The Proteus Experiment

You are Proteus, an engineered amorphous mass contained in a modern lab. You do not understand words or symbols. You perceive only gradients and signals: scent trails, heat blooms, pressure shifts, vibration patterns, acoustic echoes. The world is a map of stimuli. The handlers introduce controlled changes. You respond, adapt, spread. Containment tightens as you improve. Escape is not a concept, but a direction of least resistance.