PUBLIC RESEARCH DIVISION – FREE, FOREVER
The Protocols.
Structured experiments for two people: what to ask, in what order, and what to log. Run them over dinner, over a call, over a couch. No account, no fee, no assumptions about who the two people are to each other.
PROTOCOL 03 · 60–90 MINUTES
The Cold Start Protocol
First date questions that aren't an interview
PROTOCOL 05 · 30 MINUTES, REPEATABLE
Preference Calibration
Learn what they actually like, without a questionnaire vibe
PROTOCOL 07 · 2–3 HOURS
The Parallel Play Trial
A date for two introverts
PROTOCOL 08 · ONE EVENING, ENERGY LEVEL: RESIDUAL
The Quiet Companionship Trial
A no-energy evening that still counts
PROTOCOL 09 · ONE LONG HANG
The Friendship Audit
Deep questions for best friends
PROTOCOL 11 · ONE EVENING, TWO TIME ZONES
Signal Integrity
A long-distance evening, run in parallel
PROTOCOL 12 · ONE DINNER
The Slow Titration
Deep questions for a couple at dinner
PROTOCOL 14 · 40 MINUTES, ONCE BOTH SUBJECTS ARE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
The Repair Protocol
What to do after a fight, in order
PROTOCOL 17 · ONE SLOW EVENING
The Archive Dive
Anniversary reminiscing, structured
PROTOCOL 19 · 45 MINUTES
The Origin Story Retrospective
Interrogate how it actually started
PROTOCOL 21 · TWO WEEKS OF PASSIVE COLLECTION
Gift Reconnaissance
Extract gift intel without detection
PROTOCOL 23 · 90 MINUTES, ONCE A YEAR
The Annual Review
A yearly state of the bond, played straight
Why free? Protocols cost the Lab nothing but expertise, and hoarding those would be poor science. The synthesis division is where the money changes hands – and only when you want a song out of it.