Rosette's origin, as seen in a classified Ashford Technologies document
Format: Confidential File | Tone: Clinical, eerie, unraveling, threaded with ethical tension
ASHFORD TECHNOLOGIES – PROJECT FILE
PROJECT NAME: GENESIS
FILE STATUS: CONFIDENTIAL | LEVEL-7 ACCESS ONLY
CREATED BY: DR. RIVKA VOS | NEURAL SCIENCES DIVISION
DATE OF INITIATION: 14 March, 20XX
PROJECT ID: 3-0R4-L.44 // "Rosette"
PHASE I: SUBJECT SELECTION
The client requested a subject with genetic proximity to LAURIER A. ASHFORD, citing resilience, intellectual potential, and legacy optimization. Given the subject's orphaned status and direct bloodline correlation, we proceeded with Clara A. Ashford's genome sequencing and comparative scans for latent neural traits.
A compatible second-tier DNA sample was selected and enhanced through CRISPR recombination. Viability: 97.8%. Emotional plasticity: high. Cognitive elasticity: extraordinary. Suggestibility: moderate.
Subject designated: ROSETTE
PHASE II: PROGRAMMED EMOTIONAL RESPONSE (PER) MAPPING
Using mirror neuron clusters derived from Laurier's recorded biometric archive (voice samples, heat signature scans, trauma data), we began sculpting behavioral matrices.
Rosette's emotional development was artificially guided toward the following core traits:
Attachment to Laurier
Protective instincts toward Ashford legacy
Aversion to betrayal
Reinforced empathy nodes with conditional suppression triggers
Outcome: The subject responds more acutely to Laurier's distress patterns than to traditional stimuli (hunger, discomfort, reprimand). She mirrors Laurier's speech patterns, posture, and even micro-expressions.
Effectively, she is a shadow not by training, but by design.
PHASE III: EARLY STIMULATION & MEMORY INDUCTION
A neural implant was placed behind the left mastoid bone at 13 months, now dormant under biometric lock. The implant stores:
Full Ashford family behavioral library
Emergency wake directive
Fragmented visual data encrypted under the file tag: "DAGON"
Upon activation, Rosette would recall memory-like flashes of a future not yet lived, guiding her instinctively toward actions the Ashfords may require—before they even know it.
PHASE IV: SAFETY OVERRIDES
If exposed to mortal threat, the subject will respond with heightened physical response—strength, coordination, accuracy—uncommon for her age group. This phase has not been tested in field conditions. It is theorized she may enter a self-preservation mode wherein normal affect disappears entirely.
This trait was intentionally mirrored from Renzo Hart's psychological profile stored in offsite archives.
CURRENT STATUS: PROJECT UNDISCLOSED
Subject Rosette A. Ashford has been placed under domestic guardianship of Clara A. Ashford. The child displays above-average intelligence, strong social mimicry, and unique emotional bonding toward Laurier.
No known malfunctions.
No unauthorized access logged.
No suspicion from primary subjects.
However, surveillance notes that she has begun asking questions about "Dagon." We recommend continued monitoring. The possibility of early activation cannot be dismissed.
NOTE: This file must never reach Laurier Ashford or Renzo Hart.
Their reactions to the truth may compromise the entire operation.
"You asked us to create loyalty, Miss Ashford. Not love. But this girl—she may give you both. Just remember: even engineered angels can bleed."
– Dr. Vos
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