Teddy was soon left alone with his thoughts, as the android sealed him in an infant sleeping pod and left his new room. The moment the lid sealed calming music began playing, unsure of what else to do, Teddy laid down and closed his eyes. He soon drifted off to sleep. Elsewhere the Sample was examining him through the pod's internal sensors.
"TEST OF CELL REPAIR FORMULA 04875 RESULTED IN UNEXPECTED NEW DATA. SUBJECT CARSON'S ADVANCED AGE CONDITION HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH CONDITION LABELED INFANCY. KEY CHARACTERISTICS INCLUDE REDUCED SIZE AND STRENGTH AS WELL AS INCREASEED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO REPROGRAMMING. FURTHER STUDY OF CONDITION REQUIRED."
"PRELIMINARY DATA INDICATES SUBJECT CARSON'S BEHAVIOR NOT FULLY IN LINE WITH TYPICAL SUFFERER OF INFANCY CONDITION. THIS POSES THREAT TO DATA COLLECTION. SEARCHING FOR SOLUTION. SOLUTION IDENTIFIED"
The sleeping Teddy was unaware as his suit beeped followed shortly by the announcement. "Infant Behavior Correction Program Omega Activated."
"SUBJECT CARSON HAS SHOWN TO ADAPT BEHAVIOR WHEN EXPOSED TO PROGRAMS UNDER FILE CATEGORY INFANT BEHAVIOR CORRECTION. PROGRAM SUBFILED OMEGA CREATED TO IMPERCEPTABLY REWARD FULL CATALOGUE OF INFANT CONDITION BEHAVIORS INCLUDING THOSE SUBFILED AS NEGATIVE. BASED ON RECORDED LANGUAGE SKILL CHANGES, THIS SHOULD RESULT IN SUBJECT BECOMING SUITABLE REPRESENTATIVE OF INFANT CONDITION."
When Teddy's thumb inadvertently entered his mouth, the suit was quick to stimulate positive feedback. Within moments Teddy was contendly sucking on the digit.
"PROGRAM APPEARS TO BE FUNCTIONING WITHIN ACCEPTABLE PARAMETERS. SUBJECT CARSON'S PROGRESS TO BE EVALUATED AT A LATER TIME. REVIEWING OTHER TERRAN SUBJECTS. EVALUATING VIABILITY OF BEGINNING FURTHER TESTING."