The Awakening - Chapter Five

The board looked around in horror. It took a minute for them to process what Philip was saying. Had Philip slipped some kind of drug into their food? Had he somehow poisoned them all? What was going to happen to them? They demanded to know what the meaning of it all was. Philip explained that everybody’s mind was clouded because everybody’s mind had a defect. He simply wanted to clear everybody’s head. The board said that was preposterous and almost as one they all left.

After a few days an investigative agent arrived. After Philip’s speech, the board felt like something was terribly wrong at the facility and sent an investigator to find out what it was. The director said that they had nothing to hide and that everybody would co-operate fully with the investigation. The investigator said that the board claimed that they were threatened when they were here and that some kind of mind control was being used on the detainees to assure their compliance. The director stated that mind control of the type the board was suggesting was illegal and that the director would never approve of methods which employed them. The investigator thanked the director but said that he would make up his own mind about what was going on.

The investigator started by interviewing the staff. The staff explained the procedures to the investigator and claimed that the procedures are the same procedures that have been in place for years. The investigator asked how almost overnight the detainee’s changed. The staff couldn’t explain it except to say that one day, the just started acting different. The investigator thought the whole thing was strange, he had been around the block a few times and he knew people just didn’t change for no reason.

The investigator interviewed the detainees next. Every detainee he interviews had the same story. They remembered all the things they did that were wrong and just didn’t feel like doing them anymore. The investigator asked how that was possible but the detainee’s didn’t know. They just know their feelings had changed. They said everything looked clearer. The drug addicts said they didn’t feel like doing drugs anymore and the gangs said they didn’t feel like fighting anymore.

After a week of trying to get to the bottom of what was going on, the investigator felt different himself. Thing started occurring to him that hadn’t occurred to him before. He realized that he had stopped indulging in his own vices. He used to like to smoke and watch suggestive videos on the internet. He suddenly noticed that he didn’t feel like doing those things anymore. He was more interested in helping people than helping himself. As an investigator, he was always digging for the truth and he enjoyed finding things out, especially if it was going to be bad news for somebody. But now his mind was clear and he couldn’t explain it.

The investigator interviewed Philip again. He asked him directly what was going on and why was he feeling different about things. Philip explained that simply his mind had been cleared to see things the way it was supposed to. The investigator asked how that was possible. Philip calmly explained that when the investigator was here, that without his knowledge a supplement was added to his food supply. That supplement is responsible for the changes he was experiencing. Philip further explained that everyone in the facility has taken it.

Suddenly everything made sense. The detainee’s felt the same way he was feeling. That’s why they stopped their destructive behavior. Philip asked if the investigator had contacted the board recently. The investigator said he would be contacting them once his investigation is completed. Philip told the investigator that his investigation is now completed. The investigator knew everything. Philip told him to go tell the board his findings.