Space Octopi That Usurped Santa

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Registered Phenomena Code: 619

Object-Class: Beta-Red

Hazard Types: Psychotronic, Sapient

Additional Properties: Extra-Terrestrial, Organic, Aquatic

Containment Protocols:

Should a GRP-619 break containment or be caught violating GT Space with hostile intent, direct high-energy guns will be deployed, if available. If an incursion occurs in a populated Human Ark Ship or colony, GRPC Rangers should advise local police to clean up GRP-619-1s. If possible, GRPC Rangers should focus most of their attention on locating and eliminating the source of GRP-619-1, the GRP-619s.

Per the legal stipulations between the Galactic Treaty and the Consortium of Corporate Worlds, members of GRP-619 are not guaranteed any legal protection. However, under the GRPC's galactic rights charter, nonsignatory criminals, such as GRP-619 instances, will be bestowed a modicum degree of civil liberties. Detained GRP-619 cases will be put in a 10x10x10m plastic aquarium tank filled with saltwater and coral analogs native to Manawydan. Violent or non-cooperative GRP-619s must be transferred to a supermax containment cell. In contrast, these cells are opaque and suspended in a wholly electrified 13x13x13m copper room. Imprisoned GRP-619s who demonstrate doubt in Consortium conditioning can be rewarded with access to a 12.7cm wide TV, which will be installed outside their containment cell.

GRP-619 prisoners with a TV can access various episodic series, shows, and film catalogs. After any 12th viewing, a random winter seasonal film will begin to play. These festive films include translations of official and unofficial behind-the-scenes commentaries. After the film has concluded, a level 3 or higher XenoCom researcher must ask the GRP-619 questions regarding what they thought about the actor who played Santa Claus. Should the instance of GRP-619 insist that "Santa is real," they will lose TV privileges for no less than 48 hours.

Description:

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Photograph of the Rhiannon System, located in the Squid Nebula. The ice moon Manawydan is in the foreground, and the ice giant Lyr is in the background

GRP-619s, aka Tetranaughts, are aquatic extraterrestrial carbon-water-based organisms native to the ice moon of Manawydan. Vaguely resembling an Octopodidae, GRP-619 instances can have anywhere from twelve to forty tentacle-like arms at any given time. These pseudo arms, classified as GRP-619-1s, can be released from the body at will and directly controlled via a psychic link. In addition, GRP-619 lacks vocalizing capabilities, communicating exclusively through their innate touch-based psychic ability. In addition, these abilities give the GRP-619 lethal attack options and the unique anomalous skill to track gifted or stolen items. Upon touching an item obtained in a non-transactional event, the GRP-619 will imminently understand the time, place, and means by which the item was acquired. Furthermore, the instance of GRP-619 will know, in real-time, the location of who gifted or lost the item.

Discovery:

The first contact between GRPC Rangers and GRP-619 occurred in the Bay of Lynx1 on 0011Orb/349Rot/22hr. The unexpected flyby between GRPC recon scouts and a squadron of GRP-619 fighters resulted in a brief dialogue between both parties. This conversation would be classified as Interview Log 1, logged below. Despite the Consortium's semi-hostile nature to the GT, this initial interaction was peaceful and somewhat productive.

The next time the GRPC would interact with GRP-619 would be on 0022Orb/356Rot/19hr, Christmas Eve. At roughly 13:15, three hours prior, a cargo ship would dock in Ark Ship ASPS Big Apple's 52nd hanger. The cargo ship in question was registered under a Mr. ████ ██████, a Tibicen2, a species whose homeworld borders Consortium Space and GRP-619's home system. Three containers would be offloaded upon docking, each decorated in bad paper wrapping and marked with "Gifts, for his Human friends" in poorly written English. The cargo was scanned and deemed safe, and Mr. ████ ██████ departed shortly after.

A non-decompressive explosive breach was detected in the cargo bay two hours before contact. A skeleton crew of on-duty AppSec, the ship's security forces, set up a perimeter around the breach. However, resistance was futile, as a swarm of GRP-619-1s overran security barricades. Minutes later, the swarm of GRP-619-1s had expanded to encompass 17% of the Ark Ship interior habitat ring.

The first GRPC forces to respond to the infestation were a detachment of five alien Rangers from the G.R.S Thermopylae. The Ranger Spaceship had made a brief pit stop at the FSM Ark Ship to partake in Christmas festivities. However, said aliens, due to cultural, moral, psychological, or esoteric reasons, had abstained from the celebratory rituals and had gone out on patrol. Their first engagement was with a swarm of GRP-619-1, accompanied by one GRP-619. The anomy was violently interrogating a choir of carolers, demanding to know the wear boots of Sants Klaus. Alien Rangers would jump to the choir's aid. GRPC Ranger Alkik would perish due to a mix of asphyxiation via strangulation and a stroke caused by a memetic attack. However, in doing so, he'd buy the characters enough time to escape. After this incident, GRPC and the rest of AppSec would launch a fully mobilized coordinated strike against the alien threat, culminating in a final push to retake the cargo bay. The battle would last roughly one hour, defeating and capturing two GRP-619s at the cost of 26 Security and 4 Ranger lives lost. The last remaining GRP-619 would escape somehow in confusion via an FTL-capable escape pod. Before losing their signal, their last known location was a star-boardering Consortium Space.

The two living alien invaders were taken into custody, but due to their innate anomalous nature, they were transferred to the GRPC. Rangers would conduct interviews on the contained aliens, one by one, to determine the means and motive by which they launched their attack. Below are Interviews 2-4, detailing the conversation between Ranger personnel and the GRP-619 alien invaders.

Interviewed: RPC-619-1

Interviewer: Head Researcher, Harold R. Ames.

Foreword: Head Researcher Harold R. Ames conducted an interview after RPC-619-1's feeding session about its origin, motives, and background.

<Begin Log>

Harold R. Ames: Good Morning, RPC-619-1

RPC-619-1 Tis is a Good Morning, and please, enough with the formalities. Call me Terry like my other brothers and sisters do.

Harold R. Ames: I see. Sorry for that, "Terry."

RPC-619-1: I accept your apology but we aren't here for small talk are we?

Harold R. Ames: Yes, yes. Now, can you tell me why-

RPC-619-1: Actually, I'll ask the questions here. I like this free accommodation, but why am I here anyway? What's with all this scientific equipment?

Harold R. Ames: I'll get to that after the interview. Can you tell me why you came to earth?

RPC-619-1: Our race just loves learning about other cultures, you see. So when we found out we could get a hold of your world completely by slaying this "King Kringle", I was sent out to do so.

Harold R. Ames: You mean "Kris Kringle?"

RPC-619-1: Well, I guess so. You praise this man every winter season.

Harold R. Ames: Here's the thing. You see, this man isn't a "King" more like an iconic character of the holidays.

RPC-619-1: Wait, wait. Are you saying he does not exist? RPC-619-1 scutters to the corner of his containment cell.

Harold R. Ames: Oh, I'm sorry… I just-

Harold pauses

Christmas is a religious holiday people praise.

RPC-619-1: So you primates just praise imaginary characters, even though this does not advance your species in any way?

RPC-619-1 takes on a weird-out and confused look

Harold R. Ames: Just calm down, I'm sure he is real. We just haven't found him yet.

RPC-619-1 comes out of the corner of his cell interested.

RPC-619-1: Really? YES! NOW WE SHALL RULE!

Harold R. Ames: Uhhh, sure. Let's end this, we'll get your entertainment soon.

<End Log> >

Closing Statement: RPC-619-1 seems to believe the cultural icon "Santa Claus" is real and believes that it can usurp him. It is advised to tell RPC-619-1 than Santa Claus is a real figure, as so not to anger it.

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Addendum.619.02: Statuses of RPC-619 instances

Instances Containment Cell Status and notes
RPC-619-1 "Terry" Containment Cell/619-1 currently located at the right window. Status: Alive. Seems to enjoy the teenage rated films given to it. It ignores the other, more childish instances.
RPC-619-2 "Charles" Containment Cell/619-1 currently located at the right window. Status: Alive. Is the most docile of the instances and routinely asks for humanoid entities to talk with.
RPC-619-3 "Samantha" Containment Cell/619-2 currently located at the left window. Status: Alive. Appears to be the only female instance of RPC-619, has a close relationship with RPC-619-2 and requests to visit him occasionally.
RPC-619-4 "Kyle" Containment Cell/619-2 currently located at the left window. Status: Alive. Is the most aggravated of the instances, asking for liquid energy coolants, specifically doses of Monster Energy.
RPC-619-5 "James" Containment Cell/619-3 currently located in general storage. Status: Dead. Subject was terminated via a high-voltage electric shock delivered by a HOHO-39 operative.

Addendum.619.03: Incident Log(s)

Addendum.3: Incident Log(s)

Incident Log-619-1

Date of occurrence: 12/0█/20██ *

*Time of occurrence**: 12:38

The incident occurred a day after RPC-619-5s requests were denied by head researcher Harold. RPC-619-5 did not eat or participate with the other instances in watching the seasonal films that day. Researcher Mitch S. Talos was to interview the instances for information. Instead of complying with orders, RPC-619-5 telepathically killed Researcher Mitch S. Talos via a forced nervous shutdown. Due to RPC-619-5's aggression, HOHO-39 was forced to terminate RPC-619-5 by a high-voltage shock delivered via an electric baton.

Closing Statement: Mr. Talos' family was informed of his death, that he had died due to him being electrocuted by an accidental exposed wire, the RPC-619 instances were allowed to give their condolences to RPC-619-5's body and were very inactive during the following week.


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