Dr. Lewis presents a top-secret military briefing to a skeptical General regarding a new kind of psychological weapon. He proposes the deployment of a 'high-output social irritant'—a man so incredibly annoying that he can dismantle a foreign entity's infrastructure through sheer frustration and chaos.
DR. LEWIS: Gentlemen, the most powerful weapon we have ever designed.
TOP GENERAL: That’s it?
DR. LEWIS: Let me explain. Our men in psy-ops believe there is a tremendous opportunity to exploit a high-output social irritant. This irritant could be bred from birth with no knowledge of his training or
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