Registered Phenomena Code: RPC-3216
Object Class: Beta-Orange Neutralized (Reclassified 9-04-19██, See Discovery XXXX-2) Gamma-Red (Reclassified 7/12/19██, See Discovery XXXX-3)
Hazard Types: Incorporeal Hazard, Emotional Hazard, Ideological Hazard, Mind-Control Hazard, Sensory Hazard, Visual Hazard
Containment Protocols: Subjects affected by RPC-XXXX are to be contained within individual cells, provided with appropriate tools to produce instances of RPC-XXXX-1 for further study. A camera is to be mounted in each cell to record the effects of RPC-XXXX on affected subjects. Viewing of said camera footage is only to be done after said subject is successfully terminated. Each cell should have ventilation equipment installed capable of dispersing of large quantities of carbon monoxide, effectively terminating the subject when needed.
Due to the unpredictable and contagious nature of RPC-XXXX, further testing involving RPC-XXXX is forbidden. Any sign of RPC-XXXX symptoms among Clearance Level-0 subjects whom are used exclusively for testing of other RPC anomalies or have directly or indirectly interacted with anomalous objects must be immediately terminated.
Should it come to the event that a subject affected by RPC-XXXX create or be suspected of creating RPC-XXXX-1, the living quarters camera of the affected subject must be immediately switched off and the entrance to it quarantined until the subject is successfully terminated via internal gas nozzles.
Should RPC-XXXX spreads to non-Clearance Level-0 Class subjects due to a failure in proper termination or accidental prolonged viewing of RPC-XXXX-1 instances produced by affected live subjects, Site Protocol-XXXX must be issued to ensure full termination of all affected subjects without further spreading of RPC-XXXX.
Instances of RPC-XXXX-1 produced by deceased subjects previously affected by RPC-XXXX should be documented under Instance XXXX-1 Logs.
Description: RPC-XXXX is a non-physical anomaly which manifests itself randomly in Clearance Level 0 subjects which have interacted, whether it be physically or indirectly, with objects that possess anomalous properties.
RPC-XXXX's anomalous properties may take up to 24 days to fully manifest in subjects, and symptoms of exposure before full manifestation is alike to schizophrenia or mood-related mental impairments, with the most common reported symptoms being as following:
- Anti-social behaviour, such as gross noncompliance or inappropriate reactions to certain situations.
- Hallucinations, primarily auditory. Subjects describe said hallucinations normally as incoherent voices, footsteps when there are none, and 'clicking' emanating from their head. Subjects who are close to full manifestation of RPC-XXXX will often report seeing shadowy silhouettes of humans in the corners of their eyes.
- Paranoiac and deluded behaviour. Subjects often believing bizarre and false information, with most claiming that they are "haunted" or "possessed" by anomalous objects, and going to far measures to hide or protect themselves from other RPC threats, even when no danger is present. Subjects will become increasingly rebellious against testing of RPC anomalies, with late-stage manifestation even leading to suicide or unpredictable and aggressive irrationality in subjects when exposed to the threat of anomalous objects.
Once full manifestation of RPC-XXXX has occurred, subjects will forcefully seclude themselves and start creation of RPC-XXXX-1 instances. If no tools are available to create such instances, subjects may go as far as cutting themselves to use blood in effort to create instances of RPC-XXXX-1. Subjects that are in the process of creation of instances of RPC-XXXX-1 will not respond to any exterior interaction whatsoever, and will continue creating instances even while in a state where it is difficult or impossible to reach their goal of creating an instance of RPC-XXXX, with subjects holding unparalleled resistance to mental responses such as pain or shock, being able to continue functioning even when they are heavily physically damaged.
After a subject in full manifestation of RPC-XXXX has finished their creation of an instance of RPC-XXXX-1, they will attempt to present their instance to as many other unaffected subjects in their vicinity in an act to spread RPC-XXXX. Subjects often create several almost exact copies of instances of RPC-XXXX to induce its spreading. The method in which said subject presents their instance varies, although all affected subjects show a similarity in that they hold no regards to their own well-being during their attempts, going as far as possible to create as much attention to themselves and their instance.
RPC-XXXX-1 refers to the creation of subjects under full manifestation of RPC-XXXX. If these instances are viewed directly with the naked eye for a prolonged period of time, RPC-XXXX will spread to the viewer if they are unaffected. Instances of RPC-XXXX-1's anomalous properties may become completely inert if the following circumstances are met:
- The original creator of the instance has expired.
- Any subjects who have contracted RPC-XXXX from the certain instances are also deceased. Unrelated instances of RPC-XXXX do not apply.
Instances of RPC-XXXX-1 are often disturbing to the viewer even after all anomalous properties are rendered inert, and consist of uncannily accurate information regarding other RPC instances or the RPC Authority itself, even if the creator of the instances hold limited knowledge or no of the Authority itself. Information from said instances may even expose knowledge that is completely unknown to the Authority itself regarding other RPCs. Instances may take the form of text or visual imagery, however all known instance have some connection to the RPC Authority itself.
Discovery XXXX-1: Testings have shown that instances of RPC-XXXX-1 are safe to view as long as the subject that was involved in its creation is deceased. These creations will be documented and researched thoroughly to find greater insight into RPC-XXXX.
Discovery XXXX-2: The last known subject affected by RPC-XXXX expired after escaping its testing chamber (See Instance XXXX-1 Instace 7). It is under the current assumption of the Authority that all known instances of RPC-XXXX has been terminated. RPC-XXXX will be re-classified as Neutralized, and thorough efforts will be made to find evidence of any unknown existences of RPC-XXXX.
Post-Discovery Note: A test subject has started showing signs of RPC-XXXX. We were under the assumption they were suffering from generalised schizophrenia and was scheduled for a mandatory prescription of non-psychotics, until we found instances of RPC-XXXX-1 in their living cell, infecting both guards that entered the cell. We aren't sure how this happened, but RPC-XXXX is still infecting CSD personnel. Somehow. ~Dr. Samuel ████████
Discovery XXXX-3: A new infection of RPC-XXXX has been detected in a completely unrelated Site. Current hypothesis is that RPC-XXXX will spontaneously infect random subjects, even those who have had no previous interaction with RPC-XXXX infected or instances, thus classification will be changed to Gamma-Red. The threat posed by this possible hypothesis is massive, routine quarantine of any CSD personnel displaying signs of causeless mental illness is to be enacted.
RPC-XXXX-1 Instance 1:
Discovery: Subject was a newly conscripted test subject, who served to maintain and clean the facilities holding other dangerous RPCs that can normally not safely be done by regular maintenance staff. The subject had a past history of heavy substance abuse, and it came to no surprise to the Authority when the subject started showing heavy emotional irregularities a few months after being admitted. The current head of the Site in which the subject was employed was suffering from a lack of Clearance 0 subjects due to recruitment difficulties in the local area, and allowed the subject to continue work as the Site could not afford to terminate him for behavioural difficulties. As the symptoms of the subject worsened, guards were eventually called into his cell after a reported breakdown, where he tied a crudely drawn photo of a man's face to the lens of the camera surveying his cell. After entering his cell, it was discovered he stole several items from the maintenance depot in an attempt to procure as many instances of RPC-XXXX-1 as possible, which he had strewn all across his cell. RPC-XXXX's existence came to light after this incident, and it was concluded that he was likely infected before coming into Authority, and manifestation occurred later on in his stay.
Description: The instance portrays a hastily drawn sketch of what is believed to be a distressed human face. (86) near perfect replicas of the instance was found in the cell of the subject.
Notes: The face drawn heavily resembles a very powerful figure in the Authority, one which no Clearance level 0 subjects have knowledge of. Said figure died mere days after the incident of a spontaneous heart failure. Current knowledge of whether or not this is connected or coincidence is currently unknown.
RPC-XXXX-1 Instance 7:
Discovery: As per regular testing regime, CSD-█████ was ordered to look upon an active instance of RPC-XXXX-1, and confined in testing areas until full manifestation has occurred. No irregularities were reported during the 3 weeks of testing, the subject did not show any symptoms of RPC-XXXX manifestation and was cleared for release after a psychological examination deemed him mentally sane. Camera footage shows that the subject did not return to his living quarters after being released, which was only noticed the morning afterwards, CSD—█████ had hidden several instances of RPC-XXXX-1 in his clothes and supposedly used it to infect the guards that were meant to escort him to his cell. CSD-█████'s corpse was found soon afterwards in a janitorial storage closet, although no instances were found on his corpse. The guards could not remember escorting or being assigned to escort CSD-█████, but were able to vividly remember, draw and describe the instance of RPC-XXXX-1. Both the guards committed suicide via firearm before being able to be contained.
Description: According to sketches drawn from memory, this instance portrays an accurate copy of a page of RPC-432. Due to a loss of memory, those who witnessed the instance were not capable of determining whether it held anomalous properties similar to RPC-432 or not. Instances reproduced by memory held no anomalous properties whatsoever.
Notes: This is the first documented instance of an infected subject showing no symptoms throughout all stages. We don't know if he actually experienced any of these symptoms or just chose to hide it. This is a distressing sign. Moreover, this was the last RPC-XXXX carrying subject we had. Before this incident, I told the board we should've kept more infected to prevent this from occurring, but they said it would lead to "unnecessary usage of Authority resources". Guess we'll all pay for that decision. ~Dr. Samuel ████████
RPC-XXXX-1 Instance 7:
Discovery: Instance XXXX-1 16 was discovered in a staff cafeteria room, with (18) A4 paper copies strewn across the floor, as well as crudely hung up against the walls using metal forks. It was then unbeknown to the staff entering the room that the papers were RPC-XXXX-1 instances, although due to the immediately anomalous nature of the papers, the area was evacuated. No staff were infected during the event, and the copies were successfully recovered. A site-wide search was conducted in an attempt to find the source of the instances, although one has yet to be found. The copies of instances remain anomalous, and are currently being stored in a secure location. Safe-to-read copies have been made using laser scanning techniques.
Description: The instance is composed of a 1400 word essay describing a currently unrecognised entity referred to as 'The Anomaly'. The styling, spelling and grammar of the text deteriorates and loses consistency as it progresses, and eventually loses all coherency at the 1200-word mark. 'The Anomaly' is described as a spirit that possesses sinful beings and forces them to carry out its bidding. Throughout the text, it is heavily implied that RPC-XXXX is indeed 'The Anomaly'.
Notes: We've seen the things RPC-XXXX-1 instances are capable of knowing. Any information it gives us shouldn't be taken for granted. If this 'Anomaly' thing really is RPC-XXXX, it could change our entire perspective on how to deal with it. More research on this subject is required. ~Dr. Samuel ████████
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Object Class: Alpha/Beta/Gamma (containment rating) - Yellow/Orange/Red (lethality rating)
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