– Subject abandons the briefing. He stands, stretches, rolls his shoulders. The strip, sensing the change in posture, goes dormant. He sits back down, relieved. He picks up the tablet.
– Breakthrough. Subject abandons all pretense of work. He is now performing a covert, desperate shimmy against the back of his chair, trying to scratch the spot. He is laughing silently, tears in his eyes, a grown man defeated by a strip of tape. Tickle Strip -Beta- -Developedistraction-
– The strip resumes "The Cascade" at 200% frequency. Subject lets out a sharp, involuntary gasp—half-laugh, half-grunt. He clamps his hand over his mouth, eyes wide. He is now entirely focused on his own body, desperately trying to locate the source of the sensation. – Subject abandons the briefing
End Log.
The Tickle Strip is a 3cm x 10cm bio-adhesive polymer, thinner than a piece of tape. Its "Beta" designation is earned. The active layer consists of thousands of micro-filaments, each one a programmable actuator. When dormant, it's smooth as silk. When activated, these filaments don't tickle. They persuade . He sits back down, relieved
– Pattern: "The Cascade." Intensity spikes for 0.5 seconds, then drops. Subject flinches, nearly dropping his tablet. He turns to look behind him, visibly confused.