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Registered Phenomena Code: 103

Object Class: Alpha-Yellow

Hazard Types: Bio-Hazard

Containment Protocols: RPC-103 is to be thoroughly decontaminated on a weekly basis by CSD personnel until all of its anomalous properties have been neutralized. CSD personnel must wear biohazard protection equipment at all times during the decontamination process. On a monthly basis, RPC-103 must be inspected by research personnel to assess the state of RPC-103's sterilization. Unsupervised inspections of RPC-103 are strictly prohibited.

Any personnel exposed to the atmosphere of the chamber comprising RPC-103 must be quarantined in the Biological and Chemical Sector of Site-002 and have a sample of cerebrospinal fluid extracted for analysis. Any Site-002 personnel exhibiting symptoms correlating with biological or psychological contamination by RPC-103 will be relocated to Site-187, pending observations of its long-term effects.

Description: RPC-103 is the former containment chamber of a neutralized anomaly (previously designated as RPC-███). It is a 5m x 5m x 5m observation chamber in the Alpha Sector of Site-002's Containment Wing. In the center of this chamber is a cylindrical glass viewing tank previously occupied by RPC-███.

The atmosphere of the chamber is comprised of a gaseous compound that sublimated from RPC-███ upon its neutralization. Exposure to this compound results in victim experiencing feelings of relaxation and euphoria accompanied by vivid visual and auditory simulations, followed by [DATA EXPUNGED].

Addendum:
The following is an excerpt from a memo posted by Site-002 Administration on 5/21/20██:

To answer a few misconceptions regarding RPC-103:

• No, the atmosphere of RPC-103 is not a harmless curiosity.
• Yes, trespassing in the chamber of RPC-103 will result in indefinite relocation to Site-187.
• Yes, our efforts to sterilize the sector are seeing progress.
• No, personnel previously involved with containment of the formerly-designated RPC-███ have not been terminated.
• No, you may no longer participate in the Anima Procedure. Stop asking.

Registered Phenomena Code: 103

Object Class: Beta-Yellow

Hazard Types: Visual Hazard, Auditory Hazard, Emotional Hazard, Bio-Hazard, Self-Replicating Hazard, Immeasurable Hazard, Transmutation Hazard

fig 103-1, adjusted for exposure.

Containment Protocols: RPC-103 is to be held at Site-187 suspended in a cryotank (3m tall, 2m diameter) comprised of a transparent aluminum compound and maintained at a temperature of 200 K. The tank is outfitted with a pair of rotating titanium blast doors designed to contain RPC-103's visual anomaly. Under no circumstances are the blast doors of the tank allowed to be opened without clearance from Site-187 Research Heads. A small outlet placed on the posterior of the tank provides an opening for probing equipment to extract organic samples from RPC-103 when necessary.

The tank is suspended at the origin of a 20x20m titanium chamber reinforced with wave-cancellation panels. The metal grate allowing access to RPC-103's containment tank is only to be activated during approved examinations of RPC-103 or its containment equipment, and otherwise must always be kept in its retracted state.

The chamber vitals are to be monitored at all times by rotating shifts of Class-B security personnel equipped for imminent telepathic and psychological hazards. If any security personnel begin experiencing feelings of euphoria, detecting suspicious auditory phenomena or having strange thoughts while assigned to RPC-103, or if they otherwise suspect that they have had any remote exposure to RPC-103's visual anomaly, Department Heads must be notified immediately.

Photography around RPC-103 is strictly prohibited. A closed-circuit security feed has been implanted inside of RPC-103's tank ONLY FOR USE when chamber vitals indicate that RPC-103 is showing signs of ███████████, in which case the feed is to be activated and the anomaly monitored immediately.

Description: RPC-103 is a biological anomaly which displays unique visual properties. Though its true "body" cannot be perceived by any known methods of visual observation, physical experiments have determined that the true shape of RPC-103 is a marble-sized orb comprised of a tightly condensed microbial compound of anomalous molecular origins. The orb is capable of limited levitation (floating at 96cm above any surface directly beneath it), but other than this displays no mobile properties or ability to physically interact with its surroundings in any way. and as of the incident of 1/3/20██ is now known to be capable of moving by way of [DATA EXPUNGED].

All those who observe RPC-103 behold an anomalous optical phenomenon taking the form of a female humanoid wreathed by a captivating prismic light. Most notorious about this phenomenon is that the identity of the female humanoid has been documented differently by every subject who perceives it.

Those in proximity to RPC-103 are commonly observed to enter a tranquil, euphoric state, typically accompanied by a state of pacification. There have been several incidents of fugue states upon exposure to RPC-103, with the subject becoming completely unresponsive to researcher inquiry and only awakened when RPC-103 is removed from view. Several instances of auditory anomalies have also been testified by observers, typically manifesting as soft, incomprehensible whispering or murmuring, though some claim to have heard audible vocalization in the form of singular words and phrases, as well as music.

Addendum 103-A — The Identity of the Female Humanoid:
Analysis into the identity of the female humanoid witnessed when observing RPC-103 (as well as its residual psychological effects) are done via a test known as the Anima Procedure. In the Anima Procedure, each subject is brought alone into a chamber containing a full view of RPC-103 and asked to describe as thoroughly as possible what it is they see. The preferred subjects for use in the Anima Procedure are CSD and -E personnel hosting attributes pertinent to understanding RPC-103's anomalous nature, though all Class-C and above personnel are permitted to partake in the procedure pending application.

Documented observation indicates that RPC-103 most typically takes on the likeness of a family member or loved one, only augmented to appear serene and beautiful. This is now believed to be an outward manifestation of the observer's [DATA EXPUNGED], a concept specific to every sentient being that encounters it.

Many Site-002 personnel, fascinated by the prospect of [EXPUNGED], have volunteered to participate in the Anima Procedure in order to gain existential insight about themselves. A total of ███ Authority personnel are confirmed to have undergone the Anima Procedure at some point in their employment. *Addendum: As of 1/3/20██, this is now understood to be one of the worst near-containment leaks by an Alpha-class RPC in the history of the Authority.

The Anima Procedure has been discontinued and is no longer permitted without official authorization from designated Site-187 Department Heads.

SUMMARY OF TEST RESULTS:

• There is a wide discrepancy in the documented appearance of RPC-103 between males and females: men tend to behold RPC-103 as a wife, lover or object of romantic desire, while women most commonly behold a mother, daughter, or nothing discernible at all.
• A correlation has been discovered that those who testify having the clearest vision of the female are also the most prone to RPC-103’s psychological effects.
• At no point has RPC-103's humanoid anomaly ever manifested as male. This is believed to run contrary to the concept of [EXPUNGED].

Addendum 103-C — Incident of January 3, 20██:
On January 3, 20█, RPC-103 abruptly vanished from its containment chamber at Site-002.

Chamber vitals identified this anomaly immediately and executed a Category-3H Automatic Lockdown of Site-002 as per Authority procedures. At almost the exact same time, as provided by testimony of Site-002 personnel, Agent ███████ (designated as RPC-103-A) left his office cubicle and began exhibiting unusual behavior: RPC-103-A became unresponsive in a manner similar to subjects under the influence of RPC-103's visual phenomenon and attempted to exit the compound.

Lockdown procedures were adequate in detaining RPC-103-A, and when RPC-103-A realized it was trapped, it began emitting high-pitched, distressed vocalizations and undergoing a process of [REDACTED]. As its body [DATA EXPUNGED], witnesses at the scene described a prismic light source emanating from RPC-103-A correlating with the visual phenomenon of RPC-103. MST Bravo-6 (Codename: "Knockin' on Heaven's Door") were promptly deployed on the scene and succeeded in containing RPC-103-A in a Mobile Biohazard Containment Unit (MBCU) without incident. By the time it was relocated to a Site-002 emergency containment chamber, the biomass of RPC-103-A had [DATA EXPUNGED] and re-materialized into RPC-103.

The re-materialized RPC-103 (designated as RPC-103-2) displayed the same anomalous visual properties as the original entity (designated as RPC-103-1). Physical analysis of the specimen also determined that its biological composition is identical to that of RPC-103-1. No traces of organic material belonging to RPC-103-A could be identified during sample analysis of RPC-103-2's microbial liquid compound.

Addendum 103-C.1 — RPC-103-B:
Analysis of RPC-103's previous containment chamber revealed that the microbial liquid comprising the original entity had sublimated into a gaseous form and seeped into the walls of the chamber. Though the anomalous properties of the microbes were rendered inert upon sublimation, the entire chamber underwent quarantine and reclassification as RPC-103-B, to be tested and monitored for further biological hazards.
Note: As of yet, no exposure of CSD personnel to RPC-103-B have yielded anomalous results.

Addendum 103-C.2 — Hypothetical Optical Pathogen:
Samples taken from recent (within the last 60 days) participants of the Anima Procedure showed a 0.03% to 0.001% occurrence of RPC-103's microbial compound within the cerebrospinal fluid of the subject. The properties of the microbes appear to be inert, and are documented to pass out of the body as a waste product (estimated to have a half-life of 6 days within the human body). Though this indicates that RPC-103's biohazard is relatively harmless in small dosages, a recall order has nevertheless been placed on all ███ subjects involved in the Anima Procedure, pending investigation into a potential biological containment leak.

The widespread contamination of personnel by RPC-103 was a subject of rigorous inquiry upon its discovery. All standard procedures required to prevent RPC-103's biological material from contacting personnel had been met up to that point. Though RPC-103's biohazardous properties remain unknown, the following hypothesis has been presented by Site-187 researchers:

Hypothesis: The light that RPC-103 emits from its biomass is a conduit for a particle-based telepathic pathogen RPC-103 uses to trigger a synaptic response within the brain of those who behold it. This pathogen enters through the optic nerve and settles within the hippocampus. These microbes then incubate within the host in their inert state and await [DATA EXPUNGED]. This is believed to be what happened to RPC-103-A.
Evidence: Those participating in the Anima Procedure with the longest exposure to RPC-103 also had the highest occurrence of RPC-103's microbial compound. RPC-103-A had recently been in a session with RPC-103 for over four hours.

Since the incident, RPC-103 has undergone threat reassessment and reclassification as a Beta-Class anomaly. It has been completely expunged from Site-002 databases (barring procedures dedicated to RPC-103-B) and relocated to a specialized facility at Site-187 pending extensive biological research. All personnel involved with RPC-103's previous containment protocol, as well as the ███ personnel feared to be contaminated by way of the Anima Procedure, have also been relocated to Site-187.

Addendum 103-█ — [CLASSIFIED]:
On ████████ ██, 20██, RPC-103 abruptly discharged █████████ from its biomass.