A “blind experiment” in clinical terms is a cornerstone of evidence-based medicine. In a single-blind study, subjects don’t know if they’re receiving treatment or placebo. In a double-blind, neither subjects nor administrators know. The goal is objectivity—to strip away bias, expectation, and the contamination of human influence.

: Generally takes place within a fictional medical clinic or laboratory.

In a blind experiment featuring a character or force named Cytherea, the story asks: Can the scientific method quantify beauty? Can a double-blind protocol measure love? The answer is almost certainly no—and that tension is where drama lives.