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Beta-Yellow

Registered Phenomena Code: 270 Object Class: Beta-Yellow

Responsible Departments:

Department of Anthropology Department of Chemistry Department of Cybernetics Department of Engineering Department of Psychology Department of Robotics

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Hazard Types: Incorporeal Hazard Organic Hazard Regenerative Hazard Self-Replicating Hazard Sentient Hazard Transmutation Hazard Contact Hazard Ontological Hazard Sensory Hazard

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RPC-270-1 temporarily situated in a swimming pool prior to transportation to Site-008. Purple pigmentation shows a replication/healing effect at 47 hours of resting

Containment Protocols: RPC-270-1 is stored in a 44m by 43m airtight containment chamber, with a floor area of 10m² a 5cm-thick lead-titanium enclosure. An industrial air cooler is to be installed to maintain a temperature of -10 degrees Celsius.

3 guards with standard combat automatic rifles, supplied with cryogenic ammunition and grenades, are to be stationed at all times at the entry point of RPC-270-1's containment chamber. Accompanying them is a crew of 5 members of ASF Rapid Response Team “Dough Builders” with equal equipment, placed on rotation between the prosthesis area and/or engineering ring.

At the entrance of the containment chamber, a timer of approx. of 60 hours must be started at the end of testing/retrieval; during this time period no personnel are allowed to enter the containment area. Once the 60 hour limit has passed, or when RPC 270-1 shows signs of distress, a feeding tube must descend into the pool to dispose of any metallic/electronic/semi-biological materials.¹

Once the "feeding" process has concluded, personnel may safely enter the containment chamber with appropriate low-temperature equipment. Currently, RPC-270 and its derivatives are stored in Site-008's research wing for testing, building, research and experimentation purposes.

Description: RPC-270 is a man-made biological anomaly of metallic and adaptive properties, existing in a liquid state at standard room conditions and temperatures. RPC-270 comes in 3 variants: The anomalous bulk of raw material contained in Site-008 believed to be the largest accumulation so far (RPC-270-1), RPC-270-1 that has been refined (RPC-270-2) and prosthetics made from RPC-270-2 (RPC-270-3).

While it is currently believed that RPC-270-1 is the source of all RPC-270 known to the Authority, it is possible that some remnants continue to be utilized by the Church of Malthus as augmentations, as well as privately traded among various Groups of Interest.

The most prominent aspect of RPC-270 is its adaptive symbiosis with the host. Testing performed on RPC-270 variants indicates a level of intelligence corresponding with the refined status of RPC-270: RPC 270-1 exhibits minimal sentience while RPC-270-3 appears capable of integrating itself into the host's biological systems, dependent on where it is grafted to.²

The efficiency of RPC-270-3's symbiotic properties strongly correlate to the severity of injuries/defects that the RPC-270-3 host possesses. The strongest rate of bonding comes from longest-term defects and injuries, such as absence or deformation of an arm. In this case, RPC-270-3 would have a near 100% chance of bonding, whereas a fully developed human who acquired a similar injury later in life would feature a 60% success rate in bonding.

The method of harvesting and utilizing RPC-270 is divided in 3 stages:

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Stage 1: Extraction/Collection

A piece of RPC-270 (Approx. 5kg).

Extraction/Collection: Collection involves a team consisting of seven RRT "Dough Builders" members entering RPC-270-1's containment area. The process begins with one team member presenting a piece of scrap metal (commonly iron). This scrap piece is thrown into RPC-270-1's pool for consumption.

Upon 5 minutes post-ingestion the air circulation is cycled to dispense desflurane³ into the containment chamber, rendering RPC-270-1 unconscious. The team utilizes laser cutters and obsidian scalpels in order to extract a desired quantity of RPC-270-1 (ranging from 1 to 45 kilograms) within a time frame of 2 hours. To conclude the extraction process, the team fills the resultant cavities with cheap metal/plastic scraps and residues to pacify RPC-270-1 when it reawakens.

The samples are sealed in hermetic tubes and sent to the engineering ring for further processing. RPC-270 is left to recover for 2.5 days before the next extraction process.

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Stage 2: Refinement

A puddle of RPC-270-2, ready to be utilized in the prosthetics area.

Refinement: Once the samples arrive to the engineering ring, they are placed in 20L containers and gradually warmed from -10 degrees Celsius to standard room temperatures via kneading and reshaping. Then, samples are treated for hunger/dehydration via infusion of non-acidic human electrolytes containing basic elements found in carbon life forms⁴.

RPC-270-1 is not observed to increase in mass while consuming the electrolytes. While this is in progress, the RPC-270-1 samples enter a heated chamber over the course of several hours, and remain until they have been sufficiently acclimatized to room temperature. Upon conclusion, RPC-270-1 becomes a thick viscous paste referred to hereon as RPC-270-2, which is now delivered to the prosthesis area.

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Stage 3: Construction

Site-008 Director Dr. Wilhelm Grau joined by level 3 Senior Researcher Telvanni in the inauguration of the prosthesis area model builder.

Construction: Once the appropriate amount of RPC-270-2 has been obtained, the storage containers are sent to The Refinery (HQ) to start assembly. Prosthetics are built only with pre-existing models. Any blueprints for new/experimental models must be sent to the Site Director for approval.

Should the prosthetic require a skeleton in the case of missing limbs, a false bone is constructed using calcium and phosphorus. Personnel insert suitable quantities of RPC-270-2 within the model builder's input prior to activation.

The model builder utilizes spray machines to gradually spray the skeleton with RPC-270-2, taking up to an estimated of 3 hours. Once complete and ready for use the model is sent to the designated testing area:

Name	Purpose	Experimentation	Recycling of Materials
Room 205-EX	Cognitive analysis of RPC-270-1	As RPC-270 bears a cognitive level varying between human infants to small children, research is to determine better learning patterns for enhanced compatibility, enhancement and behavioral control of RPC-270-1s.	Depending on the experiment, results may be recycled back to RPC-270-1.
Room 206-TS	Room used to determine further practical uses and/or applications for RPC-270-3, testing new/old/upgradable human prosthetics, and to create a better compatible bonds between RPC-270-3 and the host	Physical exercise, cognitive exercise, exercise with non-adaptive prosthesis, exercises with heavy/prototype prosthetics.	Wasted materials/leftovers are fed directly back into RPC-270-1´s feeding chamber.
Room 207-CROSS	Cross-testing with other types of RPCs	Assimilation of dangerous RPC and creation of obstacles against sapient anomalies	No material from CROSS should be returned to the recycling area
Room 208-MED	The medical area of the prosthesis ring.	Surgery relating to extraction/placement of prosthesis, general medical area of Site-008	Waste materials and leftovers are returned directly to RPC-270-1's feeding chamber.

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RPC-270's symbiotic effect begins once the RPC-270-3 prosthetic is surgically implanted into a subject. After the operation's conclusion, full integration can require a varying amount of time from 2 minutes⁵ to 8 months.⁶

In the process of symbiosis, the prosthesis will change to accommodate the skin of the host both externally⁷ and internally⁸ to fit with the subject's physical configuration.

A side effect of RPC-270 implantation are modifications towards the host's sanitary habits and health condition. If the host does not adhere to a healthy lifestyle or compromises their body in a reckless manner⁹, RPC-270-3 will activate pain receptors across the body, creating a painful sensation that can escalate to levels 7-10 on the NSR-11 pain scale.¹⁰

RPC-270-3 and host subjects are categorized depending on compatibility/symbiosis based off of the initial pre-implantation status of the subject; should compatibility fail with the host, RPC-270-3 will start a process of safe decomposition, leaving the affected area intact without risk of gangrene or putrefaction of the body and surrounding tissues.

Prosthetic types:

• Essential: Prostheses that are built and used in parts and organs are vital for a stable and healthy living condition. I.e. Heart, brain hemispheres, cervical cord, etc.

• Primordial: Prostheses with the purpose to add or rehabilitate external limbs for better quality of life. I.e. arms, legs, sexual organs, eyes, etc.

Cosmetic Prosthesis designation RPC-270-3-5725B (Blue eye reset) after bonding and symbiosis with test subject H.B. 1635.

• Cosmetic: Prosthesis whose purpose is to change/modify certain external/internal parts of the body for a better physical appearance. I.e. Change of skin color in various parts of the body, change of color in the eyes, appearance of muscle mass in desired body parts, etc.

• Bonus: Prosthesis that are built for experiments in the addition of more and/or different body parts. I.e. a pair of arms below the standard ones, tentacle arms connected to the brain, etc.

• Experimental: Prosthesis created in Room 206-TS, are mostly experimental and based around the idea of weaponry/AI-assisted prosthesis. Mostly these types are either approved for further testing or outright considered too dangerous. I.e. night vision eyes, weaponized arms, legs resistant to extreme fall damage, water breathing lungs, etc.

Test Subject types:

• Handicap Alpha (H.A.): Test subjects with an almost non-existent quality of life; these subjects feature debilitating illnesses or extensive damage and would be normally considered as DIL;NAR¹¹ to most doctors. These test subjects don’t count as the standard CSDs. The bonding between H.A. subjects and configurations of RPC-270-3 have a bonding success of 100% with a symbiotic integration time of 2 minutes, up to half a year in worst cases.

• Handicap Beta (H.B.): Test subjects that feature high rates of people handicapped at birth as well as several groups of people disabled via heavy working accidents. These can either be recruited from within Authority grounds or outside heavy/industrial jobs. Bonding with H.B. shows a bonding of 99% to 82%, with a symbiosis of approx. 5 months to 1 year.

• Aged Alpha (A.A.): Test subjects designated A.A. are usually from the geriatrics tree of medicine. These chiefly use essential and primordial prosthetics. They are mostly recruited from civilian shelters and retirement centers, and bonding success of aged people has been demonstrated to be between 87% to 65%, with a symbiotic integration time of between 6 months to 2-and-a-half years.

• Aged Beta (A.B.): Most people with this designation are CSD subjects with a history of bad hygiene history and excessive drug abuse, bonding rates can range from 62% down to 15%, with a symbiotic integration time of 1 year to 3 years if the test subject presents heavy drug abuse, addiction and/or dependency.

• Standard (S): The standard class are test subjects who present no disability and/or bad diseases. Bonding rates between the standard class follow a mean average of 60%, regardless of age. Symbiotic integration time is the most random in this group, varying between 3 hours and up to 4 years.

Addendum:

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Discovery Log

RPC-270 was first discovered in [REDACTED], Pittsburgh, USA when a police report was leaked to the Authority. The report described a group of "men in grey robes and funny looking limbs" kidnapping disabled people from the local hospitals and stealing corpses from the local graveyard.

The Authority came to action after the disappearance of Dr. Allen K.¹². The Rapid Response Team "Dough Builders" from that time, a nameless unit, were given the order of scouting an abandoned hospital, at that time being an outpost of the Church of Malthus.

When the unit located and entered the abandoned hospital, they found out that most of the victims were experimented upon with rudimentary prosthetics made of RPC-270-1, with Dr. Allen found toiling in a makeshift prosthetics creation lab. He was quickly retrieved and provided with medical treatment.

RPC-270-1 was found in the basement suffering from starvation-like symptoms, and the unit discovered out that the Church was feeding corpses of handicapped citizens to RPC-270-1 in order to regenerate its mass. RPC-270-1 was quickly brought to Site-008 and contained in the research wing.

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Footnotes

1. Used bandages, malformed and/or wasted organs, corpses, electrical components, etc.

2. Depending on the prosthesis formed, being capable of mimicking speech patterns, integrating with pain receptors, and various other human body functions.

3. General anesthesia.

4. Carbon, Nitrogen, Calcium, Sodium, Chlorine, Potassium, Hydrogen, Phosphorus, Oxygen and Sulfur.

5. The fastest adaptation speed recorded by the Authority.

6. Time estimated to heal and recover from normal surgical operations.

7. Changes in melamine concentration, hair distribution, skin patterning, etc.

8. Formation of nerve connections, joining of veins/arteries, changes in bone structure and/or size.

9. Heavy drug consumption/non-prescription drug intake, smokes excessively, or takes alcohol irresponsibly.

10. NRS-11 is the scale of pain, 1 being the lightest to 11 being the worst possible imaginable.

11. Death In Line; Not for Assisted Resuscitation

12. Chief Engineer in the creation of realistic prostheses.

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