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To: V. Greede, I. Hoggit & A. Slobb; Executive Directors
From: D. Blaggit; Team Leader, Analysis
Subject: HavItAll trials: URGENT
As you are aware, for the past decade Greede, Hoggit & Slobb Inc. has been secretly developing the HavItAll, anticipating it to become the greatest revolution in the entertainment and leisure industry since the game console.
The HavItAll itself is a fully customisable pod, enclosed in a spherical membrane with advanced security features, and powered by an advanced Atomic Reconstructer. This patented voice-activated device finds and beams the required item into the HavItAll’s pod, in particle form. It then reconstructs the item, reconfiguring it to eliminate inconvenient side effects, such as obesity and hangovers.
After a rigorous selection process that included extensive psychometric testing, three volunteers were chosen. For safety and research purposes, volunteers’ activity in the pod was continuously monitored and recorded. Comprehensive safety instructions were given, including evacuation protocol. Volunteers were instructed not to use the pod for more than four hours per day.
Initially, we anticipated minor to moderate technical hitches. Instead, serious and unexpected issues came to light, outlined below. We have been forced to suspend testing of the HavItAll with immediate effect, pending the decision to either continue or terminate the project.
Subject 1:
Subject seemed fascinated with fashionable gadgets and designer furniture. With cost no longer a consideration, he acquired several armchairs in his quest for ‘perfection’. The waste extraction system, designed to eliminate small items, failed to cope with the size and quantity of furniture. Consequently, the pod became filled with furniture, which completely blocked the exit.
We are still trying to figure out how to extract him from the pod.
Subject 2:
Subject seemed to crave food and alcoholic beverages. The body mass sensors in the pod’s inner membrane detected no tangible increase in the subject’s weight, even though she typically consumed in excess of 5,000 calories per day, evidence that the Atomic Reconstructer is effective.
However, the subject claimed she could hear the cries of starving children through the intercom. The apparent guilt resulted firstly in a dramatic increase in calorie intake, and then mental breakdown. The trial was terminated and the subject is being treated.
We are not yet certain from where these voices originated. We have ruled out any interaction between the Atomic Reconstructer and the intercom. It seems most likely that the voices originated in the subject’s mind, possibly influenced television coverage of the recent famine in Africa.
Subject 3:
Subject's interest in internet gaming made him ideal for testing HavItAll’s capabilities in the virtual world. The pod was able to supply him with unlimited resources, skills and online gaming buddies; everything he needed to consistently achieve game objectives and increase virtual resources. The only thing he requested that the pod could not provide was more hours in the day to play.
This subject was the first to fail to comply with the four hours’ usage safety directive. Soon, he refused to leave his pod. When he eventually did, he felt so distant from his family and friends that he returned to his pod and has refused to come out ever since.
Efforts to extract him are continuing.
From the above results, we have identified several technical issues, which we are working to rectify. We have concluded, however, that despite rigorous selection processes and robust safeguards, the failure of all three tests came down to a single common denominator, namely human nature. We have concluded that overcoming this obstacle will be difficult, if not impossible. This serious flaw inevitably calls into question the viability of this product on ethical grounds.
On the other hand, as demonstrated by our volunteers, this product is likely to be highly desirable, greatly profitable, and could therefore significantly increase the value of our stock market shares.
We must also consider carefully the media. Assuming this project goes forward, we cannot afford any negative publicity whatsoever. I would recommend the Public Relations Department be apprised of this, and begin working on it immediately.
Christian groups in particular may object to HavItAll; perhaps their moral objections could be overcome by suggesting the HavItAll could be a solution to the problem of poverty, but we should leave that for the Spin Department to decide.
Author’s note:
This story and all names contained in it are fictional.
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Love the names - Greede, Hoggit, and Slobb - and the descriptions of the subjects, especially the one that had so much furniture he got stuck.
God Bless~
Great job!!!