RPC-706

Cat-astrophe

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Registered Phenomena Code: 706

Object Class: Gamma-Red Gamma-Purple

Hazard Types: Incorporeal, Visual, Sentient (?), Tychokinetic.

Containment Protocols: As of 26/06/2025, Site-113 has been destroyed and decommissioned. RPC-706 is currently uncontained; containment efforts are to be focused on locating and monitoring its last known observer(s). If possible, they are to be transfered to a secluded location, where RPC-706 can remanifest in isolation. Long-term containment protocols are still pending approval; more information has been made available on Addendum 706-03.


Description: RPC-706 is a cat of the Bombay breed, weighing ~4.2 kg and measuring ~65 cm.5 Its physical attributes are those commonly shared with a healthy member of its species, and it displays typical behaviors and instincts of a domestic cat.

The anomalous effect of RPC-706 triggers once direct visual contact is established between the anomaly and one/many observer(s). Upon breaking line of sight, RPC-706 will disappear instantly and remain absent for 168 hours.6 When this period concludes the observer(s) will suffer a fatal incident, typically caused by sudden, accidental and/or unusual circumstances. Following this event, RPC-706 will reappear within a 7 meter radius of the fatality's location.

No known method exists to prevent RPC-706 from disappearing, nor to interrupt the ensuing fatality's timeline. All individuals who observe RPC-706 will, without exception, die.

Addendum 706-1: While not exhaustive, the following incidents have been compiled to demonstrate and document the nature of RPC-706. As of 19/01/2025, the full list is incomplete; you may request a full briefing by contacting VIP Lead Researcher and Containment Specialist Dr. Helen E. Hastings.

Addendum 706-2: Sector-γ operation began on January 1, 2025, to aid in RPC-706 containment. Dr. Helen E. Hastings personally volunteered to partake in recontainment and relocation protocols; after going through a specialized blind-work training, she became the first Sector-γ VIP Staff Member. Once contact was established with RPC-706, immediate containment efforts were made.

Addendum 706-03: Due to the nature of RPC-706, we haven't been able to study its physiology; we don't know its age, its height, we don't even know its gender. And truth be told, I don't know if we'll ever be able to. That being said, if you have any ideas, any containment proposals that we haven't thought of, you're more than welcome to send them for review. I can't promise we'll find a permanent solution. I already sacrificed my eyesight, so please, review your proposals carefully. We don't need another catastrophe, no pun intended. -Dr. Hastings

Proposal by Dr. Emanuel E. Lacroix, Protocol Laboratory.
Description: We could design a containment cell to specifically accomodate RPC-706's needs. It should include food, water, entertainment, and a VIP-Staff to check on whatever else it might need. But this time, we'll locate it to an even more remote location. How about Bouvet Island? That way, if it breaches containment, we can re-contain it easily.


We already tried with Sector-γ, and it destroyed the entirety of Site-113. If it breaches containment, it might end up erasing Bouvet Island off the face of the Earth. And God knows that would be a nightmare to cover up. For now, we can't risk loosing another facility again.
-Dr. Hastings.

STATUS: DENIED

Proposal by Sgt. Alan W. Paige, Authority Central Intelligence.
Description: We should run some experiments to see if we can stop RPC-706 from killing people. Why don't we just shoot the son of a bitch? Force it to manifest, and put a bullet in its head? Or not even that, why not put it in a box and just let it starve to death?


Need I remind you, this anomaly has a 100% fatality rate; experimentation could prove disastrous. The same could be said for making RPC-706 feel threatened. We don't know if it can voluntarily demanifest, and we don't intend on discovering the consequences of it.
-Dr. Hastings.

STATUS: DENIED

Proposal by Dr. Javier Z. Alvaréz, Anomaly Experimentation Team.
Description: Why don't we send it to another dimension? Or an alternate reality? Or how about a pocket dimension? I can't mention them due to the risk of an information breach, but…you know!


Ideally, we'd have to find one that is 100% devoid of human life; we don't know if it can be triggered by other, intelligent/sapient lifeforms. It's been alive for more than 200 years; give it enough time and it could return back to our baseline reality. As for pocket dimensions, The Authority has yet to find one that is stable enough to sustain RPC-706.
-Dr. Hastings.

STATUS: DENIED

Proposal by Eng. Lauren A. Hill, Office of Analysis and Science.
Description: Force RPC-706 to manifest on a remotely-controlled spacecraft, then send it to outer space. Either keep it in orbit, or force it to land on Mars. We could keep it contained, on-location, in space.


We'll have to look into the logistics of this, but consider that a lot of things could go wrong. If the timing is incorrect, we could turn this spacecraft into a deadly missile: it could blow up in the atmosphere; it could come back down and crash back into earth. We also cannot risk it being spotted from Earth, or from a neighboring space station, not even from a telescope or by some videographer. We'll consider this, if you can figure out how to vet blind people to operate a space station. That being said, I've always wanted to go to space.
-Dr. Hastings.

STATUS: PENDING APPROVAL

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