RPC Authority

Registered Phenomena Code: 953 Containment Rating: Alpha Lethality Rating: White

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Containment Protocols: RPC-953 is to be contained in accordance to Site-308's standard containment protocol for non-harmful contagious pathogen of anomalous nature.

Infected personnel awaiting treatment in a quarantine room may be released when shown no inclination towards committing theft.

Attached File - Site-308 Standard Containment Protocol #02: Non-harmful Contagious Pathogen of Anomalous Nature

The pathogen is to be stored in a secure locker exclusively accessible following the input of 2 codes. One code is memorized by 3R personnel, and the other by 3C. The locker is equipped with systems utilizing liquid nitrogen to keep temperatures below -100°C, along with monitoring systems. In case the temperature rises over -90°C, emergency incineration of the pathogen can be automatically and manually initiated.¹ Testing is only allowed in designated testing rooms where all entrances and exists are sterilized. Utilization of site-approved hazmat suits is necessary.
In case of outbreak, personnel are required to report infection using their site mandated radio on 301.2 Mhz, along with entering a standard Site-308 quarantine room.

Description: RPC-953 is an anomalous bacterial species pathogenic to humans. Infection will motivate hosts to steal. Any memories of the individual's theft will be forgotten.

RPC-953 is contagious and its primary method of transmission is by air. When inhaled, the pathogen enters the bloodstream, after which it quickly finds its way to the brain, where it is anchored. This is when the early stages of infection can be observed.

The bacteria will consume memories concerning committed theft using an organelle found uniquely within RPC-953. Current consensus indicates this organelle to be the main reason behind the psychological symptoms, as it is the main source of the bacterium's energy. Nutrition is used to fuel biological processes, as well as binary fission, increasing the concentration of anomalous bacteria within the victim's brain.

Increasing amounts of bacteria result in an amplifying risk of robbery. The process continues until the victim's brain becomes incapable of supplying enough memories, leading to a stagnation of population growth. Larger populations increase the risk of individual bacterium dislodging from the brain and diffusing back into the air, where they can infect further subjects.

As opposed to non-anomalous bacteria, RPC-953 cannot survive without sapient organisms, and prolonged inaccessibility to relevant memories results in death.