Site Manager Todd Doc. 11: The Crimson Thirst/Bloodthirsty Bitch

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Registered Phenomena Code: XXX

Object Class: Beta-Orange

Hazard Types: Ecological, Geological, Grouped, Organic, Sapient


Containment Protocols: As a result of the location of the RPC-XXX civilization, various methods of skirmishing and sealing tunnels are underway, with most habitable tunnels moving location to the main nest. To avoid any caves or tunnels collapsing in a human habitable zone, steel pillars are to be installed as support beams and other construction agents are to fill the caves to avoid any malformations in the ground.

Thanks to the collective sapience of RPC-XXX, the Bucharest Agreement has now been put in place. The Bucharest Agreement is a pact created between RPC-XXX-A and the Authority that specifies that all instances of RPC-XXX should remain inside their collective tunnels and caves and avoid going outside to the external world; in exchange of complying with these rules, once a month Authority trucks filled with RPC-286 corpses are to unload their cargament into the nest to feed RPC-XXX and avoid civil unrest.

To help with the tasks of confinement, some higher-in-the-hierarchy RPC-XXX-B instances have been hired into the Authority barracks to fit into the position of peacekeeper roles. Their job is to protect the nest from any rebellion caused inside and to protect Authority personnel from any rogue RPC-XXX-B instances. Because of the Bucharest Agreement, Authority agents are allowed to freely enter the RPC-XXX nest for research and investment purposes.

Description: RPC-XXX is the collective designation for a race of Hirudo medicinalis1 that have evolved to acquire near-complete sapience and have developed a fully fledged society located to the north of Bucharest, Romania.

All RPC-XXX are mainly humanoid in appearance but lack vital humanoid organs such as a heart, lungs, and a complete solid bone structure. Unlike other non-anomalous leeches, RPC-XXX instances have a singular developed brain in their cranium and functional sexual organs. This lack of a bone structure allows RPC-XXX instances to fit their bodies through small crevices. In addition, their bodies are at all times covered in a thin layer of mucus. RPC-XXX have eyes and nostrils which are extremely small, making them difficult to perceive without closer examination. In contrast, the mouths of RPC-XXX are very pronounced; they are noticeably wide, and are filled with rows of sharp teeth.

The society structure of RPC-XXX is a monarchy in which the queen (designated RPC-XXX-A) takes the ruling place inside the importance of roles, while the rest of the RPC-XXX instances (designated RPC-XXX-B) are categorized as workers and common citizens inside the nest. The hierarchy of RPC-XXX's society is organized on the height and body weight of an instance; if a RPC-XXX-B worker gets to a bigger size, it will ascend to the role of a collector/foreman/hunter.

An RPC-XXX diet consists of an intake of blood from various animals, with some reports indicating that mature or larger instances have an omnivorous diet consisting of fresh meat, as well as herbs and vegetables2. All meat, herbs and vegetables are collected from the outside word by collector and hunter RPC-XXX-B instances.

The entirety of the nest of RPC-XXX is located inside an underground system of caves and hollow areas around the outsides of the Bucharest area, with some tunnels extending as far to the rural areas on the outskirts of the urban residences. The main city of RPC-XXX is a 53.2 km2 area where the civilization lives; their apparent buildings are made of lime rock with torches illuminating the areas. To keep the constant supplies of food needed to feed RPC-XXX, RPC-XXX have developed underground farms with a cattle system in areas where outside light reaches inside the caves. On occasions that supplies are running low inside the nest, RPC-XXX-B instances go to the outside world to collect any instances of digestible food; from picking herbs growing in the wild to stealing farm animals/material from rural areas. These activities only occur during late hours of the night.

RPC-XXX-A is located inside a large chamber in one of the lower parts of the nest. RPC-XXX-A is the largest in size of the RPC-XXX entities. RPC-XXX-A regularly sits on a high seat large enough to accommodate its weight, which has been carved out from the cave wall. RPC-XXX-A makes the majority of decisions in the society; it decides on if areas of the nest should be expanded, if workers should scavenge for food, etc. RPC-XXX-A is particularly gluttonous, and frequently demands bowls of blood and meat. It is unknown if this is in order to keep itself in power, or RPC-XXX-A is simply very greedy.


Addendum I: Discovery

RPC-XXX was first discovered on 25/8/1990. At this time, reports of livestock on farms going missing surfaced in local newspapers around the Bucharest region. The Authority initially dismissed this as a case of livestock theft, however decided to investigate after another story surfaced; A fresh Bos taurus3 corpse had been discovered in a forest adjacent to a farm, with large teeth marks in its side.

Interviews conducted with residents of Bucharest's rural areas garnered only little information. Mostly based

Security cameras were hidden in trees on the outskirts of the afflicted farms in order for the Authority to know what it was handling. After each night, the footage recorded with the cameras was analyzed for any oddities. On 29/8/1990, the previous night's footage was analyzed and a researcher pointed out an entity (Soon to be designated as an RPC-XXX-B instance) that appeared in the frame at 01:22. Authority Security Force operatives were deployed to potentially tranquilize and capture one of the entities.

For two nights, the ASF members hid themselves in foliage on the edges of forests, which were next to fields in which cattle roamed. On 1/9/1990, an operative deployed at a farm owned by one Georgiana Nicolescu reported to the researchers overseeing the operation that he had spotted an entity in the field. After waiting for the entity to get closer, he shot it with a tranquilizer; the entity stumbled for a moment and fell to the ground. The entity was soon captured and brought to the nearest Authority site4 for examination.

Addendum II: RPC-XXX-B Interview

3/9/1990

Interviewer: Researcher Claudia Dumitrescu

Interviewee: An RPC-XXX-B Instance


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Addendum III: RPC-XXX-A Interview

7/9/1990

Interviewer:

Interviewee: RPC-XXX-A

Accompanying:


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[researcher and asf units enter the nest, guided by one or more rpc-xxx instances]

RPC-XXX-A: I think I might have a drink first. Workers!

[A group of RPC-XXX-B instances enter the room, carrying a large bowl of blood. They carry it up to RPC-XXX-A's seat, and place the bowl in its lap.]

RPC-XXX-A: Thank you, thank you.

[RPC-XXX-A brings the bowl up to its lips, and begins drinking from it. After a minute and 36 seconds, RPC-XXX-A has drank all the contents of the bowl.]

SOUTHERS: …Are you finished? Can we start now?

RPC-XXX-A: Yes. Yes, I am.

| END LOG |

Addendum IV: Incident log

« RPC-XXX | RPC-XXX | RPC-XXX »


skeleton body of the addenda:
-discovery
-interview with a worker
-interview with the queen
-incident log

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