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자캐 설정
인사 파일: 연구 요원 UK-17-L
암호명: "스크랩(Scrap)"
GOC 일련번호: 554-7812-실리콘-트랜스-더블린
주의: 이 문서는 현재 제명 및 제거된 요원에 관해 다루고 있습니다.
근무 기록
- 198█: ██████ 교수의 추천으로 통합기적학 국제 연구센터에 전입.
- 198█: 학부 과정 이수 및 반도체 노르니르의 종복들에 가입함.
- 199█: ██████의 █████에 대한 ██████의 연구로 박사 학위 취득.
- 200█: 내부 자료를 밀반출하여 종복들의 단체장 ██████을 고발. 이후 중상모략으로 밝혀짐.
- 200█: 부서진 신의 교단의 일원(맥스웰파 잡입 요원)임이 밝혀짐. 단체장 ██████에 의해 4등급 KTE 분류 및 제거 승인됨.
- 200█: 제거 작업 도중 SCP 재단의 요원들이 안전가옥을 기습함. 해당 TE의 파괴는 확인되지 않았으나, 차후 조사에서 TE의 생체 및 기계 조직들의 파편을 발견하여 파괴로 결론내려짐, LTE로 재분류됨.
기술 평가
- 표준 총기 배치에서 숙련 인증(권총, 산탄총, 스코프 장착 및 비장착 소총, 기관단총, 경기관총).
- 일반 경이술 구사 능력 인증.
- A, B 등급 차량 숙련 운전자 인증.
- B, C 등급 무인기 조종 숙련 인증(BMI 인증)
변경사항 및 특징
- 표준 경이술 구사(등급 분류: 타입 블루).
- 특수 장수 치료.
- 2등급 및 특수 신체 개조(개조 내역은 문서 EBA-554-7812 참고)
- KTE 분류 및 제거 처리됨(현 대응 등급: 0)
번역한 테일:
번역 예정: GOC 테일들, 프로메테우스 연구소 관련 글들
Experiment Log – SCP-784-BETA
Purpose:
To discover the appropriate nerve endings that SCP-784 must be connected to in order to function correctly.
To replenish stock of SCP-784, in order to allow for further and more extensive testing.
To reverse engineer SCP-784, or find practical applications for SCP-784.
INTER SCP CONTAMINATION WARNING:
In order to facilitate the tremendous need for skill and dexterity in these experiments, I will be utilising SCP-542, due to his considerable surgical abilities. However, he is to be watched thoroughly, and under no circumstances is he to obtain any samples of SCP-784 for himself.
REPEAT: Under no circumstances is SCP-542 to obtain any samples of SCP-784 for himself. Any attempts to do so will be met with extreme force, and SCP-542 will be promptly and permanently removed from both the experiment staff and testing area.
Pre-Experiment Note:
Should we achieve our first objective, SCP-784 will be utilised in the Olympia Project, in test subject Olympia Zero. If successful, this would effectively allow the second objective to be completed, and with that, further research and experimentation into the third objective.
Experiment Process:
The experiments shall proceed as follows:
Patient shall be prepared and subject to complete open skull surgery, leaving the entirety of the upper hemispheres of the brain available for use.
Using SCP-542, as well as information gained from SCP-784's original incarnation as well as its subsequent escape attempt, traces of SCP-784 will be attached to nerve endings in the brain in order to establish cognitive control.
Should the previous step prove successful, the subject will be put through a series of basic tests in order to showcase the control the subject has over SCP-784.
Should the previous step prove unsuccessful, subject will be either terminated, or put through the implantation process again. Otherwise, the operation is to be ended, and the subject observed in quarantine for a predetermined length of time.
Experiment Log:
Subject 001: Male Caucasian, aged 36, 5'9, 180lbs. Relative good health.
Experimental Status: FAILURE
Subject Status: DECEASED
Note: More care is needed. SCP-784 responded to the electrical brain impulses in the brain before implantation and partially activated, consuming part of the tools and subject's grey matter in the process.
Subject 004: Female Caucasian, aged 45, 5'3, 100lbs. Average health.
Experimental Status: FAILURE
Subject Status: DECEASED
Note: Please maintain constant vigilance. Failure to correctly restrain the subject will lead to errors in experimentation, and a loss in both productivity and material resources.
Subject 007: Male Caucasian, aged 35, 6'0, 175lbs. Average health.
Experimental Status: PARTIAL SUCCESS
Subject Status: DECEASED
Note: Subject was receptive to implantation process to a point. However, there seemed to be some misalignments in the connection to certain nerve endings, as the subject constantly complained of SCP-784 not responding to his exact wishes. This was especially noticeable when the subject attempted to form SCP-784 into a complex pattern alignment, and instead exploded, causing a minor breach of security as SCP-784 began to consume all available matter.
Subject 016: Male Black, aged 26, 6'1, 190lbs. Relative good health.
Experimental Status: SUCCESS
Subject Status: DECEASED
Note: For further choice of test subjects, psyche evaluations will be needed in their evaluation.
Subject 018: Female Caucasian, aged 37, 5'6, 145lbs. Average health.
Experimental Status: SUCCESS
Subject Status: DECEASED
Note: REPEAT: For further choice of test subjects, psyche evaluations will be needed in their evaluation.
Subject 024: Male Caucasian, aged 56, 5'5, 160lbs. Below average health.
Experimental Status: SUCCESS
Subject Status: DECEASED
Note: Correct nerve alignment and implantation has been discerned. However, subject was unable to cope with the added stress of SCP-784 within their body, and later died of inter-cranial pressure. Refinement is needed in the process to prevent this from happening again.
Subject 031: Male Caucasian, aged 43, 5'8, 180lbs. Average health.
Experimental Status: SUCCESS
Subject Status: ALIVE
Note: Process has been refined accordingly.
Subject 035: Olympia Zero
Experimental Status: SUCCESS
Subject Status: ALIVE
Note: Fusion with SCP-784 was observed to occur to a much greater degree than in previous subjects. This is most likely because of the unusual composition of this Olympia Zero's grey matter. Further testing will proceed on Olympia Zero.
프로젝트 코드네임: 올림피아
프로젝트 일련번호: PRJOLM-000134
승인 일련번호: NPF-00051473
올림피아 프라임과 달라진점 (생산 모델 템플릿):
- 왼쪽 눈은 실험 914 세타 의 실험 대상 13대신 914 세타의 실험 대상 2에서 가져왔다.
- Lower left leg and foot, lower right leg and foot, and neck and head musculature and various organs of Experiment 914 THETA Test Subject 2, rather than Experiment 914 THETA Test Subject 5.
- Mental body is to recreated via the processes outlined in Experiment Log 158-AG, as Professor Kain Pathos Crow has disallowed direct copying of Olympia Zero.
보안, 제어 및 격리 절차:
- A small audio device is to be implanted within the inner ear cochlear canals into all subjects. Implant is to be recharged via kinetic energy generated by the subject. Implant is to play SCP-061 non stop. Subjects are then to be "programmed" via complex verbal commands until a workable AI has been established.
- Subjects are to outfitted with at all times while in service:
- One (1) helmet, fitted with variable multipurpose goggles, and shielding against electromagnetic pulse, and a comm uplink for command and control purposes. Helmet is also internally fitted with a small electromagnetic explosive, as an instant kill device in case the subject is compromised.
- A full body suit that allows for maximum movement ability, and constructed of variable heat retention polymers. Also available in camouflage varieties.
- A variety of projectile and close combat weapons as situation warrants.
Production Procedures:
Subjects are to be cloned directly from Olympia Prime using SCP-222, then modified and be implanted with the cochlear audio device. Programming can then take place.
"긴장되냐?" 제리코가 물었다.
"약간은," 캘러핸이 대답했다. "어쨌거나, 긴 여행이 될 거니까."
"너무 걱정하지마." 제리코가 말했다. "분명 외롭고, 지치고, 스트레스 쌓이는 일이겠지만, 너는 세계를 구할 거야. 게다가, 겨우 70억 킬로미터밖에 안 되잖아, 거의 옆집이라고."
"어, 그래. 그리울 거야 임마. 몸 성히 지내라."
"몸조심해."
두 피직스 분과의 요원들은 서로 하이파이브를 하고, 악수를 하더니 서로 팔을 감았다가 이내 서로 강하게 껴안았다. 얼마나 거칠고 남자다운 피직스 분과의 타격조 요원인지에 상관없이, 가장 친한 친구 중 한 명울 태양계의 반대편에 10년간 보내야 할 때는 꽤 격정적인 순간이기 떄문이다. 호모가 아니라 그것뿐이지만, 캘러핸은 이 개자식을 잊지 못할 것이라는 것을 깨달았다. 비록 그가 냉장고의 맥주를 전부 훔쳐갔어도 말이다.
The two PHYSICS Division operatives gave each other a high five which became a handshake which became a bro-hug which became a real hug, because no matter how big of a badass manly PHYSICS Division Strike Team operative you were, having one of your best friends leave for a ten year shift on the other side of the solar system was a bit of an emotional moment. No homo and all that, but Callahan admitted that he was going to miss this asshole. Even if he did steal all the beers out of the fridge.
"캘러핸 요원?" 흰 코트를 입은 남자가 말했다. "자네를 위한 마지막 작전 브리핑이 준비되었네."
"Operative Callahan?" the man in the white coat said. "I have your final mission briefing ready for you."
"박사님, 전 지난 한 해 동안 이 작전을 위해 연습했다고요. 뭔 일이 일어날지 알겠네요." 캘러핸이 말했다.
"Doc, I've been training for this mission for the past year. I think I know what's going to happen," Callahan said.
"그렇긴 한데, 규정상 나는 네가 강령대에 서는 걸 허가 받기 전에 이 브리핑을 읽어줘야 하거든." 벤자민 플레어티 박사(기적학 박사)가 말했다.
"Nonetheless, regulations are that I need to read you these briefings before you're allowed onto the apportation pad," Doctor Benjamin Flaherty (Ph.Th.D) said.
"좋아요, 시작하죠." 캘러핸이 한숨쉬었다.
"All right, hit me," Callahan sighed.
"빨리 끝낼게." 플레어티 박사가 안심시켰다. "시작하지. 몇 분 후에, 자네는 이 배에서 태평양 중간에 있는 바지선으로 이송될거야. 그 바지선은 파포인트 전진 작전 기지에 기적학적 작용으로 이동될거고. 바지선은 파포인트 정거장에 보급품을 보내거나 인원을 대체하지. 자원했으니, 자네는 이 강령이 어렵고, 위험하고, 예측할 수 없는 과정이며, 파포인트에 안전하게 도착할 수 있을지 장담할 수도 없다는 것을 이해했네. 또 자네는 강령 과정에서 자네의 정신이 인식 재해나 정신자적 독립체에 영향을 받을 수도 있다는 것도 이해했고. 자네는 파포인트 정거장이 위험한 지역에 위치해 있음을 알고, 이런 위험한 자연환경 때문에 임무 중 사망이나 절단, 부상을 당할 수 있다는 것을 이해했네. 마지막으로, 자네는 이 임무 기간은 최소 10년이며, 파포인트 정거장의 구조나 탈출은 거리상의 문제나 도착지의 기적학적 인원 부족 문제로 강령으로도 불가능함을 이해했네. 이 진술에 대해 자네는 인정하나?
"I'll make it fast," Doc Flaherty reassured the agent. "Here goes. In a few minutes, youwill be transferred from this ship onto a barge located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. That barge will then be apported by thaumatological working to Farpoint Forward Operating Base. The barge will carry supplies and replacement personnel for Farpoint Station. You recognize, by so volunteering for this mission, that apportation is a difficult, dangerous, and unpredictable process, and that your safe arrival at Farpoint is not guaranteed. You also recognize that the process of apportation carries with it the possibility that your mind may become affected by a cognitohazard or memetic entity. You finally recognize that Farpoint Station is located in a dangerous area, and that you may suffer death, dismemberment, or injury due to the hazardous nature of the duty. Finally, you recognize that this assignment is for no less than ten years, and that rescue or evacuation from Farpoint Station is next to impossible, even by apportation, due to the distances and lack of thaumatological personnel at the destination. Do you so acknowledge these statements as made to you?"
"인정합니다." 캘러핸이 말했다.
"I acknowledge," Callahan said.
"여기에 서명하게."
"Please sign here."
그리고 그는 12개의 다른 진술서를 작성하고, 다른 종류의 문서들에 서명하고, 마지막 건강 검진 한 번, 그리고 목적지에서 돌아오지 않을 그의 모든 민간 자산들에 대한 최종 계산을 했다. 마침내, 플래더리 박사는 모든 문서를 파일 폴더에 집어넣고 캘러핸에게 외장하드를 건내주었다.
Then there were another twelve statements to be made, another series of documents to sign, one last health checkup, and a final reckoning of all of his earthly assets, should he not return from where he was going. Finally, Doc Flaherty put all of the papers into a manila folder and passed Callahan a portable hard drive.
"이건 뭔가요 박사님?"
"What's this, Doc?"
"올해 극장에 개봉된 모든 영화랑, TV쇼들 모음집이랑, 포르노들." 박사가 말했다. "파포인트에 있는 애들은 즐길거리가 좀 필요하거든."
"It's got every movie that came out in theatres this year on it, plus the full runs of a bunch of TV shows, and a bunch of porn," Doc said. "Those guys at Farpoint need some distractions."
"저도 필요하게 될 거 같이 느껴지는데요". 캘러핸이 웃었다.
"Sounds like I'm going to be the one needing this," Callahan laughed.
"넌 네가 아는 것 보다 더 맞는 거 같군. 행운을 비네, 캘."
"You're more right than you know. Good luck, Cal."
캘러핸은 박사와 악수를 한 번 더 하고, 경사로를 내려가 LCAC에 탔다.
Callahan gave the Doc one more handshake, then turned to walk down the ramp and onto the LCAC.
He stepped aside for a bit as a rather large cylinder was loaded onto the hovercraft by handtruck. The tech secured the cylinder to the cargo compartment wall, then took a seat in the chair opposite. A few minutes later, the hovercraft emerged from the cruiser's well deck into the morning light, heading towards the pair of barges that were floating in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
"Everything fitting well?" the technician asked, his voice sounding dull and tinny through the helmet faceplate.
Callahan nodded and gave the man a thumbs up. The technician nodded and gave Callahan a handshake, then closed the hatch of the capsule, leaving Callahan alone with his thoughts, the sound of the air slowly circulating inside his suit his only companion.
Through the capsule window, he could see the bright blue Pacific Ocean stretching to the horizon. Two small ships, (two of the seven that formed a circle around the barges) floated in the distance, the thaumatological resonators on their decks softly glowing in a dim bluish-purple light. Somewhere out there, a literal army of thaumatologists were shaping and working the flow of EVE through the resonators, forming a working circle around the floating barges.
"All right," he heard a voice say over his comms loop. "We're at T-Minus five minutes. I need a go/no go for launch. Node 1?"
"Go, sir."
"Node 2?"
"Go."
"Node 3?"
"We're Go, sir."
"Node 4?"
"We're Go."
"Node 5?"
"Go."
"Node 6?"
"That's Go, sir."
"Node 7?"
"All's good. Go."
"Payload?"
"Go," Callahan said into his mic.
"Targeting?"
"Go," said another voice over the loop.
"Enviro?"
"We're Go."
"Computers?"
"Go."
"I have all stations reporting Go for Launch. Resuming the clock at T-Minus five minutes and counting."
"Node One, Energizing."
"Node Two, Energizing…"
The next few minutes were a flurry of activity as the thaumatologists did their thing. Technical jargon and status reports flowed back and forth in a smooth exchange of information. Complications arose and were swiftly dealt with. And throughout all of it, the steady, periodic calls of, "T-Minus four minutes…" '"T-Minus three minutes…"
And then it was "T minus ten… nine… eight…"
"Arcing."
The window of the canopy suddenly darkened as white-hot arcs of energy erupted from the resonator's thirty-foot tall antennae, forming a giant, glowing star of energy in the middle of the ocean (with the barges and Callahan in the center). Callahan felt his hair stand on end, saw EVE sparking off of the glass and metal of the capsule walls…
"Seven… six… nodes at one hundred percent…"
… the air around him roared and screamed as tremendous amounts of magical energy were channeled into the structure of the working…
"… three… two… one, cast—"
The announcer's voice was suddenly cut off, just as the world went black, and Callahan suddenly found himself 6.7 light-hours away from the rest of his comms loop.
It was as if someone had turned off the lights on the world. The sunny, bright, Pacific Ocean had vanished, leaving Callahan in utter darkness, just before a sudden loud thunderclap rocked the capsule. Back on Earth, there was a loud, crashing thunderclap as the air rushed in to fill the void left by the disappearing barges. All seven ships rocked violently as the powerful waves pushed them back and forth. The thaumatological backlash was almost worse: a good portion of the ocean water turned into blood, staining the ocean deep red. Halfway around the world, a volcano that had not existed until then suddenly erupted for the ninth time in one hundred years, and just as quickly vanished from reality.
And somewhere on Pluto, two barges appeared in the center of a carefully drawn apportation circle, covered in the frost and snow that had once been a few hundred cubic meters of air and seawater that surrounded the two vessels.
And then, as Callahan's eyes adjusted to the darkness, he saw the most beautiful stars he'd ever seen in his life.
"… and transfer complete," Davis said. "We've got our reinforcements."
"What does VERITAS say?" Ricci asked.
"… scanning now. I've got parathreat signatures in the prisoner bay… expected. Looks like it held."
"And our newcomer?" the base commander asked.
"He checks out clean. Stressed and terrified as hell, but no hitch-hikers."
"All right. Send out Richards and Carter," Ricci said. "And let's see what Santa and his elves sent us this year."
The rapping on the windowpane startled Callahan out of his awed inspection of the gorgeous night sky. He turned his head to see a man in a spacesuit (gold-tinted visor raised to reveal his face), waving cheerfully at him. Callahan waved back, and the space-suited man moved on, continuing his inspection of the two barges for unexpected complications.
It was a half hour later when the man returned, with a second agent in tow. One of them fiddled with a control panel, and then Callahan heard a voice coming in on his helmet comm. "Test, test, test, test," the voice said. "This is Richards, to capsule passenger. How do you read?"
"Loud and clear, Richards," Callahan replied. "I'm Callahan."
"Cool. Nice to meet ya, dude," the man said. "Just hang tight for another moment. We'll get you out of there."
Callahan felt a couple of thuds as something was attached to his capsule, then the world tilted upward slightly, and he felt himself move. Glancing out the side window, he could see that some sort of forklift, with its entire structure covered in insulating panels, had lifted up his capsule and was carrying it across the surface of the ice-covered rock. The man inside the vehicle (a broad-faced man with a big orange beard), waved cheerfully to him, then went back to the delicate procedure of moving the crew capsule to its destination.
A few moments later, Callahan saw his new home come into view: a low series of structures, most of them in the shape of cylinders resting on their sides, illuminated with pale, bluish lighting. The logo of the Global Occult Coalition was inscribed on the side of each one. To one side, a bunch of open-topped crates held what appeared to be garbage bags or some other refuse.
Some wag, he saw, had put up a sign outside the biggest building.
"Welcome to Farpoint Station," it read. "Population 12."
There was a figure in a space suit standing next to it. As Callahan passed by, he took down the plate that read "2" and put up one that read "3" in its place.
The first impression that Callahan got when the airlock doors opened was one of claustrophobia. Everything was cramped and tight-looking, and every single wall, floor, and ceiling surface was covered in instrumentation, equipment, supplies, or lockers.
The second impression that he got was the smiling woman standing in the middle of the room, wearing a loosely fitting set of grey trousers, jacket, gloves, as well as a full coverage face mask.
"WELCOME TO FARPOINT!" she shouted, her voice muffled and tinny through the suit helmet. "I'M A.D. RICCI. HANG TIGHT, GONNA CHECK THE INSIDE OF THE CAPSULE FIRST."
Callahan nodded, then waited for a few minutes as the woman pulled herself into the capsule in a slow, languid motion, like she was underwater. It took her a few minutes to run the scanner all along the walls, floor, and ceiling of the capsule, checking for dust or hazardous chemicals. She then raised a bulky, older-model VERITAS unit up and did a scan of his EVE signature, checking for any parathreat hitchhikers. Finally satisfied, she then put the scanner away on a holster at her hip and leaned her head in close to Callahan's helmet.
"YOU CAN OPEN UP YOUR SUIT NOW!" she shouted.
Callahan nodded and reached up to undo the collar of his helmet. The air hissed slightly, and he breathed in his first breath of air in his new home.
It smelled kinda like armpits.
Ricci laughed as Callahan's nose wrinkled. "Yeah," she admitted. "It doesn't smell so great in here… but we've got a dozen… a baker's dozen now… anyway, we've got thirteen guys living in an enclosed environment, breathing in each other's body odor. You get used to it after a bit."
"That explains the crate of air fresheners?" he asked, gesturing to a small, sealed box in the corner.
"Yeah," Ricci admitted. "They don't last, and after a while you get sick of the pine tree smell, but… it helps." She helped Callahan to undo the harness of his capsule, then pulled him to his feet. In the low gravity of Pluto, they rose up nearly all the way to the ceiling before coming back down to ground.
"Wow," Callahan breathed.
"Yeah," Ricci laughed. "That's another thing you'll take a while to get used to. Anyway, welcome to Icetown… the GOC's most 'forward' Forward Operating Base."
"Your job is mostly going to be blue-collar," Ricci explained. "Expanding the base, now that you've brought the new module. Maintaining the systems. Watching over the Depot. And, of course, taking readings and doing analysis of the Deep Space Warning System."
"Do the probes ever pick up anything?" Callahan asked.
"Sometimes. Most of the time, it's just Pisser cussing at us."
"Pisser?"
"PSR B0531+21," Ricci explained, running a hand through her closely cropped brown hair. "It's this star in the Crab Nebula that's… kinda alive. And it hates our guts and is coming to kill us."
"That's… alarming," Callahan said, as he followed her through the cramped hallways.
"Well, it won't arrive for another five millenia. So hopefully we'll have a plan to deal with a pissed off stellar body by then." She looped her arm into a handle next to a low doorway and slid it open. "So this is your room for now," she said, gesturing to the interior of a storage cabinet filled with insulated bags of water. "We'll put down a sleeping bag for you. It'll only be until we finish installing the new habitation modules you brought up. Then we're all moving in to our nice, new quarters."
"What will you do with the old ones?"
"We didn't have any," Ricci admitted. "We've just been sleeping wherever we can find space. I usually do it in the commander's chair up in C and C."
"That… sounds rough."
"You've got no idea," Ricci sighed. "At least I wasn't here when they were doing initial installation. Those guys had to live in their suits for a solid week before they could get the core modules set up. Not a fun time."
"I met one of them, during training," Callahan admitted. "Agent Xiphos."
"Oh? Swordy? How is that old fart? Haven't seen him since he shunted home."
"He twitches a lot. And still walks with a cane."
"Course he does. Tough bastard like that wouldn't stay in a wheelchair for long." Ricci grimaced and shook her head. "Gravity's a bitch. Anyway, leave your stuff here. I'll show you the bathroom and galley."
"… and here we are," Richards said, grinning broadly "The Depot. The Coalition's solution for things they can't kill or negotiate with."
The structure was massive: about the size of an aircraft hangar. All throughout the structure were cages, crates, and other containers, all of them open to the vacuum and freezing cold of deep space, each one labeled and numbered and marked with the seal of the Global Occult Coalition.
"Where do you want this one, Richie?" Carter asked, as he maneuvered the small forklift into the building.
"Let's see… Section Three," Richards said, consulting his ruggedized tablet computer. "Next to the Heat-Eater."
Carter deftly maneuvered the device into the back of the building and laid the cylinder down next to a big crate with a temperature gauge that hovered somewhere around absolute zero.
"So, Callahan," Richards asked. "What's in that thing, anyway?"
"The container?" Callahan asked. "Type Red. Expanding Regenerator. Fire didn't work, so they tried ice. That worked, but when it thawed out, it kept coming back to life. So they kept it suspended in liquid nitrogen until it could come out here."
"Makes sense," Richards said. "Hey, want to see our UFO?"
"You mean the Zetas?" Callahan asked.
"Yup," Richards said, grinning. "And if you're real nice, I'll even let you sit in the pilot's seat."
"Sounds like a deal."
"You have no idea how good it is to taste actual chocolate again," Ricci crooned, as she took a bite of the Milky Way bar. "Oh God, it's like tasting heaven."
"Hey, boss," Vandenberg said, grinning, "You give me your orange and I'll give you my candy bar."
"Screw that, Van," Ricci laughed. "I'm going to savor every bite of this orange. It's the first time I've had one in a year."
"I thought you guys had an aeroponics garden?" Callahan asked.
"It doesn't have oranges," Ricci pointed out. "Kinda hard to grow an orange tree aeroponically. It does okay for tomatoes and onions, though."
"Ding ding ding!" Carter shouted. He tossed a silvery drinks bag to Callahan, who caught it. "All right, guys. A toast to our new crew member. To Callahan! And may he find his place with us among the ice and the dark!"
"Hear hear."
"Cheers."
"I'll drink to that."
Callahan nodded gratefully to Carter, then took a big swig of his drink, only to gag and gasp when, instead of the expected water, something closer to pure ethanol hit the back of his throat.
Everyone laughed and cheered and clapped him on the back.
"Jesus Christ!" Callahan groaned. "Where the hell did you find this stuff?"
"We distill some of the leftover carbs into alcohol," Carter grinned. "I've got a still."
"And High Command allows this?" he gasped incredulously.
"High Command," Ricci said, taking a swig of her own drink, "Knows that we're out here for the long haul, our bones slowly turning into mush, surrounded by helium lakes and hydrogen snow, watching and waiting over the biggest depository of frozen parathreats in the solar system short of the Foundation's own stockpiles, and looking out for alien invaders. We do our job… they forgive us our indulgences."
"Then in that case," Callahan sighed, "I'm glad that part of what I brought along were a bunch of crates of orange juice powder. Screwdriver, anyone?"
"… and contact," Carter said, as the two structures met up.
"Hard dock," Vandenberg announced, as the locking latches hooked into place.
"Expanding the structure now."
In the monitor, Callahan could see the first of the four new habitation modules for the base slowly accordioning open, sliding and locking into place like the world's most complicated and high-tech pop-up book. On another monitor, he could see Carter slowly backing his forklift out of the cylindrical micrometeorite shield that the operatives had constructed from flat-pack parts over the course of the past week. When it had finished deploying, the habitation module would be separated from the hard outer shell by a gap of about three inches of vacuum.
"… and that's deployment complete," Carter said. "Let's put the end cap on, and check out our new digs."
"Base Commander gets first dibs!" Ricci declared.
"Sorry, Boss," Carter laughed. "We agreed to draw straws, right?"
"This seems remarkably unfair," Ricci complained.
"You're the one who suggested it, Boss," Carter pointed out. "You can't complain if you lose at your own game."
"Whatever. You're all a bunch of assholes," Ricci pouted.
Callahan yawned as he bounced slowly down the corridor towards the galley, It was "night" shift, around the time when most of the station's inhabitants chose to take their sleep cycle, and he needed a warm drink.
He filled up a hot chocolate pouch with hot water from the galley, logged the requisition on the galley computer, and started to head back to the storage closet that was still his quarters until the second hab module finished construction. As he did so, he noticed a low, soft light coming from CIC.
He lifted his way up the ladder and into the base command center, which was located on an elevated module overlooking the rest of the base. The entire upper half of CIC was a giant observation dome made up of thirteen windows in three concentric circles, and it had some of the best views of the entire base.
Ricci was there, sitting in the commander's chair. She had a blanket wrapped around her, and she was staring intently into the night sky, at the endless expanse of untwinkling stars. She turned to look at Callahan, then smiled at him as she snuggled up in the blanket and stared out into the universe.
"Ever think about why we're out here?" she asked softly.
"… to protect humanity?" Callahan replied. It was the Strike Team answer to that question. "To watch for extraterrestrial threats. To guard the Depot…"
"No," Ricci said, shaking her head. "We could have put the Depot on Antarctica. Or the Moon, for that matter. And we could watch for extraterrestrial threats just as well using ground-based radar installations."
Oh. "Then why?" Callahan wondered. "Why go through all this trouble to build a base out here on Pluto?"
"… if you can answer that question," Ricci said, smiling wistfully, "You'd make thirteen people very happy… but I think I have an answer." She turned in her couch to face him, resting her head on the crook of her elbow. "Why did you volunteer for this assignment?" she asked.
Callahan grimaced. He knew this was going to come up sooner or later. "I was in Strike," he said softly. "… I killed a lot of things… a lot of people. And then I couldn't keep killing. I was done shooting things." He took the seat next to her at the operations center, and played idly with a frayed bit of upholstery on the left armrest. "And when I heard about this assignment… I figured it would be a good chance to do something else. To help the GOC in a way that didn't involve killing people any more."
"… for me, it was Assessment," Ricci said softly. "There was a school in Newark. A Katie took out an entire third grade classroom. I had to watch and monitor it happening. We didn't have the assets to take it down. By the time Strike arrived…" She shuddered inwardly at the memory.
"… so that's why you think Farpoint exists?" Callahan asked, bitterly. "So the GOC can stash away its broken agents somewhere?"
"… I don't think that's it either," Ricci said. She sat up and took a moment to wrap the blanket around her shoulders. "I think it's simpler than that. I think… we might be an emergency backup supply for humans, in case Earth gets destroyed. Or maybe we're meant to be a bunch of canaries to be taken out of the aliens come. Or maybe we're just here to prove that humanity could do this… even if we had to do it in secret from the rest of the world. Maybe we're here so that when humanity finally reaches this far… they'll be able to see that we've already been here all along… and we're waiting to help them reach even further."
She got up from her chair and let the blanket fall. She was wearing a tank top and shorts, Callahan saw, and he felt his heart race as the low gravity did charming things to her bustline…
"… maybe we're out here just to be humans," she whispered, as she slid into the chair next to him and kissed him.
Afterwards, he laughed at the absurdity of it all, as they cuddled together under the blanket under the starlight.
"I have to admit, this is a new one for me," Callahan chuckled.
"There's a first time for everything," Ricci giggled. "Just think, though… if only we could tell the world. We could answer so many questions for them about sex in space…"
"I'm ready to keep experimenting if you are." Callahan grinned.
"We've got another hour until night shift ends," Ricci pointed out.
"Plenty of time."
Up above them, the stars slowly turned in their unending dance.
"Ma'am?"
"Hm?" Site Director Adams looked up from her reading and put her feet down from her desk. "What is it?"
"Ma'am, I'm reading a new transmission from SCP-1548," the young agent said.
"That was expected. This is a season for solar flare activity, after all. What does it say?"
"I'm decrypting it now… message follows. 'You Apes Are Fucking Perverts.'"
"… 'Fucking Perverts?'" Adams wondered, scratching her head. "That's a new one. What does that mean?"
"I have no idea," the engineer said, equally perplexed. "No reason I can imagine why the skip would use that particular insult."
"Looks like one of those weird-ass mysteries we'll never get answered." Adams shrugged. "Carry on, Agent."
"Aye, ma'am."
"…요즘 들어서," 제니가 말했다. "마치 내가 용이 되는 듯한 기분이 들어."
다른 9명은 원을 지어 앉아
The other nine people sitting around the circle nodded and made sympathetic noises, as Agent Griggs suppressed a groan.
"I've been hoarding cash," 제니 said, "and feeling greedy and gluttonous. Yesterday, I cooked a meatloaf… and I ate it all in one night. And I've been really wondering what it would be like to sleep on a bed of coins…"
So what you're saying is that you're a fat, greedy bitch? Griggs thought.
"… I really don't know what to do. On the one hand, I want to express my dragonish side a bit more. But on the other hand, I've gained ten pounds, and my friends and family think I'm being weird…"
That's because you are weird, you stupid cow.
"Well," Loredinal, Master of the Summer Court of the High Elvish Legions (better known as Tom Smith of La Jolla) said, "Can any of us think of anything that could help our draconian sister with her problems?"
"I can!" said the peppy young 카스미코 (born Vanessa Charleston of San Diego). "제니, maybe you should try roleplaying things out? If you ever feel like kidnapping a maiden, maybe you could have a friend volunteer to get tied up for a bit?" She bounced up and down in her chair, the fake fox ears she wore waving a bit in response.
"I don't know if my friends would be up for that," 제니 said, smiling. "And honestly, it's not really the whole kidnapping maidens thing that's getting to me. More the eating too much and wanting to hoard things…"
"Nightshadow?" Loredinal said to Griggs. "You've been quiet. Anything to add?"
"Hm? Not really," Griggs said. "Sorry I've been distracted lately."
"Ah. Problems with the rest of the Vampire Council?" Loredinal asked sympathetically.
More like problems with the rest of you delusional fucks. "You know I can't talk about that, without breaking my vows," Griggs said slowly and carefully.
Everyone else around the circle nodded sympathetically. "Well," Loredinal said. "I think we've done some good work. Just something to keep in mind, though: AWTOK has been snooping around recently, and we're worried that they may try a snatch-and-grab. Remember what happened to Bianca…"
That angry teenage girl who you swore were kidnapped by government agents, but turned up in a crack house in Compton?
"… and be safe. Meeting adjourned."
Everyone stood up and started to gather their things. "By the way," 제니 said. "I'm feeling hungry. Anyone want to come with me to get a burger?"
"Meat? Ugh," Loredinal shuddered.
"I can't eat gluten," Razorfang the White-clawed pointed out.
"I'll come!" 카스미코 giggled. "Wanna come along, Nightshadow?"
Maybe, if it meant I could put a bullet between your eyes. "I don't eat meat, remember?" was all Griggs said.
"Awww… that's right. Welp. Time to go! Ta ta!" She grabbed 제니 by the arm and dragged the quiet girl out of the room.
Thank God, Griggs sighed.
He drove three blocks away before pulling into a parking lot and taking out his cell phone. He checked his contacts, found the number for his AWTOK handler, and hit the "dial" button.
AWTOK here, the voice said, after the first ring. Report.
"They're a bunch of stupid kids playing elves and dragons," Griggs sighed. "I've been spending the past three weeks going to their stupid meetings. Can I stop now?"
Have you confirmed whether any of them are actual past-lifers or nonhumans? the voice asked.
"What? No. I haven't confirmed anything, because there's nothing to confirm! It's just a bunch of stupid kids playing make-believe!" Griggs repeated.
Unacceptable. Capture them and bring them in for further experimentation.
"… damn it, are you kidding me?" Griggs groaned. "You want me to bring in a bunch of stupid kids just in case one of them turns out to actually be some kind of magical fairy person?"
You have your orders. AWTOK out.
Griggs groaned and rested his head against the steering wheel as he heard the dial tone.
"Shit," he groaned. "Now I gotta rent a van."
"… oh, hey, Nightshadow!" Loredinal said, smiling. "You're here early."
"Was just thinking that maybe I could help out a bit, with the snacks or something," Griggs said. "I've kind of been a bit of a jerk recently."
"Understandable. Vampire court politics being what they are. 카스미코 is in the kitchen, making guacamole. Maybe you can help her out?"
"Sounds good." Griggs said. His index finger gently rested against the small vial in his coat pocket.
In the kitchen, the cute young woman with the fox ears on her head was humming quietly to herself as she pitted and peeled a large number of avocados. "Nightshadow!" she squealed, before giving Griggs a big hug. "Good to see you!"
"Loredinal was just asking if you needed some help with your guacamole?" Griggs asked.
"Nah. I'm just setting up my second batch of avocados so that I can make a second batch quick when the first one runs out," 카스미코 said, giggling. "Why don't you take this bowl out to the snacks table?"
"Sure thing," Griggs said. He calmly picked up the bowl of guacamole, carried it out to the snacks table, then, after glancing to either side to make sure he wasn't being watched, opened up the vial of liquid and poured it into the bright green dip. He took a moment to stir it in with the big wooden spoon, and, having completed his mission, slipped the vial back into his coat pocket and…
"So, what is it?" 카스미코 asked coldly. "Flunitrazepam? Gamma-hydroxybutyrate?"
Griggs spun around just in time to get the darts of 카스kimo's TAZER in his chest. He fell to the ground screaming as the lightning coursed through his body.
"LORE!" 카스미코 shouted.
"On it!" Loredinal shouted back. He raced into the room, carrying some kind of crazy headpiece that looked like a colander with a ton of wires attached to it, and put it on the still-twitching Griggs' head.
"You motherfuckers!" Griggs shouted. "Fucking… I WILL FIND AND CONSUME THEM! NOTHING CAN HALT THE HUNGER OF THE AUTOCH!"
"I'm losing it!" Loredinal shouted. "Damn it! Containment is failing…"
"Exec— SHIT!" 카스미코 shouted, just as Griggs levitated two feet off the ground and lunged for her, his mouth stretching impossibly wide open, revealing a gaping maw filled with razor-edged teeth. Loredinal dove for him, tried to pull him off, only to be flung across the room by a massively powerful arm, slumping, unconscious, to the ground. 카스미코 struggled and screamed, trying to reach her TAZER, but the thing that had been Griggs was too damn strong, and it was choking the life out of her, and her vision was blurring and starting to darken, and…
… and then Grigg's head vanished, bitten clean off by a gigantic saurian head covered in adamantine scarlet scales.
The headless corpse of Griggs fell to the ground, as the dragon that had killed him spit its head out onto the carpet. A thousand motes of shimmering light, and 제니 Lee fell to the ground, blood staining her mouth and the front of her shirt. She rolled over and threw up on the kitchen floor, then started to cry.
"Shit," 카스미코 groaned. "Fucking shit…"
"… how long until you think that it'll find another host?" wondered Agent Lore of Assessment Team 296 ("Eagle Pavise").
"The Autoch? No idea. Sometimes it takes a year. Sometimes a month. Sometimes only a day." Agent 미코 put her hand on her partner's shoulder and gave it an encouraging squeeze. "We'll find it. Look on the bright side. No one got offed by it this time."
"We've still got a lot of amnestics to give out," Lore pointed out, "and a PTE to evaluate."
"Why don't you let me handle that part?" 미코 said. "You help coordinate the cleanup."
"Of course," Lore sighed, but he straightened up and walked back into the house to help the Laundrymen deal with the evidence.
미코 took a moment to compose herself, then walked across the back yard to where the miserable-looking 제니 still sat on the stone bench, the front of her black T-shirt still covered in blood, bone, and vomit. She shuddered as 미코 sat down next to her and put an arm around the younger girl.
"Nice work, kiddo," 미코 whispered, stroking her friend's hair. "Nice work."
"I don't know what happened I just came in to help out and saw him choking you and I got so mad and the next thing I knew I was thirty feet tall and I was biting his head off and…"
… and then it was time for the weeping, and the screaming, and the angry shouting, and then the nervous laughing. It was a good long while before 제니 was looking a bit more like her old self again. But it did, eventually, happen.
"… well," 미코 laughed, ruffling her friend's hair. "… I hope you've had your fill of damsels in distress for a while."
"For a long while," 제니 agreed, laughing nervously.
She was going to be okay, 미코 thought, and she stood up. "Look, 제니, I gotta go help clean this stuff up," she said. "There's a guy coming… think of him kind of like a social worker for people like you… and he'll help you get situated in your new life. Now that you're an 'out' para-entity, you're going to have to deal with some extra shit."
"All right," 제니 said, taking a deep breath. "Will I ever see you again?"
I hope not, 미코 thought, but she gave 제니 a weak smile and stood up to go back into the house.
"미코?"
"Hm?"
"Are you really a kitsune? And is Loredinal really a…"
"Prince of the Elves?" 미코 laughed. "Past lives and alien souls? Nah. I don't believe in that stuff. It's make-believe."
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What is a Demon?악마란 무엇인가?
A demon is a sentient (and in some cases sapient) entity capable of interacting with the natural world through manipulations of electrostatic and electromagnetic forces. While modern pop culture portrays demons as red horned muscled monsters, in fact demons usually do not have any visible appearance.
악마란 정전기적, 전자기적 힘을 이용하여 자연세계와 상호작용할 수 있는, 지각이 있는(그리고 어떤 경우에는 똑똑하기도 한) 개체이다. 현대의 대중문화에선 악마를 주로 빨갛고 뿔 달린 근육덩어리 괴물로 나타내지만, 사실 악마들은 보통 식별할 수 있는 외모 같은 것이 존재하지 않는다.
A demon may be brought into existence by creating certain spatiotemporal patterns. Once extant, a demon may be constrained to perform a specific task in exchange for some type of payment, such that the total sum of entropy changes between the task and payment respects thermodynamic law.
악마는 특정한 시공간 패턴을 만듦으로써 생겨나게 할 수 있다. 한 번 존재하게 되면, 악마는 어떤 종류의 대가와 교환하여 특정한 일을 수행할 수 있도록 제한될 수 있고, 그 대가와 작업 간의 엔트로피 변화의 총합은 열역학 법칙에 따른다.
Historically, individuals in varying civilizations and eras have used demons for various things, ranging from manual labor to military purposes. In most cases, the typical method used to create the spatiotemporal pattern was to draw symbols on a surface with chalk, and perform various incantations and hand gestures. Payment for tasks came in the form of blood sacrifices, usually of animals, but sometimes humans as well. These methods were typically fairly risky, as small inaccuracies in the summoning patterns or rituals could result in the demon discharging into the area where it was summoned, rather than stably manifesting.
역사적으로, 다양한 문명과 시대에서 개개인들은 육체 노동에서 군사적 목적에 이르기까지 다양한 일을 위해 악마들을 사용해왔다. 대부분의 경우, 시공간 패턴을 만드는 데 사용한 일반적인 방식은 표면에 흰색 분필로 기호를 그리고, 다양한 주문과 손짓을 하는 것이었다. 작업에 대한 대가는 피를 희생하는 형태였고, 주로 동물이었으나 가끔씩은 인간 또한 이에 해당되었다. 이러한 방법들은 일반적으로 소환 패턴이나 의식의 약간의 부정확함으로 인해 악마가 안정하게 유지되지 않아 소환된 장소로 방전될 수 있었기 때문에 상당히 위험했다.
However, around the end of the 19th century, recent advances in demonology research began to uncover new possible uses for demons as part of modern technological devices, with a very wide range of potential applications.
그러나, 19세기 말 즈음, 악마학 연구에서의 진보에 의해, 악마들을 매우 광대하고 잠재적인 응용 가능성을 가진 현대 기술 장치의 일부로써 사용할 수 있는 여러 가능한 방법들이 밝혀지기 시작했다.
A History of Demonics악마공학의 역사
++First Steps 첫 단계
The first indicators that demons might have possible applications in technology were first discovered by Nikola Tesla in 1879, when he developed a mechanical device capable of emulating the rituals historically used in summoning demons. Further work developed a crude method for the device to specify the demon's task, and offer payment in the form of heat dissipation across a resistor. He was able to further refine the device, but later abandoned that line of research in favor of studying electromagnetic effects.
악마가 기술에 적용 가능할 수도 있다는 첫 표식은 1879년에 역사적으로 악마를 소환하는 데 사용된 의식들을 모방하는 기계장치를 개발했던 니콜라 테슬라에 의해 처음으로 발견되었다. 이후의 연구로 장치로 하여금 악마의 일을 특정시키고, 대가를 저항에서 발생하는 방열로 지불하도록 하는 대략적인 방법이 개발되었다. 그는 장치를 더 세분화시킬 수 있었지만, 이후에는 전자기적 영향에 중점을 두고 연구하기 위해 그 방향의 연구를 그만두었다.
++Miniaturization 소형화
It is believed that Prometheus Labs acquired this technology in 1904, and was the major driving force behind its research and development.
프로메테우스 연구소는 이 기술을 1904년에 인수했고, 연구 개발의 숨겨진 주요 원동력이었다고 여겨진다.
In 1927, Prometheus Labs discovered a way to produce an entirely solid-state demon summoning device, using electrical currents to produce the spatiotemporal patterns needed. Further research led to miniaturization, such that a demon summoner could be constructed to function as part of an integrated circuit. By the 1950s, demonics was a fully-developed technology, and Prometheus Labs released the 6900 series of integrated circuits incorporating demonics in 1953.
1927년, 프로메테우스 연구소는 전류를 필요한 시공간 패턴을 생성하는데 사용하는 완전한 고체의 악마 소환 장치의 생산에 성공했다. 차후의 연구는 소형화로써, 악마 소환자가 집적회로의 일부분으로써 작동할 수 있도록 하는 것이었다. 1950년대 들어는 악마공학은 완전히 발달된 기술이 되었고, 프로메테우스 연구소는 1953년 악마공학을 혼합시킨 6900시리즈의 집적회로를 출시했다.
The Golden Age of Demonics 악마공학의 황금기
The 1960s and 70s are sometimes referred to as the 'golden age of demonics' due to the massive availability and affordability of the technology during this period. Most major semiconductor companies in this era had at least some level of investment in demonics. These divisions were often referred to by humorous nicknames, such as "Hell Labs" or "National Demiconductor".
1960년대와 70년대는 이 시기의 기술의 엄청난 유용성과 경제성 때문에 가끔씩 “악마공학의 황금기”로 불리기도 한다. 이 시기에는 대부분의 반도체 회사들이 악마공학에 대해 최소한 어느 수준으로 투자했다. 이 부서들은 종종 “지옥 연구소”나 “네셔널 데미컨덕터(주: 네셔널 세미컨덕터 사의 패러디)”라는 재미있는 별명으로 불려졌다.
During these two decades, hundreds of different consumer goods were produced, ranging from toasters torefrigerators to audio equipment to mainframe supercomputers, as well as several microcomputers, including the Exidy Sorcerer, the IBN 5100, and the Triumph Adler line.
이 20년 동안, 토스터와 냉장고, 오디오 장치에서 엑시디 소서러, IBN 5100, 트라이엄프 아들러 제품군을 포함한 몇몇 마이크로컴퓨터와 메인프레임 슈퍼컴퓨터에 이르기까지 수백 개의 다른 소비 제품들이 생산되었다.
666타이머의 예시
Probably the most famous of the integrated circuits during this period was the 666 timer, which became a fairly ubiquitous electronic component used in hundreds of devices. Demonics also allowed the development of a number of things that were previously believed to be impossible, including an ideal op amp, DM741. Numerous microprocessors were developed, most notably the 80313 'Demons Inside' from Intel. There was even an FPGA device developed, the Xylinx XC2066, although only a few were ever produced.
아마도 이 시기의 가장 유명한 집적회로를 꼽자면 수백 개의 장치에서 흔한 전자 부품이 된 666타이머일 것이다. 악마공학은 이상적인 연산증폭기 DM714를 비롯하여 이전에는 불가능하다고 여겨졌던 많은 것들의 개발 또한 가능하게 했다. 수많은 마이크로프로세서가 개발되었으며, 특히 인텔의 80313”데몬즈 인사이드”도 이 시기에 개발되었다. 비록 조금밖에 생산되지 않았지만, 쟈일링스 XC2066같이 FPGA 장치 또한 개발되기도 하였다.
However, due to the nature of the technology, and fears of public rejection, much of this technology remained hidden from the public eye, even as devices using it became more prominent and public integration progressed. Additionally, a number of governments also engaged in efforts to hinder and keep advances from other groups, especially in light of the then-ongoing Cold War.
While the Foundation was aware of all of this during this period, demonics was not considered to be anomalous, for the same reason electricity wasn't considered anomalous when it was first invented - it was seen as just the next great step in technological development.
Components and devices from this era still surface occasionally in the hands of collectors and hobbyists, most notably Marshall, Carter, & Dark and Are We Cool Yet?, and a few of the Foundation's currently contained anomalies trace their origin to this period.
The Fall of a Golden Age
Throughout most of the Golden Age of Demonics, there were a number of groups, including the Horizon Initiative and the Vatican, who objected to the use of demonics, prophesying dire consequences, and warning of as-yet-unrevealed dangers of adopting this technology. Most dismissed this, believing this to be simple, unsubstantiated fear-mongering.
Then, in the late 1970s, a number of anomalous effects started manifesting in many of the earlier devices that incorporated demonics. The effects varied, but as things progressed, many of these devices developed unusually disastrous failure modes, frequently causing very unusual injuries and driving some individuals to insanity and suicide. As time went on, most demonic devices eventually manifested these effects.
As soon as it became apparent that demonics devices were unsafe, and after numerous lawsuits regarding these devices, many of the technology companies who had invested in demonics rapidly shut down the divisions associated with the devices, and attempted to conceal the nature of their involvement. The Foundation became involved in efforts to recall and eliminate the demonics technology, along with other GOIs and national governments.
This led to the formation of the Multilateral Agreement for Reality Preservation (MARP), and resulted in the creation of the EXORCIST task force to aid in inter-agency cooperation in this effort.
At the same time, the Demonics Nonproliferation Agreement was enacted in 1981, to prevent other nations from developing demonics technology, as an additional normalcy-preservation measure.
By the end of 1985, most civilian demonics technology had been successfully destroyed (with the exception of a few items seized for experimental purposes) and replaced by non-demonic equivalents, and those pieces of tech that couldn't be replicated were eliminated from the public eye through memetically-engineered propaganda and mass amnestization.
Aftermath
Even after the realization of the dangers associated with demonics, there were still a number of important applications in which demonics remained the only viable solution, and so continued to be used. The Foundation still makes use of this technology in containing worse anomalies, as does the GOC in pursuing their goals. Other examples include the RTG units used on spacecraft and in the Mars rovers, advanced cryptanalytic devices used by various intelligence agencies, and components of weapon systems owned by various national governments (in much the same way that they continue to maintain nuclear arsenals).
Because of this, there was still a demand for demonics, and this market was filled by the few anomalous-specific technology companies that managed to survive after the collapse. As the demand continued to die out (due to the discovery of non-demonics based technology accomplishing the same goal) though, one by one these companies either died out or were acquired by other companies, until only Prometheus Labs and Wondertainment Industries were left.
Thus, in the aftermath of [DATA EXPUNGED] in 1998, much of the expertise and knowledge about demonics was lost, and although the Foundation was able to acquire some of their research and scientists, this set demonics research back by over a decade.
Even now it is still not completely understood why demonics devices fail in the way they do, but the Foundation's researchers believe that understanding this, and eventually finding ways around it, are goals that may be accomplished within another decade or two, and demonics can rejoin other technology.
서문
우리들은 무한하게 펼쳐진 암흑의 바다 속, 무지라는 이름의 평온한 섬에 살고 있으며, 머나면 바다로 나가야 한다는 생각도 하지 못하고 있다.
- H. P. 러브크래프트
- "크툴루의 부름"
"좆까라 그래. 수평선에 뭐가 있는지 알아보러 가자고."
- 마드리갈 요원
- 타격조 "노블팬텀"
유사 이래, 우리 인간은 외계의, 소위 더 강력한 힘들에 휘둘려왔다. 마법, 종교, 외계, 이계의 초위협들은, 진화론적으로 생각하자면, 최초의 유인원이 나무-혹은 물에서 나왔을 때 부터 머리 위에 매달린 다모클레스의 검과도 같았다.
더 이상은 아니다. 우리 종은 이제 우리의 운명을 되찾으려 한다. 우리는 벌어져서는 안 되는 전쟁을 하고 있다. 바로 현실과 환상과의 싸움이다. 그리고 당신은, 연합의 신병으로써, 그 전쟁에서 중요한 역할을 할 영웅 중 한 명이다.
이 교범은 초위협에 대한 종합적인 지침서가 아니다. 교범에서 물질적 신과 싸우는 법을 가르쳐 주지는 않는다. 그런 지식은 시간과 경험에서 얻게 될 것이다. 대신, 이 교범은 1940년대 말 우리가 창설된 이래 피직스 공작원들에 의해 축적된, 모든 초위협 시나리오에 광범히 적용할 수 있는 기초적 원리의 정수이다. 당신이 스스로의 기술을 쌓아올릴 때의 기초가 된다고 생각하라. 포괄적이고, 단순하고, 눈에 잘 띄지 않지만 그럼에도 불구하고 굉장히 중요한 것 말이다.
5개명
1) 당신은 소모품이다.
오늘날 이 세상에는 60억 명이 넘는 사람들이 살고 있다. 당신은 그 중 하나이다. 냉정하게 들리겠지만, 당신과 인류 둘 중 하나를 고르라면 인류가 우선이다. 다른 어떤 것 전에, 당신은 이 사실을 받아들여야 한다. 당신 혼자만이 아니라, 당신의 친구, 가족과 사랑하는 이들을 위해서 말이다. 만약 당신이 완전히 희생하도록 요청받는다면, 당신은 재빨리, 단호하게, 주저 없이 해야 한다. 한 순간의 망설임에 의해 참담한 결과가 일어날 수도 있다.
1) You are expendable.
There are over six billion human beings living in the world today. You are one of them. Cold-hearted as it may be, given the choice between the two, humanity wins every time. Before anything else, you must come to terms with this fact: not only for yourself, but for your friends, family, and loved ones. If the time should come that you are asked to make the ultimate sacrifice, you must do so swiftly, resolutely, and without hesitation. A moment's delay could be disastrous.
2) 당신은 일회용품이 아니다.
연합은 무한한 예비대를 가지고 있지 않다. 우리의 수는 적고, 우리가 대하는 위협은 충분히 지독하고, 우리는 한 사람의 요원이라도 사고나 멍청함 때문에 잃는 것을 용납할 수 없다. 당신의 삶은 길러지고 남편이 될 중요한 자원이며, 만약 쓰여야만 한다면, 잃기 전에 최대의 효과를 내는 데 사용되어야 한다.
2) You are not disposable.
The Coalition doesn't have limitless reserves. Our numbers are small enough, and the threats we face terrible enough, that we cannot afford to lose a single operative to accident or stupidity. Your life is a vital resource to be nurtured and husbanded, and if it must be spent, it must be used to maximum effectiveness before it is lost.
3) 지식은 힘이다.
우리가 마주하는 위협은 많고, 각각은 독특하다. 그들과 효과적으로 전투하기 위해서, 우리는 우리가 마주하는 것이 무엇인지 알아야 한다. 정보는 어떤 총알이나 칼날보다 좋은 무기이며, 우리는 이를 가능한 한 많이 필요로 한다. 당신의 동료나 상부에 비밀을 만들지 마라. 만약 당신이 무언가를 알았다면, 최대한 빨리 전해라. 만약 당신이 살해당한다면, 당신은 마지막 행동으로 어떻게 당신이 죽었는지 누군가 알 수 있도록 해야 한다.
3) Knowledge is power.
The threats we face are numerous, and each one is unique. In order to combat them effectively, we must know what we are facing. Information, more than any bullet or blade, is our weapon, and we need as much of it as possible. Keep no secrets from your comrades or superiors. If you learn something, pass it on as soon as possible. If you are killed, your last act before dying should be to try to make sure someone knows how you died.
4) 묻지 말고, 받아들여라.
당신이 영원히 모를 것들이 있다. 인간의 정신으로는 이해할 수 없는 것들이 있고, 단지 당신이 절대 찾아내지 못할 것들도 있다. 만약 당신이 모르는 것들에 집착한다면, 당신은 초점을 잃고 산만하게 될 것이다. 가능한 한, 여기, 그리고 지금에 집중하라.
4) Don't question it, just accept it.
There are things you will never know. There are things that the human mind can't comprehend, and other things that you will simply never find out. If you obsess over the things you do not know, you will become distracted and lose focus. As much as you can, focus on the Here and the Now.
5) 당신은 인간일 뿐이다.
당신은 실수를 할 것이다. 당신은 피곤하고 약해질 것이다. 당신은 바보같은 짓을 할 때도 있을 것이고 예측하지 못한 명석함을 보여줄 때도 있을 것이다. 당신은 실패로 절망에 이르거나 성공으로 자만에 이르도록 놔두어서는 안 된다. 두 경우 모두 재난으로 향하는 길이다.
5) You are only human.
You will make mistakes. You will grow tired and weak. There will be moments when you act stupidly and other moments when you express unexpected brilliance. You cannot let failure allow you to fall into despair, or success to lead to arrogance. Down either path leads disaster.
황금률
절대 혼자 행동하지 마라.
Never work alone.
준비
Preparation
그때에 하늘 나라는 저마다 등을 들고 신랑을 맞으러 나간 열 처녀에 비길 수 있을 것이다. 그 가운데 다섯은 어리석고 다섯은 슬기로웠다. 어리석은 처녀들은 등은 가지고 있었지만 기름은 가지고 있지 않았다. 그러나 슬기로운 처녀들은 등과 함께 기름도 그릇에 담아 가지고 있었다.
- 마테오서 25장 1-4절
무딘 칼로는 자를 수 없고, 기름 없는 자동차로는 운전할 수 없으며, 몸과 마음이 준비되어 있지 않으면 세계를 멸망시킬 초위협과 마주할 수 없다. 당신의 조련자와 트레이너들은 당신의 일을 준비하기 위해 배워야 할 것들을 돌봐줄 것이다. 안내서의 이 부분은 당신의 생존률과…더 중요하게는 임무를 완료할 수 있는 능력을 가지기 위해 필요한 것들을 간략하게 설명한 것이다.
You can't cut with a dull knife, you can't drive a car without gas, and you can't face world-ending parathreats without being prepared, body and mind, for what's coming. Your handlers and trainers will take care of the specific things you need to learn to prepare for your job. This section of the manual is meant more to outline things you can do above and beyond required training to maximize your chances of survival… and more importantly, your ability to complete your mission.
신체
건강한 몸을 유지하라: 이것은 말할 필요도 없다. 건강하게 먹고, 예방 접종을 했는지 확인하고, 개인 훈련에 나태해지지 마라. 만약 당신이 지병을 가지고 있다면, 당신이 무력해질 때를 대비하여 동료들에게 당신을 어떻게 돌봐야 하는지 숙지시켜라. 만약 당신이 어떤 신체적 문제가 생긴다면, 설령 감기나 농구하다 발목을 삔 것처럼 사소한 것이라도 다른 사람들이 알고 있도록 해라.
Keep Healthy: This goes without saying. Eat healthy, make sure your innoculations are up to date, don't slack off on PT. If you have any pre-existing conditions, make sure your teammates know how take care of you in case you are incapacitated. If you have any new health issues come up, make sure someone else knows, even if it's as minor as a cold or a sprained ankle from playing basketball. In the field, in a crisis situation, is the last time to find out a team member has a severe fever.
어떻게 싸워야 하는지 알아라: 피직스 분과에는 당신이 개인 전투 훈련을 복습하고 싶을 때를 위한 많은 자산이 있다. 그것들을 활용해라.
Know How to Fight: PHYSICS Division has many assets if you want to brush up on your personal combat training. Make use of them.
비행 연습을 하라: 탈출과 회피 기술을 연습하라: 담장(철망과 철조망으로 된)을 넘는 법, 안전하게 창문을 깨뜨리는 법, 문을 차 부수는 법, 가장 중요하게는, 부상 없이 떨어지는 법을 배워라. 만약 높으신 분들이 당신의 잘못을 알고 당신이 거기서 빠져나와야 한다면, 어떻게 해야 할지 알아둬라.
Practice Flight: Practice your escape and evasion techniques: learn how to climb a fence (chain link and barbed wire), break a window safely, kick down a door, and most importantly, how to fall safely without injury. When the shit hits the fan and you have to get out of there, know how.
최악의 상황에 대비하라: 당신의 응급 조치와 심폐소생술 자격증을 갱신했는지 확인하라. 당신이 받은 의료키트를 항상 소지하고, 당신과 다른 사람에게 어떻게 써야 할지 알아둬라.
Be Ready for the Worst: Make sure your first aid and CPR certifications are up to date. Keep your issued medical kit on you at all times, and know how to use it on yourself and others.
정신
Mind
건강한 정신을 유지하라: 당신의 정신은 당신의 가장 중요한 무기이다. 그것이 건강하도록 확실히 해라. 정기적으로 심리 평가를 받고, 정신과 의사의 조언을 따라라. 중독과 공포증은 최악의 순간에 업무를 앗아갈 수 있다.
Stay Healthy: Your mind is your most important weapon. Make sure it is healthy. Get regular psych evaluations, and follow the recommendations of the shrinks. Addictions and phobias can cripple performance at the worst possible time: have them treated right away. Watch your comrades too: if one of your team members starts to behave in an unstable manner, contact an evaluator for an assessment. Don't try to cover for your friends: it's better to get them help now than to let minor issues become major ones… or worse, let a cognitohazard fester in the mind of your teammate.
Train Yourself: Observation and situational awareness are vital in this job. Practice both. Logic puzzles are another good way to hone your mind. Broaden your knowledge base as much as possible: you never know when a minor factoid will turn out to be vital.
Learn to communicate: If you don't know the local language, then at the very least, learn how to say the following words and phrases in the country you'll be operating in:
Yes.
No.
Help.
Emergency.
Danger.
Do you speak [language]?
Stay away.
Drop the weapon and lay down.
I need a telephone.
Where can I find a doctor?
Know Your Enemy: Read after-action reports. Read Threat Entity dossiers. Talk to more experienced field operatives about their experiences. Find out everything you can about the parathreats you may face. The greatest fear is the fear of the unknown: make sure you have as little to fear as possible.
Gear
Choose the Gear that's Right For You: Everyone is different. Your armorer and quartermaster can help you to find the perfect gear to fit your unique needs.
Know Your Gear: Learn the quirks and foibles of every piece of equipment you carry, from your weapon to the buckles on your pack to the way your wallet sits in your pocket. Experiment with different ways to carry and pack your gear until you find one that works well. Keep them maintained and always be aware of their condition. A frayed backpack strap might not seem like a big deal back at base, but it will be a big deal if it breaks on you in the field.
Don't Get Too Attached: We all have our favorite gear. Sometimes it's not available. Things break, get lost, or get taken away. There will also be times when you have to abandon gear to make a hasty retreat and re-equip while in the field from what you can find. Familiarize yourself with as many different types of equipment as possible. A crisis situation is not the time to learn how to drive stick.
PHYSICS Division uses six broad "Response Levels" indicating the priority of concern and general level of force authorized by the individual operative.
Response Level 0: No Threat
Keep under occasional observation. Do not engage without permission from Central Command, unless immediate First, Second, or Third Mission concerns arise.
The majority of paranormal phenomena discovered by the GOC fall under this category, being mere curiosities rather than threats. As liquidation of said phenomena would not be worth expenditure of assets, these paranormal entities are left in place.
Response Level 1: Minimal Threat
Keep under continual observation. Do not engage unless immediate First, Second, or Third Mission concerns arise.
In many cases, GOC operatives will be assigned to Response Level 1 phenomena on a permanent basis, either as observers or as liaisons in the case of sentient beings. These require constant supervision, but if properly isolated, have a minimal risk of Mission concerns.
Response Level 2: Sub-Moderate Threat
Keep under continual observation. Engage when convenient with minimal use of force.
Response Level 2 is the first level of "parathreat," or paranormal phenomena determined to be a threat to the GOC's First through Third (Survival, Concealment, Protection) Missions, requiring a Fourth Mission (Destruction) response. In the case of Response Level 2, the primary threat is to the Second Mission (Concealment), requiring a subtle liquidation approach to avoid breaching secrecy. Response Level 2 missions are most often carried out by Assessment Teams or Special Observers, as employing Strike assets would be too high-profile.
Response Level 3: Moderate Threat
Keep under continual observation. Engage as soon as possible.
Response Level 3 is reserved for those parathreats determined to fall under a Third Mission (Protection) threat, requiring immediate destruction to avoid danger to life and limb of civilians and bystanders. In this case, Second Mission (Concealment) concerns do exist, but should be considered secondary to Third Mission priorities. Response Level 3 missions are most often carried out by Assessment Teams with Strike backup in case of escalation.
Response Level 4: Severe Threat
Keep under continual observation. Engage as soon as possible. Excessive force authorized.
At Response Level 4, severe Third Mission (Protection) concerns are present, including possible First Mission (Survival) priorities. Second Mission (Concealment) concerns are partially waived when any breaches can be dealt with in a localized manner. Fifth Mission (Education) requirements are also waived in cases where other Mission concerns supercede. Assessment Teams are not authorized to carry out Response Level 4 missions except in case of extreme emergency, except as backup and Overwatch for Strike assets.
Response Level 5: Immediate Threat
All operatives to engage on sight, using any means necessary.
Second Mission (Concealment) concerns are fully waived. Strike Teams are authorized full use of Tangential Technology when dealing with Response Level 5 threats. In special cases, Third Mission (Protection) concerns may be waived in the case of a severe First Mission (Survival) concern. Response Level 5 Missions generally require multiple Strike and Assessment teams, as well as outside assets, whether from Coalition member bodies or non-Coalition organizations.
Response Level 6: Pizzicato
Procedure Pizzicato is the final Emergency Response Procedure, to be executed in case of Threat Entity Emergence at a massive level. Procedure Pizzicato is to be executed in the following instances.
Commencement of any Eschatological Event Sequence past the Point of No Return.
Failure by rival agency to maintain containment of their own Threat Entities.
Emergence on a worldwide scale of a large number of Threat Entities, causing a worldwide Second Mission failure.
Note that execution of Procedure Pizzicato will, by necessity, result in an irreversible Second Mission (Concealment) failure in order to allow for a First Mission (Survival) success. Third Mission (Protection) goals are secondary: normal avoidance of civilian casualties is to be second priority to maintaining Minimum Repopulation Margin among the survivors.
Procedure
Activate all sleeper units in rival agencies.
Alert all allied government agencies and allied government officials.
Mobilize all PHYSICS Teams.
Publically acknowledge existence of Global Occult Coalition, existence of rival agencies, and existence of Threat Entities.
Request for global martial law.
Request worldwide protective curfew on all civilians.
Establish and/or refresh KTE Termination Triage Sequences for all Threat Level 2 and 3 entities.
Execute Termination Triage Sequences.
Force Authorization
Units are authorized to request and/or use any necessary force in execution of Termination Triage Sequences.
All restrictions re: NBC weaponry, Memetic Cognitohazard Cascade Sequences, and Nanotech Grey Goo items withdrawn.
All restrictions re: use of Tangential and Plus Generation Technologies withdrawn.
Acceptable Collateral Damage: 90% of worldwide human population.