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RPC-483

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fig. 1 Collection of RPC-483 instances at Site-089.

Registered Phenomena Code: 483

Object Class: Alpha-Red

Hazard Types: Grouped Hazard, Organic Hazard, Contact Hazard, Ideological Hazard, Memory Alteration Hazard, possible Sentient Hazard¹

Containment Protocols: Instances of RPC-483 are contained in a separate locker compartment, each stored within the Alpha Containment Wing of Site-089. Direct human contact with any RPC-483 instance(s), although nonlethal, is forbidden on grounds of standard breach prevention protocol.

Description: RPC-483 collectively denominates 85 organic Nuo opera masks (see fig. 1). Instances are composed of a synthetic chitin formed through the deconstruction of surrounding elements via an unknown process. It is assumed that RPC-483 specimens were either created by an external entity or are descendants of RPC-483/1 (see fig. 2). Said chitin appears to have been reconstructed from various man-made composites such as reinforced concrete and steel. These materials are presumed to have originated from a Shanghai.

fig. 2 RPC-483/1

Of note is that RPC-483/1 does not resemble a standard Nuo opera mask, instead bearing a structure similar to that of a Bivalvia, in which two equally-sized valves are attached at the end by a flexible ligament. The object's valves bear patterns resembling the face of a Chinese guardian lion or lion-dog. RPC-483/1 is capable of opening its mouth to an extent where a human head would be able to fit inside, at which point RPC-483/1 would close and tighten itself, often hooking itself onto the host's neck via an array of 6000 microscopic teeth situated along the edge of each jaw, similar in structure to a contemporary hook-and-loop fastener.

Every other known RPC-483 instance is open-ended, comprising of only 1 valve with a long muscle connecting each side². Microscopic hooks cover the strap, and protrude from the muscle's folds when the respective instance is worn by a human. The muscle also tenses, securing itself around the skull.

When fully attached, a fleshy proboscis will emerge from a hole on the top edge of the instance and bore itself into one of the host's tear ducts or nostrils, after which a separate appendage will split from the proboscis and attach itself to the brain, paralyzing the victim via an organic tranquilizer. Once the host is paralyzed the initial proboscis will burrow into the stomach and pump nutrients into its body. From this point forward the instance will parasitically sustain itself on the victim's stomach contents, consuming an estimated 23% of nutrients ingested daily. The host's nervous system is numbed after this procedure has been executed, whereas cognitive functions will shift dramatically and paralysis will end. This procedure, on average, lasts between 4-7 hours.

Immediately following attachment, hosts will presume a set personality differing from the former, exhibiting erratic and often hysterical behavior. Subjects believe their respective RPC-483 to be a magical device which grants them insight into an overarching conspiracy in which the planet Earth is an elaborate theatrical performance created by a powerful group of people and/or foreign entities as a means of deceiving the general population. As result, the subject will presume a generally eccentric and greatly exaggerated conduct with the goal of aligning with said conspiracy for reasons unknown³.

When not attached to a host, RPC-483 effectively hibernate until contact with the head is made. Metabolic activity in instances has not been detected when not being worn, making extended sentience debatable, as specimens do not possess basic homeostatic mechanisms such as blood flow and oxygen intake.

Discovery: Objects were seized by the Authority throughout the 20th century. Details are readily available in attached Addenda.

Addenda:

[+] Discovery of RPC-483/1, Comprehensive History of Registered Phenomenon

[-] Discovery of RPC-483/1, Comprehensive History of Registered Phenomenon

RPC-483/1 was discovered on 5/3/1967 in Shanghai, People's Republic of China following the liquidation of an RPC-███ outbreak in a local suburb. The object was found in the possession of Xing Guanting, a war veteran and ex-PCAAO officer. After extensive surgery, RPC-483/1 was separated from Xing, after which it was made clear that the subject's memories of events leading up to the anomaly's acquisition were unaccountable. Damage dealt to the brain by RPC-483/1 as a result of forceful decoupling may have been a factor, however it was later discovered that RPC-483 instances are able to alter memory for greater control over their hosts's behavior.

Xing Guanting may have been trapped within his home for an estimated 4 months and 6 days surviving solely on insects, precipitation, and varying degrees of autocannibalism. Based on the state of his spine and limbs it is also estimated that he spent most of his time confined in a cramped space, such as a closet or cabinet. Heaps of excrement had been stuck to the corners of the interior and left to calcify, which attracted insects, comprising most of Xing's diet during those 4 months. Postmortem autopsy indicates that Xing may have consumed larger animals such as birds and rodents.

RPC-483/2-34 were discovered in similarly cramped, unlit spaces, attached to the walls via dried human excrement and a type of hardened mucus of unknown origin.

Reports of anomalous organisms and phenomena similar to that of RPC-483 have been gathered from as far back as the late 1800s. In 1894, during the First Sino-Japanese War, an abnormally large Heikeopsis japonica⁴ was recorded attacking a Chinese soldier and "biting onto his head with a mouth like a cobra." After the attack, the soldier allegedly leapt into the ocean and presumably drowned. Eight days later, according to a group of fishermen in the Min-Zhe Province, the soldier's body emerged from the sea and threw rocks at the passers-by. He assumed a hunched, "crab-like" posture in which he moved sideways in erratic bursts. Traces of the heikegani following the soldier's termination by a local police officer have not been found, and after a follow-up investigation still running to this date, the soldier's remains are yet to be located.

It is speculated that similar parasites may have been utilized by an unknown party during the Korean War to aid North Korean forces. Evidence is scarce save for a classified incident which took place at an unnamed village in South Chungcheong. Although official documents claim the village was destroyed by a North Korean platoon, the Authority Press investigated the site alongside MST Golf-73 ("Jerky Boys") in an independent effort to document anomalous phenomena during wartime. Puncture marks were found along the back of 5 cadavers' necks, penetrating the spinal cord and brachial plexus. An unknown chemical compound was siphoned from blood collected from the corpses. The government of North Korea denies any involvement. Similar phenomena were found to have occurred throughout South Korea during the war, although no physical evidence has been presented. Reports of hostile humanoid entities, referred to as "big-head ghouls" in official accounts, roaming the countryside were recovered by Authority Central Intelligence in 1975.

Throughout the 1970s, RPC-483/35-84 would be discovered and summarily contained at Site-089. The Vinland-Pyre Research Institute⁵ was found to possess 37 of 84 RPC-483 instances seized by the Authority during a raid in Hokkaido. Illegal anomaly trade throughout East Asia propagated the spread of RPC-483, possibly used as a means of money laundering and intimidation.

The Pink Flamingos were a group of covert anomaly dealers who operated within most of China, Japan, and Southeast Asia from 1931-1954⁶. Xing Guanting was found to have previously worked against the Pink Flamingos during his service in the PCAAO, and his autopsy later unveiled evidence of torture such as abnormal strain on the joints and a partially shattered rib.

An Omega Iota representative, who has requested that their name be omitted from this file, has consulted Authority Central Intelligence and MST Tango-12 and has denied the Vinland-Pyre Research Institute's involvement in the Pink Flamingos' resistance against the PCAAO. However they detailed an "experiment" involving entities described as similar to RPC-483 several years before their introduction to the Pink Flamingos' inventory.

Omega Iota denies the use of RPC-483 instances for purposes other than research and experimentation. Investigation is ongoing. The continued existence of groups similar to the Pink Flamingos is speculated among Research Division personnel; 3 RPC-483 instances were recovered in Kiribati in 1974⁷, and 1 in northern California in 1975⁸. Exactly how RPC-483 instances have been circulated to these locations is as of yet unknown, and the VPRI is suspected of playing a part.

Out of 85 instances, only 15 were discovered without a host, all of which were found to have been completely immobile even before coupling.

[+] Discovery of RPC-483/85, Interviews 483/85.1-.3

[-] Discovery of RPC-483/85, Interviews 483/85.1-.3

An incident was brought to the Authority's attention by law enforcement on 9/20/1986. Hoshino Kozue, age 84, was thought by her neighbors to have died in her apartment due to the sudden abundance of house flies around the dwelling, accompanied by a foul smell. The police were alerted and nearby apartment dwellers were advised to stay in their rooms during the corpse's removal. However, when Hoshino's door was busted open, she was found crouching on her bed with her blanket wrapped around her body. The leftmost wall was coated with feces, which attracted the flies. When an officer called out to her, she turned to reveal a dirtied mask obscuring her face. Residents were promptly evacuated so that further investigation could take place.

The Authority picked up on the incident the next day, and as such was compared with historical reports seen in Addendum 483.1. Dr. Canaan, the head researcher of the RPC-483 phenomenon, was quick to classify the mask as RPC-483/85, citing the use of human feces to attract insects and general lack of hygiene commonly observed in RPC-483 hosts.

Dr. Canaan would personally arrive at Hoshino Kozue's residence in order to conduct an interview. 3 were recorded within a span of 7 days, and are as follows:

Interview Log 483/85.1

Interviewed: Hoshino Kozue (RPC-483/85 host)

Interviewer: Dr. Harrison Canaan

Foreword: See above.

Canaan: I have begun recording. Hello, Ms. Kozue.

[Kozue is unresponsive. She looks around the room tentatively.]

Canaan: Ms. Kozue?

Kozue: Hello, mister. How may I be of service to you?

Canaan: I am here to ask you some questions about your mask. Where did you find it?

Kozue: What mask? There is no mask on my face. What do you mean?

Canaan: Alright. I've observed this kind of behavior before. You have a mask on your face, and the aliens tell you to pretend like it isn't there, am I correct?

[Kozue sighs, laughs.]

Kozue: You have ruined my act, mister. The people upstairs, they will not be happy with me.

Canaan: Has it ever occurred to you that these "people upstairs" are a figment of your imagination?

Kozue: I assure you, they are real. They are as real as the mask I was told to ignore.

Canaan: The mask, yes. Where did you find it?

Kozue: Somewhere.

Canaan: And where might that be?

Kozue: Daddy's ghost. He came to me in my sleep and gave me the mask. He gave it to me in the box.

Canaan: So you found it in a box?

Kozue: Daddy's box. [Diverts gaze.] Daddy is burning deep down in Hell now.

Canaan: Excuse me?

Kozue: Daddy is burning in Hell now.

Canaan: I… see. But, the box— did your father pass it down before he died?

Kozue: He is still alive! He is burning in Hell now.

Canaan: So, your dad's alive, but his ghost came to you?

Kozue: Yes.

Canaan: Please explain. I'm confused.

Kozue: He enjoyed shaking hands. He told me, "To shake hands with a good friend is to enter a new Hell." Daddy was a businessman, so he burned in many Hells.

Canaan: Still confusing. I apologize.

Kozue: It can't be helped. Daddy is burning in a special Hell, one made for sinners like him. And he gave me the mask to see his sins, so that I could learn to hate him.

Canaan: I assume the mask gives you the ability see the people upstairs?

Kozue: Yes. No.

Canaan: Miss, I need you to be more specific.

Kozue: Yes and no.

Canaan: That does not help.

Kozue: Stop it.

Canaan: Excuse me? I'm sorry. Did I say something?

Kozue: Upstairs. Daddy is upstairs, deep down in Hell. Daddy did his business in black opera before me. He knew who he fucked with very well.

Canaan: Black opera?

Kozue: That is what they call it. Black opera helps our minds be clean.

Canaan: I understand. And who did your father "fuck" with?

Kozue: The people upstairs.

Canaan: Your mask lets you see them, correct? So tell me who they are. What do they look like?

Kozue: I cannot. I apologize, mister. Black opera cannot let me.

[Pause for 2 minutes.]

Canaan: Tell me more about "black opera". Is it a program that the people upstairs use to gaslight you?

Kozue: What do you mean?

Canaan: Say the people upstairs didn't want regular people knowing something. Is that what black opera is for?

Kozue: Black opera? Oh, mister, why don't you stay for tea.

Canaan: Hoshino, please, cooperate.

Kozue: Hm? Did I offend? I didn't mean to offend. Did I say something?

Canaan: Tell me more about your mask.

Kozue: There is no mask.

Hoshino Kozue refused to cooperate with Dr. Canaan for the remainder of the interview, which was left out for brevity. The next day, she was transported to Site-089 and contained in a standard holding cell. Her blanket had been stuck to her body through unknown means. Another interview was scheduled for 9/22/1986.

Interview Log 483/85.2

Interviewed: Hoshino Kozue (RPC-483/85 host)

Interviewer: Dr. Harrison Canaan

Canaan: Are you feeling better, Ms. Kozue?

[Kozue tilts her head.]

Kozue: What do you mean? The cold?

Canaan: Alright. I get it.

Kozue: Get what? What is going on, where am I, mister?

Canaan: Don't you remember being driven to this place? We didn't want you to rot in that filthy apartment anymore, so we took you to this nicer, clean place.

Kozue: [Quickened breathing.] No! No no no no no no, this is not right! Where is my home?

Canaan: Miss, calm down.

Kozue: They are angry at me. Look at them. Is this the place? You have taken me to Hell!

Canaan: Hoshi—

Kozue: This is Hell! Daddy? Where is daddy?

Canaan: [Shouting.] Hoshino! Calm yourself, this isn't Hell. This is a safe place. We're here to help you escape from the people upstairs.

Kozue: You cannot take me away from them. [Laughs.] You are funny. Like daddy. Daddy liked to make jokes like that.

Canaan: What kinds of jokes?

Kozue: Although he was not as dull as you. You cannot leave from the people upstairs.

Canaan: Tell me about your dad. What did he do to… go to Hell?

Kozue: He was like you.

Canaan: Like me?

Kozue: Yes. I'm sorry. He did not believe in the people upstairs. He ignored his touch and his smell. So they sent him down to Hell where he could think. But daddy protected me from them, and scared them when he gave me the mask. Now I can see when the people upstairs come down from the vents, so I blocked it.

Canaan: Is that why you, uh… utilized your feces to block the ventilation?

Kozue: Yes. The people upstairs care too much about clothes and such to touch me. I make myself filthy so they cannot touch me. And daddy gave me the mask so they could not sneak up on me.

Canaan: What do they look like?

Kozue: Dark. Shadow.

Canaan: So they appear as shadows.

Kozue: No. The people upstairs do not have shadows because the sunlight passes right through them. They are ghosts and they send ghosts to hurt me. They have invisible guns that they fire into my brain, and it hurts. It burns like fire. But with the mask I can see them behind the wall, and I look at them so they disappear.

Canaan: Could this be what your dad is experiencing in Hell?

Kozue: No.

Canaan: Tell me more about Hell, then.

Kozue: It is… [Scans the room.] It is a place like this one. It is cold. It is not filthy so they can come into the room and… and touch him. The demons like to touch people.

Canaan: What do you mean by "touch"?

Kozue: [Shouting suddenly.] NO! HE WILL COME BACK!

[Kozue takes a deep breath, stares at Canaan. Unresponsive.]

Canaan: Are… Are you alright?

[Kozue laughs for a moment.]

Kozue: Daddy will come back for me, silly. They always say that, silly. Daddy loves me. He will come back for me. See? He came back before. See? See?

Canaan: Hoshino, collect yourself. Okay? Take a deep breath. Is everything alright?

Kozue: So boring. You are asking me the same things. Please say something else.

Canaan: What do you mean?

[Kozue looks away, mumbles something to herself.]

Canaan: Ms. Kozue?

Kozue: You came from behind the wall when I found you. You took me to this dead and cold Hell to ask me things you already know.

Canaan: We are not those people.

Kozue: Then prove it.

[Pause for 80 seconds.]

Kozue: May I ask something of you?

Canaan: Always.

Kozue: I would like some paper and pencils for drawing.

Canaan: I'll ask. I'm sure we can give them to you.

Kozue: Ask who?

Canaan: My supervisors.

[Kozue suddenly cackles, rolls onto her back.]

Hoshino Kozue's request for paper and pencils was granted shortly after this interview took place.

Records of Hoshino's father, Kazato Kozue, are scarce, and it was gathered by Authority intelligence that he died of an unknown illness in Manchuria, 12/22/1946.

fig. 3 Drawing recovered from Hoshino Kozue's apartment after relocation.

Based on testimonials gathered from Yamanaka Kozue, whom was said relative, it is assumed by on-duty personnel that Hoshino may have been a love child conceived by Kazato and an unknown woman. Fecal samples taken from her apartment have revealed mixed Japanese-Korean ancestry. Findings suggest that Kazato Kozue had served during WWII, and may have copulated with or sexually assaulted a Korean female, who would give birth to Hoshino.

Hoshino's neighbors described her as a recessive individual who rarely left her apartment. As indicated by their general attitude towards Hoshino during questioning, it is assumed that she was ridiculed for her Korean ancestry. Reports of an elderly man, presumably Kazato Kozue, visiting her apartment were given to Authority intelligence during 6 out of 10 interviews. Witnesses describe a man who looked to be the same age as Hoshino wearing a military uniform.

As RPC-483/85 had been attached to Hoshino for a period estimated longer than 2 weeks, she was considered lost, as extensive brain damage caused by RPC-483/85 would prove detrimental to her well-being should the object be decoupled from her head.

Interview Log 483/85.3

Interviewed: Hoshino Kozue (RPC-483/85 host)

Interviewer: Dr. Harrison Canaan

Canaan: Good morning, Hoshino.

Kozue: Good morning. Thank you.

Canaan: Have you drawn anything since you got the pencils?

Kozue: Yes, mister. Here.

[Kozue produces a simple drawing of Dr. Canaan. He grins.]

Canaan: That's very nice, thank you.

Kozue: Do you want it?

Canaan: No thank you. It's yours, you can keep it.

Kozue: Oh.

[Kozue looks down and puts the drawing away.]

Kozue: You were supposed to accept it.

Canaan: I was?

Kozue: Yes. To prove to the people upstairs that I am not filthy. I am not filthy anymore, am I?

Canaan: I thought you wanted to be filthy?

Kozue: I want to see daddy again.

Canaan: I see. So—

Kozue: Can you take me to him? Please let me see daddy again.

Canaan: We don't have him, miss.

Kozue: That is a lie. You come from upstairs.

Canaan: How can you be certain?

Kozue: I see you in the walls. The mask lets me see.

Canaan: I'll admit we have surveillance cameras in your room, but only to make sure you don't hurt yourself.

Kozue: That is what they say. The cameras are not the problem. The people upstairs have no need for cameras.

Canaan: Because they're in the walls?

Kozue: Yes.

Canaan: You seem to hate these people.

Kozue: I do. I hate them very much.

Canaan: So why do you act? When we first met, you said you wanted to appease them.

Kozue: So do you. We are both actors, mister.

Canaan: No. I work for a group of people who want to help the world.

Kozue: I know. I have seen your kind. Time and time again. You have a beautiful song. But this is still the upstairs. Only the demons can go upstairs. The others go to Hell.

Canaan: Very well. You're implying the people upstairs aren't human. Why do you think this?

Kozue: They are human. Humans in another flesh. A flesh that is pretty. Daddy wore that flesh. It was very pretty.

Canaan: So the people upstairs are rich?

Kozue: Hm?

Canaan: Well, you seem to be describing rich people. They enjoy fancy things and don't like germs, right?

Kozue: Anyone can touch dirt. Euphoria is the finest dance. Euphoria is what drives you. It is what drives me. It is the palette of gods and devils.

Canaan: Please help me to understand, Ms. Kozue.

Kozue: Find your mask, then.

[A pause.]

Canaan: You never answered my question about why you act for them.

Kozue: I am a living creature. That is all.

fig. 4 RPC-483/85

Subject refused to cooperate for the remainder of the interview, which has been cut for brevity.

Hoshino Kozue expired the next day. The exact cause of death is still under investigation. RPC-483/85 decoupled from her head naturally after death. The initials "H.R." were found burnt onto her right cheek. There were approximately 73 stab wounds across her thighs, crotch, chest, and arms which leaked a viscous substance originating from the subject's veins, causing her blanket to be stuck to her body. The substance was similar to amber in composition, save for its deep shade of red.

Hoshino Kozue was last seen outside of her apartment on 3/10/1985. Oda Yoshiko, one of Hoshino's neighbors, reports observing her being attacked by four masked men and forcefully ushered into a nearby convenience store. Witness was taken in for further questioning, particularly as to why they withheld this information from Authority intelligence despite being interviewed multiple times before. After one week of interrogation Oda revealed the location of a series of documents connecting her case to group of interest Omega Iota. Documents were recovered in northern Hokkaido, stored in a safe hidden within an abandoned farm house. See Addendum 483.3.

[+] 9/28/1986 Findings

[-] 9/28/1986 Findings

Document A: 3/10/1985 Recovered Video Footage

[A mass of organic tissue is shown. It is connected to a machine.]

[An unidentified individual wearing a suit and ski mask enters the frame. An orifice opens in the mass, and RPC-483/85 is expelled. Individual A picks it up and wipes it with a napkin.]

[A wall of text appears, reading: "3/10/1985 HUMAN RESOURCE RECOVERED / RECORD FOR OBSERVATION BY ORDER II PERSONNEL / VPRI"]

[The organic mass darts off-frame. Individual A walks over to meet Individual B, who is restraining Hoshino Kozue using handcuffs.]

[Individual A uses a metal hook to pull RPC-483/85 over Kozue's head. She shakes her head erratically all the while screaming. Individual B puts its hand over her neck, appearing to cut off air flow, as Kozue struggles to move.]

[Individual A successfully fastens RPC-483/85 around Hoshino Kozue's head. Both Individual A and B walk off screen as Kozue screams and claws at the object.]

[Hoshino Kozue is tranquilized by RPC-483/85 and stops moving. She continues screaming as RPC-483/85 initiates its probing phase. Cysts begin to form on her exposed skin.]

[A wall of text appears, reading: "H.R.: SUBJECT 2199824083 / "HOSHINO" KOZUE / AGE: 84 / REL. KAZATO KOZUE, PONG DA-HAE⁹ / AUCTION COST 100 USD"]

[A cracking noise is heard. From behind the text, Hoshino's neck lurches to the side. Screaming intensifies, breathing becomes laborious. Text then reads: "SAPPORO DEPT. AGREES TO PICK HER UP AT A LATER DATE / REPLACEMENT READY IN CASE OF POOR TIMING / INTERNAL COPY: DO NOT SEND"]

["$100 DEAD AND ALIVE"]

["FOUND IN HAKODATE, HOKKAIDO / ESCAPED 6/2/1972 / RECOVERED 3/10/1985"]

["WHOLE SUBJECT AND RESTRAINER TO BE DELIVERED TO HIGHEST BIDDER"]

["H.R. WORTH $100 IN CURRENT STATE"]

Document B: Taped Phone Conversation Between Oda Yoshiko and Presumed Omega Iota Entity

Yoshiko: [Nervous] Hello? What is it?

Unknown: Debt not over. Come over.

Yoshiko: No! I did everything you asked, what the hell do you people want?

Unknown: Debt. Bring more.

Yoshiko: I have nothing left.

Unknown: Suicide is no other option from torture. Debt. Bring more.

Yoshiko: Fine, f-fine, I'll—!

[The voice of Rion Yoshiko, Oda's brother, is put on the line.]

Rion: Oda. Oda, do it. It's…

Yoshiko: No.

Rion: …not over yet, please. Please. They just need one more thing, please!

Yoshiko: I'm not doing it! I can't do this anymore!

Unknown: [A different voice] Come now, I thought you loved hearing Koreans cry.

Yoshiko: [Shouting, crying] Shut up!

Rion: You need to. There is no choice. P-Please, Oda, please don't let them do this to me, pl—

Yoshiko: Do what? What? Rion?!

Unknown: Debt. Bring more.

Yoshiko: You bastards! I hate you! Please, he isn't involved, he— he—!

Unknown: Debt. Bri—

[Yoshiko ends the call. Heavy breathing is heard alongside the dial tone. It is not Oda's voice.]

Oda Yoshiko is unable to recall the specific details surrounding her affiliation with Omega Iota. She will be kept in Authority custody until she is able to do so.

Of note is that Kazato Kozue's body was discovered in Okinawa on 11/23/1990. Suicide by gunshot was determined to be the cause of death. Said ashes (see Addendum 483.2) have been acquired by the Authority and are currently under scrutiny.

Oda and Rion Yoshiko may be responsible for the disappearance of approximately 12 Japanese-Korean residents since 1980.

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