Secure Containment Protocols: Unrestricted access to the object and its procedures is limited to only one person: the Director of the Unusual Incidents Unit.
Personnel who are being considered for recruitment into Project-UIU-000 must exhibit no signs of disloyalty and must show a history of excellent performance within the UIU. Personnel must be subject to the introductory memetic inoculations for at least three weeks prior to interacting with either this form or UIU Object 001. All personnel are to be screened weekly and subject to further memetic inoculations. Personnel displaying abnormally altered behaviors are to be immediately terminated.
All persons involved in any way with UIU Object 001 are not allowed to leave Area-000. The director of the Unusual Incidents Unit is the only exception to these procedures.
Digital copies of this file are to be held on a server network completely cut off from all other sources. Communication entering and leaving the facility are to be screened by specially selected members. All communication from outside sources must ultimately be brought and distributed by the Director.
A fake set of procedures are to be made available within the general UIU database. No mention of the actual properties of the object is to be made within the procedures.
UIU memeticists working on UIU Project 001 are to be isolated from all other personnel. All testing is to be done in a separate area of the facility, specially equipped to prevent breaches in data. Only the Director is allowed to travel between these facilities. All efforts of the memeticists should be focused on decoding and repurposing the symbols present on and within UIU Object 001. New inoculations made are to be immediately distributed to all personnel, excluding the Director.
Memetic plants are to be distributed within GOI-000 through any means necessary. Efforts should be focused on preventing said GOI from discovering any traces of UIU activity. All actions necessary continue the secrecy of the UIU's involvement are to be taken. Current actions taken include:
- Cooperation in the containment and securing of anomalous phenomena when necessary
- Intentional ignorance of GOI-000's involvement in the removing of agents and objects in the possession of the Unusual Incidents Unit
- Intentional misrepresentation of the resources and skills of the Unusual Incidents Unit
- Removal of all mentions of UIU Object 001's actual properties outside of the facility
Due to GOI-000's eclipse of the UIU in power, all former procedures dealing with the containment and prevention of the spread of the meme is to be isolated only to the dissemination of counter-memetics produced by the UIU.
Known Information: UIU Object 001 is a small rectangular prism about 8 cm by 13 cm by 3 cm. The ventral side of the object has a small lens with a radius of .5 cm. On the dorsal side of the body, three symbols and a picture are carved into the metal. [DO THE THING] The symbols themselves resemble no known language.
When the object is activated, it will project a holographic display with two featureless screens, both of which take up half of the hologram.
When the right screen is selected, the initial interface will be replaced with a three dimensional holographic display of the observable universe from Earth's perspective. The user is able to control the display by using their arms to move around, zoom, and rotate the display. The object will deactivate if it's picked up or the person who activated it moves far enough away. This display has so far proven to be 100% accurate and updates in real time. Excluding our own solar system, the hologram is only able to zoom in as far as interstellar neighborhoods.
When the left box is selected, the object will display a chat interface with an unknown party. Three previous entries have been made, displayed below.
Chat #: 1
Date Initiated: Unknown, appears to be older than all other entries.
<BEGIN LOG>
Unknown 1: Begin the report.
Unknown 2: We killed off most of the active instances, but we found several signs of a dormant anomaly, as well as some active instances hiding in caves.
Unknown 1: Spread the seeds then. We don't want this to get out of control. Can't rule out the possibility of even our light not penetrating deep enough.
Unknown 2: Already done. I'm not sure how long it will take or if it will even hold. I'm going to stay here for now then.
Unknown 1: Understood. Remember, you'll always have a bed back here at home.
Unknown 2: I will. That is all I have to report.
Unknown 1: Your report has been logged. Thank you, Administrator.
Chat #: 2
Date Initiated: 11-May-1882
<BEGIN LOG>
Unknown 1: Have the seeds held?
Unknown 2: Yes
Unknown 1: How about the anomaly? Has there been any resurgence of the active instances at all?
Unknown 2: There has. In recent years, it has started. The creeping crumpling of reality.
Unknown 1: Must the Black Moon Howl?
Unknown 2: No. The seeds have held and I am still strong. We don't need that here, not yet.
Unknown 1: So I take it that you have started it.
Unknown 2: Yes.
Unknown 1: Very well. The Black Moon will remain on standby for the time being. The O5s, however, will not tolerate another Lilanthorum.
Unknown 2: I understand. I will not fail.
Unknown 1: You better not. Your report has been logged. Thank you, Administrator.
Chat #: 3
Date Initiated: 23-December-1929
<BEGIN LOG>
Unknown 1: Have the seeds grown?
Unknown 2: They have begun. They look to grow full and strong.
Unknown 1: And the anomaly?
Unknown 2: It has grown too, yes.
Unknown 1: Are you sure that the seeds will be enough?
Unknown 2: I have been here for so long and I have learned so much. Now, at my end, here and now, I have heard it.
Unknown 1: What?
Unknown 2: Despite all things, another moon is howling.
Unknown 1: What do you mean?
Unknown 1: Administrator, please clarify.
Unknown 1: Administrator, do you copy?
Unknown 1: Thank you for your service. The report has been logged.
To date, UIU Director J. Edgar Hoover remains the only individual to have the ability to interact with the left most screen of the anomaly. Although the screen can still be interacted with, only attempts made by Director Hoover will lead to the message log screen. Due to the gaps in between the chats, it suspected that some entries had been deleted prior to the object coming into the possession of the UIU.
Object History: On 23-December-1929, a raid was conducted by the Bureau of Investigations on a warehouse suspected of being a mob hotspot. The raid instead revealed the presence GOI-000, who had been using the warehouse as a containment facility. During the raid, several guards engaged the raid team and soon a full on shootout ensued. The Bureau was able to either kill or subdue all assailants while only sustaining 2 casualties themselves. While some members escaped, the rest of the staff were successfully recovered and arrested. Several anomalous object, including UIU-Object-001, were recovered and taken into the Bureau's possession.
Approximately 2 months later, it was revealed half of the staff in the facility that housed UIU-Object-001 had been members of GOI-000. While the object was successfully defended from the following conflict, the UIU was founded in order to limit or halt the spread of GOI-000 and other anomalies.
Update: The symbols both on the object and in the interface have been shown to exhibit a subtle memetic effect which presents itself over the course of anywhere from 3 to 4 months, depending on the individual.
Initially, individuals lose the ability to express themselves emotionally and will have a tendency to be overly verbose. Alongside these symptoms, the subject will develop an obsession with the anomalous, researching possible anomalies then attempting to acquire and contain the anomalies.
Despite a lack of any communication, all documentation created by those under the effects of the meme will have the same format. All affected staff have been liquidated and the object has been restricted further. Counter-memetics are currently being researched.
J. Edgar Hoover possesses an immunity to the memetic affects of the object. The reasons for this are unknown, but are suspected to be related to his ability to access the object.
Update: 13 individuals who had previously been exposed to the meme escaped UIU capture on the 23-December-1929 raid and have assumed a role of leadership among other individuals who have been exposed to the meme. Using several phrases, these individuals have shown to be able spread the meme without the use of UIU-Object-001. Procedures on apprehending these indivduals have been made.
Update: Utilizing altered variations of the symbols found in UIU Object 001, a memetic inoculation has been produced which serves as an immunization to the effects of the meme and allows individuals in the UIU limited accessibility to the object. Testing using the object has been resumed.
Note: These inoculations have proven to be effective in reducing the negative aspects of the meme when used on individuals already under the effects of the meme. With the idea of reducing the negatives effects in mind, inoculation-001-2140 was created and has shown to produce the opposite effect of the initial meme. Full dissemination of this counter meme within GOI 000 is currently underway.
Update: As of 2-May-1972, through the suspected use of several anomalies and previously existing influence, GOI-000, which collectively calls itself "The Foundation," has surpassed the UIU and several other similar organizations in funding and power. Due to the need for secrecy, full scale distributions of counter-memetics have replaced almost all previous efforts to inhibit the spread of the anomaly.
Update:
<BEGIN LOG>
Director Hoover: Are you loyal?
UIU Agent Hector Marquez: Of course sir.
Director Hoover: Good, good. Too many aren't. And it would be a shame to lose someone so capable.
UIU Agent Hector Marquez: Yes sir.
Director Hoover: I was your age so long ago, amid that sun. Have you seen it? The great big sun, hovering in the sky.
UIU Agent Hector Marquez: Of course I have sir.
Director Hoover: The sun represents our worries, our fears, our hate. And among that midnight sky, you can see just how small they all are.
UIU Agent Hector Marquez: Sir, are you OK?
Director Hoover: An interesting question. What is my name?
UIU Agent Hector Marquez: You are J. Edgar Hoover, Director of the Unusual Incidents Unit of the United States of America.
Director Hoover: I have so many names. They fly around my head, buzzing. I wasn't able to hear them before, but now its grown so loud. I am so tired, my friend, so tired. I lie awake at night all I can hear is a low whine. Do you hear the buzzing at night too?
UIU Agent Hector Marquez: I cannot say I have, sir.
Director Hoover: These long years have not been kind to me, have they? How long have you served, boy?
UIU Agent Hector Marquez: 12 years to the date, sir.
Director Hoover: An older one, eh? I want to tell you something. A story. Will you listen?
UIU Agent Hector Marquez: Of course, sir.
Director Hoover: Heh, do you really want to listen or are you humoring an old man? Tell me the truth, I don't mind.
UIU Agent Hector Marquez: I want to hear your story, sir.
Director Hoover: It was so long ago, oh so long ago. This earth was but a babe and the sun had not yet set upon our good doors. We were gods in our own right, above all things, and our kingdom was vast. But all good things come to an end. There we were, at the top. And then we were falling, fallling, faster yet faster, until…
[Director Hoover Pauses]
UIU Agent Hector Marquez: Sir?
Director Hoover: Until it all shattered…
[Director Hoover collapses onto the floor]
UIU Agent Hector Marquez: Director!
[Marquez bends down to help Director Hoover]
UIU Agent Hector Marquez: Sir, are you OK?
[Director Hoover clasps Agent Marquez's shoulder, crying]
Director Hoover: I love you all so much, my fated children. I love you all so very much. But the Black Moon is howling and I must once again leave.
UIU Agent Hector Marquez: Sir! Sir, are you ok?!
Director Hoover: [Yelling] Promise to me! Promise to me that we will step out! Promise to me that we will not die any longer within that darkness, denied the light that belongs to us!
UIU Agent Hector Marquez: S-sir, what do you mean?
Director Hoover: The Black Moon has been roused from its slumber. Now, it has begun to howl to warn all those around us of the arrival of divinity. So promise me: you will not hide away within a cave. You will stand up and you will fight. You will make the Black Moon howl in pain.
UIU Agent Hector Marquez: I-I promise.
Director Hoover: Thank you. Now, tell me, what is my name?
UIU Agent Hector Marquez: You are J. Edgar Hoover, th-
Director Hoover: No. That is not my name. What is it?
UIU Agent Hector Marquez: What?
Director Hoover: You know my story. Tell me my name.
UIU Agent Hector Marquez: You are- I don't- your name is J. Edgar Nobody, Adminstrator of the Unusual Incidents Foundation of the United States of America. That's not right, I'm loyal, I'm loyal, there are no eyes on me and the owls have stopped. Who are you?
Director Hoover: I'm sorry.
<END LOG>
Closing Statement: Following this exchange, UIU Agent Hector Marquez was terminated. Director Hoover has yet to divulge the full meaning of the conversation.
This interview coincided with the sudden appearance of a large, roughly spherical object near the Saraswati supercluster, 3 billion light years away. Initially, the object was estimated to be have a radius of about 5 million light years, but similar to our solar system, the hologram is able to zoom in further. The 5 million radius appears to be be some sort of unknown field maintained by an object in the center, which is significantly smaller, estimated to be the size of the Earth. This object appears to violate the laws of relativity, approaching at about 50 million times the speed of light.
This object is considered uncontained and extremely dangerous.
The following message was recieved from UIU Object 000 directly after this event:
Chat #: 7
Date Initiated: 30-March-2018
<BEGIN LOG>
Unknown 1: The Black Moon approaches.
The object is expected to reach earth in on 07/31/2019.
