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 Beta-White |
Registered Phenomena Code: 355
Object Class: Beta-White |
| Responsible Departments: |
 Department of
Anthropology  Department of
Biology  Department of
Psychology |
Hazard Types: 
Ecological Hazard
Microscopic Hazard 
Organic Hazard 
Sapient Hazard 
Transmutation Hazard 
Bio-Hazard 
Ideological Hazard 
Sensory Hazard
RPC-355-1 contained in Site-031-1. Note exudation of infected sap from photographed branch.
Containment Protocols: Parts of RPC-355-1 are currently contained at Site-008 in a standard pathogen vault at Section Alpha in a category one refrigerator with a level 4 hermetic seal equipped with an industrial grade air filter. To avoid an on-site containment breach, RPC-355-1's containment zone should be equipped with several liquid nitrogen dispensers installed into the main chamber. The entrance to RPC-355-1 containment area must be guarded with personnel armed with standard ballistic and incendiary munitions.
In the event of a containment breach, Site-008 must execute contingency plan 355-λ, designation “Fire Curtain”. Authority personnel who become infected are to be terminated and their bodies incinerated are to be sent to Site-031-2 for further testing and containment.
Instances of RPC-355-2 are to be contained in standard humanoid containment cells at Site-031-2, with access to purified water and artificial sunlight. Instances are allowed limited socialization privileges for no more than four (4) hours per day, in groups no larger than six (6). In the event of an RPC-355-2 instance reaching the end of its natural lifespan, its corpse is to be buried in Sub-Level 5 of Site 031-2.
Trees infected with RPC-355-1 are to be incinerated and their seeds taken to Site-031-1 for study. Only one tree infected with RPC-355-1 is to be planted in Site-031-1 at any given time. In the event of an RPC-355-1 instance being spotted outside of containment or in an event related to the Group of Interest “The Descendants of Yggdrasil”, contingency plan 355-η designation “Californian Wildfire” must be activated to prevent an epidemic.
RPC-355-1 marked in red after DNA decoding in test subject CSC-3681-G 48 hours post-infection.
Description: RPC-355-1 is a category A viral pathogen found in the Xylem sap of trees that produce human edible tree sap. Most notably Boxelder trees being the main victims of RPC-355-1 spread.
The main means of contagion of RPC-355-1 is direct consumption of the unrefined sap with an index of 97% of secure infection, other means include consumption of the tree's leaves, contact with the tree’s roots and ingestion of refined sap from heavily infected trees.
RPC-355-1 begins its anomalous process of infection when a human contracts RPC-355-1. The individual now designated as RPC-355-2, begins phasing through several stages of transformation, changing its DNA sequence in the first week of infection to undergo full transformation into a hybrid of human and plant, named Homo plantae sapiens.
The type of plant RPC-355-2 will evolve into will be directly related to the area of birth, e.g. a subject who was born in a humid and rich environment relating to the soil and water, will evolve to possess characteristics of plants in those regions, whilst a subject born in a cold and frigid environment will correspondingly adopt traits of plants from that region.
Infected subjects can take up to 3 recorded years to show any symptoms related to RPC-355-1. Only RPC-355-1 is capable of infecting humans, while instances of RPC-355-2 are non-infectious towards other humans. Cures for RPC-355-1 and early stages of RPC-355-2 are undergoing development within Site-008.
Stage One: Once RPC-355-1 has infected a human, the newly designated RPC-355-2 will begin experiencing unnoticeable changes within its DNA sequence in the first week of infection. Notable superficial changes are present in the following days of infection: Infected individuals will start with a growth of 10 centimeters in height relating to it´s overall human length and it will show an increased consumption of water (2 litters more per day) and a decrease consumption of meat-based foods alongside an increased of plant-based foods in their everyday diet. On rare occasions, their bone structure will increase in mass and density.
Stage Two: As the infection advances within a period of 2 to 6 weeks: Subjects will start feeling the need to drink increased amounts of pure water, while avoiding all types of alternate water-based beverages. Most if not all meat-based diets will be eliminated from their everyday diet and consumption of plant-based foods will be halved. Most subjects will notice experiencing advanced weight gain.
It is observed that single/lone contractees of RPC-355-1 regularly tend to adopt a pet for company. All subjects develop a 1cm-deep orifice in their hands. Internally, their skeletons will develop further bone growths in the legs and arms, causing movement difficulties. The skin will begin undergoing coloration changes from the original skin color to a greener hue.
By Site-008's findings, this is the last possible stage for a possible cure and treatment.
A fully transformed lung. Testing revealed that in the case of an unnatural death, the lung will continue to function as an independent organ.
[Picture taken in the autopsy of CSD-3681-G].
Stage three: The period from week 6 to week 10 is considered incurable and final step of the RPC-355-1 infection. Externally, the skin will by now have reached a vivid green color; this is because the skin has acquired the chlorophyll-infused traits of plant cells. Any need for ingestible food has ceased entirely as bodies of RPC-355-2 now have a fully-developed photosynthetic system across the skin that functions to capture the sun’s rays and heat.
Their lungs have fully developed into a system that allows RPC-355-2 to absorb carbon dioxide and release oxygen to the atmosphere without breaking the primordial role of bodily oxygen purification. The skeleton of RPC-355-2 has transformed into an organic wood that allows the subject to gain a more rigid posture without losing mobility. Due to the newfound need for sunlight, RPC-355-2 will frequently spend time outdoors to absorb sunlight, heat, and moisture from its surroundings.
The brain and heart will continue to function as normal. Mentally, RPC-355-2 will become socially stabler and happier. It will join recycling activities and take up gardening at their homes. If the subject is homeless or doesn't have access to gardening, they will go to the closest forest and start creating houses with the wood of the trees.
They will create agricultural groups and planting activities around the home of the subject. While RPC-355-2 is not infectious, they will attempt to convince any non-affected people they encounter that contracting RPC-355-1 is beneficial.
Event 355-Alpha: Once RPC-355-2 have transformed into full hybrids, RPC-355-2 males will search for female instances of RPC-355-2 to start Event 355-Alpha. Once it has found a compatible mate, they will create pollen around the area, attracting pollen-based insects such as bees and butterflies, birds and other small animals.
After both entities have produced pollen, they will create seeds from their hands and plant them around a perimeter of 5 km. These seeds can be from any tree that produces fruit to trees that are in danger of becoming extinct. To date, no scientific explanation has explained the process of seed generation.
At the end of the procedure of seed generation and planting, the newly formed couple will have human coitus in the central area of the event, symbolically marking this as the eternal union of the two entities and ending event 355-Alpha.
Instances of RPC-355-2 in an Event 355-Omega. Fig.1 (left) indicates a late instance of event Omega. Fig.2 (right) indicates the first stage of event Omega.
Event 355-Omega: If any instances of RPC-355-2 experience a natural death, they will cease all signs of activity, photosynthesis and breathing actions will cease and they will experience rigor mortis. After a period consisting from 6 months to a full year, the body of RPC-355-2 will transform into a new entity designated RPC-355-Ω.
RPC-355-Ω resemblance the previous individual but the body is entirely made of wood, they don't have any mouth, eyes and ears but they can still speak and sense it´s surroundings. Once RPC-355-Ω has ended its metamorphosis, it will wander across familiarly-traveled places in search of any past affiliates or anyone who has shown kindness/sympathy towards it. Once it has recognized one such entity, it will speak in a quiet voice, touching on themes relating to the pair in the past and revealing secrets of its past life as a human/hybrid.
Once it has finished talking with all the subjects, it will request to be buried in a place with plenty of sunlight and/or with special meaning within its past. At arrival to the location, the subject will say its final goodbyes to its relatives and cease every function. After five days of the event, a full-grown tree will take the place of RPC-355-Ω. this tree is relationed to the type of plant RPC-355-2 was based on.
Addendum:
Screenshot of the video "Everything is Useful" at 2:36.
RPC-355 was first discovered after a report was published on the internet, on a traveling site describing how the small town of [REDACTED] near the entrance of the Tatra National Park, Poland's population had transformed into people with green skin. Further news reports indicated new species of trees being planted in the isolated green zones of the natural park and a bloom of the natural fauna and a drastic increase of butterflies and bees.
The Authority decided to take action after a video from the Group of interest "The Descendants of Yggdrasil" was uploaded to YouTube on the 4 of august of 20██. The video, entitled "Everything is useful", described the stages of RPC-355 transformation and ended with an invitation to join the group. When Authority agents arrived at the town, agents noticed that every citizen had been infected with RPC-355-1 and new-born infants were exposed to unrefined and contaminated sap.
The town in general was cleaner than before, with more solar power focused power plants, trees located in every area and a statue made of wood with the resemblance of Pétur Lúðvík Jóhannsson. Authority personnel escorted half of the population to Site-008 for testing and studying while the other half was left in [REDACTED] for on-site studies and containment. New instances that aren't from [REDACTED], Poland are to be sent to Site-031-2 for analysis and containment.
The whereabouts of Pétur Lúðvík Jóhannsson are still unknown, but based on information obtained from civilians, it is implied that he went entered the nearby forest to tend to the trees and animals.
