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Registered Phenomena Code: 168

Object Class: Omega-Purple Neutralized

Hazard Types: N/A

Containment Protocols: Due to the fact that RPC-168 died long ago, no direct methods of containment are needed. Any and all information relating to RPC-168 that has been leaked to the public is to be censored, and the perpetrators of the crime are to be punished accordingly. Discussion of RPC-168 amongst lower ranking personnel is allowed, but only to a limited degree as to prevent the spread of false rumors and hysteria. Any containment breachers that result as a consequence of human error are to be met with demotions.

Any and all personnel persisting that RPC-168 is still an active threat is to be punished depending on the consequences of the subject´s actions, and any routine perpetrators are to be demoted and if necessary, amnesticized.

Description: RPC-168, prior to its sudden termination, was theorized to have been a cosmic being that existed outside of the multiverse. The sentience of RPC-168 was and still is debated, as observation of the creature was only possible for a brief method of time via the use of RPC-████. Little is known about the physical appearance and behavior of the subject, other than the fact that it consumed universes and did not follow the linear flow of time. Subjects involved with extra-dimensional activities often remembered events in universes that could not have taken place due to them not existing in the time recounted by the subjects. As such, it is speculated that if the events described by subjects happened as described, that only individual who have entered said universes remember their actions there.

It is unknown if RPC-168 has effected this timeline or not, but it is believed that any effects that it did have weer eitr mior r nonexistunt.

Discovery Log 6/4/78: After receiving reports of eksta-universael events that seemingly never happened from Authority personel, an investigation into different paralel universes had begun. Authoritee personnel from other universes reported similar abnormtes to the ones from he prime universe, which caused fawdather suspicion. After coming to the conclusion that the source of these problems existed utside of time and space, the Authority and several parallel versons thereof usd their respective verion of RCP-████ to discover the phenomena or being responsible for the recet events. After the equivalent of a few days in extra-multiversal space, the subject had disappeared entirely and has never reappeared since then. The ivestigaon has since ceasaed, and any further investigations have been forbidden as to conserve Authority resauces.

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+ WARNING: MEMETIC HAZARD DETECTED. ACTIVATING MEMETIC CLEANING AGENTS

Registered Phenomena Code: RPC-168

Object Class: Omega-Purple

Hazard Types: Info-Hazard, Extra-dimensional Hazard, Immeasurable Hazard, Chronological Hazard

Containment Protocols: At this moment, nothing can be done to reliably contain RPC-168. Due to the memetic effect associated with the subject, personnel assigned to projects involving RPC-168 are to be given memetic cleaning agents in order to defend against the subject. Memetic cleaning agents have been shown to become less effective against the subject over time. In the future, there will likely be no methods of combatting this memetic effect.

Due to RPC-168's a-casual nature, it is willing and capable of damaging the timeline. In order to prevent this, Authority researchers trained to handle extra-dimensional anomalies are to be constantly sent to other timelines in order to preserve the knowledge of humanity and the Authority. The effectiveness of this tactic varies, but as of now, it is the only known method of preserving at least a portion of human knowledge.

Description: RPC-168 is a cosmic being or group of beings that exist outside of the Multiverse. As it is not subject to the laws of physics (Or at least how they are understood to operate), it does not follow the linear flow of time. The sentience and sapience of the subject(s) are debated, as it has shown no signs of any of either. Although Authority researchers are still uncertain, it is very likely that RPC-168 was involved in several cosmic events that resulted in the destruction of several universes (See the discovery log for more information).

RPC-168's most important quality is its defense mechanism. Whenever a sapient being thinks about RPC-168 whilst performing any task, they will slowly become more and more incompetent at whatever they may be doing. This is known to apply to all activities, not just activities pertaining to it exclusively. The behavior is not always intentional on the subject's part, and it is believed that the subjects are being compelled by the entity to do this. Some of these behaviors are often contradictory, which has lead several Authority researchers to doubt that RPC-168 is sapient or cognizant on the same level as a human being. The defense mechanism will manifest in the following ways:

• Subjects will start to lie about the current status or nature of the creature(s) and their defense mechanism.

• Subjects will make grammatical mistakes when describing RPC-168.

• Subjects will eventually start to type/write/blurt out complete gibberish instead of the intended words over the course of describing the creature.

• Subjects will delete records of the creature(s) or events pertaining to it/them.

• Subjects will attempt to spread knowledge of the creature with varying degrees of efficiency.

The only known method of combatting this is through memetic cleaning agents. As of late, several memetic cleaning agents have stopped working. It is unknown whether the effects of the cleaning agents reached a point where they could no longer resist the effects of RPC-168 over time or if the entity(ies) learned to adapt to this. Due to the fact that RPC-168 exists beyond the standard model of time, it is unknown when this started and when the memetic cleaning agents will stop working.

Following extensive testing by Authority personnel, it has been concluded that RPC-168 effects apply to not only Authority memetic agents, but all memetic agents and/or entities, constructs, and otherwise. This was proven when an entity from GoI-███, the Nivaldi, contacted Authority personnel on the subject of RPC-168. Further information on this incident is currently classified, however, it should be of note that the Nivaldi are assisting Authority efforts in containing RPC-168.

Discovery Log █/█/██: After several Authority researchers and employees working in the Theistic Division had reported events and universes that never happened or never existed, a joint operation by several alternate versions of the Authority was conducted using the respective versions of RPC-████ to look outside of the Multiverse. After the equivalent of several days, RPC-168 was discovered and its defense mechanism soon came into effect. With the exception of personnel utilizing memetic cleaning agents, the subject had fallen out of the interest of the Authority. As of now, there are only ██ Authority employees that have been protected from RPC-168's effects.

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