Such findings might have differed greatly if these foals were cared for by their real mother, and do not take into account, problematic behavioral patterns, namely, Bitch Mare Syndrome.

Secondly, my findings were based off the limited time frame that the foals were kept together. Foals were only to be cared for by our care mares until properly weaned and then the farm would put them up for sale. As such, my observations were limited to this five week time frame. Findings regarding the relation between a SBS foal and their non-SBS foal sibling could have differed greatly, if the foals continued to remain together even after the weaning phase, perhaps sympathy for their mentally underdeveloped sibling or maybe growing contempt?

Thirdly, these findings were only applicable to this specific environment. Here at Furarrium Farms, our care mares were given food, shelter, comfort and warmth, meaning that they could focus all their time on feeding our foals and train our foals, which allowed for plenty of free time to care for the SBS foal. As such, the nature of these findings did not take into account scenarios where a mare was forced to actively search for food whilst caring for foals and also did not account for survival instincts. I would imagine that old generations of feral Fluffies would have followed above findings, but current feral Fluffy populations, more specifically forest feral Fluffies, had started to display the same level of survival instinct as small prey creatures, and could likely abandon an SBS due to lower survival chance.

Regardless, these observations had attracted my intrigue towards the interpersonal relationships between SBS foals and their non-SBS siblings, and in examining the relationship between a care mare, a SBS foal and non-SBS siblings, a question would occur. How would non-SBS foal(s) interact with their SBS sibling, if there was no proper parental figure present in their life? This would form the basis of my test.

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Though a matter that interested me, I would like highlight that this was still just a small side project. My work and my research continued to occupy most of my time, plus I did not wish to exploit the kindness Furarrium farms had extended towards me, allowing me to perform my own personal research in the farm laboratory, as such my experiment were to be limited and were by no a proper behavioral examination. It was simply a hobby to observe the psychology of foals in a specific extreme scenario.

The set up was quite simple. With owner: Mr. Quarry’s direct permission, I was allowed twenty newborn foals for my experiment, with the only request being to avoid Alicorns and foals that exhibited popular fur colors and patterns. An agreeable request and frankly I was quite thankful that he agreed in the first place, and did not even request payment for using their products for such a meaningless examination.

For the creation of artificial SBS foals, I would employ the Flufficide method: A non-lethal dosage of Flufficide (1 ml) injected directly into the frontal lobe of a new born foal. As per survey, characteristics of a Flufficide induced artificial SBS foal were almost identical to that of a natural born SBS.

Subject foals were to be separated from their batch and would be fed milk via an artificial teats, rather than via care mare. This was to avoid confusion in the future, as newborn foals were unable to see, but were able to identify each other via scent, allowing them to quickly distinguish siblings and family from strangers. If a foal were to smell the scent of other foals, as well as a Fluffy mare, yet open its eyes to find the owners of such scent missing, it could create unnecessary complications in the future.

Furthermore, direct interaction was to only occur during life threatening situations that would compromise my experiment and necessary actions, such as resupplying food and cleaning would occur whilst the subjects were asleep. The importance was maintaining a sense of isolation and allowing for the foals to develop bonds with each other, instead of with third party individuals.

In order to house the foals, I used eight isolation boxes. These boxes were used for a previous Fluffy experiment. They were small white boxes, with carpeted floors, padded walls, in-built lights and in-built cameras for hidden observation, as well as slots for feeding apparatus, and a hidden door in the ceiling, allowing us to perform activities necessary for the foals’ survival, such as cleaning or repair. My assistant, Charlotte, would also be assisting me with this experiment.

There were three key variables I intended to employ in this experiment.

The number of foals in the box.
Inclusion of an artificial mother
Inclusion of an educational TV.

Reasoning:

For number of foals, I wanted to examine the importance of socialization on the relationship between an SBS foal and non-SBS siblings. If an non-SBS foal only has an SBS foal for interaction, would this form a stronger bond between the two foals, in comparison to a scenario where a non-SBS foal had another non-SBS foal to interact with.

For artificial mother, I wanted to see if the presence of a maternal figure would impact the relationship between an SBS foal and non-SBS sibling(s). Jealousy due to extra attention, was the main reason non-SBS foals displayed hostility towards their SBS sibling. If the mother shows an equal amount of affection, by that I mean none, regardless if SBS or non-SBS, how would this affect the relationship?

For educational TV, I wanted to see the effect of a third party medium, providing information on SBS and how that would affect the relationship between the SBS and non-SBS sibling(s)

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Isolation Box (1) - [IB1] - (2) foals | Artificial mother | No educational TV

Isolation Box (2) - [IB2] - (2) foals | Artificial mother | Educational TV

Isolation Box (3) - [IB3] - (2) foals | No artificial mother | No educational TV

Isolation Box (4) - [IB4] - (2) foals | No artificial mother | Educational TV

Isolation Box (5) - [IB5] - (3) foals | Artificial mother |No educational TV

Isolation Box (6) - [IB6] - (3) foals | Artificial mother | Educational TV

Isolation Box (7) - [IB7] - (3) foals | No artificial mother | No educational TV

Isolation Box (8) - [IB8] - (3) foals | No artificial mother | Educational TV

Features of the artificial mother.

Designed to look similar to a Fluffy mare.
Emits a scent akin to the pheromones of a Fluffy mare.
Emits a greater warmth than the heated floors yet not too hot.
Soft padding inside body for comfort when hugging
Sings the “mummah wuvs babbehs” song on loop, during non-sleeping hours.

Note: For Isolation Boxes without an artificial mother, milk feeding will be done via Faux Teat, a latex teat with fur that emulates the scent of a Fluffy mare.

Features of the education TV.

A small monitor that we have attached onto one side of the Isolation Box.
Wireless connection, allowing for me to modify content with the control tablet.
Will use standard education sequences applied in farm training.

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[IB1] Foals taken from Batch T03YU

1A [Unicorn] [M] Purple fur. Grey mane & tail.
1B (SBS) [Unicorn] [M] Dark yellow fur. Brown mane & tail.

[IB2] Foals taken from Batch I07PR

2A [Unicorn] [M] Grey fur. Brown mane & tail.
2B (SBS) [Unicorn]M] Dark green fur. Black mane & tail.

[IB3] Foals taken from Batch A01AT

3A [Unicorn] [M] Brown fur. Blue mane & tail.
3B (SBS) [Unicorn] [M] Brown fur. Purple mane & tail.

[IB4] Foals taken from Batch U06QM

4A [Unicorn] [M] Pink fur. Black mane & tail.
4B (SBS) [Unicorn] [M] Dark blue fur. White mane & tail.

[IB5] Foals taken from Batch C02RE

5A [Unicorn] [M] Dark red fur. Green mane & tail.
5B (SBS) [Unicorn] [M] Orange fur. Dark green mane & tail.
5C [Unicorn] [M] Grey fur. White mane & tail.

[IB6] Foals taken from Batch G01OZ

6A [Unicorn] [M] Dark brown fur. Yellow mane & tail.
6B (SBS) [Unicorn] [M] Orange fur. Dark red mane & tail.
6C [Unicorn] [M] Dark red fur. Yellow mane & tail.

[IB7] Foals taken from Batch T01PL

7A [Unicorn] [M] White fur. Dark brown mane & tail.
7B (SBS) [Unicorn] [M] Purple fur. Dark red mane & tail.
7C [Unicorn] [M] Dark green fur. Black mane & tail.

[IB8] Foals taken from Batch Z04FC

8A [Unicorn] [M] Dark yellow fur. Dark green mane & tail.
8B (SBS) [Unicorn] [M] Blue fur. Black mane & tail.
8C [Unicorn] [M] Dark red fur. Orange mane & tail.

Note: In order to limit variables. I decided to take newborn foals of a specific subtype and gender. As per our data, currently male Unicorns seem to be our lowest selling product. Findings based off Furarriums market analysis report: Q3-2024*

Note: For easy following. Subjects suffering from SBS have been designated label “B”

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Experiment report: Week [01]

Foals were currently at “newborn” stage. No meaningful observations could be made. However, the foals still needed to be carefully monitored and constant human guidance was deemed a necessity for their survival. Fortunately my assistant, Charlotte, proved infallible as always. Under her care, I was able to focus on my other working, knowing all foals were well-fed and comfortable in their new environment. Also, thanks to Charlotte’s careful guidance, both SBS and non-SBS foals were able to identify where they get milk from, based only on scent.

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Note: All foals groups seemed to be naturally forming fluff piles. A good sign that they have grown accustomed to the scent of one another. It should also be noted that IBs with artificial mothers would see the fluff piles form around her, whilst IBs without artificial mothers, would see the fluff piles form at the center of the IBs, where the floor was warmest.

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Experiment report: Week [02]

The foals had reached the “chirpy babbeh” stage. Both SBS and non-SBS foals had started opening their eyes and had started to scan their surroundings. We have placed (1) ball and (3) blocks in each IB for the foal’s entertainment in the future, and for for all Isolation Boxes with an education TV, we had started the TV’s acclimatization sequence: Soft, bright colors and quiet three note songs had started to play to get the foals used to the presence of the TVs. Charlotte and I have also reduced direct intervention to only sleeping hours. Observations as follows:

[IB1] Both 1A and 1B had recognized the artificial mother as a source of warmth and nourishment. For the entire duration of this week, they had spent their time forming a fluff pile at her side, and spent most of their time sleeping, only moving from this position when needing to feed. Near the end of the week, 1A had been observed attempting to walk.

[IB2] Both 2A and 2B had also recognized the artificial mother as a source of warmth and nourishment and spent most of their time sleeping at her side. However, 2A has recognized the presence of the TV and had been seen observing it occasionally, though still remaining huddled with 2B and the artificial mother. Near the end of the week, 2A had been observed attempting to walk.

[IB3] 3A has begun to display signs of an “explorer baby” and when not feeding nor sleeping, spent a lot of time crawling around the IB and interacting with various objects, only interacting with 3B during sleep time, where they would form a fluff pile at the center of the IB. 3B had only alternate between feeding and sleeping at the center of the IB. Near the middle of the week, 3A was already seen attempting to walk and by the end of the week, 3A had already been observed being able to walk.

[IB4] 4A and 4B primarily spent their time sleeping at the center of the room, with movement only done for the sake of feeding. However, 4A had recognized the presence of the TV and had been observed monitoring it from time to time. 4B on the other hand had not seemed to recognize the presence of the TV and had maintained routine of feeding and sleeping. Near the end of the week, 4A had been observed attempting to walk.

[IB5] 5A, 5B and 5C had recognized the artificial mother as a source of warmth and nourishment. All three foals spent most of their time sleeping at her side, only moving when needing to feed. Near the end of the week, 5A had been observed attempting to walk.

[IB6] 6A, 6B and 6C had recognized the artificial mother as a source of warmth and nourishment. All three foals spent most of their time, sleeping at her side, only moving when needing to feed. Strangely, none seem to acknowledge the presence of the TV. Near the end of the week, 6A and 6C had been observed attempting to walk.

[IB7] 7A, 7B and 7C had been recorded primarily sleeping at the center of the IB or moving to feed, but it should be noted that there have been numerous instants where 7A and 7C had been observed lightly tapping each other and 7B, but nothing severe that required direct intervention. Near the end of the week, 7A and 7C had been observed attempting to walk.

[IB8] 8A, 8B and 8C had mainly been recorded sleeping at the center of the IB or moving only to feed. Aside from sleeping and eating, 8C had also been noted to occasionally observe the TV from time to time, but 8A and 8B has not recognized the presence of the TV. Near the end of the week, 8C had been observed attempting to walk.

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Note: The artificial mother clearly had a significant effect in all IBs where it was present. The comforting presence of the artificial mother proved to be strong enough to overwrite all other desires, with all foals shown to be perfectly content spending all their time cuddling with what they perceive to be their maternal figure. Such trends had been recorded in other experiments of a similar nature, as well as observations out in the wild. However, this was merely an observation, with no merit to my own investigation.

More interestingly, was an observation of the effect regarding the presence of the educational TV in the IBs without an artificial mother. The non-SBS foals of [IB3] and [IB7] would display a desire to perform actions beyond eating and sleeping, with 3A interacting with foreign objects while 7A and 7C have been shown to be play fighting. I theorize that this behavior was due to a need for stimulation in an uncomfortable setting, with these foals lacking the comforting presence of the artificial mother and lacking any external stimulation, thus leading them to make their own.

Meanwhile, the non-SBS foals of [IB4] and [IB8] were kept docile as the educational TV supposedly provided them with enough stimuli, despite only displaying basic colors and simple music, and were kept content enough that they would remain in a docile state sleeping with their SBS siblings.

As for all 8 SBS foals. None had shown any interest beyond feeding and sleeping, with none observed to show any desire to examine their surroundings. However, like their non-SBS siblings, for IBs that possessed an artificial mother, the comforting presence and warmth of the maternal figure, quickly grabbed their attention and they would spend most of their nuzzling the artificial mother. Whilst the SBS foals in IBs without an artificial mother would continue sleeping in the center of the IBs due to highest warmth.

Charlotte did an excellent job of guidance in Week [01]. I had feared that the SBS foals would shown difficulty identifying where and how to obtain nourishment. However, Charlotte had guided them perfectly with the SBS shown to be able to identify where to get their milk based on scent, as well as the necessary motion of raising their head slightly and suckling on the teat to obtain the milk, demonstrating excellent patience and rearing skills. I have sent this evaluation to my managers.

Important: 1A, 4B and 8C had all displayed the rare trait of bioluminescence. Given that the trait only had a 1% chance of occurring naturally (5% chance in our farm). It was extremely unlucky that I somehow collected three in my experiment. I had discussed this with my managers, and they have allowed me to continue my experiment, but had requested that I try to preserve the three foals, for possible sale after the completion of my experiment. I will try my best to fulfill such endeavors.

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Experiment report: Week [03]

The foals had reached the “walking / talking babbeh” phase and all non-SBS foals were predicted to be able to walk and talk by the end of this week. Also after discussion with my managers, the experiment had been modified slightly. I had received a request to perform house training and develop good behavior amongst the foals, with the intent of selling them, especially the ones with luminescent horns, after the completion of the experiment.

I must admit, I had felt that it might no longer be worth proceeding with the experiment, but I felt an urge to continue, as I had desired to see the end results of this experiment, though I was still unsure why I had such feelings. Regardless, Charlotte and I had installed litter boxes in the corners of each IB. We had already intended for the educational TV to display house and behavioral training sequences, but had also modify the artificial mothers to assist with house and behavioral training. However, we do not have a solution to instill training to the foals in [IB3] and [IB7] . Fortunately the foals in both those IBs were still of low value.

In order to house train these foals, we had installed the artificial mother’s basic teaching sequence. This increased the amount of pre-recorded lines she would say on loop, adding the following lines:

Mummah wubs gud babbehs
Gud babbehs wub aww bwuddhas n sistahs
Gud babbehs nu huwt bwuddahs n sistahs
Gud babbehs mak gud poopies in wittew box
Siwwy babbeh nu wisten tu mummah
Gud babbehs hewp siwwy bwuddhas n sistahs be gud babbehs

We had also set the educational TVs to start playing the basic foal training sequence, with an addition of some SBS support programs.

Gud babbehs. Bad babbehs: A simple sequence that showed pictures of a happy foals every time the word “gud babbeh” was said, and showed pictures of crying foals every time the word “bad babbeh” was mentioned.
Gud babbehs wuv aww der swibwings: A sequence that repeated the phrase “gud babbeh” while showing scenes of foals playing with each other, nuzzling each other and hugging each other. Then changed to a repeat of the phrase “bad babbeh” whilst showing scenes of foals fighting each other.
Gud babbehs mak gud poopies in wittew. A sequence that showed foals relieving themselves in the litter box with happy music, as the words “gud babbeh” were repeated, whilst another scene of a foal defecating on the floor was accompanied by sad music and the words “bad babbeh” being repeated.
Some babbehs am siwwy babbehs. A short program to help foals identify other foals with SBS, by identifying simple characteristics, like an SBS inability to speak, walk or act like normal foals, highlighting that they were not “bad babbehs” but “siwwy babbehs”
Gud babbehs hewp bad siwwy babbehs. A sequence that showed non-SBS foals helping an SBS foal to the feeding area, as well as helping an SBS to make “good poopies”, accompanied by happy music and the phrase “gud babbehs” then it changed to a scene of a non-SBS foal hurting an SBS foal, with sad music playing, as the phrase “bad babbehs” was repeated.

[IB1] 1A had begun showing curiosity to his surroundings. He had been observed interacting with the various toys as well as the litter box, though still spent a lot of time huddled together with the artificial mother and 1B. We had also noted that 1A had started to speak, uttering the phrase “wub mummah” during the early half of the week and had began talking in complete sentences by the later half of the week.

He also seemed to demonstrates an understanding to what the artificial mother was saying, as he was seen asking “Wats a wittew box” during the latter half of the week. Fortunately, Charlotte had the good sense to label the litter box, placing a sign saying “Gud poopies go in wittew box” and we saw 1A take “good poopies”. Unfortunately, the lesson did not stick as 1A’s request for praise could not be fulfilled by the artificial mother. Furthermore 1B was unable to register the “teachings” of the artificial mother, due to being an SBS, and 1A was quick to comment that 1B received no reprimand. However, the inability of the artifcial mother to provide a proper response, would lead to 1A making “bad poopies”.

[IB2] 2A was shown to have started observing the TV more, as well as interacting with the toys and the litter box, though like 1A, would still spend a lot of time huddled with the artificial mother and his own SBS sibling, 2B. However, no further observations could be made, as 2A only started speaking basic phrases during the later half of the week and did not seem to show an understanding of the “teachings” of the artificial mother yet.

2B had still maintained the same routine of clinging to the artificial mother for warmth, only breaking from the routine to move to the teat for feeding. However, we had noticed that 2B has started making alarmed chirps. We believed that it may have been distressed. Fortunately 2A was often quick to comfort 2B, nuzzling and calming 2B down.

[IB3] 3A had been shown to be quite active now. We had observed the foal often moving around the IB and playing with all the toys, as well as interacting with the litter box. However, we did not have a medium to instill house and behavioral training. As such, 3A was unaware of good and bad “poopies". 3A had also started speaking basic phrases, saying “wub” during the early half of the week to 3B, but had not shown any ability to speak complete sentence, even during the later half of the week, and was instead only capable of saying “wub” to 3B.

3B had displayed increasing distress as the week went on. We think that it may have been due to that fact that it was growing increasingly uncomfortable, due to a lack of physical affection and we had noticed an increase in distressed chirps over the week. 3A had attempted to calm 3B down through nuzzling and saying “wub” repeatedly, but 3B showed no signs of improvement and continues to voice distress through panicked chirps, which in turn seemed to effect 3A negatively.

[IB4] 4A had been shown to be able to speak during the first half of the week, saying the phrase “wub” to 4B. Furthermore, 4A had started interacting with various toys and the litter box, and had been constantly observing the TV with positive effect. By the latter half of the week, 4A has been seen making “good poopies” in the litter box and has been observed identifying 4B as a silly baby, with 4A observed asking “Bwuddah am siwwy babbeh?” and saying “wub siwwy bwuddah!”. We had also observed 4A attempting to get 4B to make “good poopies”, but has been seen showing distress at 4B’s inability to comply.

4B maintained the same routine of feeding, sleeping and defecating, but had been observed making positive responses towards 4A’s affections, making happy coos when receiving verbal and physical affection, which in turned affects 4A positively.

[IB5] 5A was shown to be able to start speaking during the earlier half of the week and was capable of forming complete sentences by the later half of the week, whilst 5C only started speaking during the later half of the week. We had come to believe that 5A has identified themselves as the older sibling, as once it was able to identify how to make “good poopies” in the litter box, it began attempting to teach 5B and 5C how to make “good poopies”.

5C was observed as extremely responsive to 5A, quickly following 5A’s example and making “good poopies” of its own. It was also observed to provide praise to 5A, uttering “wub bwuddah” and “bwuaddah smawt” to 5A repeatedly after being taught how to use the litter box, which in turn seemed to reinforce the notion to 5A that it was the older sibling, as it had started refer to itself as “Owdah bwuddah” and referring to 5C as “Wittle bwuddah”. Unfortunately this would create an adverse effect regarding the relationship between 5A and 5B, with 5A displaying negative behavior with 5B’s inability to walk, speak and properly follow 5A’s guidance.

5B would be shown to be increasingly distressed as the week went by. It would spend most of its time clinging to the artificial mother for warmth and comfort, but during the later half of the week, after making “bad poopies”, 5A would repeatedly refer to 5B as a “nu wisten bwuddah” and it wasn’t long before 5C began referring to 5B as “nu wisten bwuddah” as well. This in turn would lead to 5B showing greater distress, yet 5A and 5C seem to display no sympathy for their SBS sibling, as they attempted to force 5B to make “good poopies”.

[IB6] 6A and 6C displayed similar level of intelligence, with both capable of uttering phrases in the earlier half of the week and capable of forming complete sentences during the later half of the week, but differences were noted in how they spent their time in the IB. 6A was observed liking to wander around the IB, interacting with the toys and the litter box, whilst 6C preferred to huddle with 6B and the artificial mother whilst observing the TV.

During the later half of the week, both 6A and 6C demonstrated understanding of the “teachings” from both the artificial mother and the educational TV, with both capable of making “good poopies”, but what was more interesting was the difference in their treatment towards 6B, with 6A referring to 6B as a “bad babbeh” while 6C would refer to 6C as a “siwwy babbeh”. Both foals would attempt to teach 6B how to make “good poopies”, but 6A would display negative behavior at 6B’s inability to learn, while 6C would show positive neutral behavior.

An interesting point to note was that both 6A and 6C would ask the artificial mother for confirmation regarding the matter of 6B being a “bad babbeh” or a “siwwy babbeh”. Of course, the artificial mother would be unable to comment on the matter, and we had noticed signs of distress from both 6A and 6C. Furthermore, 6B would show signs of increasing distress as the week went on, but only 6C would seek to comfort 6B, with 6A refusing to interact with 6B.

[IB7] 7A and 7C were both able to utter phrases during the earlier half of the week, and were able to form complete sentences by the later half of the week. As such 7A and 7C displayed a mutual amount of respect towards each other and seemed to grow quite close to one another, but we have noticed mild aggressive physical behavior when the two foals played with the toys or with each other, with both 7A and 7C unafraid to push each other or kick the ball harder or kick their blocks.

More concerning was the behavior that 7A and 7C showed towards 7B during the later half of the week. With 7A referring to 7C as “Gweenie bwuddah” while 7C referred to 7A as “Whitey bwuddah” yet both 7A and 7C would refer to 7B as “Dummeh bwuddah” and we had observed multiple instants of 7A and 7C physically and verbally abusing 7B. This in turn would create increasing distress from 7B, and both 7A and 7C have shown negative reactions towards it, increasing verbal and physical abuse until 7B finally stops making panicked chirps.

[IB8] 8C was shown to be able to utter phrases during the early half of the week and speak in complete sentences during the latter half of the week. 8C had also responded positively to the “teachings” from the educational TV, observed making “good poopies” in the later half. He had been shown attempting to interact with 8A and 8B, but to no avail. Bringing us to the more notable point.

Even by the end of this test period: Week [03], 8A had not yet demonstrated any ability to walk nor speak. As per our data, 95% of non-SBS foals should be able to walk by the third week and 90% of non-SBS foals should be able to talk by the third week. So there is a 0.5% chance that 8A belongs to the slower growth group in both communication and mobilization. Not impossible, but highly unlikely. There is a higher chance that 8A may be a natural born SBS. Test period: Week [04] should help determine, as all non-SBS foals have been confirmed to be able to walk and talk by the fourth week.

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Note: The effectiveness of the farm’s house and behavior training program seemed to be demonstrated quite well with how many non-SBS foals were quick to make “good poopies” by the end of this week. It should be noted that the educational TV was far more effective at training than the artificial mother, due to the utilization of color theory, sound effectiveness, image association techniques and repetition. Whilst the artificial mother also had a major flaw in that it was unable to provide positive praise for “gud babbeh” behavior and thus the lessons had no impact.

I had pondered why the non-SBS foals requested positive reinforcement from the artificial mother yet not from the educational TV, and I had concluded that it was due to the fact that the non-SBS believed that the artificial mother was a living maternal figure, due to the fact that the artificial mother provided milk, warmth and comfort, as well as “talked” and emitted a scent. Whilst the non-SBS foals seemed able to understand that the TV was just an object. Regardless, I have submitted my findings to my managers for reviewal.

Charlotte had put forward her concerns regarding 7B. She had highlighted that it was clear that 7A and 7C were completely antagonistic towards 7B and that there was no further merit in continuing the experiment. Whilst I do agree that the conclusion was quite clear, I had also reminded her that nature could be unpredictable and that results could change over time. To stop the trial simply because the conclusion seemed clear would be unscientific on my part, but I had decided to ask Charlotte to step away from my experiment. There was no need to torture her with such sights, especially now that the foals were more than able to function without human guidance.

Furthermore, as requested by Mr. Quarry, I had provided him with an in-depth report of my experiment. After careful review, Mr. Quarry had concluded that they would no longer seek to sell the foals with luminescence horns, as respect for the work that I have done for his farm. While I am extremely appreciative for this sentiment, I feel that my experiment has already been compromised by the inclusion of housing and behavioral training programs. I shall continue the housing and behavioral training program, as stopping it may cause confusion. At least, I do not need to worry about preserving certain foals.

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Experiment Report: Week [04]

I did not perform any external changes. This week was solely focused on observation.

[IB1] 1A had been observed display increasing aggression towards the artificial mother and 1B, which seemed to stem from their inability to provide him with a proper response during attempted socialization. He had been seen kicking the toys rather violently, as well as making a mess of the litter box and I had also observed him defecating on the artificial mother, which I had concluded as a desperate attempt to gain any meaningful response from the artificial mother beyond the prerecorded messages. 1B was not spared from 1A’s efforts as well.

1B had attempted to maintain their routine of feeding, sleeping and defecating, but it would find difficulty due to 1A’s desperate desire for proper socialization. In an attempt to force socialization, 1A had begun utilizing various forms of harassment. I had observed 1A goading 1B, asking “Y bwuddah nu tawkies?” repeatedly and 1B’s distressed chirps in response, only served to irritate 1A further.

Furthermore 1A was also constantly attempts to separate 1B away from the artificial mother by pulling 1B away by the tail, causing 1B greater distress, and 1A had been seen lightly tapping on 1B and repeatedly saying “hey!” in which I assume was an attempt to annoy 1B into a proper response, though only causing 1B further distress. It should also be noted that despite the nature of the action, 1A did not seem to possess any true ill will towards 1B, as I had also observed 1A making “bad poopies” when 1B was makes “bad poopies” and stating, “see bwuddha! Am wike yu tu. Tawkies nao?”

[IB2] 2A had begun speaking in complete sentences and had started taking in the lessons. Like 1A during Week [03], 2A had made “good poopies” and had requested positive reinforcement from the artificial mother. However, it had not stopped despite the lack of response and seemed to have recognized 2B as a silly baby, plus it understood that 2B made “bad poopies” because it was a silly baby. Strangely 2A had made no attempt to communicate with 2B, instead we had observed that 2A prefers to silently stare at 2B from the distances, in between usual activities of feeding, playing with the toys, scanning the IB, watching the TV and using the litter box. Meanwhile, 2B had maintained their routine, constantly clinging to the artificial mother for comfort whilst sleeping and only breaking from the spot to feed.

[IB3] 3A had seem to undergone a regression. Last week it was seen being able to say “wub”, but now it had gone back to only chirping. 3A also seemed to be lacking energy, spending a lot more time sleeping and when it wandered the IB, it mainly walked around slowly, with interactions to toys and the litter box limited to light taps. I had also noticed that 3A had displayed signs of severe trauma towards 3B, as it had been observed that whenever 3B made panicked chirps, 3A would quickly hide behind an object to avoid line of sight and would not stop hiding until 3B grew too tired to continue chirping.

3B’s situation had not improved either. The SBS seemed to be experiencing severe stress, which I assume was due to a lack of physical affection and had been making constant distressed chirps everyday throughout the week. I had also noticed that 3B no longer attempted to feed itself and had instead spent most of its time sulking at the center of the IB. It should be noted that as per the last of this weekly time period, 3B had begun to look significantly malnourished.

[IB4] During the early half of the week, 4A had continuously attempted to try and teach 4B how to make “good poopies”, but an inability from 4B to learn would see 4A getting frustrated and by the later half of the week, I had observed 4A actively ignoring 4B, as well as constantly trying to maintain distance. 4A also performs unique actions such as only feeding when 4B was far away from the faux teat, and announcing “Gud babbehs make gud poopies” every time it relieved itself on the litter box.

This change in attitude had not gone unnoticed by 4B, who had been observed making distressed chirps and had attempted to crawl towards 4A numerous times. However, due to a difference in mobility, 4A was able to constantly able of maintaining distance, and even during sleeping time, 4A would prefer sleeping at the side of the IB, and not in the warmest spot at the center, simply to continue avoiding 4B. Something 4B seems to be fully aware of, as it would make constant distressed chirps until it fell asleep.

[IB5] 5A had developed certain traits that hint at Smarty Syndrome, such a heightened sense of one own’s important, increasingly arrogant behavior and a disdain for entities perceived as lesser being. I believed this attitude developed due to 5C’s constant praise of 5A and its intelligence over these past two weeks. 5C itself has seemed to adopt a sort of servile behavior, offering no opposition to the statements of 5A and more than happy to assist 5A in any action. Yet it should be noted, despite this attitude, both Fluffies seemed to take pride in making “good poopies”, and repeated asking the artificial mother for praise, showing no deterrence to a lack of response.

5A also seemed to have developed the idea that the artificial mother was not providing praise, because 5B was still making “bad poopies”. This in turn would cause a lot of grief for 5B, whom 5A would constantly berate during the early half of the week, and then during the later half of the week, 5A and 5C would force 5B to live in the litter box, countering any attempt for 5B to escape. However, after 5B made “good poopies” in the litter box, 5A and 5C would let 5B go back to the artificial mother for food and comfort, but the cycle would repeat once 5B made “bad poopies” again.

It should also be noted that 5A and 5C no longer called 5B, “nu wisten bwuddah” but instead they referred to 5B as “dummeh poopie bwuddah”

[IB6] 6A and 6C had been observed to constantly been bickering, with the subject matter being 6B. It seemed that there was a radical difference in opinion between the two non-SBS foals, with 6A still referring to 6B as a “bad babbeh” whilst 6C continued to refer to 6B as “siwwy babbeh”. During the first half of the week, both foals continued attempting to teach 6B how to make “good poopies”, but 6B’s inability to learn would lead to heated arguments between 6A and 6C.

Initially, 6A and 6C requested the artificial mother to resolve their dispute, but they seemed to have realized that the artificial mother would not provide them with an answer, and by the end of the week 6A and 6C had been observed fighting. As for 6B, the SBS foal seemed to recognize hostilities and during periods of arguing and fighting, would clinging to the artificial mother for comfort, whilst letting out constant distressed chirps.

[IB7] 7A and 7C seemed to have developed sadistic streaks and seemed to enjoy tormenting 7B actively. I was unable to decipher the reasoning behind this attitude, but I had to admit that the abuse 7A and 7C inflict on 7B was quite disturbing. 7A and 7C had been observed constantly assaulting 7B, and during this past week I had seen them stomp on 7B, bite 7B and stabbed their horns into 7B. They also seemed to enjoy verbally tormenting 7B, as I had heard them singing “dummeh babbeh” whilst skipping around 7B. Furthermore, 7A and 7C had also actively prevented 7B from getting milk from the faux teat, dragging 7B away every time it got close to the teat and forcing 7B to instead eat their excrement. 7B would also not get to sleep at the center of the IB, with 7A and 7C sleeping at the center while 7B stayed at the side, with fear of its siblings overwriting the need for warmth.

I will be honest, observing the interactions between 7A and 7C with 7B was leaving a sour taste in my mouth. It should be stated, the death nor abuse of Fluffies does not bother me. Working on a Fluffy farm desensitizes one to such feelings, but perhaps due to my brother’s affliction, or perhaps due to the fact that they are all supposed to be innocent foals, I feel disgusted in the way that 7A and 7C treat their baby brother. Despite giving Charlotte a lecture about it, I find myself considering the possibility of prematurely ending [IB7].

[IB8] 8A was confirmed to be an SBS, as it still had shown no signs of being able to walk nor able to talk, as such, the parameters of this observation have changed slightly. Aside from observing how 8C interacts with its SBS siblings, I also planned to observe the differences in actions and behavior between 8A and 8B, to see how an artificial SBS really compared to a natural born SBS. Currently, 8A and 8B were almost identical in terms of actions, though to be fair neither did much beyond eating, sleeping and defecating on the spot.

As for 8C, I suspect that it may be following in the trend of 1A, with 8C initially making “good poopies”, but stopping after it had observed that both 8A and 8B made “bad poopies” and received no punishment. Also 8C had been observed showing increasing frustration due to an inability to communicate with 8A and 8B, and I had seen 8C attempt to try and communicate with the TV at numerous occassions.

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Note: One rather notable observation was the importance of socialization to these foals. Unsurprising as Fluffies were designed to be extremely social creatures. The effects could be seen with 1A, 3A and 8A who had started developing unstable mental states due to loneliness. [IB5], [IB6] and [IB7] showed healthier mental states as there were two non-SBS foals per IB, allowing them to provide each other with companionship. 2A and 4A existed as anomalies to this observation. 2A was strange as it did not display a desire to socialize in the first place, while for 4A, I suspect that it may have something to do with 4A identifying 4B as a special and therefore being satisfied with 4B’s coos and chirps, thought I believe the situation will rapidly deteriorate, given 4A’s current treatment towards 4B.

I would also like to highlight the fact that numerous foals had maintained the “Gud Fluffy” action of making “good poopies”. Currently the non-SBS foals of [IB2], [IB4], [IB5] and [IB6] continues to relieve themselves in the litter box, even though there were no consequences for making “bad poopies”, which is strange as it goes against the established data that foals would often ignore “Gud Fluffy” actions in the face of desires, such as wanting to play with toys more or wanting to watch the TV more, especially if they were to observe other Fluffies performing “Bad Fluffy” actions. Plus, it had been established that the application of punishment was usually the only way to ensure permanent / long-term “Gud Fluffy” actions / behavior.

For [IB2], [IB4] and [IB6] The common factors were the presence of the educational TV, constantly displaying the teachings, which seemed to highlight the effectiveness of the media team in brainwashing the minds of foals, and it would seem the effects were more effective if played throughout the day. [IB8] is an exception to this rule, but I realized that it might have had something to do with the fact that the non-SBS foals of [IB2], [IB4] and [IB6] have almost all identified their SBS sibling as a “silly baby” with the exception being 6A, whom I suspect was making “good poopies” because 6C has continued to do so.

[IB5] existed as an anomaly to my observations, but I suspected it had something to do with 5C providing 5A with positive feedback during the start. I feel it was less to do with actually performing good actions and more of 5A seeing “good poopies” as a means to fuel its own ego.

I also had a discussion with Charlotte and she had requested to re-assist me in my experiment, and had apologized about her previous comments, though her comments were fair, given the change in my own stance with [IB7] and honestly, I am glad she wanted to come back. I enjoyed hearing her observations on the various subjects and also she was so much better at cleaning the Isolation Boxes whilst the subjects were sleeping. .

I also noticed some more unique features amongst certain foals. I had not realized until now, but 4A was showing an extremely rare mutation in that her eyes were completely black. It was quite fascinating, but I had not brought it up to the attention of my managers, as I wanted to also see the conclusion between 4A and 4B. Once 4B had perished from neglect, I will planned to perform an analysis of 4A’s blood to see what DNA caused the mutation and see if it could be recreated. I imagine such features being popular, especially during the Halloween period.

6A, 6B and 6C had also been noted to be developing yellow stripe patterns amongst their fur, which would increase all their values notably if sold together. Given that they seem to be displaying favorable results in the housing and behavior training, I can see the trio being quite popular if sold as a set due to the contrast of differing main fur colors yet uniformed thanks to the yellow stripe patterns. However, I had not brought this to the attention of my manager, as proper sale required that 6B survives and that 6A and 6C get over their disputes.

7A had also been shown to be developing sparkling fur, which was another rare trait, but I really cannot imagine 7A being sold, and even if it were to be sold it would most likely risk harming the farm’s reputation, as I realized that 7A and 7C seemed to be displaying hell gremlin characteristics. I had brought my findings to the attention of Rearing Team, if I had indeed obtained two hell gremlins through random collection of the same batch, it brings about the concern that there were more. Fortunately, sales of Batch T01PL were only planned to start next week, after the completion of the weaning process and luckily this was the first batch from Stallion: T and Mare: PL. I had marked both Fluffies for a thorough screening process.

Regarding [IB7] I had discussed with Charlotte about the fate of 7B. The conclusion seemed to be quite clear. 7B was already showing signs of severe malnourishment and it was clear that 7A and 7C would continue to show no sympathy for their SBS siblings and would continue torturing him until he died. The question was whether to pull 7B out now or see this through to the end. I will spend more time thinking about it, and make a decision by next week.

8C had shown to be developing sparkling fur. Given that 8C also has the illuminating horn trait, plus a decent color combo of dark red fur with an orange mane & tail. While I had been told that I do not have to worry about sales of these foals, given that I am thinking about ending [IB7] prematurely, perhaps I should also consider doing the same to [IB8] and preserving this high value foal. If I cancel [IB8] I will handover 8A and 8C to Marketing team, as they have been wanting to observe the differences between a natural born SBS and an artificial SBS. Will make a decision after I decided what to do with [IB7]

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Experiment report: Week [05]

Monitoring of [IB1] and [IB3] was ceased. Details explained below.

The foals were now entering their weaning period and as such, we had included kibble feeders and water feeders into the IBs. Charlotte had also brought to my attention that the SBS foals were at risk of developing muscle atrophy due to low movement, which could cause other health complication long term, if they make it that far. As such, we had modified the artificial mother and the educational TV to try and tackle both problems.

The artificial mother had been programmed to say the additional lines on top of their pre-existing lines.

Gud babbehs num kwibbles
Siwwu babbeh stiww num miwkies n dat ok
Gud babbehs pway wit siwwy babbehs
Gud babbehs hewp siwwy babbehs wit walkies

The educational TVs had also been modified to play the following sequences in addition to existing ones.

Gud babbehs num nyu nummies: A sequence that showed “gud babbeh” eating kibbles and then proceeding to show big happy smiles to the camera with happy music
Siwwy babbehs stiww nee miwkies: A sequence of an SBS drinking milk, while “gud babbehs” eat kibbles, then it shows all the foals playing together with happy smiles and cheerful music.
Gud babbehs pway wit siwwy babbehs: A sequence showing non-SBS foals playing with an SBS foal and helping the SBS foal to move around, showing all the foals to be happy with happy music, with another sequence of an ignored SBS crying, whilst non-SBS play amongst themselves was to be accompanied by sad music.

Reports regarding conclusion of [IB1] and [IB3]

[IB1] 1A had accidentally killed 1B out of frustration.

As shown from previous reports, 1A was displaying increasingly aggressive behavior, yet we had observed that 1A showed no true malice towards 1B and it was quite common to see 1A throw a tantrum after a failed attempt to communicate with 1B. Thus we did not notice that 1A had suddenly bucked 1B in the head, until we reviewed camera footage and we had only realized that 1B had been injured when we noticed blood coming out of 1B’s mouth. Unfortunately that was half an hour after the assault had happened and by the time we inspected 1B, it had already perished.

Given that 1B was already deceased, there was no point in continuing [IB1]. I had discussed with my managers on what to do with 1A, and it was decided that we would reintegrate him with the rest of the farm’s Fluffy population. We had placed 1A back with its original batch: T03YU.

Also 1A did not seem to realize that it had killed 1B, as it had asked us numerous times on the whereabouts of its brother. We did not feel a need to burden it with such guilt, so we simply told it that we brought it to a facility to help it learn how to talk. A lie that 1A was more than happy to accept. Needless to say, 1A will no longer be monitored by myself.

[IB3] 3B had died during the night.

3B had died during the non-observation period. When we came to inspect [IB3] in the morning we noticed that 3B had its eyes rolled up to the back of its head and it was no longer breathing. Camera feeds showed that it had started foaming in the mouth at roughly 0240. Heart failure, probably brought on by the extreme stress of being in an uncomfortable situation with no physical affection to calm it down and near starvation also impacting the SBS negatively.

It would also seem that the death happened long enough for 3B to already start emitting the scent of death, as 3A was found tucked in one corner of the IB in a complete comatose state. It had been observed with a lifeless stare and only had the mental capacity to breath, showing no reaction to our touch. 3A was far beyond rehabilitation, so we had him put down to end his misery.

All other IB experiments were to continue.

[IB2] Thanks to messages from both the artificial mother and the educational TV, 2A had been successfully weaned and had transitioned to eating solid foods. It had also been observed maintaining the attitude of making “good poopies”, but 2A had also been observed demonstrating unique behavior. It had begun referring to the artificial mother as “siwwy mummah” which seemed to hint that it has managed to correlated the artificial mother’s inability to talk properly and walk as related to the silly baby behavior of 2B. Furthermore, 2A still made no attempt to communicate with 2B. However, 2A had also been performing some rather strange actions towards 2B.

During moments where 2B attempted to feed from the artificial mother, 2A had been observed purposely “napping” in front of the teat, preventing 2A from feeding. 2A had attempted to move 2B with light tapping and distressed chirps, but 2B would not respond and continue “napping” until 2B gave up. Once 2B moved back to their sleeping spot next to the artificial mother, 2A would pretend to wake up and walk around the IB until 2B showed signs of moving towards the teat, to which 2A would repeat the act.

During the course of the week, 2B had shown increasing distress due to being unable to feed as regularly as it wanted, but it had managed to get nourishment during moments where 2A was consuming kibbles. Charlotte seems to think that this behavior was 2A playing with 2B, I can see her reasoning. Kind of. In terms of development, 2B had shown no sign of growth, though it had been observed occasionally scanning its surroundings and had crawled to 2A occasionally, but 2A did not seem to respond positively and would instead move away from 2B during such moments.

[IB4] In rather unexpected turn of events, 4A had reconciled with 4B. This occurred during the start of the week, when 4B’s failed attempt to reach 4A would lead to 4B displaying distress through crying and panicked chirps. 4A would be observed showing shame as a response, and would then approach 4B, saying “sowwi wittle bwuddah” as it attempted to calm down 4B through nuzzling. After that, 4A resumed their previous relationship with 4B.

4A had responded positively to the “teachings” displayed on the TV and had successfully been weaned, transitioning to solid food. 4A also recognized that 4B could still not eat solid foods and had been observed nuzzling 4B whenever 4B continued to feed from the faux teat. Furthermore, 4A had taken a different approach to the “gud Fluffy” behavior. If 4A noticed that 4B was about to make “bad poopies”, 4A would display unorthodox behavior and carry 4B on its back, bringing 4B to the litter box and then back to the center of the room.

Furthermore, 4B seemed to recognize what 4A was doing and would make a series of chirps before it was going to relieve itself. 4A had managed to identify such behavior and would drop everything to help carry 4B to the litter box, also showing positive reinforcement to 4B, as it had manged identify such behavior as a desire to make “good poopies”. After identification of such behavior, 4A had begun to display stronger positive behavior to 4B, constantly showering 4B with positive praise and physical affection.

Regarding 4B’s development. Currently, 4B was showing the most growth amongst all the SBS subjects. It has shown more activeness than all the other SBS and was willing to play with its non-SBS sibling in favor of the usual routine of eating and sleeping, as well as the increased difficulty of such activeness, given that 4B was still only able to crawl. Furthermore, 4B had been observed saying “wub” to 4A during the early half of the week, but it has not been able to speak in complete sentences even during the latter half of the week. It was not uncommon for an SBS, natural born or artificial, to be able to utter simple words, but I had no proper data on when SBS normally start being able to say such words and I worry that perhaps I had not performed a proper artificial SBS procedure. I also discussed this with Charlotte. She found such development endearing and I must admit, though I find the developments of 4A and 4B remarkable, I also found it bizarre and for some reason I felt uneasy.

[IB5] Like with the previous “teachings” from the artificial mother, 5A had responded well and had been successfully weaned to solid food. 5C has also followed the same trend of being able to switch to solid foods after receiving guidance from 5A, and 5A had been observed showing pride at 5C’s compliance, as well as responding to 5C’s successful weaning with praise and positive affection. Unfortunately the same could not be said regarding 5A and 5B.

We realized the reason for this issue, stemmed from the fact that 5A and 5C did not recognize 5B as a silly baby, but rather because they had identified 5B as a “dummeh poopie bwuddah”, as such having the artificial mother state: “Siwwu babbeh stiww num miwkies n dat ok” was pointless, as 5A and 5C did not think that 5B was being a silly baby, but rather that 5B ignored the “teachings” out of stupidity. Furthermore, we think that 5A seemed to have tied its own ego to the success of having its siblings follow these “teachings” so when 5A observed 5B still drinking milk from the artificial mother’s teat, 5A got furious and begun screaming at 5B.

We then observed 5A dragging 5B to the kibbles feeder and attempting to force 5B to eat the kibbles. Naturally, 5B rejected the solid food and made “bad poopies” on 5A. This led to 5A going berserk and 5A would begin assaulting 5B severely. 5C would also join in, assaulting 5B alongside 5A. It would end with 5A and 5C forcing 5B to lie on the litter box, actively preventing 5B from escaping. This occurred during the early half of the week and ever since, 5B has been prevented from leaving the litter box, with 5A and 5C adopting a turn based system in keeping 5B trapped on the litter box, only able to eat the kibbles that 5A and 5C would provide it.

[IB6] 6A and 6C had not stopped arguing about 6B and the inclusion of weaning training had seemed to only further heightened tension. 6C had been able to register the “teachings” from the artificial mother and the educational TV, as it had been successfully weaned and transitioned to solid food and also was able to understand that 6B was still only able to consume milk from the artificial mother. However, while 6A has also been successfully weaned and transitioned to solid food, it did not seem to understand that 6B cannot eat solid food, as it has repeatedly attempted to try to give 6B kibbles and had been seen trying to prevent 6B from drinking milk from the artificial mother.

6C had attempted to explain to 6A that 6B still needed milk, but 6A had demonstrated a refusal to listen to 6C, as well as the “teachings” from the artificial mother and the educational TV. We believe that such behavior does not stem from ignorance, but rather ego, as we think that 6A is trying to prove that it was right and that 6B was a “bad babbeh” instead of a “siwwy babbeh”. This action had led to more heated arguments between 6A and 6C, and we had observed 6A and 6C showing increasing physical aggressive, such as biting and shoving.

As for 6B, it continued to maintain its routine of sleeping beside the artificial mother, only breaking from sleeping to crawl to the teat and feed. 6A and 6C had not attempted to help 6B move around nor help 6B play with toys, as both foals were shown to be far too busy arguing over 6B, which seemed to affect other aspects of their lives, with any difference in opinion serving to further heighten their divide. It should be noted that 6B did seem to display some form of distress, but it only came in the form of occasional small panicked chirps, with 6B seemingly unaware of the nature of the argument, nor the burden that it had placed on its siblings.

[IB7] Regarding the fate of 7B, I had made the final decision not to intervene. While I do feel sympathy for 7B, to prematurely end the experiment because of my own personal feelings would set a problematic precedent. The situation in [IB5] seemed to be leading to a similar conclusion, and if I were to end [IB7] for my own personal biases, what was stopping me from ending [IB5] if I felt sympathy for 5B as well. The same could be said for [IB6], where I could possibly compromise the experiment due to my own biases. Hence, for the sake of integrity, [IB7] would resume.

In terms of observations. Nothing of merit to my experiment could be made, but it should be noted that despite no prompt, 7A and 7C had been successfully weaned and transitioned to solid foods, with 7A initially displaying curiosity towards the kibbles in the early days of the week and then trying it out in the middle of the week, and was shown to like it enough to continue. 7C followed after seeing 7A consume the kibbles. Regarding the relationship with 7A and 7C, the two foals had been observed shoving and biting each other, but it seemed to be playful, whilst their treatment of 7B was purposely malicious.

7B was observed to be in a state of severe malnourishment, as we were able to see the outline of the bone structure from under the skin and 7B showed no energy to move, limited to only breathing. Despite that 7A and 7C had continued to show no sympathy and had maintained assault of their SBS sibling. They had started rolling 7B back and forth between then like a ball and had also attempted to stack blocks on top of 7B. At the rate this was going, Charlotte and I believe that 7B will perish by early next week.

[IB8] 8C had successfully been weaned and transitioned to solid foods, but had begun performing some rather odd actions. It had been seen head butting the walls in what we assumed was an attempt to escape confinement, fortunately the padding protects it from bodily self harm. It had also been observed constantly running around the IB and screaming, but Charlotte and I cannot understand what it was that 8C was trying to say. We believe that 8C was simply screaming gibberish. However, we had yet to figure out why it was performing such actions, though we suspect that it might be doing so out of frustration due to a lack of socialization.

Needless to say, such actions were causing 8A and 8B a great amount of distress, plus 8C had been observed forcibly trying to make 8A and 8B speak through aggressive physical acts such as poking, rubbing and shoving, as well as screaming, but to no avail.

In regards to comparisons between 8A and 8B, Charlotte and I had not observed any significant differences in behavior, between the natural-born SBS and our artificial SBS. 8A and 8B maintain the same routine of eating and sleeping, showing roughly the same level of growth these past few weeks, and similar behavioral patterns. Neither showed any responsiveness towards anything 8C says, beyond simple chirps and only seemed to display distress to 8C’s verbal frustration, due to the loud noises 8C was making.

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Note: There was nothing really special to take note of. I really cannot make a comment about the effectiveness of the artificial mother and/or the educational TV in helping foals move onto the weaning phase, as [IB7] showed that no such prompt was necessary, which follows established data models. In terms of my experiment all IBs were following the trends from the previous week, with the exception of [IB4]. However, I do not expect 4A to keep this attitude for too long. It had displayed feelings of frustration in the past and it can indeed be taxing to prioritize caring for a sibling with such mental affliction in comparison to one own’s desires. I found it commendable that 4A showed a willingness to drop everything it was doing to assist 4B, but I do have to wonder how long it would take before 4A eventually loses all patience and end up ignoring 4B. These were Fluffies after all.

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Experiment report: Week [06]

Monitoring of [IB5], [IB7] and [IB8] were ceased. Details explained below.

We did not perform any external changes. This week was solely focused on observation.

Reports regarding conclusion of [IB5], [IB7] and [IB8]

[IB5] 5B had been killed by 5A

We had foreseen 5B’s inevitable end, but we honestly did not expect such brutality from 5A. As per the trends of last week, 5A and 5C were constantly keeping 5B trapped on the litter box in order to force 5B to constantly make “good poopies” and only allowing 5B to eat kibbles like “gud babbehs”. However, during the middle of the week, 5A would go berserk. The specific actions were because 5C had been placed in charge of keeping 5B trapped in the litter box, but had fallen asleep and 5A, who had also been sleeping, awoke to find 5B had managed to crawl out of the litter box and in the middle of drinking milk from the artificial mother.

5A would then proceed to attack 5B in outrage and drag 5B back into the litter box, then proceeded to break all of 5B’s legs in outrage to prevent further escape, and then 5A would attack 5C for allowing 5B to escape. The fighting would lead 5A killing 5C by crushing his head and then 5A would then proceed to blind 5B. We removed 5B from the IB, but Charlotte and I could not see any chance for recovery, so we had it put down. We removed 5C as well, but we left 5A inside the IB, as we were unsure what to do with it, given an incident that occurred with 1A.

[IB7] 7B had died from abuse

7B had finally received peace of death. During the start of the week, 7A and 7C were continuing to torment 7B, but we noticed that 7B showed no response. Continued observation would confirm that 7B had deceased, we believed that it had died in its sleep. We had removed 7B, leaving 7A and 7C in the IB. We will definitely not be integrating 7A and 7C with the rest of the farm Fluffy population. I am still trying to figure out what to do with 7A and 7C. I wonder if these psychopaths will kill each other out of boredom, given that they no longer have their punching bag 7B.

[IB8] 8C had lobotomized itself.

This one was rather unfortunate, as it was easily avoidable. As mentioned in Week [05] 8C had been seen headbutting the wall with its horn, but showed no concern due to padding, unfortunately we did not take into account that the IBs were rather old and the padding had not been properly inspected. It would seem that repeated head butts had destroyed the integrity of some padding, which would become evident when 8C did a running charge and then suddenly dropped down on the floor. Charlotte was quick to remove 8C from [IB8] but it was already too late, 8C had survived, but it had sustained serious brain damage as the impact of charging head first towards the exposed part of the wall, proved enough for the horn to lodge itself inside 8C’s head and stab its brain, effectively lobotomizing 8C. After a brief discussion with Charlotte, we had 8C put down as it was practically brain dead.

Without a non-SBS to examine reactions and interactions, there was no point in keeping 8A and 8B in the IB, so I had them transferred to Marketing team, so that they could observe difference between a natural born SBS and an artificial SBS.

All other IB experiments were to continue.

[IB2] 2A continued to demonstrate that same behavior towards 2B. We honestly did not know if it is just playing or if there is malicious intent, but 2A continued to “nap” in front of the teat of the artificial mother during most of 2B’s attempts to feed. Furthermore 2A had been observed collecting sand from the litter box, then spitting it on 2B’s face and butt, before proceeding to say “good poopies” afterwards. 2A has also been seen throwing balls and blocks at 2B, and saying “Pway!” repeatedly. Yet despite these acts, we do not perceive any ill intent behind such actions, instead 2A simply seems to be doing what the artificial mother and the education TV were teaching, with a lack of awareness on 2B’s inability to understand.

Unfortunately 2B was naturally unable to decipher 2A’s intentions, and had been displaying an even greater sign of distress at such actions, with its routine of eating and sleeping continuously disrupted by 2A’s strange actions.

[IB4] Despite my beliefs, 4A continues to show nothing but patience towards 4B, which in turn had been positively affecting 4B’s development. It was honestly a sight, watching 4A carry 4B to the litter box and back despite the fact that 4B was roughly the same size as 4A. It should be noted that 4B still seemed unable to distinguish between good and bad “poopies”, as well as the use of the litter box, but had learnt to make a specific pattern of chirps to properly inform 4A that it wished to relieve itself, one that 4A had learnt to recognize. Furthermore, 4B showed enough control to hold its bowel movements, until 4A placed it down on the litter box, but beyond that, 4B was still only capable of saying “wub” and was still only able to crawl.

4A had also been training 4B to be more active. One particular activity we had observed was a game a tag where 4A had been persuading 4B to crawl towards it, rewarding 4B with hugs and nuzzles every time 4B managed to successfully tap 4A. We had also seen 4A placing all the toys around 4B, and providing strong praise every time 4B interacted with a toy. Such intelligence and patience from 4A seemed to be unnatural for a Fluffy and I intended to test it further.

[IB6] The fighting between 6A and 6C had gotten very violent. 6A and 6C were shown to be bickering almost incessantly every day, with breaks only occurring during feeding time and sleep. 6A had also stopped making “good poopies” and had instead started relieving itself on the artificial mother’s teats. It had been observed that this was a purposeful action done against 6B, and 6C responded with violent altercation. 6A and 6C had been reported biting, kick and head butting each other. So far, no injuries had been observed, but it would only be a matter of time before a major injury would occur.

6B had been observed showing a constant high level of distress, but I don’t think it had anything to do with a realization on how much of an emotional burden it had become to its siblings, and more to do with the loud screaming and constant sudden movements from 6A and 6C.

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Note: I received a complaint about my experiment. Not because of the nature of my experiment, but because of the reintroduction of 1A to the farm Fluffy population. 1A was initially incredibly happy when we placed it in an environment where it could finally socialize and was quick to form bonds with many of the other foals, but my failure to properly house train 1A, would see 1A make “bad poopies” which would lead to the other foals classifying 1A as a “bad babbeh” and lead to him being shunned. The alienation of being placed in a situation where it could not socialize again, would end up too traumatizing for 1A and it ended up biting a couple of the foals. They put 1A down, but some of the foals remained traumatized.

I suspect that we will put 5A down as well, as I do not think 5A’s behavior will allow for proper re-integration. I did not mention 7A and 7C. I kept those two in [IB7]. I do not know what I want to do with them, but I do not plan to just have them put down. For now I have them kept in [IB7] and if they end up killing each other, it is fine by me.

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Experiment report: Week [07]

Monitoring of [IB2] and [IB6] was ceased. Details explained below.

I had marked this as the final week for the original experiment, due to the lack of test groups for comparative examinations.

Reports regarding conclusion of [IB2] and [IB6]

[IB2] 2A had entered the “wan die” loop.

During the early half of this week, we had observed 2A lying down at the center of the IB and repeating the phrase “wan die” over and over again. I honestly did not expect this, but we figured that this was probably due to a lack of proper socialization. Despite the fact that 2A was one of the non-SBS foals that took longer to speak, Charlotte theorized that 2A had greater intelligence than the other non-SBS subjects, as it was the only one that saw similarities between the artificial mother and its SBS sibling. She also believes that it did not talk to 2B, simply because it recognized that there was no point, only saying simple phrases, as it had identified that 2B had much lower intelligence. She also thinks that this was why 2A had entered the “wan die” loop so quickly, because 2A had come to realized that it was trapped in a box with no one to talk to and broke down in despair. I could see the points in Charlotte’s theory, so I had 2A transferred to Analysis team. If 2A was indeed more intelligent than the average Fluffy, we would definitely want to compare its DNA to other foals.

However, in regards to my own experiment there was no point in continuing [IB2] as there was no non-SBS foals to examine reactions and interactions. Charlotte requested ownership over 2B. I granted it, as I had no other use for 2B.

[IB6] 6A and 6C almost killed each other and Charlotte had intervened.

6A and 6C continued to bicker and fight like usual during the early part of the week, but during the mid week period, their fight would suddenly turn life threatening, when 6C managed to bite 6A’s left ear off and in the same altercation 6A managed to stab its horn into 6C’s right eye, and Charlotte practically pleaded for permission to intervene. It was clear that this experiment was over, so I granted Charlotte permission and also granted her ownership over 6A, 6B and 6C. I think she plans to keep them at her private dwelling for rehabilitation. I’m glad I did not mention the yellow strip fur patterns to management.

It also meant that I only had [IB4] left. This would mark the end of the original experiment, but I had new plans for [IB4]. Based on the other IBs it was clear that in a situation where there was only an SBS foal with non-SBS siblings, the SBS foal would always prove to be trouble for their sibling. The same was bound to apply to 4A. It was probably just 4A displaying a sort of stubbornness against fate, plus this scenario only tested their relationship in a safe, controlled environment. I doubt that 4A would be able to maintain the same level of commitment to 4B when external factors were included, like work or rather survival was part of the equation. I sought to test the limit.

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Experiment Report: [IB4] Day 1

I had moved [IB4] to my office. I did not want Charlotte finding out about it, as she would undoubtedly try to stop me due to her hugbox tendencies. I removed the faux teat during sleeping hours, placing 4B now in a scenario where it no longer had any source of nourishment. As expected, once realized 4A began to panic. It spent a few hours trying to figure out where the the faux teat was, but changed methods once 4B began making panicked chirps to highlight its growing hunger.

After that 4A tried feeding 4B small pieces of kibbles, but as 4B was still not weaned, it would reject the solid food and began making distressed chirps to emphasize hunger. 4A would then proceed to carry 4B to the water feeder, but 4B would refuse to drink the liquid after a taste, I assume because the water did not possess the same sweetness asmilk. That being said, I suspect that if 4B were to accept the water, it would have made the situation worse, as 4B would had still suffered due to a lack of nutrients, but 4A would be unable to recognize the problem as it saw 4B consume the water, so would be unable to understand why 4A was still making distressed chirps out of hunger.

Regardless, 4B’s rejection of water would lead to 4A trying to figure out alternate means of feeding its SBS sibling. 4A would attempt to force 4B to eat kibbles again, trying to show 4B how to eat the kibbles, but 4B lacked the capacity to eat kibbles. 4A would then begin displaying frustration again and would spend a few hours throwing a quiet tantrum, kicking at the walls of the IB and throwing toys around. I had thought at this point 4A gave up and would leave 4B to its fate, but 4A came running back to 4B after accidentally hitting it with a toy and something changed.

I think one of the toys had ended up breaking a kibble into smaller pieces and 4A had noticed this, as it began bringing more kibbles to 4B and stomping on them to make them smaller. 4A has also managed to transport water in its mouth and spat it on the kibbles in what I assume was an attempt to make the kibbles more edible for 4B. 4B would attempt to eat the smaller, water-logged kibble pieces, but still show difficulty, coughing the pieces, yet somehow 4A remained undeterred and would change methods.

First 4A attempted the same thing, trying to make the kibbles even smaller by repeatedly crushing it with its hooves, but when results ended up being continuously unfavorable, 4A began changing methods and would then begin chewing the kibbles with water, then spitting out on the floor. The same way a mother bird would chew food for its children. Surprisingly, this worked and 4B showed an ability to consume these spat out kibble water mix, and 4A was able to provide enough to alleviate 4B’s hunger.

I did not expect this. I stopped observing afterward, feeling amazed by such remarkable behavior yet also unsettled. I will try a different test tomorrow.

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Experiment Report: [IB4] Day 2

I returned the faux teat whilst they were sleeping. 4A showed an ability to counter 4B’s hunger problem, so there was no point in continuing. Instead I had uploaded new videos to the control tablet connected to the TVs in the IBs. The new videos were simple scary videos with loud noises and frightening music. During the early half of the day, I had them play at random intervals. Jump scares that sought to break them away from the general routine.

Naturally, 4A and 4B displayed extreme negative behavior at the appearance of the sudden videos and I had observed both 4A and 4B making “scardy poopies” when the jump scares first happened and 4A even ran away, to the far side of the wall, abandoning 4B. However, as more jump scares happened throughout the early half of the day, though 4B continued to display extreme distress, 4A began displaying bravery and anger. 4A no longer ran away from the TV, but would stand in front of 4B, in what I assume was an attempt to protect 4B from the TV. Furthermore, 4A had been observed screaming at the TV, demanding it to stop and had even attempted to throw a ball at the TV.

During the later half of the day, I had changed the TV to play scary videos non-stop with scary music now playing without pause, yet bizarrely, 4A continued to act brave and protect 4B, going so far as to cover 4B’s ears with its hooves and use its body to block 4B’s vision of the TV, enduring all of these scary sights and sounds to continue protecting 4B. I could not help but notice that 4A showed no signs of fear, rather only displaying angers towards the TV, and protectiveness towards 4B.

I really do not understand it. Why is 4A consistently placing priority of 4B’s well being over itself. If I were to place any other Fluffy in this scenario, they would have easily abandoned each other for the sake of self. This was no merit. No reward. Nothing. Perhaps it was the black eyes mutation. Did such a mutation perhaps turn off 4A’s self-preservation instinct. I really do not know. However, I reverted the TV back to original educational sequences, as clearly the TV did nothing to 4A.

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Experiment Report: [IB4] Day 3.

Charlotte and I got into a really big argument. I forgot to take in to account that scary videos were playing for all the IBs, so Charlotte was able to notice. On a side note, 5A seemed to have reverted to “chirpy babbeh” stage. I honestly forgot, but we had left 5A in [IB5] so when the scary videos started playing, 5A was left to deal with them by itself, and could not handle the stress. Charlotte found it huddling the artificial mother and chirping non-stop. We put it down, as there was no point in preservation. 7A and 7C were also still inside [IB7] but the two seemed fine, just a little traumatized.

Regarding the argument I had with Charlotte, it was honestly frustrating. She stated that I was no longer experimenting on 4A and 4B, rather I was down righting torturing them. While I do agree that I am placing them in abusive situation, why couldshe not understand that I was stress testing the limit of 4A’s patience and kindness towards 4B. There was merit in my experiment, but Charlotte could not see it and attempted to intervene. She actually tried to steal [IB4] from my office, so I sent her home early for the day.

Regarding 4A and 4B. I did not interact with them today. I was so frustrated from my argument with Charlotte that I had no energy to test 4A and 4B.

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Experiment Report: [IB4] Day 4

My managers lectured me that my experiments had started to impact my work performance negatively. That argument with Charlotte and sending her home early for the day were partial evidence, but also because I had been slacking with my work and I had missed a deadline. I did not interact with [IB4] beyond refilling the feeder and changing the litter box, as I was primarily focused on work.

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Experiment Report: [IB4] Day 5

Human resources called me in today. I thought Charlotte had filed a compliant against me, but apparently one of my managers had saw my argument with Charlotte the days before yesterday and wanted to solve the argument through a conflict resolution meeting. It was just Charlotte, the HR representative and I. It was a meaningless discussion and in the end, Charlotte and I did not resolve anything. We simply signed the paper saying that we had talked our problems out and that we would not let the dispute affect our work. Charlotte and I did not talk at all after that. I continued my work and she assisted some of my other colleagues with their respective tasks.

It had occurred to me that [IB4] had become an obsession that was affecting my work performance negatively and I plan to end it.

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Experiment Report: [IB4] Final day.

The conclusion might not be what I hoped for, but [IB4] was taking up too much of my time and energy. If this had continued, I would end up wasting away all the good will Furarrium Farms had shown me. I decided to give 4A one final test. If he survived, I would let him go, same for if 4B survived as well. Though I highly doubt that 4A and 4B would survive.

I got 7A and 7C from [IB7] and placed them inside [IB4], instructing 7A and 7C that 4B was like 7B and if they killed 4A, they would get to play with 4B the same way they played with 7B. They responded with compliance, and once placed in [IB4] they were quick to identify which one was 4A and which one was 4B. Combat would immediately begin with 7A and 7C attacking 4A.

I must admit, it was riveting watching 4A fight against 7A and 7C. The hell gremlins worked well as a pair and they were used to fighting, but 4A was stronger, probably because it had spent so much time repeatedly carrying 4B to the litter box and back to the center of the IB. 7A and 7C employed hit and run tactics where they would attempt to hit 4A once before go back to running, and I noticed that they would purposely try to hit 4A from blind spots. It was interesting behavior. Predator tactics. I did not think Fluffies were capable of employing such tactics, but maybe it was because they were hell gremlins.

Whatever the reason, it managed to work. 7C ambushed 4A and hit to 4A’s side with its horn. 4A seemed weaker with that attack. If 7A and 7C continued attacking 4A, they would have definitely won, but 7A had seemed to give into sadistic desires and had begun hurting 4B. 4A was naturally enraged by this and in anger 4A charged at 7C, smashing 7C against the wall and knocking 7C out instantly. On a one versus one battle, even if 4A was injured, 7A stood no chance against 4A, as 4A demonstrated to be stronger and faster than 7A. 4A managed to stab 7A’s neck and though it did not pierce, the force was enough for 7A to choke and collapse onto the floor, giving 4A the opportunity to smash its hooves onto 7A’s face and kill 7A instantly.

I stopped observing after that, mainly out of disbelief.

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Note: Upon writing this report, I have realized the nature of my actions. I tried to have 7A and 7C kill 4A simply because 4A went up and beyond for being an excellent sibling to 4B. Like Charlotte had said, this experiment was pointless. Even if 7A and 7C were to kill 4A, what would I have proved? That in the end only the introduction of ruthless antagonistic force was enough to destroy the relationship between 4A and 4B? What would have that proved? That 4A was better than me?

I can only be glad that 4A survived. If 4A were to die because I was ashamed of my own failures.

I think I might need to do some soul searching.

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Final Report.

It has been roughly a week since my last experiment report. Since then, I had plenty of time to think. I realized that my whole fascination with SBS and this whole experiment was a product of my own shame. My twin brother suffered from a mental illness, which I will not disclose in this report, and though he is very much recovered and is currently back to a healthy mental state, at the time of this report, the fact would remain that I was never truly there for him during the time of his mental decline. Instead my focus was on my research and my career.

He doesn’t seem to hold a grudge against me for this, but I was the only direct family he had. Our father abandoned us, our mother passed away and our step-father had too much on his plate for matters such as this. I should have been the one there for him. I should have been there when he needed me most. I can only be thankful that my cousin and our friends were there to support him, and I think the only reason I had done this experiment was because I subconsciously wanted to prove that I wasn’t wrong for focusing on my research and my career, by demonstrating similar attitudes with some of the most selfish creatures in the world: Fluffies. Except 4A proved me wrong and showed that even a Fluffy was a better sibling that I was.

I talked about this with Charlotte and we made up. I asked if she wanted 4A and 4B, but she had her hands full with 2B and the trio from IB6. I could not just return 4A and 4B back to the farm population, I owed it to 4A to give him a good life. As such, I found myself making special arrangements. My cousin had this friend. A prominent Hugboxer, who genuinely seemed to love Fluffies. She already had six and said that she was actually looking for more unique Fluffies. 4A had his black eyes and 4B had his glowing horn. That proved enough for her to take them in, and she promised me that she would take good care of them.

As for Furarrium Farms, while I do feel bad keeping this from them, given how generous they have been to me, I decided to keep 4A’s black eyes mutation a secret. I do not think they would be willing to part with an extremely rare specimen such as this, so if I had told them about 4A’s condition, he would have most likely been examined by us in R&D and/or turned into a breeding stallion, and under such scenarios, I do not know if 4B would be able to remain with 4A. Charlotte has agreed to keep this a secret as well.

I took some samples of 4A’s blood for analysis. I was hoping that I could at least find the gene that made black eyes so that I could produce similar Fluffies for the farm in the future, but that is all wishful thinking. As for 7C, he was still alive and I am considering turning him into a stuffed friend, to which I would give to 4A and 4B in the future, or rather Gwent and Nelio as they had been respectively named.

Note to self: If anyone requests to see the findings of my experiment. Send SBS sibling bond experiment 2.0, that copy omits any mention of 4A’s black eyes mutation as well as this final report.

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It a me! MEY. Ya guys like? Some of the stuff here was world building, so some of the rules apply to Uphie, as well.

I’m still working on Uphie part 2. I just really wanted to write this one.

Scum · September 27, 2024, 10:54am

this is good shit. i kinda dig research paper fluffy stories but most of time they end up kinda dry or meander on for to long, this was just human enough to connect with and paced beautifully.

BrotherOni · September 27, 2024, 12:07pm

I love this sort of content, especially with the pseudo-scientific presentation (there’s certain phrasing and terminology that a scientist wouldn’t use, at least not in my industry).
That said, given that the report becomes more and more personal towards the end, I can see why there’s lapses in the use of professional language.

Some observations, if I may;

Week 2 report, box IB7: it’s noted that 7A and 7B were observed to be attempting to walk. Earlier on in the report, it says that all intentional SBS foals are marked with a B; did you mean 7C instead?

Week 5 report, box IB1; In the second paragraph, you’ve noted that 1B was placed back with its original batch T03YU; did you mean 1A, given that 1B is dead?

miaorr · September 27, 2024, 12:36pm

Loved the research papers though there was a part where A & B got mixed up causing a little confusion. Good stuff. Would love me some more behavioural studies.

Wtfman · September 27, 2024, 1:17pm

4A is a Chad fr.

FluffnStuff · September 27, 2024, 2:53pm

4A stepped up for 4B.

WolfysMagic0130 · September 27, 2024, 3:08pm

Really good story, definitely a long read time but definitely worth it

MEY · September 28, 2024, 6:17am

Thank you everyone for your kind words. I am glad you all seem to like the story and I am glad people like 4A.

@BrotherOni Thank you for highlighting the errors. I had managed to edit my post and correct the mistakes.

@miaorr Sorry for the confusion

Blergle · September 28, 2024, 7:02am

This is fantastic, one of my all-time favorites. The setup is well thought through, as is the experiment at first, but when things start to go downhill and choices make no sense, the personal factor kicks in to explain it. I love that this tells the stories of these fluffies and their personalities while maintaining a detached format. Kudos!!!

Pwuppy · October 2, 2024, 2:45am

Absolutely brilliant. Riveting reading with a strong voice and my favourite: scientific research!

The scenarios were brilliant and took such good twists and turns. I utterly adored this story and can’t wait to see more from you!

AssortedFluffyArchive · October 3, 2024, 10:41am

Oh man this was pretty good. I love the research paper style, and the whole thing gives me Harry Harlow or Rat Utopia vibes. To be honest it could’ve done without the final loredump report, though. But maybe I’m just more into cold-blooded, clinical torture.

Tenji95Scribbles · October 11, 2024, 7:30am

Wow, this was AMAZING! I’m so proud of 4A and 4B; and I’m glad the researcher was triggered into doing some self-reflection. How nice!