Item #: RPC-073
Object Class: Secure
Containment Protocols: RPC-073 is to be kept locked on a 10x10m cell in Area 03. No additional security protocol is needed save from one (1) ASF personnel at all times ensuring that the visiting timetable is followed. RPC-073 is to be always tested in its cell. If an anomaly happens outside RPC-073's cell, personnel must transport it to another cell with the same characteristics.
Description: RPC-073 is a one (1) meter tall bronze Buddha statue in a Calling The Earth to Witness pose, with his legs crossed and his right arm pointing to the ground. It was recovered from a one of the numerous ruins of the temples of Roulos, Cambodia, by Dr. ████████ and his team in ██ /██/198█ . Upon closer examination, the x-ray reveals that several bones of a dead human have been placed inside. To date, all attempts to recover the bones have had no result.
Its anomalous qualities manifest in the form of the slow creation of a leafy soil, eventually encompassing a radio of exactly ten (10) meters with flowers, bushes and trees. This process usually lasts a single day to complete, although shorter time rates have been reported if the adequate gardening conditions are met (water, sunlight, and temperature) (See RPC-073-1 to RPC-073-3).
Nothing seems to stop RPC-073 from creating said said circle of plants, as numerous attempts to block its path with several different obstacles have failed (see RPC-037-4 to RPC-073-6). When entering the ten (10) meter radio, V-Rank personnel has reported feelings of happiness and extreme joy, and upon closer medical examination abnormally high serotonin levels, probably caused by unknown spore in the flowers, which seem to be highly addictive opioid derivatives previously unknown.(See RPC-073-7)
The flowers appear to be monocotyledons with a bright white and golden colour with three petals. Its opioid qualities have been observed to come from three large stamens coming from the inside of the flower. It appears the plant is somewhat related to the poppy flower that produces opium. Bees appear to be attracted by it and act as with any other flower, however, it has been never pollinated and its reproduction method is currently unknown. Its oceanic counterpart consists of a large tubular body with a soft brown pigment with several small pronounced bright pink flowers. As with the previous plant, animals appear to be attracted by it and some Acantopsis dialuzonas have laid eggs on it.
Historical research has found that previously, the nearby village sold baskets of this flowers to the high spheres of the Communist Party of the Khmer Rouge during Pol Pot's dictatorship in order to escape from religious persecution, since the area was populated by Cham Muslims. In 1979, during Vietnam's attacks on the nearby Nom Pen community, the villagers hid the statue on one of the Roulos Temples the Authority found it. However, they were massacred shortly thereafter by Vietnamese troops and were unable to communicate anyone of the statue's location, until Dr. ████████ found it years later.
Addendum:
RPC-073-1 Directed by Dr. Xi. RPC-073 has been placed on a quiet white room, with no natural or artificial light or water. Twenty four (24) hours later, examination concluded that adverse climatic conditions do not affect RPC-073 to produce abundant nature.
RPC-073-2 Ídem. RPC-073 has been placed in a small garden in Area 08 with all corresponding utilities for nature development: optimal heat, water, and sunlight. The radio has appeared only in under thirteen (13) hours.
RPC-073-3 Ídem. RPC-037 has been placed underwater in a salt-water pool in Area 08 with normal sunlight and heat. Surprisingly, the variety of plants RPC-073 produces seems to change with the environment sometimes, as he has produced seaweed and other sea life. More testing required on more varied territories.
RPC-073-4 Ídem. A large metal table has been set on a 10x10m room, and then RPC-073 has been placed inside. Upon opening the room twenty four (24) hours later, the table had been left untouched by the plants, yet everything around and under it was as usual.
RPC-073-5 Directed by Dr. Gómez during Dr. Xi's vacations. A ten (10) meters long concrete wall was set on the room, effectively separating it in two. A day later, similar results as with RPC-073-4 occurred; the opioids appeared in both areas of the room, and under the concrete wall.
RPC-073-6 Ídem. A V-Rank personnel (volunteer) was instructed to stay in the room for a day, he carried food and water. Upon opening the cell, it was found that no harm was done to the V-Rank and the plants grew normally and undisturbed.
RPC-073-7
Interviewee: Dr. Xi
Interviewed: V-Rank 89007
Foreword: Interviewed on Room 089 of Area 02.
1906 EMT, ██/██/197█
Dr. Xi: You have been in the room with RPC-073 for exactly twenty four hours. Describe your emotional sensation during said time.
V-89007: At first, it was normal, and the plants and flowers grew extremely fast, but I felt nothing strange. Around 10 hours later, after I slept, I slowly started to feel… great. I had no worries, no harms, no tiredness, or nothing, doc. It was amazing.
Dr. Xi: Please, go on.
V-89007 It was the best sensation of my life. Kinda like heroin, without any single downside. It was almost spiritual, you know. It felt all across the room. I was drugged almost, I felt at peace.
Dr. Xi: Thank you. End of the interview.
Note from the Consortium: Due to the repeated petitions to spend one hour with RPC-073 and its classification as Alpha, personnel are now allowed to spend 1 hour a day, with the turns specified by Dr. Xi.