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Containment Protocols
The physical component of RPC-881 is currently contained within Site-017's isolated subsection B. RPC-881's containment cell is to be fitted with a series of six surveillance cameras per Site-017-B's standard operating parameters. No less than three ÜM-rated personnel are to observe RPC-881-A at any given time.
Any deaths attributed to RPC-881-A are to be reported directly to Director Hemmings. If the deceased did not view RPC-881's surveillance feed, a containment breach is to be declared, the Site is to be vacated, and a relocation team must begin scanning for RPC-881-A's remanifeststion.
ÜM-rated personnel are a group of non-pareil individuals selected by a joint committee of ProLab engineers and Psychology Dept. researchers. Each member must display a heightened level of psychological and spiritual resilience in accordance with RPC-881's lead researcher's findings succeeding its noumenonal testing. This cognitive pliability is measured through several metrics such as congnitohazard resistance, physical aptitude, and a series of psychoanalytical questionnaires.
Post-enrollment, each ÜM member is to memorize a series of mnemonic mantras developed on a case-by-case basis formed from their specific psychoanalytical profiles. Such mantras consist of names, numbers, and words that recall events of imposed importance within the member's life - a mental anchor. Transcribed below are several comprehensive maxims found to be effective with 98% of ÜM personnel:
- A great person will follow themselves.
- A worm is so low it cannot be replaced.
- The wisdom of knowledge also draws boundaries.
- If I look for great people I will only find the folly of their ideals.
Furthermore, ÜM personnel must not report for duty if they are sick, experienced a recent trauma, have any suicidal thoughts, or have not passed their mandatory weekly physicals. ÜM-rated personnel have been authorised accelerated shift rotations beyond Site-017's standards.
Description
RPC-881 is a series of noumenonal phenomena centered around the late 16th-century statue titled "Casus Belli" by Italian sculptor ██████ de ████████.
The statue – hereby referred to as RPC-881-A – is constructed primarily from a solid block of Calacatta Marble fitted with variable amounts of cuprous inlays. The highest concentrations of which are along the statue's heads, both of itself and the hammer it wields, the latter of which is comprised solely of excessively worn and patinated copper.
Due to the metaphysical nature of RPC-881's anomalous abilities, the exact conditions of their effects are not currently understood. They may not even, under the current constraints of physical observation, exist non-abstrusely.
The only form of discernable data gleaned from RPC-881 is a 10.5-44.4% mortality rate increase related to overhead blunt cranial trauma caused by an unseen force within an unknown proximity of RPC-881-A. The severity of which additionally varies from subject to subject.
In the most extreme cases, an affected subject's head will have its cranial bones broken resulting in various compound fractures into the forehead, orbits, and the telencephalon. Furthermore, blunt force trauma of this intensity conduces fracturing in the C1 and C2 vertebrae.
The secondary confirmable trait of RPC-881, and the most obtrusive towards its containment, is its ability to manifest at ostensibly any point when not observed. Due to this, RPC-881 remained undetected for the majority of its inconspicuous existence. Its' most notable confirmed sightings sequentially are: St. Peter's Basilica c. 1628, Vincennes Paris c. 1763, Sils Maria c. 1888, and Site-286 c. 2012. The lattermost resulted in RPC-881-A's containment and eventual reassignment to Site-017-B.
Addendum 88119-01: Noumenonal Experimentation
Once contained, Research personnel hypothesised several methods in which RPC-881's abilities evinced themselves. The most prevailing thesis – eventually concluded by the Metaphysics Dept. – was that RPC-881's abilities merely reflect a serious of non-quantifiable occurrences within RPC-632 or other intersectional points in the infoplane. These unidentified happenings are believed to be anti-memetic in form as no individual directly affected by RPC-881 is able to recall their experiences. Despite the lack of material evidence, all incidents involving RPC-881 are believed to end with RPC-881-A metaphorically bludgeoning its target.
In light of these findings, Dr. Hautlak of the Psychology Dept. suggested adjusting the postern and alternative methods of entry into other infoplane tangents: e.g. RPC-632 and RPC-661, to study RPC-881's effects first-hand. Based on their findings as experts in phantasmeticology, onierotics, or as members of Project Eidos/XD-NO1 explorations, Dr. Hautlak's team developed a semi-stable (~72.4% success rate) method of observation within the infoplane by inducing a near-death experience (NDE) within a test subject under the influence of a Videric drug.
Testing Criteria: RPC-881
Near-death experiences have been selected as part of the noumenonal testing apparatus for their lower brain activity coinciding with elevated levels of cognizance. (See Fig. 2) However, due to associated risks involved, an explicit series of safety benchmarks have been established per Site-017's medical staff's oversight. Exempli gratia, NDEs used in noumenal testing related to RPC-881 must:
- Be engendered by an Adenosine-induced form of cardiac arrest. Cardiac arrest in a test subject must not exceed 180 seconds in length.
- Utilise personnel with either a terminal illness, past trauma, or have experienced an NDE of any intensity prior.
- Be engendered approx. ten minutes post-application of 6mcg Neo-Opticin agent: Mitraptropen. The onset of action must take effect before inducing the subsequent cardiac arrest.
- Be monitored by a team of cardiology specialists from Site-008.
- Have an intense rating of ≥8 on the Bruce Greyson rating scale.
Fig. 2: Brain scans of CSD-1705 prior to and during Test-88101. Despite the overall diminutive levels of activity, CSD-1705 displayed a heightened level of consciousness, clarity, and emotional articulation consistent with NDEs.
Dr. Hautlak preemptively anticipated the possible permanent neurotic immolation of the subjects put under NDE - either by lack of oxygen or RPC-881's interference. As such, the standard post-mortem remote viewing protocol used by █████ ████ was put on stand-by throughout the course of the subjects' transition. In the event of apparent prolonged death, the protocol would be activated, and any residual memory and consciousness would be salvaged.
Following imposed resuscitation, the affected subject will be susceptible to external psychic influences for an extended period from 5-27 minutes. This trance state often includes symptoms wherein the subject relives the events prior to their supposed death and events previously buried in their subconscious. Such visions occur simultaneously to superficial damaging/mending of the temporal-parietal junctions, hippocampus, and amygdala.
Further information on mnemonic viewing has been redacted per Black-Site Level 5/M/I protocols.
Following the formation of the testing apparatus, Dr. Hautlak selected CSD-1705, Sgt John Garza of IB-100, and MST Victor-01 agent Thomas Burns as potential volunteers for RPC-881 testing. Each member received an in-depth physical prior to their respective test as RPC-881's lethal attributes may be more likely to occur in moribund subjects. Per protocol for possibly fatal testing, each subject gave consent via liability release form 7801 to any and all possible outcomes concomitant to cognitive transition or biopsy.
| The Error of Confusing Cause and Consequence |
| In the most extreme cases, an affected subject's head will have its cranial bones broken resulting in several compound fractures into the forehead, orbits, and the telencephalon. Furthermore, blunt force trauma of this intensity conduces fracturing in the C1 and C2 vertebrae. In the most extreme cases, an affected subject's head will have its cranial bones broken resulting in several compound fractures into the forehead, orbits, and the telencephalon. Furthermore, blunt force trauma of this intensity conduces fracturing in the C1 and C2 vertebrae. |
| The Error of False Causality |
In the most extreme cases, an affected subject's head will have its cranial bones broken resulting in several compound fractures into the forehead, orbits, and the telencephalon. Furthermore, blunt force trauma of this intensity conduces fracturing in the C1 and C2 vertebrae.
In the most extreme cases, an affected subject's head will have its cranial bones broken resulting in several compound fractures into the forehead, orbits, and the telencephalon. Furthermore, blunt force trauma of this intensity conduces fracturing in the C1 and C2 vertebrae. |
| The Error of Imaginary Causes |
| In the most extreme cases, an affected subject's head will have its cranial bones broken resulting in several compound fractures into the forehead, orbits, and the telencephalon. Furthermore, blunt force trauma of this intensity conduces fracturing in the C1 and C2 vertebrae. In the most extreme cases, an affected subject's head will have its cranial bones broken resulting in several compound fractures into the forehead, orbits, and the telencephalon. Furthermore, blunt force trauma of this intensity conduces fracturing in the C1 and C2 vertebrae. |
| The Error of Free Will |
| In the most extreme cases, an affected subject's head will have its cranial bones broken resulting in several compound fractures into the forehead, orbits, and the telencephalon. Furthermore, blunt force trauma of this intensity conduces fracturing in the C1 and C2 vertebrae. In the most extreme cases, an affected subject's head will have its cranial bones broken resulting in several compound fractures into the forehead, orbits, and the telencephalon. Furthermore, blunt force trauma of this intensity conduces fracturing in the C1 and C2 vertebrae. |
In addition to aforementioned procedure, a pneumonic mantra^^ Of the same ilk devised and applied by Authority researchers to avoid the 'fraying of self' in fields such as phantasmeticology - the study of anomalous illusions, 'death-memory', and false memory - and onierotics, the practical application of dreams and their acquisition.^^ was also developed on a case by case basis for each subject given entry into the plane of observation. Such mantras consist of names, numbers, and words that recall events of imposed importance within the subject's life - an anchor. As hypothesized by Dr. Hautiak, such a device would prevent the full effects and 'Errors' of RPC-881 from impacting the test subject. It is still unknown as to whether or not he was right.
[incoherent mumbling]
Voice A: It is dark, out on the lake.
Voice B: I… Who…
Voice A: You are alone, but you are not afraid. You have no fear.
Voice B: I… I have…
Voice A: No fear.
Voice B: No fear.
Voice A: You see a light out on this lake. A light in the dark, do you see?
Voice B: It's so bright. So cold.
Voice A: Isn't it beautiful?
Voice B: I hate it.
Voice A: How can you hate light? It is what grounds you. You cannot look away.
Voice B: Fuck, I… There's so much noise here. I can't…
Voice A: Shh… Don't worry. You are not alone. The light has a voice. And the voice is comforting. Focus on my voice. Focus on the voice in the light. It is louder than blood. It is louder than electricity. It is louder than the lesser voices. Do you hear it now?
Voice B: Yes. I hear it.
Voice A: You want to tell everything you feel, everything you see, to this light.
Voice B: I do.
Voice A: We are rowing now. Pushing away from the shore. What do you see?
Voice B: Eyes.
Voice A: Eyes?
Voice B: Bedroom eyes. They're hot as fuck.
Voice A: Hot?
Voice B: Sexy. I want them on me. To look at me.
Voice A: Where are you?
Voice B: A nightclub. Everything's empty inside but I'm dancing. Drinking. I love it so much. I love myself.
Voice A: Do you?
Voice B: I hate myself.
Voice A: When you look into the eyes, what do you see?
Voice B: My whole world. I want the eyes to see me. Maybe not for me, not that romantic bullshit - but to look at me while I make them cry. I want them to watch me as I fuck them. I want me to be the last thing they see. Wait-
Voice A: What?
Voice B: Something's changed. Things are - they're different now.
Voice A: Where are you now?
Voice B: There's a sea. Fire in the distance. People are dying.
Voice A: What?
Voice B: Dying. I'm killing them. I'm stabbing them, shooting them, bludgeoning them. I'm killing mothers. Leaving children behind. I…
Voice A: What? What's wrong?
Voice B: I lost track. I-I hear it again. The blood. The voices-
Voice A: Calm down. We are on a lake. There is nothing for you hear but the voice in the light. Do you hear my voice?
Voice B: Ah-
Voice A: Do you hear my voice?
Voice B: I- Yes! Yes. I hear y- it.
Voice A: Do you see the light?
Voice B: I see the light.
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Voice A: We are on a lake.
Voice B: We… we are on a lake.
Voice A: Do you remember where you were?
Voice B: Mars. I'm a spaceman.
Voice A: You were talking about a war.
Voice B: Did you know I'm high? High as a kite. Or a helicopter. A helicopter?
Voice A: You're on a lake.
Voice B: I'm on a lake.
Voice A: What do you feel? When you look at the bodies. When you look at the things you've done.
Voice B: They want me to feel something, but I don't. I don't feel anything, and I don't matter. Not to them. Not for them. They think I'm broken.
Voice A: But you're not.
Voice B: No. I don't think I am. I love my life. I love my job. I love fucking people. I love drinking so much I can barely stand the next day. And I like laughing. I am not broken. I have never been broken.
Voice A:
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