[WP] The year is 2055, and mankind has invented the technology to communicate with "Mans best friend". The horror we felt at discovering what they were staring at, when looking at "nothing", is humanities greatest regret...

Sorry about the delay, life is annoyingly busy. Here's part two if you people are still interested. Thanks for the feedback

We tested on several different dogs the results were the same. All the dogs when presented with the experience presented the same visual and auditory experience. The Somatosensory differed from dog to dog, in all plausibility due the differences in the individual personalities but all included a steady watchfulness be it more anxious or stoic. There was only one occurrence of a word being presented which was guide. The dog that was being tested was a former Seeing Eye dog. Perhaps the dog viewed the portal as a threat and since it was trained to guide its owner away from threats it is no surprise that guide appeared as part of the dogs training. The dog that was first tested was trained to detect potential cancerous tumors and then get help on discovery. Perhaps this dog viewed the portal as a tumor and following through with its training help appeared.

The final dog that we tested presented the greatest and more concerning differences. The dog in question had a history of aggression triggered by intense noises which lead to it attacking a small child. Instead of euthanization we requested to attempt to use the equipment as therapy which was met with significant success. As the experience was presented to the dog the swirling pitch black portal with intermediate swirls of a blood like red appeared as normally abnormally expected. As the test progressed the deafening nonsensical whispering was replaced by an unbearably tormenting banshee-like shriek causing two of my team to sustain ruptured eardrums but the shriek did not damage the speakers. As the shriek finished the image switched to this not quite humanoid figure. As a scientist I do not have the words to properly describe the figure but I will attempt to. It was as it was the size of an atom and the moon simultaneously. The face of the figure presented, somehow every emotion that the human face is capable simultaneously. It was black yet white, fat yet thin, weak yet strong, seductive yet terrifying. It was not there, but it was, it was clear but solid, it was wise but savage. It was nothing and everything. The somatosensory response was one of extreme panic combined with mindless rage. One of my team unable to stand the figure shut down the test in a mindless panic.

 These series of test created more questions than answers and I recommend more testing to fully understand what was witnessed. Alongside this I would also recommend psychological support for my team due to the disturbing nature this testing has taken.
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