from the depths of slumber . . .
Topic: experiments/research
. . . i rise. well not really, i woke up around 18 hours ago, actually. anyhow, ive been taking a bit of time for some personal projects, like our good friend dr. cross.
while immersing myself in some other projects besides my social experiments, i kind of forgot that i hadnt finished my entry from last week.
to continue a bit, if i wasnt clear in my last explanation, then let me say that my first attempt was a complete success. in regards to some of
alans observations about my experiment, let me say a few things.
first, i will save our readers from a lengthy explanation of my experiments next stage(which i undertook immediately after my encounter with the young woman). in that stage i
was able to pull off an accurate imitation of johnny tanuki, and in a heavily trafficked public place as well.
from the success of this experimention stage, i came to the partial conclusion that indeed my illusions do have a falloff effect on indirect observers. besides the success of the experiment, i also observed the passerby when talking with linda(the young woman) and they all appeared normal. i also didnt sense any suspicion from people, although i did get a few jealous looks from men who were envious that i was chatting with this woman. there were also a couple women who seemed to be staring at me or trying to catch my eye.
incidentally, my johnny tanuki impersonation was so good that a small mob began to form, all of them anxious to see me do some 'magic'. i actually became a bit overwhelmed by all of their energy focused on me, in addition to the strain of trying to keep up my appearance. im not a big fan of public places or large mobs of people, anyhow, but i did quite well.
the third stage of the experiment was a surprise not only to my 'fans', but more so for myself. it was reassuring to get a new idea from it, as well. you see, alan and friends, it is one thing to accurately impersonate another person, or to become the center of the masses attention, but . . . it would be more impressive to be invisible, like in my earlier experiment at the bus stop.
this is what occurred to me as i stood in the center of an excited, energized crowd:
get out of here, you cant keep this up forever. its just a test, and it needs controls. quit while youre ahead.
and so i summoned everyones attention and told them i would try and perform an amazing trick for them, but i didnt tell them what it was. i still am not sure how i did it, rather than just willing it to happen, much like instinct(but
obviously not an animal instinct). my desire to leave may have subconsciously pushed along the illusion, as well, but what happened is as follows.
i created what i call a
birdie, which is merely a small distraction; its not sleight of hand as much as it sleight of
mind. i derived that name fully from the unexpected illusion which follows
quite instinctively, i created a large egg which hatched into was a convincing illusion of a mythical bird called a phoenix(which im sure alan and others may be aware of). people stared in awe as this wondrous beast inspected the crowd, convinced that it was indeed a tangible creature and not part of my illusion. strangely enough, in this instance, i was able to see the result of my own ability, which i have never been able to in the past.
it made loud calls and flapped its large, red and orange wings, and i even sensed some fear from the audience. emotional readings are some of the most accurate ways of judging my success, and at this point i felt thoroughly convinced that nearly everyone in the audience was captivated by the phoenix and its magnificent presence, and so i quickly backed myself into a recessed doorway, creating an independent duplicate illusion of johnny tanuki, which i sent back out into the middle of the crowd so that they might not be confused by my real exit.
as i pushed the door open to leave, i watched as the illusionary johnny tanuki hopped onto the back of the illusionary phoenix, and then they rose into the air and flew over the crowd and then vanished into thin air. by the time i sensed my illusion had faded, i was already standing outside the mall, back in my normal, illusionless form. i felt very weak, and so i hailed a cab and kept his mind fogged enough so that he wasnt suspicious of my childish appearance as he drove me home.
after returning home pleased with my success but very tired, i stayed up as long as i could until fatigue finally overcame me.
over the weekend, i worked a bit on trying to organize some of my associates, but i also received an unexpected and mysterious piece of postal mail. as alan knows, the postal mail system is now under the control of corporations, and it is very inefficient and expensive to use. for this reason, it is always unusual to receive a piece of physical, postal mail, and when one does, it is usually from the government or some other entity that one would like to avoid.
in this case, the piece of mail i received was not signed at all and gave no contact information, but simply invited me to keep a look out for more letters in the mail. it outlined in brief a small organization that was trying to form itself, to help change things in society for the better. i found it very interesting, and in some strange way i look forward to hearing more. i sensed no negative energy while doing a clairvoyant identification of the source, so it seems okay for now.
anyhow, how was your weekend alan? do any more work on the soul, err, i mean, the STM????
-rex
Posted by Alan Cross
at 12:20 AM EST
