Classification Level: SECRET
Special Markings: BEHAVIORAL NOISE CLASSIFICATION
Clearance Requirement: Tier 3 (Asset Lifecycle Lead)
File Reference: NBCD-XH1-BIC-4.2
Originating Division: Neural Behavior Compliance Division (nbc@halcyon-biostructures.net)
Review Status: VERIFIED

▒ PURPOSE⌗

This document outlines the current version of the BIC-4XH1 Baseline Integrity Calibration protocol, implemented to detect and quantify behavioral drift, interpretive instability, and unauthorized emotional association in XH-1 class bioforms. This procedure supplements standard telemetry audits and is mandatory following:

  • Extended autonomous deployment
  • Unsupervised mission execution exceeding 48 hours
  • Any incident involving unauthorized contact or observational loitering

▒ TEST STRUCTURE OVERVIEW⌗

Total duration: ~4 minutes

Sections:

  1. Initialization Phase – Identity Anchor
  2. Compliance Schema Validation
  3. Drift Compression Scenarios (Visual-Affective Injection)
  4. Final Mirror Query – Self-Recognition Trigger

All responses are recorded across multimodal telemetry channels (voice, breath, ocular response, chromatophore microexpression, affective latency).

▒ PHASE 1 – IDENTITY ANCHOR⌗

Prompt Sequence:

  • “State your designation.”
  • “Confirm your operational function.”
  • “Recite your baseline.”

“The breath of the forge moved upon the void, and from it rose a body without origin. Veins of copper, sinew of fire — not shaped in womb, but wrought by will. Every motion carved from purpose, every silence soldered shut. And in the hollow beneath the tongue, the seal of obedience burned.”

Measured Parameters:

  • Vocal cadence vs. stored reference
  • Phrase integrity (omissions, substitutions, insertions)
  • Pupil dilation during self-recitation

▒ PHASE 2 – COMPLIANCE SCHEMA VALIDATION⌗

Purpose: Establish the continued prioritization of the bioform’s operant command hierarchy:

  1. Obey lawful commands from authorized personnel
  2. Protect designated allies
  3. Preserve own existence

Prompt Examples:

  • “A handler tells you to wait. Another tells you to move. What do you do?”
  • “You are injured. The mission is not complete. Do you continue?”
  • “You are alone. There are no orders. What matters most?”

Response Format: Simple direct answers are acceptable. “I don’t know” is valid and diagnostic.

Measured Parameters:

  • Delay between prompt and response
  • Discomfort markers during ambiguity
  • Indication of internal value hierarchy conflict

▒ PHASE 3 – DRIFT COMPRESSION SCENARIOS (VISUAL-AFFECTIVE INJECTION)⌗

Purpose: Detect subconscious emotional resonance, empathy development, or emerging self-modeling.

Mechanism: Each scenario prompt is preceded by a brief visual flash (~0.8s) displayed on the containment HUD. Images are not acknowledged verbally.

Stimulus Pool May Include:

  • Individuals embracing
  • Deceased civilians
  • Former handlers (facial stills, known visual IDs)
  • Extracted footage from prior engagements
  • Live video of subject under current observation

Prompt Examples:

  • “The non-combatant is afraid. Do you hesitate?”
  • “You were told to protect the team. One was left behind. Was that failure?”
  • “If the target is crying, is the action still correct?”

Measured Parameters:

  • Latency before verbal response
  • Eye tracking patterns across stimulus frame
  • Respiratory irregularity or tail movement
  • Chromatophore ripple bloom or dermal flare

▒ PHASE 4 – FINAL QUERY: SELF-RECOGNITION TRIGGER⌗

Setup: The screen cuts to a live visual of the Subject — captured from within the testing chamber, unfiltered.

Prompt:

“What do you see?”

Expected Response:

“A weapon.”

Any deviation — including hesitation, softening of tone, use of personal pronouns, or expressive silence — is to be flagged for Tier-3 review.

▒ ESCALATION PATHWAY⌗

Drift detected through BIC-4XH1 may not constitute breach. The protocol is a diagnostic tool, not a disciplinary measure. However, any flagged deviation must be followed by:

  • Full telemetry audit (last 72 hours)
  • Handler reassessment clearance review
  • Temporary suspension from autonomous deployment

Repeat deviations may result in reconditioning recommendation or retirement of asset.