ZZ-Psychologists+Panic-Padgett

="The Disturbing Demeanor of Blue-Eyed Maria" = Dr. Evan Montague: Never have I seen anything this unreal in my years as a medical analyst. If only you were here, Evan. Perhaps you could help me to understand this phenomenon in its entirety. As my expertise lies outside the realm of psychology, perhaps you may recognize this happenstance. As such I will attempt to relate the situation to you in full. This began (or rather brought to my attention) when the parents of a young girl, age 13, contacted me about Maria (the girl in question). The couple was frantic with worry for their daughter. They claimed that she refused utterly and completely to attend school, that she rarely communicated through words but through nods and glares. They claim that she has never exhibited this behavior towards them or anybody else. She had always been naively happy and kind until roughly two months ago. Can you believe this, Evan?! These people waited so very long to contact a medical professional about the psychological health of their only daughter! This negligent attitude displayed by these parents concerned me as to the stability of the household. My immediate thought was depression. But this changed when I met the girl! Oh, Evan, this was so much more than adolescent depression! It was as the parents said. She communicated very little through dialogue, preferring body language. When she did speak, her words were icy, emotionless. I noticed that her documented eye color in her medical records was hazel, but during her time at the facility they were a deep blue. Coincidence? Human error? These are possibilities I considered, and you will understand the invalidity of these theories in due time. Maria stayed within our facilities for nearly two weeks before something rather upsetting occurred. The girl disappeared, Evan! We searched for her everywhere, in every location that her parents suggested yet found absolutely nothing! Roughly three days later, as we were preparing her now vacant room for an incoming patient, housekeeping found the child sitting on her bed, staring unblinking at the door to the room. They contacted me immediately so that I could question her. I received no response, verbal or otherwise. The disturbing truth of her disappearance revealed itself later that evening as I was preparing dinner. I received a call, this time from the mother of a seven year old boy. Through her sobs, I discerned that her little boy exhibited the exact behavioral symptoms that Maria herself had exhibited two weeks, three days ago when she was initially admitted! The next day the boy was brought to me and I asked the generic questions, targeting adolescent depression. His responses were mostly nondescript. However, one response in particular was so very disturbing in its implications that the presence of the boy became unbearable. This was the typical question, “When did these feelings of sadness and anxiety begin?” (you know the one). His response: “When Maria came to visit”. I checked the boy’s previous medical records where his eye color was recorded as green and to my dismay his eye color at the time of his visit was a deep shade of blue! Is such a phenomenon possible not only once but twice as well? It would seem that this Maria is capable of altering the personality of another human being! No, I should not blame Maria as her parents clearly stated that this odd behavior began only a few months ago. This would mean that there is another somewhere. This must have started somewhere unless Maria has cleverly hidden her true characteristics from her parents. Their negligence has proven this possible. If only I knew what was happening inside the minds of these children, Evan! Only time will tell us what is hidden on this damned naval base. I desperately pray that my worst predictions do not come to pass. Your professional opinion will be much appreciated in the understanding of this case, my friend. A knock at the door. There is much I would like to discuss with a distinguished psycho-analyst such as yourself. I implore you, visit the base as soon as is convenient! Take care.

=Dr. Travis Maynard = Dr. Travis Maynard I regret to inform you that my work in my own psych clinic here in Massachusetts currently prevents me from travel, personal or otherwise. However, I have examined the medical records that arrived alongside your previous letter. The incredibility of this case is overwhelming. Had you neglected to attach the records to your letter, I would scarcely have believed you to be in your right mind. However, with the evidence before me, I have no doubt that the case presented to you is one of great mystery and importance. The “before and after” photos of the original girl are particularly peculiar. In the first, the child appears jovial and naïve as should all children her age. In the second picture, nearly three weeks later, her appearance has changed drastically. I notice distinctive lines that mark her face, particularly beneath the eyes, cheekbones, and around the mouth. A child so young should not exhibit such rapid physical changes- in the form of wrinkles none the less! Also of note is the strange difference in the eyes of the photos. You have written in your letter that the color of the iris changed from brown to blue. If this is the undeniable truth- and I can only assume that it is- then her body has undergone changes both chemical and physical that have never before been documented in the history of scientific medicine! There is more to this change Travis. I believe the condition of those affected may be deteriorating. As you informed me, when Maria first was admitted to the infirmary, she communicated through body language and single word responses. Minimal responses though they may be, she at least responded to human contact. I noticed from your chronology that after her return from her unknown three day excursion she was completely unresponsive to all questioning! Perhaps something further occurred within that three day time frame that nobody but Maria is aware of? At any rate it is safe to assume that Maria may attempt another escape. This cannot be allowed! What I have garnered from your explanation of events over the first three weeks of this nightmare, it is possible that Maria’s condition, as well as that of the other children will worsen over time, assuming that Maria’s further descent was not caused by her three day absence but rather the effects of this unknown condition over time. My advice to you is to quarantine the children. Secure all affected individuals in a high security environment. Separate each child should they eventually become violent or animalistic. I am currently in the process of arranging for another to replace me here in Massachusetts for the time being so that I may secure transport to Charleston to assist in the research of this condition. Perhaps together, you and I will discover the origin of this peculiar pediatric condition. I will contact you shortly concerning my arrival. Until then,