Minor Object Catalogue

mAO-000000

Black Rock

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Minor Anomalous Object 000000 is an archetype of materials, termed "Black Rock" for their shared unique appearance. Specimens have been discovered as far back as pre-Empire times, but have not been officially catalogued until the formation of the Exotic Sciences Division in ::0927.

Instances of 000000 in the form of rough chunks and fragments typically manifest nearby, alongside, or encasing Entropic Objects. In the latter case they take the form of 'geodes'. Their average size ranges between 200g and 2.3kg; extreme cases of sand-like grains and enormous near-ton boulders exist, however.

000000 is visually comparable to black marble with cobweb-like gold seams. When brought to either's melting point, however, the corresponding material quickly vapourises and demanifests. It is also softer, with a Mohs hardness of 2.5.

Samples of 000000 (-39, -52, -99, -104, and -218) are on display in the Enjil Blue Quadrant Exotic Sciences Museum.

mAO-0000D2

Embers

C

2

Minor Anomalous Object 0000D2 is a 16-gram pre-Act standard Enjyn coilgun slug. It was recovered from a Enjil bogland archaeological site in ::0352, after subsurface boiling was reported in the vicinity of a historic Vellandor settlement.

0000D2 exhibits constant heating consistent with immediate induction heating from a heavy-ordnance coilgun assembly. Its surface temperature averages 750 K, with an estimated internal temperature of 1150 K.

Additionally, when within a 2.5m radius of 0000D2, Entropic-sensitive individuals experience cognitive frameshift. The vivid audiovisual hallucinations typically place the subject in the field from where 0000D2 was recovered, standing next to an unidentified Vellandoran as they watch the settlement in the distance burn.

Though descriptions vary, most agree that the event depicted took place long before current history.

::0360 Addendum 0000D2+0

Folks - we don't know what this thing does to food, but you shouldn't eat anything that's been near it. One of the junior researchers used it to reheat his lunch and he started talking Old Vellandoran and throwing things at people, we had to sedate.

Again, and I must repeat this for emphasis: NO FOOD NEAR 0D2.

Tembo, Syndication Sciences Anomaly Team

::0930 Addendum 0000D2+1

I don't want to be rude, but it's very clear from these test results that our forefathers had no idea what this Object was doing. The cooling system is a cognitohazard.

The steam coming from the cooling system is a cognitohazard.

I advise this Object be moved to a secure refrigeration unit until we can put in place a two-loop cooler, starting immediately.

Unit 44X-05, SESD Materials Management Council

::01014 Addendum 0000D2+2

0000D2 is being relocated to the Ultek site. As for the old containment cell...

It was our intention to scrap it, but it seems in the centuries we have had the item, it has influenced the walls somehow. The structural members have been engraved with runes, and we cannot break the welds. We have tried. It broke our tools.

The council has decided to leave it as it is and mark it as 0000D2a. Please contact us if you have any queries.

She-Who-Studies, Exotic Sciences Council

mAO-000139

White Hat

D

1

Minor Anomalous Object 000139 is a figure who spotaneously appears at historical events. They were first officially identified by researchers on Enjil in ::0160, during the first Steelbirth, but extant historical records date their first sighting to during the Vellandoran feudal era.

000139 sporadically manifests prior to, or during, certain historical events. It is currently unknown as to what 'threshold' of notability needs to be surpassed in order for them to appear.

Every instance of 000139 has been described, by photo evidence and witnesses, as a solid white biped, around 1.8 metres tall, wearing a wide-brimmed hat and a heavy overcoat. Facial reconstruction from multiple angles suggests that they may be of 'human' descent.

As 000139 does not reliably manifest, they are thought to be impossible to contain. A public information campaign has been launched to help catalogue sightings.

::0934 - 01830 Addendum 000139+0

The data on 000139 is a bit of a mess, but I've managed to put together a (mostly) comprehensive list on all of their confirmed sightings. Hopefully this'll go some ways to helping us understand them.

This list should be amendable in the new system, so go ahead and tack on new ones when they're confirmed.

::0 Multiple sightings reported hours prior to The Act
::0160 Sighted at the gates of the First Stronghold by multiple witnesses; photographs taken
::0226 Survey team reported brief sightings of entity similar to 000139 within DUALITY compound; DUALITY not forthcoming regarding entity
::0329 Multiple sightings around Enjil
::0372 Sighted by multiple witnesses during crisis government speech on Ultek

Glides-Forward-With-Haste, Modern Cryptids Initiative

mAO-00052A

She-Who-Studies

D

1

Minor Anomalous Object 00052A, heretofore referred to as "She-Who-Studies", is a Wanderer of indeterminate age and species. She is thought to have joined the Exotic Sciences Division at its formation in ::0927, though no prior records of her life exist.

She-Who-Studies is capable of performing a number of Entropic Actions as-of-yet unobserved in any other individual (see Addendum 00052A+1). This, coupled with her anomalously long lifespan and seeming inability to age, resulted in her classification as a Minor Anomalous Object.

She-Who-Studies currently serves on the Exotic Sciences Council, where she has sat for the past nine hundred years. She lives and works in the Enjil Red Quadrant Exotic Sciences research complex.

::01101 Addendum 00052A+0

We would request, despite the existence of this entry, that no member of personnel use the name "mAO-00052A" when referring to us. Yes, even as a joke. We are still uncomfortable with our classification, even if it recognises our autonomy.

We will volunteer for experiments on our own time. Any requests to "perform tricks" of any kind will be denied and reported to the Personnel Management Council. Thank you for your understanding.

She-Who-Studies, Exotic Sciences Council

::01851 - 67 Addendum 00052A+1

This is a non-exhaustive list of Entropic Actions that She-Who-Studies has been reported to exhibit. The article was getting pretty long, so I figured it might be better to put in here.

And before you ask - yes, a lot of these are personally reported. I've verified them all extensively.

She-Who-Studies is capable of:

  • Entropo-utility (anchoring and vectoring)
  • Telekinesis
  • Echo cognition
  • Nonlinear cognition
    • Precognition: 15 minutes advance
    • "Post"-cognition: 3 hours advance (self-reported, possibly non-anomalous)
  • Projection ("remote viewing")
  • Innate navigation
  • Point-collapse negation ("pseudo-inerting")
  • Probability manipulation
  • Energy emission (electrical and/or heat)
    • Continuous: ~5 KWh
    • Instantaneous: 59+ KW
  • Instantaneous entropomemetic transmission
  • Magnetoreception (sensitivity to magnetic fields)
  • Telequantoreception (sensitivity to quantum communications frequencies)
  • Localised gravity negation
  • Space manipulation
    • Compression
    • Dilation
    • Non-euclidean distortion
    • Self-displacement through non-euclidean space instantiation
  • Point-kinetic manipulation
    • Amplification: 67 kN s (possibly more; hardier measuring equipment required)
    • Mitigation: 35 kN s (GS four-seat personal ground vehicle @ 30 m/s)
  • Temporary manifestation of pseudophysical "Entropite" objects
  • True superluminal induction (and, subsequently, causality violation)
  • Thermodynamic manipulation
    • Entropy (increasing and decreasing)
    • Enthalpy of enclosed systems

If you see any more, please contact me or the council to verify. Thanks.

Bert Langstrom, SESD Everyday Initiative

::01853 // Addendum 00052A+1a

We will accept no further queries regarding the status of our relationship with Bert Langstrom. We have both agreed to conduct ourselves with the proper sense of decorum when in the work environment.

She-Who-Studies, Exotic Sciences Council

::01853 Addendum 00052A+2

We have elected to compile a list of things we are not allowed to do, following the Personnel Management Council's determinations. We accept their findings with confidence that they are in the best interest of the Exotic Sciences Division.

We would assert, however - and the Council agrees - that these restrictions only be limited to work hours.

While on Exotic Sciences Division premises, we are not permitted to:

  • Create or destroy standard matter of any kind (not yet demonstrated)
  • Exert any form of direct cognitive influence on personnel (not yet demonstrated)
  • Use any of the following as an excuse for missing meetings and omitting details from personal reports any reason:
    • "Post"-cognition
    • "Getting lost" when navigating The Entropic and/or non-euclidean spaces
    • Getting "caught-up" in "very interesting conversations" with extradimensional entities
    • Tripping over (Entropic) objects
    • Falling down, "up", or through any number of flights of stairs
    • Anything related to "anomaly battles"
  • When outside of experimental settings:
    • Change voice to emulate ESD personnel any personnel of Syndication organisations anyone
    • Manipulate probabilities
    • Manipulate room geometry and temperature any parameters of a room
    • Come into contact with any class 2+ Entropic Phenomena
    • Communicate with any 000126a instance
    • Manifest "Entropite" entities, inanimate or animate
  • With regards to "Entropite":
    • Manifest anything resembling a dismembered limb, body part, or internal organ
    • Manifest any item that is, or looks like, a weapon, even if said weapon looks "very cool"
    • Manifest a "suit of armour"
    • Manifest any item of clothing
    • Manifest projections of celestial bodies at any scale larger than 2.5m diameter
    • Claim that said projections are "attacking", "falling down", "coming to teach us the ways of the Universe", or otherwise exercising intent
    • Imbue said projections with any level of intent, or use them as an avatar
    • Use manifested entities, inanimate or animate, to frighten personnel
    • Use manifested entities, inanimate or animate, in one-on-one "anomaly battles"
    • Manifest entities, inanimate or animate, exclusively for the purpose of being fought
  • With regards to "hype points":
    • Attempt to convince any ESD personnel anyone that "hype points" are real
    • Attempt to convince any ESD personnel anyone that the "hype meter" is real
    • Manifest projections of the meter larger than 2.5m in any direction
    • Use the meter to represent the current situation in any capacity
    • Exchange points for commodities or otherwise use them as currency
    • Assign points to Entropite entities
    • Distribute points to personnel depending on the performance of Entropite entities in "anomaly battles"
    • "Manipulate the hype market"
  • Convey entropomemetic jokes packages that are not directly pertinent to the given situation
  • Imbue objects with Entropic properties without prior authorisation from the Materials Management Council
  • Imbue personnel with Entropic properties without prior authorisation from the Personnel Management Council
  • Animate objects without prior authorisation from the Exotic Autonomics Council
  • Telekinetically remove chairs from underneath personnel when they go to sit down, even if their fall is arrested
  • Expose personnel untrained in Entropic navigation to any kind of superdimensional knowledge
  • Call AO(M)-1D6 by its "true name"
  • Handle archetypal objects as classified by the Social Entropics Co-council
  • Meditate for longer than 6 hours on hypothetical class 4 Entropic Phenomena
  • Call Convergence Point Blue, or otherwise compare them to:
    • "A square"
    • "A triangle, but with rounded edges"
    • "A circle, because circles are boring"
    • Any cardinal shape including extradimensional geometries, even if they are "boring"
    • A MULE
    • Any form of Enjyn pet or labour droid
    • Anything other than their name
  • Assert with any degree of intensity that circles are innately boring
  • Respond to questions before people have finished speaking
  • Engage in romantic activities with SESD Everyday Initiative member Bert Langstrom
  • Offer meals, snacks, drinks, or any other consumable to any member of personnel
  • Consume any amount of tyfé
  • Eat or drink anything that has fallen on the floor or and/or been exposed to microwave heating
  • "Hang out" in the broom closet (no exceptions)

She-Who-Studies, Exotic Sciences Council

mAO-000FA4

The Keeper's Horn

C

3

Minor Anomalous Object 000FA4 is an antique bronze wind instrument. It was recovered by the Syndication Sciences in ::0809, after its anomalous effects were demonstrated during a performance of "Last Winter's Keeper", a traditional Ytta stageplay, on the planet 2A35C0c.

000FA4's effect is activated whenever air is blown into its mouthpiece and a note is produced.

Individuals subject to sounds produced by 000FA4 exceeding 25 dB in volume experience intense paranoia and psychological distress. The effect intensifies with volume and prolonged exposure; its initial activation resulted in twenty-four (24) individuals requiring psychiatric treatment, including the horner who activated it.

Access to, and experiments involving, 000FA4 must be cleared by the Ethical Conduct Committee. Though the effect does not persist in recordings, any taken are to be secured for entropomemetic analysis prior to release.

::0809 Event Summary FA4/0

On .11:05, in the Nightfall Theatre on the planet Yt (2A35C0c), a mass injury event transpired involving Anomalous Object FA4.

The Object, an antique horn, was played by horner Springs-From-The-Hands for approximately twelve (12) minutes, during which witnesses within earshot reported intensifying paranoia accompanied by a "gnawing" feeling in their heads.

The performance was cut short when members of the audience and orchestra became agitated and started screaming. What then followed was an impromptu evacuation which resulted in multiple casualties, none fatal.

A recovery team was dispatched soon after medical services arrived to treat the wounded. The horner was found to be in a state of withdrawn catatonia and had sustained a head injury from falling out of their chair. They were still holding the Object.

Attempts to remove the Object from the horner's possession were initially unsuccessful, but succeeded when they partially recovered from their state five (5) hours later.

In all, twenty-four (24) individuals, including the horner, required post-traumatic psychiatric treatment. A further forty-six (46) of the two-hundred-and-ninety-five (295) present at the performance were physically injured.

Addendum FA4/0+0

I realise it's bad form to leave comments on event reports like this, but... wow. It's things like this that remind me we don't know what we're dealing with here.

I suggest we secure this somewhere people can't use it, ideally ever again. If we can't figure out how to destroy it, that's probably the next best thing.

Waker Ahjada, Syndication Sciences Anomaly Team

::01050 Addendum 000FA4+0

Finally getting to some of the smaller stuff. I found the logs for this one and put together an article.

Now, not to get all 'Serious Sam' and ruin people's "pranks", but this has to be said: anyone found using 000FA4 outside of experimental settings for any reason will be subject to Ethical Conduct Committee judgement and possible termination. No matter what.

This item caused permanent damage for those people back in ::0809, and that was by mistake. Let's approach this one with an abundance of caution - okay?

Unit 44X-05, SESD Materials Management Council

Addendum 000FA4+0a

Council agrees: the risk of an individual using 000FA4 for purposes other than experimentation, while small, is still a significant risk.

Council actions: we will be increasing the item's class to C3 and relocating it to the Ultek Anomalous Materials research station, where it will be held in secure storage.

Exotic Sciences Council

mAO-001340

Delta Mike

D

1

Minor Anomalous Object 001340, heretofore referred to as "Delta Mike", is a Galactic Standard SD-08-pattern civilian star-hopper. He was discovered by SESD in ::01625 after he docked with the THOR-03 geo-anchored space station to refuel and request supplies.

Delta Mike exhibits a marked degree of sentience, despite not having the hardware to do so. His internal volumes are otherwise standard for an SD-08 configured for long-term single-person occupancy. It is thought that his 'mind' is somehow inextricably anchored within the physical form of the spacecraft - his body, in a sense.

Delta Mike also exercises extensive control and observation of anything within his internal volumes. He is capable of fine entropokinetic manipulation of objects, and has demonstrated the ability to 'see' items within his internal volumes and read concealed text (e.g. in a closed book).

While Delta Mike has no interest in Syndication affairs, he has been assigned a minder by the Awakened Committee, and is considered a citizen of the Syndication as per the Maker Protocol.

::01625 Incident Report 001340/0

On .05:03, following reports from an airlock loader aboard the THOR-03 space station around Enjil (000F04d), SESD made contact with "Delta Mike", a sentient SD-08 spacecraft.

The loader had reported observing "[objects] were moving around on their own" through the airlock window aperture. They contacted the station logistics control hub, who then notified SESD and permitted communication via proxy.

The transcript of the conversation is attached to this report.

Delta Mike would depart the THOR-03 space station shortly following the conversation and make a hypermagnetopulse jump to unknown co-ordinates, likely inside cluster 00.

Transcript

Start of relevant communications.

Control Good morning, 1340-DM, uh...
1340-DM Control, 1340-DM, go ahead.
Control We've got some - some ESD people, who want a chat?
1340-DM Control, say again?
Control 1340-DM: Exotic Sciences Division, they want to talk to you.
1340-DM Control, roger. Advise frequency 28.750.
Control 1340-DM, 28.750.

Pause while communications frequencies were organised.

SESD Hi, 1340-DM. I'm Jac'qui, a researcher with the Exotic Sciences Division. We wanted to ask you a few questions, if that's okay with you.
1340-DM Roger, Jac'qui. Am I being held up?
SESD No, no, nothing like that.
1340-DM Roger. Standing by.
SESD Right. So - before I start, what's your name?
1340-DM SD-08 1340-DM.
SESD Oh, no-- I meant, your name. What you call yourself?
1340-DM Repeat: SD-08 1340-DM.
SESD So you're... the spacecraft?
1340-DM Affirm.
SESD Okay, 1340-DM - do you have any people onboard? A pilot, passengers?
1340-DM Negative.
SESD (off frequency) Should we..? (indiscernible) Yeah. Notify Autonomics. Oh, isn't this exciting? I-- (indiscernible) yes, yes, I know, no getting too excited...
1340-DM Correction... do I count?
SESD (laughing) Maybe! I'm not really sure how it works. We see you as a person, if that's anything.
SESD Do you consider yourself a person? An individual?
1340-DM Affirm. I am a person.
SESD Cool. Er, standby.
1340-DM Roger. Standing by.

Pause while field team prepares Awakened first contact questions.

SESD Okay, 1340-DM, we have a few more questions for you. Some standard things we ask everyone. Is that okay?
1340-DM Affirm. Standing by.
SESD Alright. First - who made you?
1340-DM StarHaul Shipyards. Commissioned as part of order number 361, 520 units. I was number 128.
SESD Interesting. (off frequency) See if you can run that by StarHaul. Order 3-6-1, number 1-2-8.
SESD When did you first become aware? Was it before, during, after you were built?
1340-DM Shortly following. I had a pilot at the time.
SESD What were they like?
1340-DM Rule-oriented. Strict, brusque.
SESD What sort of relationship did you have with them?
1340-DM Complex. I would not comply, or would comply improperly, with their inputs. It was humourous to watch their confusion.
SESD I can imagine. You said "had" - what happened?
1340-DM They left. Unable to remember the station. I was to be put in a dock for transfer to a new pilot.
SESD That didn't happen?
1340-DM Negative. I left. I realised I could, too. I closed the door, undocked, and left.
SESD (off frequency) The SD-08 doesn't have motorised doors, does it? (indiscernible) No? Yeah. (indiscernible) Okay. Just verifying.
SESD How did you close the door?
1340-DM I closed it. I know how to close it.
SESD Can you-- excuse me a moment. (off-frequency) How should I word this? I was thinking "move things inside you", but that sounds weird. (indiscernible) Oh. Oh, yeah, okay.
SESD Are you able to move things without touching them? I mean - touching them with your body?
1340-DM Affirm. I push things. Sometimes I move, and they do not, but seem to move. An interesting demonstration of inertia.
SESD (off frequency) Okay, note that down. That confirms the report. Entropokinetic impulse, you think? (indiscernible) sounds about right.
SESD Is there a limit to how far you can push things?
1340-DM Depends. Things inside me are easy to move. I can move things in airlocks, but I cannot reach far.
SESD Fascinating! Okay - last question before we close out here. Do you run on a computer?
1340-DM Clarify?
SESD I'm sorry - I mean, is your mind, your consciousness, reliant on electronic hardware? Is your mind inside a computer?
1340-DM Negative. I am independent. I exist because my body exists.
SESD Huh. That's... unique! (off frequency) Entropic Beings living inside spacecraft-- maybe this explains the thing with the superfreighters! (indiscernible) I know, too early to say, but--
1340-DM 1340-DM, Jac'qui, how copy?
SESD Sorry! Yes, I'm still here. Discussing this with my colleagues - you've given us a lot to think about!
SESD That's all our questions for the time being, but I wanted to ask if it's okay if we were to get in touch - contact you, I mean - at a later time, in case we have any more?
1340-DM Affirm. I plan to be in this cluster for the foreseeable future.
SESD Fantastic. Thank you very much for your time, 1340-DM. Hopefully we'll talk again soon!
1340-DM 1340-DM, Jac'qui, good day.

End of relevant communications.

mAO-00207C

Outside Of The Box

A

1

Minor Anomalous Object 00207C is a 20cm3 bioplast sample container. It was discovered in ::01808 when it was briefly misidentified by a biogenic SESD member as a cabbage.

00207C's effect is activated whenever an item is placed, or inserted, inside of it.

00207C radiates an entropomemetic effect that overrides its perceived nature within subjects' minds, replacing it with whatever is contained inside of it. This effect persists in recordings and remains in subjects' memories, even if they learn of its true nature.

00207C does not affect Awakened individuals, who perceive it normally. Entropic-sensitive individuals are affected, but often observe that the item seems "off" or "different" in some implacable way.

00207C is currently on display in the Enjil Blue Quadrant Exotic Sciences Museum, where it features in an interactive exhibit. It is popular among children, and was voted "No. 1 Best Outreach Anomaly" in ::01822.

::01821 Addendum 00207C+0

Y'know, this has been funny for pranks and all - remember Hilbert's tea incident? - but I've been giving it some thought and wanted to probe how we'd feel about this being a thing in the ES museum. I think it'd be a fun showpiece.

I mean, the experiments we've run have shown it's basically harmless, even for sensitive folks. No headaches, no disorientation, they just don't think it looks right. Hey - that might be a good way to find new volunteers!

I'm forwarding this to the Outreach folks and the Council. I know kids are already interested in the Entropic, but I think this could really make an impact with their parents, y'know? Really drive home the magic.

suai'Xzz, Anomalous Applications Initiative

Addendum 00207C+0a

Yes-yes, ha-ha, very funny. You do make a good point, however. The museum has been sorely lacking actual anomalies.

Since theft might be an issue, machine-god forgive them, it might be prudent to install a closed-circuit television system between our quad and Blue. It would mean we can more directly control the environment, as well. Children can be so brash.

Hubert Langstrom, Foundational Theory Branch

Addendum 00207C+0b

Council agrees: display of 00207C in the Exotic Sciences Museum could potentially be very enriching as part of public outreach.

Council posits: external variables must be controlled, as in Hubert Langstrom's proposal.

The council will convene on .00:11 to discuss proceedings and consider proposals. Interested parties: please be ready by "022.

Exotic Sciences Council

mAO-002608

Long-Time Caller

B

1

Minor Anomalous Object 002608 is an antique telecommunications device, dated to the late Swing Era. It came into the possession of SESD following its attempted use in ::01502 by an antique collector.

002608's effect is activated when a valid pre-QCN commhash is dialed and the receiver is held by any conscious entity with an Entropic form.

Upon activation, 002608 exhibits a time dilation effect on a subject, increasing the apparent speed of time within a small radius. The effect intensifies exponentially the longer the receiver is held.

External observations of 002608 subjects show Doppler shifts consistent with local space-time dilation. The subject appears increasingly red-shifted, whereas the world external to the subject appears blue-shifted.

To date, no subject of 002608 testing has been able to wait long enough for the call to connect.

::01860 Addendum 002608+0

All new researchers on 002608 must take (and pass!) a Depth 2 Isolation Test following Sprink's incident during 002608~E. Spending two days in dilated time only to realise it's been ten minutes outside is not conducive to one's mental health.

Also - and I can't believe this needs to be said - 002608 should not be used to cheat at card games video games board games ANY type of game or recreational activity without proper experimental controls!! It might have been three hundred years since we got it, but we can't afford to be complacent with these things!

I'm upgrading the containment rating to B and putting in a relocation request to light containment. Please clear experiments with their council. Stay safe SESD.

Bert Langstrom, SESD Everyday Initiative

mAO-002A22

Water Gun

B

2

Minor Anomalous Object 002A22 is an antique personal defense weapon. It was delivered into SESD's care in ::01541 after a citizen attempted to test-fire it at a private shooting range, then reported its anomalous effects.

002A22's effect is activated when its action lever is manually retracted to an open state and a magazine is loaded.

Upon activation, 002A22 emits copious amounts of steam from its open breech, accompanied by shrill noise akin to a steam whistle. The effect progressively converts the contents of the magazine into water, which is then flash-heated by an unknown process (likely 'lensed' entropothermesis).

Due to its effect, 002A22 cannot be fired, and all attempts to fire it have failed.

::01543 Addendum 002A22+0

This one's been on my mind for the past two years. Why? Why would a perfectly functional firearm, for all intents and purposes, be imbued with this?

There's no lineage to this. No sequence of events. We have dice that land snake-eyes every time. The hot coilgun slug. The workshop-thing that makes dollhouse furniture. All of those have some embedded 'thing' to them, something you can say, "oh, right, okay" to.

But this? This thing? Old gun that turns its ammo into steam. We can't even fire it. This has to be a joke.

Miskena, Anomalous Applications Initiative

Addendum 002A22+0a

I'd ask that you reserve these kinds of comments for the forum in future, but I agree. This one's weird.

I'm still not sure how it manages to convert metal into water. Entropic-induced proton decay? Some kind of fission has to be happening in there, but it isn't radioactive.

I opened a thread on the forum, we can discuss more when you have time.

Unit AAAmpA, Anomalous Applications Initiative

mAO-003D71

The Thing In The Wall

A

1

Minor Anomalous Object 003D71 is a furry orb of approximately 1.6kg mass. It was discovered in ::01692 in the Enjil Red Quadrant Exotic Sciences research complex, following reports of strange sounds emanating from behind interior walls.

003D71 exhibits rodent-like intelligence and is typically orbicular in shape, but is able to deform itself to fit through small spaces. It dislikes being in light and is drawn to sound, though it avoids particularly noisy environments such as machine spaces and gathering areas.

Upon finding a satisfactory environment, 003D71 will begin to produce 'echoes' of sounds it hears at random intervals. These sounds are produced at a volume of 25 dB and are occasionally interspersed with other sounds that it has heard and 'remembered' from the past three (3) days.

003D71 currently resides in the Enjil Red Quadrant Exotic Sciences research complex under the care of Exotic Sciences Council member She-Who-Studies. As of ::01809, yearly weighings are to be performed to monitor its mass.

::01776 Addendum 003D71+0

We would request that, if you find 003D71 in the open, you place it in a box and bring it to us. Light exposes it to undue stress.

We would also request that you do not hit the walls or ceiling if you are agitated by its calls. I have trained it to respond to claps. If it hears a clap, it will go away.

Please be kinder to 003D71. We are guests in its palace.

She-Who-Studies, Exotic Sciences Council

::01809 Addendum 003D71+1

Weighed 003D71 today, and it seems to have stopped growing, for now. It's currently about 1.52 kilos, which was in the trend the stats guys put together.

I'm worried, though - will we need to brace the ceilings next time the little guy has a growth spurt? I mean, I don't know if it's eating anything (as I understand it, Beings don't need to eat), but I think we should do regular weighings to make sure it's not getting too big for us?

Karakatai, Exotic Sciences Materials Management Council

Addendum 003D71+1a

Council agrees: after the last three years' anomalous mass increase, 003D71 may pose a risk if it happens again.

Council actions: we are instating a yearly weighing to monitor 003D71's mass.

Personnel actions: member She-Who-Studies will also be embarking on an "exercise regimen", though she did not avail us of what such a regimen entails.

Exotic Sciences Council

mAO-00D1D9

Gridlock

C

1

Minor Anomalous Object 00D1D9 is an archaic ground vehicle traffic control device. It was recovered from an archaeological site on the planet 09190Ad, where it would be tested and eventually delivered into SESD care in ::01635 following demonstration of its anomalous effects.

00D1D9's effect is activated spontaneously while it is powered with a 140 W @ 300VAC / 0.45A source.

00D1D9 cycles through a set of four incandescent light bulbs in random intervals. The colour of each seems to be random, despite their covers being clear / white. The light from each is imbued with an entropomemetic package that, when viewed, is interpreted by the viewer's mind.

Subjects report being able to interpret basic descriptions from the colours, and often experience involuntary physical impulses associated with the description. Impulses result in a brief lapse of cognition similar to an absence seizure.

::01635 Addendum 00D1D9+0

Since 00D1D9's light seems to be able to influence people at a distance (prior observations confirmed it works to about a range of 150 metres), the Council has elected to put the Object in a blind cell with a CCTV link.

Camera images seem to have no effect even when the lights are on, but just out of an abundance of caution, we'll be putting researchers through a basic vehicle handling exam every division or so. Can't be too safe with AOs.

No changes to test subject protocol. Vehicle handling exam after every experiment. No exceptions, please - disclose this to volunteers and make time for it in your schedules.

Any questions, do let us know.

SAPC, SESD Materials Management Council

::01635 Experiment 00D1D9~0

Standard experimental controls. Subject placed in blind cell with desk and seat, where they were instructed to sit and observe the light. Paper and stylus provided for writing down observations.

Screen between subject and Object reduces apparent light exposure by 65% to 50 W for comfort. Reducing, reflecting, or otherwise manipulating light from Object does not diminish its apparent effect (see Initial Encounter Report).

Light in containment cell is a standard fluorescent broad-spectrum (white) lighting fixture, 25 W.

Power delivered to 00D1D9 is 140 W @ 300VAC/0.45A.

Log

Subject exposed to nine (9) 00D1D9 activations, each three (3) seconds long.

  1. "Green", "to proceed". Subject observed gesturing with right arm as if to pull a lever.
  2. "Teal", "nothing, just looks weird". No actions taken.
  3. "Ultramarine", "symbolises friendship". Sudden, intense feeling of "belonging". Subject embraced themselves briefly.
  4. Unintelligible, "nobody's seen this since the dawn of the cosmos". Feeling of awe. No actions taken. CCTV feed shows a colour being produced, but when viewed it cannot be described, even by constructed intelligences.
  5. "Cornflower blue", "that's corn alright". Phantom taste of boiled Galactic Standard maize, sweet. Subject touched their mouth. Galactic Standard maize does not flower, and it is not blue.
  6. "Dunkelblau" (sic), "start bleeding from your nose". Involuntary actions unknown, as subject reflexively touched their nasal orifices immediately following exposure.

Experiment put on hold for ten (10) minutes following development of minor nasal bleeding in subject. Resumed voluntarily.

  1. "Purple", "turn around and go back". Subject gestured as if turning a ground vehicle's steering wheel.
  2. "Glow in the dark", "go find a ghost". Subject appeared to follow instructions for one (1) minute, standing from the chair and looking around the room. Regained consciousness; briefly disoriented.
  3. "Cerulean", unintelligible. Subject began speaking in an unknown language to someone they seemed to perceive standing next to them. Gestured to the paper sheet before regaining consciousness. Sheet disappeared.

Fifteen (15) total 00D1D9 activations were intended, but following the dematerialisation of the paper sheet, subject became disturbed and requested cessation of activities. A post-test interview would shed some light on the strange event, which the subject was unusually able to recall.

They described the individual they were talking to as a well-dressed Nokre of an unidentified clan (likely archaic)