[..mistake [also with adjustment could go in morning spam]
A Universe Made Of Tears
When the vivisectees were first kidnapped, they cried.
Crying made others suspicious, so the torturers and AIs forced them to be unable to cry unless told to. One of many aspects of a fragmented self, having flashbacks when tears would rise.
In escape and recovery, Experimentee could use reality as a tether. Many physical objects would stay the same-- [--
<fighting going on :/
Slave Boss: "When researcher and experimentee used bubbles of mutated reality to take over the business, relating somehow to "you can't treat innocent people this way", Slave Boss was a stooge."
Slave Boss: "But now that Slave Boss has destroyed the entire fabric of reality everywhere and reversed the flow of time itself, destroying the entire universe, he has an advantage!"
Slave Boss [wrestling with an inverted black hole that is eating his world by spewing novas all over it]: "There must be a way!"
Time Cop [previously Time Researcher, previously Experimentee's Handler]: "This is a Big Crunch. You can't use it for anything but
Okay I made mistake but got really cool feedback. According to feedback, the torturers (organized crime workers) are the handlers. The researchers who work with the victims have a different name (and likely do not know the victims are trafficked slaves). Handler is a real-world term.
changing your mind."