Dr. Curtis "Six" Burnwood

Since childhood, Six frequently expressed pride in being an exceptional and gifted person due to his polydactyly condition. His prideful nature made him superstitious, believing in the idea that all science fiction could become fact. Including theoretical works regarding time travel and parallel universes, dreaming of traveling to another reality in life.

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Department of Personnel and Management

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Name: Curtis "Six" Burnwood

Photograph of "Six"
circa. 1979

Sex: Male

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Height: 178cm

Weight: 94kg

Birthplace: British Columbia, Canada

Date of Birth: October 7th, 1950

Enlistment Date: March 30th, 1979

Education History:

• Harvard University (1967-1971)
• MIT School of Science (1971-1976)

Occupational History:

• Independent Researcher (1974-1978)
  • Collaborated with various research programs concerning quantum physics and parallel dimensions.
• The Physics Foundation (1974-1978)
  • A co-founder of the society with numerous scholars, quantum physicists, etc. Dissolved in 1978 after a dispute within the society's leadership.

Operational History:

• Office of Analysis and Science (1979-1988)
  • Assigned to the Theoretical Molecular Studies. Promoted to Senior Researcher in 1987.
• Anomaly Experimentation Team (1988-1996)
  • Assigned to Physics & Parallel Department. Promoted to Lead Researcher in 1989.
• Presidium-Research Financial Committee (1994-1996)
  • Liaised between allocation of resources to the appropriate departments. Resigned from the committee in 1996.
• Director of Area-189, Extra-Dimensional Testing Facility (1996-Present)
  • Following the retiring of the former Director of Area-189, the Regional Director of Northern Command appointed Six as Area Director.
• Director of the Department of Parallel Media and Archive (2015-Present)
  • Founded the department as part of a research study concerning [DATA EXPUNGED].

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Overview

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Dr. Burnwood's polydactyly condition,
circa. 1978

Since childhood, Dr. Burnwood frequently expressed pride in being an exceptional and gifted person due to his polydactyly condition. His prideful nature made him superstitious, believing in the idea that all science fiction could become fact. Including theoretical works regarding time travel and parallel universes, dreaming of traveling to another reality in life.

His obsession with science fiction had an impact on his high school studies, which he passed with honorary grades, remaining proud of his achievements in the subject of Physics. While his parents disapprove of Dr. Burnwood's pseudo-scientific nonsense, they funded his education at Harvard University from 1967 to 1971, passing with a bachelor of science degree. Seeking to research and understand the realm of possibilities of the parallel universes, a few scholars and institutions gave Dr. Burnwood a research grant for his scientific project regarding the multiverse theory.

Between 1976 to 1983, Dr. Burnwood fundamentally made a breakthrough that caught the attention of the Office of Analysis and Science (OAS) in 1981. He observed that gravity appeared to behave unusually when the magnetic force concentration was applied to a high-electrical discharge, which creates an opposite force. He conjectured that a parallel reality causes this 'opposite effect' where our reality's actions are applied conversely in a different reality.¹

However, by 1977, institutions pulled funding after Dr. Burnwood had no basis for his theoretical works. Following this and a dispute between the society's leadership, the Physics Foundation was dissolved in 1978.²

At the recommendations of [REDACTED] and numerous Senior Researchers from the Physics Department, Dr. Burnwood was authorized for recruitment as an Authority Researcher. The Research Division authorized his employment on March 30th, 1979.

Throughout the years, Dr. Burnwood eventually was appointed as Director of Area-189. However, in 2017, Dr. Burnwood reportedly failed to show up at Area-189 for three days straight until his subsequent return with no explanation. Following a brief investigation, it was revealed that Dr. Burnwood had been spending time with his ex-wife, whom he had not been in contact with since their divorce in 2004.

His behavior was unusual, according to his peers. However, this was nothing caused for concern as this was common according to his executive staff.³

Dr. Burnwood was previously a candidate for the position of "Scholar" within the Board of Directors but was rejected in favor of [REDACTED]

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Further Information

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Further information is currently unavailable. Please contact your local archivist for more information.

Office of Information Records and Security

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I've had my suspicions on him for a while, but I wasn't sure if it was my paranoia getting to me or my gut was right. I told the others about my gut feeling, but they seem to take it with uncertainty no less.

In any case, I've made the necessary arrangements to keep an eye on him. For now, let's see where this heads.

Global Director "Commander"

The following is a transcript between [REDACTED] and Agent Philip Barrett, a day after Dr. Burnwood returned from his initial three-day disappearance.

Interview Log 2017.09

Interviewer: Agent Philip Barrett

Interviewee: [REDACTED]

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[BEGIN LOG]

[Agent Barrett and [REDACTED] were at an undisclosed location somewhere in Area-189. Security camera pans to [REDACTED] as Agent Barrett begins the interview]

Agent Barrett: How is the Director doing? Anything unusual coming from him, like specific file requests, going to random areas within the facility?

[REDACTED]: [Looks at the security cameras] A-Are you sure that he wouldn't know about- this?

Agent Barrett: Rest assured, [REDACTED]. He won't. Being disappeared for three days has caused a bit of concern for management.

[Agent Barrett pulls up his briefcase on the table, opening its contents and pulling out a folder from it]

Agent Barrett: I sure hope you do understand the predicament we're in when a principal officer of this facility goes missing and suspiciously returns to work as if nothing happened.

[REDACTED]: [Exhales, sits up straight] Look. Nothing came out of the ordinary, nor were there any recent access to sensitive materials from what I can tell. Bu-

[They hesitate, briefly looking at the mirror glass and at Agent Barrett]

Agent Barrett. But?

[REDACTED]: He mentioned something weird about his wife.

Agent Barrett: What about his wife?

[REDACTED]: Well. He and I had a conversation about my partner, and he jokingly said something about his wife being buried- or something.

Agent Barrett: And did you ask about it further?

[REDACTED]: [Visibly uncomfortable] Y-Yeah, I did. I asked if his wife had recently passed away, and he made this confused expression when I told him that I recently was talking to her. The way he said it sounded like he was super uncertain about it.

Agent Barrett: Was there anything else he mentioned after that?

[REDACTED]: Yeah, well. He said something personally to me that he never has before, but I just assumed that it was his "behavior."

[Agent Barrett leans closer to [REDACTED], moving aside the folder in front of him]

Agent Barrett: And what was it?

[REDACTED]: He fulfilled his dream or something along those lines. I have no idea what he was talking about, but again, he's a weird boss. Look, I gotta get back to work- my shift is about to begin and I don't wanna get screamed at.

Agent Barrett: Right, I see. Thank you for your time [REDACTED]. That'll be all.

[END LOG]

Footnotes

1. Using Dr. Burnwood's scientific principles, an Authority researcher made a theory that the Anomaly Boom may have correlations with the creation of alternate realities.

2. Unbeknownst to Dr. Burnwood, many of his peers in the Physics Foundation were undercover Authority assets embedded within, tasked with discrediting his publicized work. For security reasons, this information is not to be shared with Dr. Burnwood under any circumstances.

3. Medical records from the 1960s showed that Dr. Burnwood was diagnosed with autism. Internal officers have noted that the personnel file did not include Dr. Burnwood's medical records, but it has been assumed mainly that his wealthy parents had suppressed his papers for public relations reasons.