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Subject has been observed to engage in frequent spontaneous fantasies or lies, usually mid-conversation, sometimes with no discernable segue from the preceding topic. These stories may include wild embroidering of existing facts or theories, unflattering or insulting implications for herself, her conversation partners or others not present. This behavior is not connected to prior or existing mission contingencies (ref. core diagnostic criteria 2a, 6-8) but does not appear motivated by malice or self-service: in fact, she will invite others to join in with her. She describes honesty as “an interesting idea”.
Subject appears confused by negative responses to her behaviour.
Additionally, the subject remains clearly aware of the nature of her fabrications, and readily admits them to be such, sometimes immediately after communicating them. [Note: this is not always the case. She allowed one of the interviewing clinicians to believe for three weeks that there was a combined Andalite-Kelbrid-Hawjabran fleet approaching this system. See also her supervising officer’s cited reasons for asssessment referral.]
[Didn’t help that Eshret can't remember the difference between Hawjabrans and Helmacrons. Perhaps we should assess him next.]
Note that subject does not typically engage in petty fabrications, favoring grandiose or thematic tales. Her behaviour while lying (see attached transcript) matches her stated motivation to ‘try the stories out’ rather than enact any long term deception. Her primary motivations appear to be curiosity and personal-professional fascination. However, assessment for Functional Monomania found sub-clinical indicators only.
Subject’s falsehoods do not appear to be compulsive: of a sample of 1560 messages on record handled in her capacity as communications officer, 1540 were relayed with acceptable accuracy. On being questioned about the remainder, subject was able to provide coherent reasons for substantial alterations (see attached examples) to 11 messages; she claimed not to remember her reasons for inaccurately relaying the remaining 9 messages, but suggested examination of her memory dumps if the interviewers wished to ascertain them. [Note: access to subject’s memory dumps has been refused by Sub-visser Forty-five’s staff due to Tier Four Classification.]
[All right, send this back to Arkeen. Make it clear I’m not pleased with his wasting my time. The only issue here is a personality defect and I’m not convinced it’s in the comms officer. If one of his underlings is enthusiastic about their work, I don't see the problem. I’ve also given her a copy of our diagnostic manual – after all, she asked nicely and if she uses it well Arkeen should think twice before using us as a disciplinary substitute again.]
Subject has been observed to engage in frequent spontaneous fantasies or lies, usually mid-conversation, sometimes with no discernable segue from the preceding topic. These stories may include wild embroidering of existing facts or theories, unflattering or insulting implications for herself, her conversation partners or others not present. This behavior is not connected to prior or existing mission contingencies (ref. core diagnostic criteria 2a, 6-8) but does not appear motivated by malice or self-service: in fact, she will invite others to join in with her. She describes honesty as “an interesting idea”.
Subject appears confused by negative responses to her behaviour.
Additionally, the subject remains clearly aware of the nature of her fabrications, and readily admits them to be such, sometimes immediately after communicating them. [Note: this is not always the case. She allowed one of the interviewing clinicians to believe for three weeks that there was a combined Andalite-Kelbrid-Hawjabran fleet approaching this system. See also her supervising officer’s cited reasons for asssessment referral.]
[Didn’t help that Eshret can't remember the difference between Hawjabrans and Helmacrons. Perhaps we should assess him next.]
Note that subject does not typically engage in petty fabrications, favoring grandiose or thematic tales. Her behaviour while lying (see attached transcript) matches her stated motivation to ‘try the stories out’ rather than enact any long term deception. Her primary motivations appear to be curiosity and personal-professional fascination. However, assessment for Functional Monomania found sub-clinical indicators only.
Subject’s falsehoods do not appear to be compulsive: of a sample of 1560 messages on record handled in her capacity as communications officer, 1540 were relayed with acceptable accuracy. On being questioned about the remainder, subject was able to provide coherent reasons for substantial alterations (see attached examples) to 11 messages; she claimed not to remember her reasons for inaccurately relaying the remaining 9 messages, but suggested examination of her memory dumps if the interviewers wished to ascertain them. [Note: access to subject’s memory dumps has been refused by Sub-visser Forty-five’s staff due to Tier Four Classification.]
[All right, send this back to Arkeen. Make it clear I’m not pleased with his wasting my time. The only issue here is a personality defect and I’m not convinced it’s in the comms officer. If one of his underlings is enthusiastic about their work, I don't see the problem. I’ve also given her a copy of our diagnostic manual – after all, she asked nicely and if she uses it well Arkeen should think twice before using us as a disciplinary substitute again.]
