Ancillary Narrative 1

Podcast

Dr. Petrov, a world-renowned scientist of his time, discovers his wife has been diagnosed with the beginning stages of schizophrenia. Heartbroken, he comforts her with known remedies and treatments. After they all produce unsatisfactory results, he vows to find a way to cure her. During one of the attempted treatments, Dr. Petrov meets a grief-stricken man named Vladimir who claims his wife is also sick. The two begin talking about a cure and eventually end up becoming partners.

Dr. Petrov and Vladimir begin experimenting with all sorts of treatments, combining their own elements. One after another, day after day, they all produced the same results. Vladimir loses hope and begins to rant on, questioning how humans even evolved to this point, if they can build all this equipment then why can't they figure out their own minds. He then asked how ancient civilizations faced dilemmas like this. Just as the words left his lips, Dr. Petrov recalls an article he read describing how sound and frequency vibrations were believed to have the power of healing. Indigenous groups all over the world once believed healing could be accomplished through chants and music, so why not try?

The obsession grows as the pair begin experimenting with different frequencies, their volumes, and even their placement on the stereo image. Suddenly, results begin to show some success. Little by little, episode by episode, Dr. Petrov inches closer to the cure.