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RPC-689. Photographed by Agent Stringer after the retrieval of a subject.
Registered Phenomena Code: 689
Object Class: Omega-Orange
Hazard Types: Extra-dimensional Hazard, Grouped Hazard, (unverified) Sapient Hazard
Containment Protocols: Due to the relative rarity of RPC-689, containment efforts are to be focused on ensuring the confidentiality of RPC-689. Research efforts into RPC-689 are also not advised, due to the high amount of resources required in order for consistent testing to be remotely feasible.
In the event that an RPC-689 case has been confirmed, Romeo-7 (Suited Gentlemen) is to be notified to retrieve the affected individual to Site-038. Interviews are to be conducted if possible. The affected individual is to be administered a Class-B amnestic afterward and released.
Authority agents have been embedded in the MTR Corporation Ltd. since January 2010 in order to facilitate the removal of RPC-689 from the trains of the aforementioned public transport network or, failing that, the purchase of new trains of different models.(Revised 30/08/2014)
All Authority personnel assigned to RPC-689 are to avoid the use of the MTR transportation system until further notice. An ample supply of Reassignment Forms is to be provided to Site-038. All agents assigned to RPC-689 and embedded within the MTR Corporation Ltd. are to be extracted immediately.
Any discovery of anomalous effects similar to RPC-689 outside of Hong Kong is to be immediately notified to the current Director of Site-038 (Currently Director Yeung).
Description: RPC-689 is a standard Priority Seat on any standard train of the MTR Corporation Limited, regardless of model. Other than the potential manifestation of RPC-689, the trains have no anomalous effects. Trains of the same model employed by other metro service providers possess no anomalous effects.
RPC-689's anomalous effect may occur when an individual in their late teens to early 30s sits on RPC-689, hereby referred to as "the subject". RPC-689's anomalous effect occurs after 10 seconds of the subject sitting, manifesting once the subject has blinked. The subjects described themselves as having been transported to a giant stage, facing a crowd of large size in subsequent interviews. They are then submitted to a “struggle session”, hereby designated RPC-689-1.
While RPC-689-1 has an unknown number of variations, all interviews with affected subjects have shown that the event has several characteristics, such as:
- Movement restricted by some form of detainment gear, ranging from hemp ropes to an object similar to RPC-[DATA EXPUNGED] (64/64)
- A crowd of over 5000(approx) being present (64/64)
- Being antagonized by the crowd (64/64)
- Pictures of the subject being displayed at the venue (64/64)
- An object being thrown at the subject (64/64)
- Being dragged through the crowd (64/64)
- Being physically assaulted (64/64)
- Being forced to "admit to their sins" by the crowd (64/64)
- Constant lighting, even if the venue is outdoors. (64/64)
- Chanting “Down with [name of subject]” rhythmically by the crowd throughout the event. (64/64)
- Crude posters and banners at the venue. (64/64) The contents of the banners/posters usually translate to:
- “Down with [name of subject]” (49/64)
- “Repent for substantial sin” (45/64)
- “Protect the Priority Seat with our blood and strength” (44/64).
- Mandarin Chinese being spoken. (53/64)
- Being stripped of clothing. (47/64)
A video camera was found alongside PoI 689-1138 during retrieval, which documents the RPC-689 activation event. The camera is an unidentifiable 8mm film camera similar to those used by the People's Republic of China during the early 1970s, with slight damage to it's casing.
Researcher in charge: Researcher Modi.
Date: ██/██/10
Time of event: 32:11:38
00:00:00: PoI 689-1138 is teleported to RPC-689-1. Subject is on a stage and is facing a crowd of approx. 10000 people.
00:00:02: Crowd starts to chant “Down with [NAME REDACTED]” in Mandarin.
00:05:12: A person on the stage, holding a mic, starts to yell at PoI 689-1138, stating that she is “human scum”, and kicks her.
00:05:13: Crowd cheers.
00:05:16: Other people on stage begin kicking PoI 689-1138.
00:07:09: Kicking stops.
00:07:10: PoI 689-1138 is accused of “committing the serious atrocity of misusing the Priority Seat” by several people on stage.
00:07:13: PoI 689-1138 attempts to defend herself by stating that she had been experiencing Menstrual Cramps, and was feeling uncomfortable.
00:07:14: PoI 689-1138 is cut off by the crowd booing.
00:07:20: Mic holder accuses PoI 689-1138 of lying and proceeds to punch her.
00:07:47: Punching stops. Chanting of “Down with [NAME REDACTED]” resumes.
00:41:36: Chanting stops. A person holding a piece of paper enters the stage.
00:42:00: Person reads from the paper, a list of “sins” committed by PoI 689-1138.
[EXTRAVAGANT LOGS REMOVED]
01:11:44: Reading of the list stops. Crowd demands PoI 689-1138 admit to her sins.
01:11:45: PoI 689-1138 admits to her sins.
01:11:49: Crowd cheers.
01:11:52: Chanting of “Down with [NAME REDACTED]” resumes.
01:13:41: A person from the stage forcibly removes clothing of PoI 689-1138.
01:15:12: Clothing of PoI 689-1138 is burned on stage.
01:15:32: Burned clothing is used to burn PoI 689-1138. 1st degree burns caused. POI 689-1138 starts screaming.
01:15:36: A person on stage and holding a knife threatens to cut of PoI 689-1138's mouth. PoI 689-1138 stops screaming.
01:15:52: Chanting of “Down with [NAME REDACTED]” resumes.
[EXTRAVAGANT LOGS REMOVED]
03:24:04: PoI 689-1138, naked at the time, is dragged through the crowd. People that she passes through occasionally spit on her.
03:32:38: Dragging of PoI 689-1138 stops. A circle of people is formed around her.
[EXTRAVAGANT LOGS REMOVED]
07:22:11: Beating stops.
07:22:15: PoI 689-1138 is dragged again.
07:56:36: Dragging of PoI 689-1138 stops at a farm.
07:57:10: PoI 689-1138 is thrown into a pigpen. Crowd chants “Protect the Priority Seat with our blood and strength”.
[EXTRAVAGANT LOGS REMOVED]
21:48:48: PoI 689-1138 is dragged to a different location.
22:47:08: Dragging of PoI 689-1138 stops.
22:47:11: A person attaches two jumper cables to PoI 689-11.
[EXTRAVAGANT LOGS REMOVED]
25:20:12: Crowd chants “Break the head of [NAME REDACTED]”.
[EXTRAVAGANT LOGS REMOVED]
31:13:59: Crowd chants “All hail the great Priority Seat”.
32:11:38: PoI 689-1138 is transported back to RPC-689.
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| PoI 689-1138, as depicted in the recovered video camera. |
RPC-689-1 lasts between 32 hours to 253 days, the factors of which affect the amount of time are unknown. However, it is hypothesized that the struggle session may potentially last for an indefinite amount of time, assuming that the subject does not comply while in RPC-689-1.
RPC-689-1 has been noted to end abruptly in all cases, and the subject is transported back to the train. CCTV footage shows no change in the subject’s location. All physical wounds sustained by the subject within RPC-689 are not healed. As a result, Authority operatives are advised to observe for sudden injuries for individuals sitting on RPC-689.
As of this writing, there have been ████ documented instances since documentation began on 19/12/2009, or about 1 in ██’ ███ passengers. However, as Authority personnel have only been able to reliably monitor 9.3% of the 275’000’000 passengers per year, it is estimated that there may have been upwards of █████ actual instances.
RPC-689's anomalous effect was discovered on 22/09/2009 when Authority webcrawlers detected a mention of a "criticism seat" on the website forum.████████.com, where an individual described his experience of RPC-689. Mobile Security Team November-12 (Dumpster Divers) was sent to investigate, which coincided with the 26th recorded case of RPC-689. X-Ray-6 (Annullifiers) was later sent to apprehend all individuals with experiences of RPC-689, and all individuals were apprehended within 8 days.
Addendum 689.1
While no conclusive pattern has been drawn from RPC-689's criteria for activation, due to the extremely small sample size, individuals with certain characteristics have a disproportionally higher probability of activating RPC-689's anomalous effects.
Characteristics include:
- One or more recovering injuries that are not visible, but directly affects the individual’s ability to stand for extended periods of time.
- Pregnancy between 1 to 4 months. Note that all individuals were aware of their pregnancy at the time.
- Menstrual Cramps
- Lack of sleep
- Exhaustion
As much as I would like to properly test this out, we don't have the resources or time to test it. Whether 689 truly is a sentient entity that has an odd definition of "people in need" and jumps to conclusions way too quickly may remain a mystery.
-Dr. Cheng
Addendum 689.2
On ██/██/17, the 2354th subject(designated PoI 689-2354) was retrieved with a flyer, which was thrown towards her by the crowd within RPC-689-1. PoI 689-2354 was 3 months pregnant at the time and was suffering from arthritis, a disease that affects joint movement.
The following was translated from Simplified Chinese to English by Dr. Cheng.
[NAME REDACTED] must be condemned! [NAME REDACTED] has disgraced our mighty Priority Seat by sitting without meeting any of the criteria! Is she old? No! Is she pregnant? No! Is she carrying a baby? No! Is she injured? No!
[NAME REDACTED] has clearly shown a lack of respect for the elderly, pregnant women, or the disabled! We must castigate her for a thousand years!
[NAME REDACTED] not only lacked any respect for the aforementioned groups, she is also a lying (bad woman)! She claimed that she was pregnant and that she was suffering from "arthritis"! Lies! We can’t possibly be wrong! Is her belly swelled? Does she have (bandages/plasters) on her legs? No! She was clearly lying and deserves to have her lying mouth fed to pigs and dogs!
People! [NAME REDACTED] has constantly lied and has shown serious selfishness! She will be adjudged by the masses for the next millennia! Her unwillingness to repent for her numerous lies have only caused her to be sunken into damnation for generations to come! This lying bitch is not pregnant, nor injured! We must criticize her until she (starts to smell)!
Protect the Priority Seat with our blood and strength! Long live the Priority Seat! May the Priority Seat punish those who are unworthy of sitting!
Down with [NAME REDACTED]!
POI 689-2354 was subsequently amnestied without incident. The flyer was determined to be non-anomalous after testing and was placed in Locker FJ30135 of Site-038.
Addendum 689.3
The following addendum was declassified 30/08/14.
On 08/07/14, Dr. Reynolds, while on vacation in Hong Kong, experienced the effects of RPC-689. Dr. Reynolds proceeded to head to Site-038 and reported the incident to the Authority.
It should be noted that Dr. Reynolds was in her early 60s and requires crutches for medicinal purposes. Dr. Reynolds is the first person to be outside of the age limit, as well as part of a rare group of people who have been exposed to RPC-689 while having visible disabilities.
-Dr. Cheng
Below is the interview log between Dr. Cheng and Dr. Reynolds on 09/07/14.
Interviewed: Dr. Malina Reynolds
Interviewee: Dr. Erasmus Cheng
Date: 09/07/14
Foreword: Dr. Malina Reynolds was and is not involved in the research and containment of RPC-689, nor were any of those who worked under her involved. Due to Dr. Reynolds' training with the Authority, Dr. Reynolds has an SRC of 8.0.
<Begin Log>
Dr. Cheng: Dr. Reynolds, long time no see. I could have only wished that we would have been able to meet again under less critical circumstances.
Dr. Reynolds: Well, I believe we share the same sentiments, Erasmus.
Dr. Cheng: So, let’s get down to business. What can you tell us about your encounter with 689? I suppose Jeffery has explained what 689 is.
Dr. Reynolds: Yes, he has. My encounter with 689 did make slight deviations from what had happened to me.
Dr. Cheng: Could you be more specific?
Dr. Reynolds: Sure. For starters, some of the banners were in English.
Dr. Cheng: How many of the banners?
Dr. Reynolds: About a fifth of them. Take it with a grain of salt.
Dr. Cheng: Right. And the second thing?
Dr. Reynolds: My name isn’t the only name on the banners.
Dr. Cheng: What are some other names?
Dr. Reynolds: The ones that I can remember include [DATA EXPUNGED]. There are also some names in Chinese, which I can’t understand.
Dr. Cheng: Huh. Any patterns that you recognize?
Dr. Reynolds: I’m afraid not. I can’t recognize most of the names anyways. Besides, I don’t think any of them work with me on the Queen. All in all seems like it’s no more than a random list of people who work for the Authority.
Dr. Reynolds: Oh, and Erasmus? We should be open to the possibility that 689 is mad that we’re trying to deal with it.
Dr. Reynolds: We’re protecting humanity from 689. From 689’s view, we’re stopping it from making sure justice prevails in a demented kind of way.
Dr. Reynolds: And maybe, it’s starting to get mad at us for stopping it.
Dr. Cheng: Well, I doubt it. How could it possibly know of our efforts to contain it?
Dr. Reynolds: How much do you know about it?
Dr. Cheng: Umm…
Dr. Reynolds: Exactly.
<End Log>
Due to the potentially intentional nature of this particular RPC-689 event, this incident is not to be considered as a conventional event and is to be separately accounted for. Details about RPC-689 provided by Dr. Reynolds is not to cause any change in RPC-689's file description.
This Addendum was declassified 30/08/14 after a vote from all then-available Global Directors, as well as Site Director Dr. Stannum Yeung and Lead Researcher Dr. Erasmus Cheng was passed 8-6-1. Containment Procedures were revised following this incident in order to prevent further incidents.
Following the change in Containment Procedures, the number of RPC-689 incidents has reduced by 16%. However, the number of requests for project transfers from RPC-689 have increased by 47%.
