RPC-713 - Exposed

RPC-713 - Iv'e Seen This Somewhere...

Zemmymorph 30 Jan 2019 00:36

Registered Phenomena Code: 713

Object Class: Gamma-Yellow

Hazard Types:

Containment Protocols: Current handling of RPC-713-1 instances and containment is split between multiple Authority research and field agents planted within various major merchandising, publishing and art industries. Public exposure of RPC-713-1 instances is to be kept to a minimum by personnel upon discovery. Appropriate response to the exposed instance will be determined upon analyzing any possible security risks they may pose.

Authority web crawlers have been set up for cross-referencing recorded photos and depictions of archived anomalies with any pieces of media holding strong resemblance to them. Located media will be archived and removed via standard online purging methods.

Description: RPC-713 is an ongoing occurrence wherein non-anomalous phenomena will bear significant resemblance to various recorded anomalies. The exact cause of RPC-713 is unknown; such resulting depictions (RPC-713-1) of anomalous objects, RPC’s and other abnormalities will be indirectly exposed to the general public in various degrees and through a number of ways, the most frequent being:

• Various forms of merchandise and products
• Artwork, be it drawing, sculptures, digital images etc
• Cultural, social and media trends
• [REDACTED]
• Locations, areas and buildings
• Forms of decoration and furniture

RPC-713-1 instances may manifest through either a non-anomalous series of events, such as an individual producing a non-anomalous item of sorts with the physical appearance (If at all possible) of the anomaly, or as the sudden discovery of landmarks or locations with nearly identical physical appearance to the corresponding anomaly.

Discovery Log: It is unclear exactly when RPC-713 initially began manifestation. It is theorized that RPC-713 has possibly existed for longer than the Authorities establishment and has been responsible for a majority of cultural influences regarding fictional works, present interpretations of folklore and myths and trends. Research has shown RPC-713 to more likely manifest instances of RPC-713-1 that resemble containment RPC items.

While many instances display an obvious security risk, various instances of RPC-713-1 have been left uncontained. This has been allowed as such resemblances are not enough to cause any major awareness of abnormalities in the public eye. Furthermore, certain RPC items sharing characteristics of non-anomalous RPC-713-1 instances has proven useful in maintaining general feelings of skepticism towards the existence of the anomalies they depict.

To date, RPC-713 has been used to convince the general public that multiple sighted anomalies have simply been hoaxes.

Abridged Instance Log

Instance: A series of paintings titled 'The Crying Boy', created by French painter Giovanni Bragolin. A rumor of these prints being ‘cursed’ began in 1985 when multiple houses which had been burnt down were reported to have each contained a copy of the piece that remained untouched.
Anomaly Depicted: RPC-████
Initial Location: Mass produced.
Status: No action.
Notes: Child depicted in prints appears physically identical to RPC-████ at a younger age. Whether the fire-related nature of the supposed 'curses' is connected to RPC-████s anomalous properties is unknown.

Instance: Mass reports and sightings of the modern depiction of 'Kuchisake-onna', a Japanese cryptid that gained attention during the Nagasaki Prefecture in 1979.
Anomaly Depicted: RPC-████
Initial Location: Various locations throughout Japan; primarily small towns.
Status: Uncontained

Instance: Popular horror story and fictional character [REDACTED].
Anomaly Depicted: Unregistered humanoid anomaly.
Initial Location: Various internet sites. Currently spread to multiple cross-media platforms.
Status: At large. Containment attempts are ongoing.

Instance: A natural gas field located in an underground cavern, dubbed the 'Darvaza gas crater' or 'Door to Hell'. Outwardly identical in shape and measurement to the original anomaly.
Anomaly Depicted: RPC-616
Initial Location: Derweze, Turkmenistan
Status: No action required.

Instance: A piece of street art depicting a screaming face with hands on a black background.
Anomaly Depicted: RPC-033
Initial Location: A wall in Karlsruhe, Germany
Status: Painted over.
Notes: Extensive questioning and the use of mental probing techniques revealed that the original artist had never encountered RPC-033 themselves. Artist claimed the painting to be an original idea.

Instance: An illustration from the 1983 publishing of ‘The Trial’ by Franz Kafka. Illustration depicts a lieutenant from the opening chapter of the book.
Anomaly Depicted: RPC-067
Initial Location: N/A
Status: No action; picture simply resemblances a single artist's loose depiction of the actual anomaly.
Notes: Instance appeared identical in design and even art style to the original illustration despite no other copies existing.

Instance: Non-anomalous female actress, Lauren Bacall. Born approximately two years apart from her original counterpart (16th of September 1924).
Anomaly Depicted: Former Authority archivist Janet E. Neuman and RPC-049
Initial Location: The Bronx, New York
Status: Deceased
Notes: Instance bore an unnaturaly physical resemblance to the anomaly.

Instance: Sculpture depicting a bloody teapot with humanoid fingers protruding from its bottom. Created by ceramics painter and artist, Sarah Duyer.
Anomaly Depicted: RPC-035
Initial Location: San Fransisco
Status: Bought by an Authority agent.

Instance: A series of gas stations operated by multinational Canadian convenience store company ‘Circle K’. Identical to a single instance of the respected anomaly in exception to the gas stations logo.
Anomaly Depicted: RPC-111
Location: Varied
Status: No action required. RPC-111 instances are vastly different in physical appearance to one another.

Instance: Tony ██████. A human male of [REDACTED] decent. Physically identical to all instances.
Anomaly Depicted: RPC-434
Initial Location: [REDACTED]
Status: Temporarily taken into Authority custody for questioning. Was released following confirmation that the subject was indeed non-anomalous.

Instance: [DATA REDACTED]
Anomaly Depicted: [DATA REDACTED]
Initial Location: ███.████████.net
Status: REDACTED

Last edited on 02 Feb 2019 18:42 by Zemmymorph Show more

Re: RPC-713 - Iv'e Seen This Somewhere...

JerryJohn 02 Feb 2019 14:06

This isn't a bad idea, but like Hyze said it could use some more meat to it. One thing I've noticed thought is that this RPC shouldn't be Beta. There's no way of knowing when and where these occurrences could happen, which makes it incredibly difficult to contain. The only way that these instances can be contained is through luck or guesswork, and even then that isn't reliable enough to warrant it being Beta. This also runs the risk of being problematic to the Lore, since this anomaly has the possibility of creating major problems for the Authority. To be safe, I would restrict the effects to a specific area or region.

Some other things I've noticed:

Public exposure of RPC-713-1 instances is to be kept to a minimum by personnel upon discovery.

Saying "a minimum" here implies that the Authority is trying to keep exposure low, when it should be prevented entirely.

The exact cause of RPC-713 is unknown; such resulting depictions (RPC-713-1) of anomalous objects,

I don't know why a semicolon is used after "unknown", since the sentence after it isn't really related to the one before.

Re: RPC-713 - Exposed

(account deleted) 02 Feb 2019 04:42

Don't forget to put something on the hazards list, don't just leave it blank. I'd put this one as a Visual, tychokinetic, and transmutable hazard.

Containment protocols

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In my opinion, you should add what is done to the physical anomalies if they take on the appearance of objects, are they contained and stored by the Authority or what is done with them?

You could also add a procedure to make these protocols a little more solid, detailing the way personnel must act when encountering an event involving this anomaly.

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Description

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bare

Bear, not bare.

It says here it will bear significant resemblance to various recorded anomalies, does this include lesser anomalous objects or locations? Specify wether it does or not, since the way it is now is very vague and can lead to this interpretation.

RPC’s

Remove this since the following use of "abnormalities" covers what this term would mean if we used it that way.

[REDACTED]

I feel this redaction doesn't really add anything to the description, since the list pretty much covers most imaginable ways this could be pulled off and well, it seems like a lazy cheap way to finish this list without putting in more effort to think up the last item of the list.

annomaly, or as the sudden disscovery. corespondong

Anomaly, discovery. Corresponding.

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Addendum

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naturural, Artsit. artists archivest bared

Natural. Artist, artist's. Archivist. Bore.

The addendum provides an interesting background and a slight humorous tone to the entry, I like it.

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Your article is a bit too bare bones as it is, I think it would benefit greatly from a subsection detailing the discovery of this anomaly added below the description. It will provide a much needed background to this.