RPC-718

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RPC-718 being taken out of its case and photographed by Dr. Tenenbaum.

Registered Phenomena Code: 718

Object Class: Alpha-White (UT)

Hazard Types: Contact Hazard, Sensory Hazard, Immeasurable, Psychotronic Hazard

Containment Protocols: RPC-718 is to be held within a standard temperature and humidity controlled Alpha-class storage room within Site-015's Storage Sector. Tests conducted are to be approved by Head Researcher Stevenson, and are to be observed by one ASF officer or one researcher. Personnel interested in using 718 are to fill out multiple release waivers before using it.

Description: RPC-718 is a Great War-era trench whistle made by the ██████ Company, 1917, as indicated by inscriptions on its front face. It weighs approximately two ounces and is 15x1.4 centimeters. Further research into the ██████ Company shows it to have been closed down following the end of the war, with most of its records being destroyed during the London Blitz in 1941. When held and blown by a human being, RPC-718 causes the individual using it to go comatose, where the subject's vital signs will remain operational, but they will be in a state of sleep for a period of 30 to 120 seconds. Testing with non-humans has shown no effect on their physical state. Subjects experience vivid dreams or audiovisual hallucinations in which they experience historical battles from the perspectives of ancestors who were involved in those battles. The earliest conflict experienced by an RPC-718 subject is the Sack of Rome, with the most recent conflict having been the conflict in Syria. Upon waking from this state, subjects report having acquired knowledge they did not previously possess. The attained expertise is based on experience, but has included the sudden comprehension of a language or development of proficiency with weapons or tools commonly used by an ancestor.

Discovery: RPC-718 was found in the Kunar Province, Afghanistan during an ambush of UK and US-based coalition forces along MSR¹ Holstead. Following this ambush, SSgt. Micah Wilson, a US-coalition cook, would be cut off from nearby friendly forces due to insurgent fire. SSgt. Wilson used the object to draw the attention of friendly forces to wounded soldiers around him, but was himself found unconscious. Following the ambush, Wilson was treated by medical personnel and filed an after action report in which he described falling unconscious after using the whistle. This alerted Authority Central Intelligence agents embedded at Bagram Air Force Base, who secured RPC-718 and amnesticized SSgt. Wilson. MST X-Ray-6 would create a counter narrative explaining the events as a traumatic brain injury incurred from an improvised explosive device attack.

Open Experiment Logs

Test Subject	Testing	Result
CSD-122193, a Hispanic male in his late-20s.	CSD-122193 entered a comatose state and received a concussion following a fall upon hard tile.	(Due to this injury, all uses of 718 are to be done on an Authority provided couch with test subjects in a sitting or lying down position.) CSD-122193 reported dreaming of being a Spanish conquistador who battled Aztecs during the Spanish Colonial period.
ACI Agent Mark Diaz, late-20s, a first generation Filipino-American.	Diaz, after he signed multiple release waivers and insisted on using the whistle, went into a comatose state while slumped over against the couch.	Upon waking up, Diaz reported that he had looked at a picture of his great grandmother, prayed that he would make it back to his family in Tagalog, and took part in the Raid of Cabanatuan. Alongside this, Diaz reported attaining knowledge on how to operate a Browning 1919 machine gun, conducting guerilla ambush tactics, a greater understanding of Tagalog, and new ways to prepare Tilapia, a type of fish native to the Philippines.
ASF Officer Randall Briar, late-20s, American with English ancestry.	Officer Briar consented to being put under an MRI where Dr. ██████ would discover that subjects under the influence would enter a state of REM2 sleep.	Individuals under the influence of 718 have increased brain activity while in the comatose state, as shown by Officer Briar's MRIs. Officer Briar reported himself "oiling up other dudes" getting ready for the Battle of Cannae. When asked on his sexual preferences, Officer Briar continued to reaffirm that, "he was as straight as a line". Alongside this, Officer Briar reported newfound knowledge of the Latin language.
MST SSgt. DeWitt, mid-20s, carries Native American/Caucasian ancestry.	DeWitt would enter the same comatose state as previous subjects.	DeWitt reported his part in the Battle of Wounded Knee, shooting down multiple Native American tribesmen who were clearly surrendering. DeWitt also reported a sudden interest in lever action rifles.
Oliver Wiśniewski, early-30s, Polish ancestry.	Wiśniewski's procedure would repeat. However, an ASF officer was continually trying to readjust his seating position.	Wiśniewski reported being in the Auschwitz concentration camp, and waking up upon the observation of being gassed in the showers. Wiśniewski is no longer an avid Holocaust denier.
ASF Officer Michael Thomas, American with English ancestry.	Thomas fell asleep on the couch with no noticeable issues.	Thomas reported being a part of the Sack of Rome and destroyed one of many statues of Julius Caesar. Thomas would report knowledge on the Latin language, and was able to read certain Latin phrases fluently.
ACI Agent James O'Reilly, an Irish-American in his late 20s.	O'Reilly fell asleep with no incident.	O'Reilly reported fighting for the Irish Republican Army during the Troubles as his father. Unlike past subjects, O'Reilly's father is still alive, being held in HM Prison ██████ for his role in the deaths of six British soldiers and the death of a policeman in London.
MST SSgt. Carson, American ancestry with English heritage.	Carson fell asleep with no issues.	Carson reported his part in the Battle of Peking, and made particular note of his role in gunning down Boxer militants as a British infantryman with the Eight Nation Alliance. Carson reported newfound knowledge of the Mandarin language.
Chef Jonathan Wilcox, early-30s, American descent.	Wilcox fell asleep with no outstanding incident.	Wilcox reported visions of his grandfather, a cook in the Vietnam war at Khe Sahn, and reported being shot before waking up.
ACI Agent Kimiko Ito, early-40s, Japanese descent.	Ito fell asleep with no issues.	During her dream, Ito reported visions of her grandfather's role in the Pearl Harbor attacks as a Japanese aviator, and would only awaken when she was reportedly shot by American defense forces.
CSD-268498, early-20s, American descent.	CSD-268498 fell asleep with no issues.	CSD-268498 reported himself as a Commander of a Bradley IFV3 during the 2003 invasion of Iraq and would report knowledge on armored warfare tactics and a newfound ability to eat quickly. Upon further research, CSD-268498 would learn that his estranged father was still alive as of ██/██/███.
MST Specialist Mikhail Antonov, early-30s, first generation Russian-American immigrant.	Specialist Antonov fell asleep with no incident.	Antonov reported visions of his father's role as an infantry officer during the first Battle of Grozny and his subsequent death at the hands of Chechen insurgents.
Michael Smith, mid-50s, English ancestry.	Smith fell asleep with no issues.	Smith, a history major, reported a vision of fighting at the Battle of Rorke's Drift in 1879 alongside British infantrymen as a Quartermaster. Smith developed a deeper understanding of military logistics for 19th century England.

Footnotes

1. Main Supply Route

2. Rapid Eye Movement

3. Infantry Fighting Vehicle

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