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AE-010

Description: AE-010 is the designation given to a series of anomalous events located within the Nebula Sh2-136¹, and seems to be expanding into Caldwell 4². AE-010 events manifest once an individual, alien or otherwise capable of dreaming, sleeps in a location more than once. These anomalous locations are not connected to space-time but rather areas of rest and relaxation. Examples include bedrooms, hotels, hospitals, ship quarters, spas, nests, clan burrows and incubation sacks. When a subject enters a state of deep sleep in a AE-010 location, the individual is guaranteed to have a nightmare.

Discovery: The effects of AE-010 were first made aware to the GRPC during the events of a first contact mission with the inhabitants of the Alfirk System³ to invite them into the GT. Through diplomatic talks, Rangers discovered that the Alfirkianians had no cultural or psychological concept of a "positive dream". AE-010 events had also affected the resting places of diplomats and Rangers in orbit around the planet.

Incident #1

Subject: Dr. William Wilbury
Occupation: GRPC XenoBiologist & Diplomat
Time of Occurrence: 09Hr/036Rot./0002 AE

The subject dreamed they were holding a conference in front of various work colleagues. One of his colleagues pointed out that Dr. Wilbury was utterly naked. This caused the audience to laugh and verbally mock him. At the climax of the ridicule, an Alfirkianian approached. Dr. Wilbury's derma was violently ripped off by the Alfirkianian, ending the dream.

Incident #45

Subject: Cpt. Rictor Reinhart
Occupation: GRPC Captain
Time of Occurrence: 12Hr/037Rot./0002 AE

The subject's dream involved a romantic getaway to Venus, not under USSR occupation. Cpt. Reinhart imagined flying in an airship with his fiancé, who had passed during the Sol War. The dream was reportedly serene until his fiancé threw herself overboard, compelling Cpt. Reinhart to plunge his airship down into the toxic clouds. The subject reported the vivid feeling of the acid burning his skin before being crushed by the pressure.

Incident #125

Subject: Ms. Jacqueline Johnston
Occupation: Nuclear Engineer
Time of Occurrence: 02Hr/255Rot./0003 AE

The subject dreamed of a white room with a single circuit board. If Ms. Johnston inserted the wiring incorrectly, she would be subject to a painful surge of electricity by a figure standing behind her. Any attempt to turn around and face the individual would also result in a shock. The dream ended when Ms. Johnston wired the circuit board 1,000 times correctly.

Incident #6251 (Last Reported)

Subject: Oxýees Pterión
Occupation: GD-FRONT
Time of Occurrence: 18Hr/325Rot./0029 AE

The subject's thematic setting involved a recollection of past life events, one of which was the loss of a close childhood friend. The lost friend mocked Ms. Pterión for being unable to save her, berating her as a poor leader. Ms. Pterión continued to be subjected to falsified or fabricated memories until she was awaken by a Psy Corps⁴ member.

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Galactic Registered Phenomena: 010

Object Class: Omega-Red

Hazard Types:Additional Properties:

Aggression

Ballistic

Climatological

Geological

Grouped

Invisibility

Psychotronic

Sapient

Sentient

Transmutation

Bio-Hazard

Contact

Corrosive

Electromagnetic Force

Explosive

Extreme Temperature

Radiation

Toxic

Destabilization

Extra-Dimensional

Gravitational

Teleportation

Temporal

Auditory

Emotional

Ideological

Info-Hazard

Memory Alteration

Mind-Control

Mind-Regression

Sensory

Visual

Animated

Aquatic

Ecological

Extra-Terrestrial

Immeasurable

Incorporeal

Mechanical

Microscopic

Organic

Regenerative

Titanic

Tychokinetic

Replicating

Newtonian

Ontological

Divine

Hallucinogen

High Velocity

Proto-Mechanical

Proto-Newtonian

Proto-Sapient

Sketches of various GRP-010 forms by Bakeneko artist Shoby Doby.

Containment Protocols: Any activity believed to be connected to instances of GRP-010 should immediately be reported to the GRPC or the Psychic Defense Corps.

Description: GRP-010 is the collective designation given to a species of highly-invasive, sapient, extra-dimensional aliens coquille referred to as "Parasomnoids"⁵. The GRP-010 species cannot directly influence the physical world, which has motivated them to put victims into a state of involuntary omnambulism⁶ in which they can control them.

Those under the ambient control of an instance of GRP-010 are designated as GRP-010-A. These lifeforms are unaware of their actions and can not awaken without anomalous memetic intervention. While having targeted other species in the past, such as the Alfirkianians, most instances of GRP-010 have targeted homo-sapien hosts due to their complex system of emotions and lack of psychic defenses.

Addendum 010-1 (Discovery): GRP-010 made itself aware to the GT when a Psy Corps member memetically intercepted a GRP-010 in GD-FRONT's dream. Simultaneously, ALOS Radio Array reported a civil war breaking out across multiple Human AGS⁷ in Nebula Sh2-136 and the fringes of Caldwell 4 Nebula.

(The following text has been translated into [Human][English] for your convenience)

Dear Rangers of the Protection Corps,
It is I, GD-FRONT, Supreme Commander of the GRPC Armada.
We have been attacked by forces beyond sight, sound, smell, or even sense. These Parasomnoids have waited patiently and planned methodically. Be wary, for they wear the faces of your loved ones and will whisper painful lies into your warry ears.

As we speak, loyal Humans, members of the Galactic Treaty, have fallen victim to their snare. The enemy now congregates their spoils in the Alfirk System. Let our victory over these anomalous threats be decisive.

Good luck, Rangers.

- GD-FRONT

Addendum 010-2 (After Battle Report):

Date	18Hr/325Rot./0029 AE - 2Hr/005Rot./0030 AE
Location	Alfirk System (Alfirk c, Alfirk d, Alfirk e), Infoplane
Result	Liberation of Free Systems of Monoceros AGS (Titanic, Aurora, Carfax)
Territorial changes	Alfirk System returned to Alfirkianians
Belligerents
Protection Corps / Psy Corps / FSM Milita	FSM (Titanic, Aurora, and Carfax) Defense Gaurd / Alfirkianians Army / Parasomnoids
Strength
8,200 GRPC Rangers / 18,500 Psy Corps Agents / 2,450,000 Militia	890,600 FSM Gaurd / 800,000 Alfirkianians / 200 Parasomnoids
Casualties and Losses
2,592 Protection Corps Rangers / 9,824 Psy Corps Agents / 342,240 Milita	152,542 FSM Gaurd / 313,259 Alfirkianians / 199 Parasomnoids

Addendum 010-3: Approximately 72 hours following the battle of Alfirks, GD-FRONT was personally contacted by Dr. William Wilbury under the influence of a GRP-010 instance. An attempt was made to storm the compound Dr. Wilbury was transmitting from. Unfortunately, a neutron bomb buried beneath the site was detonated, causing the death of Dr. Wilbury and one-third of the inhabitants of the Alfirkinian's planetary city.

Below in Addendum 010-4 is the conversation transcript.

Addendum 010-4:

[Incoming message from Dr. William Wilbury. Human English to Karzyioe translation measures are online.]

We meet again, Ms. Oxýees Pterión. May I say you have such pleasant dreams? I'd love to revisit them.

The demon that plagued my nightmare returns to mock me? Is this a joke? Sure, let the Human host go and meet me up here on the bridge. Mind to mind.

Hahaha, I jest. I'll admit, you've bested me and slain most of my kin. You even robbed me of a prime host species.

Then you admit your defeat, Parasomnoid?

Hardly. As you're well aware, we are patient predators. We miscalculated by acting too soon and believing the Humans had no alliance with a psychically adept species. But we will not make the same mistakes twice.

Spare me the excuses, alien. You've lost utterly. You're not going to get away. I have a task force of Rangers storming your compound now. Relinquish all GRP-010-As peacefully, and we may let you live in a memetic isolation chamber.

That's where you're wrong, Ms. Sweet Feathers.

Galactic Director, we just detected a massive spike in neutron radiation emitting from the planet.

Watch once more as you fail to save your precious comrades. Just like your dear friend Kalerine.

No, wait!

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[+] Footnotes: Condensed

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Footnotes

1. Ghost Nebula located in the Cepheus Constellation

2. Iris Nebula, located in the Cepheus Constellation.

3. β Cephei, a star system in the Cepheus Constellation.

4. "Psychic Defense Corps"; a branch of the GT's Mobile Specialized Unit Registry, formed by the cooperation of Lakno and Wayxers that specializes in dealing with anomalies through Infoplane manipulation.

5. "Parasomoids" is derived from the word "parasomnia," which is a term used for various sleep disorders.

6. Sleepwalking.

7. Autonomous Generation Ships.

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