I'm reminded of a story set in Warhammer 40K were a group of Tau (a collectivist species) suddenly find themselves thinking more and questioning their orders after their commander is accidentally killed in the battle, revealing that they were under some form of psychic domination the entire time.
Oooh, I like where this is going..
Yesssss normies, yesss.. let the fog dissipate! Use your brains. They may be atrophied but they can function once again!
I'm reminded of a story set in Warhammer 40K were a group of Tau (a collectivist species) suddenly find themselves thinking more and questioning their orders after their commander is accidentally killed in the battle, revealing that they were under some form of psychic domination the entire time.