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<GlobalizedMan> I'm not kidding! It's all over Frag News! 
<SolitarySpider> He's right, Jane. 

<InaneJane> .Frag Orichalcum Discovery 

<RouterBot> InaneJane: fragmentedgodnews.max/orichafolly Large 
Amount of Orichalcum Found near former location of Heroplex 
<InaneJane> Holy /shit!/ 

<Malachite> Oh god. 

<Malachite> | have a brother working at the archeology site in 
Heroplex. 

<Paradoxicallie> Sorry about that, dog wanted out. What did | miss? 


<InaneJane> Paradoxicallie: huge amount of Orichalcum found near 
H-plex. 

<GlobalizedMan> What the /hell/ do we do? 

<InaneJane> We do nothing. We let the Admins and Saints take 
care of this. 

<InaneJane> For now, we just stop panicking about this. 
<GlobalizedMan> Hang out 

<GlobalizedMan> On* 

<GlobalizedMan> They just updated the news story. 

<InaneJane> What does it say? Site isn't loading for me. 
<Paradoxicallie> There's a lot of traffic on that page right now. 
<GlobalizedMan> It says that the Orichalcum was discovered with a 
stamp on it. 

<GlobalizedMan> And that stamp belongs to Prometheus Labs. 
<Malachite> WAIT WHAT?! 

<SoThenMyDad> You're shitting me. | was goign to get a new 
augment from them! 

<InaneJane> What the hell are they doing with Orichalcum? 
<SolitarySpider> Wait. Who here has the wi-fi gland? 

<Malachite> | do. 

<SoThenMyDads> | just got it in. 

<InaneJane> | have it. 

<GlobalizedMan> We all do. What are you getting at, Spider? 
<SolitarySpider> Prometheus might be monitoring this. 
<Paradoxicallie> | have it. 

<Paradoxicalie> Wait, you're not serious, are you? 
<SoThenMyDad> If that's the case... Hey, Prometheus, go fuck 
yourselves, you fucking traitors! 

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GRANT REQUEST FOR RESEARCH INTO PSIONIC AND 
SIGNAL-CANCELLING METAL 


PROBLEM 

According to the Lee-Singer study,!,up to 10% of the human 
population possesses some form of psionic capability. These include 
telekinesis, telepathy, clairvoyance, clairaudience, pyro- and 
cryokinesis, and extrasensory perception (ESP). Once believed to 
be a field of pure pseudoscience, psionic (psi) phenomena was 
empirically confirmed to exist by scientists at the Mockingbird 
Institute in 1972.2 Since this time, research into psionics has lead to 
the development of new medications used to combat neurological 
and mental disorders such as autism and schizophrenia. 


However, the number of individuals with psionic potential, for 
unknown reasons, is growing each year. As per the Lee-Singer 
study, between 1990 and 2000, The amount of individuals with psi 
potential (colloquially referred to as "the gift") doubled in the United 
States alone. While most of these individuals have not actively 
manifested psi abilities, at least 5% of these individuals have the 
potential to manifest Class-6 psionic abilities, up to and including 
reality distortion. 


SOLUTION 

Recently, a new alloy was discovered among the wreck of a ship off 
the coast of the island of Santorini, Greece. Reports from the 
Church of Maxwellism (whom Prometheus Labs has a partnership 
with through the Prometheus Augmentations program), particularly 
religious scripture, report that this alloy is sacred somehow, and 
possesses multiple unusual properties. 


The alloy is primarily composed of platinum and iridium (62% and 
20% of its mass respectively) with additional metals composing 
16.7% of its mass. However, the remaining 1.3% of its mass is 
currently unidentified, but primary spectrograph shows that it 
appears to be at least partially made up of beryllium and tin. 


The metal acts as an effective signal dampener and blocker. A cell 
phone placed near a small ingot will not receive data from an 
outside source, effectively making the metal a faraday cage without 
bars. Despite this, the alloy has physical properties similar to 
platinum, as is suggested by the majority of its content. 


Furthermore, and perhaps most surprisingly, a single 2kg block of 
the alloy (which some of the staff have been calling telekill) is 
capable of completely cancelling all encountered psionic abilities. As 
of writing, telekinesis, telepathy and clairaudience have all failed to 
function within a 1.5 meter radius. The current range of the effect 
appears to be amplified depending on the amount of alloy present; 
20 kg of the alloy is enough to eliminate all psionic effects ina 

15.7 m radius. 


The Carlson and Peters4 study theorized that the incredibly low 
occurrence of psi in Greece was attributed to impurities found in 
drachma with a similar composition to the "telekill" material; to date, 
Greece is still the country with the lowest amount of psi-capable 
individuals9. 


BUSINESS CASE 

We see great potential for this in the government sector, particularly 
in light of the widely-reported discovery that the government of 
Podlogistan has been attempting to use psionic agents to spy on the 
governments of the USA and Britain.6. Furthermore, the government 
of China may see benefit in this when attempting to combat certain 
groups accused of domestic terrorism in their country. 


On the domestic market, while initially expensive, "telekill" has great 
potential as being used to shut off internet or cell phone signals as a 
form of punishment for children who are acting out. Within five years 
of deployment, the cost of signal-dampening devices should be low 
enough that an average middle-class American family will be able to 
afford at least two items used for this purpose. 


The final potential market for "telekill" is a relatively unexplored one: 
conservative conspiracy theorists. Cheap jewelry with small pieces 
of the alloy inlaid into them will provide sufficient protection against 
weak psionic assault, potentially marketed as a gag item such asa 
"tinfoil hat ring". Defective instances of the alloy (i.e. alloys made 


with the wrong mass ratio) will be sold in this manner. 


USE OF FUNDING 

As of the time being, the majority of the funding will be used for the 
construction or purchase of a smelting furnace and caster for ingots 
of the metal, as well as workshops to further process and test it. We 
estimate that this will cost approximately $200,000, with an 
additional $300,000 for acquisition of ores or scrap metal to be used 
in smelting. 


Until a time that this can be completed, an additional $300,000 will 
also be needed to attempt to locate more ingots of this metal at 
archeological sites in Greece, as well as museums with ancient 
Greek art. Currently, the production of "telekill" ingots is believed to 
have stopped around the late Hellenistic period, and excavation will 
focus on and before that time period. 


Production of twenty "telekill" ingots will take approximately five 
days, and will require the use of skilled blacksmiths, which will be 
acquired from poorer countries and rural areas in Eastern Europe. 
As such, a minimum of $100,000 will be required to pay these 
individuals. 


KNOWN ISSUES 

A major obstacle in this project comes from a side effect of exposure 
to the alloy. Individuals who undergo prolonged exposure to the 
alloy develop symptoms similar to those on the autistic spectrum: 
inability to read body language, lack of empathy, inability to tell tone 
of voice, etc. We believe that slightly altering the alloy's composition 
will negate this effect. 


Secondly, the ingots appear to become denser with time, making 
them harder to lift and experiment with. While we do not have a 
solution for this problem at this current time, we believe that this 
could be used as a source for more instances of the alloy, should 
production through conventional means fail. 


Thirdly, any wi-fi capable technology or cellular phone left in the 
vicinity of the alloy for more than 37 hours will become incapable of 
receiving or sending a signal, requiring the replacement of the 
proper chip to restore wireless functionality. Testing is undergoing to 


see if this effect can be prevented by use of a Faraday cage. 


Test Subject: Female, 46, Caucasian, Volunteer. Tests positive for 
Class-3 Psionic capabilities on the West Scale. 

Hypothesis: The Telekill metal, when introduced to the presence of 
a Class-3 psion, will cause an immediate cease in all psionic activity. 
In this case, subject is a Nocicopath; colloquially, this means that all 
pain caused to the subject is transferred among all individuals within 
a 7.3 meter radius. 

Procedure: Five kg of the Telekill metal will be placed into a room 
with the test subject. Subject will then eat a red savina pepper 
(Capsicum chinense), which has a rating of 350,000 to 580,000 
Scoville units. In a series of ten chambers adjacent to the testing 
area, fifty lab mice (five per room) will be monitored for reactions to 
the subject consuming the pepper, as mice have been shown to be 
receptive to the subject's ability. This has been deemed the most 
humane way to test if the subject's nociopathy works in the 
presence of Telekill. 

Result: Subject was introduced into testing chamber at 15:15 EST. 
At 15:22 EST, the pepper was introduced, and the subject was 
asked to eat it. Subject asked for glass of milk. Request granted, 
with the caveat that it be given to the subject following the partial 
consumption of the pepper. 


The pepper was consumed by the subject at 15:23. No reaction from 
the lab mice in the next three minutes. However, a reaction occurred 
in the Telekill metal that had been placed in the room with the 
subject. The metal spontaneously increased in mass to over three 
times its normal size, eventually crushing the test subject's legs 
against the walls of the chamber. This further tiggered the subject's 
ability, causing the metal to grow until the subject was entirely 
crushed. 


Conclusion: Telekill alloy is unsafe for exposure to Class-3 and 
higher psions. Testing is to be suspended immediately. 
"It's such a pity we had to meet like this, Eustace." 


"| don't know what you're talking about." 


"Orichalcum. You've been using it in experiments. | can even feel 
that blasted metal from here. It's blocking my signal." 


"Look, we've suspended testing with the Telekill metal. We haven't 
touched it in years." 


"Eustace, you're such a poor liar. Then again, everyone's a poor liar 
when | can see their heartbeat. Oh, look. Yours just spiked." 


"...what do you want?" 


"| want you to properly dispose of the Telekill metal. And | don't 
mean dumping a few slabs of it by Heroplex." 


"Herowhat?" 


"The capital of the Church, Eustace. It goes by many names. 
Kythera's Memorial, the Island, Zeus's Bosom, the Anvil..." 


"What, that island? You're kidding, that's sacred to you? Is there 
anywhere in Greece you haven't been?" 


"The Churches extend across the world. Greece is where we 
started, however. And somehow, Oricha's blasted metal expanded 
to the entire country. It's only now that we are able to go back there, 
after several centuries." 


"...how much of the metal is in that country?" 


"It grows, Eustace. It grows like a cancer, infecting the earth it 
touches. We had it... to borrow a term from some disassemblers, we 
had it secured and contained, and you went and found the city, and 
took the biggest tumor." 


"...Jesus Christ." 
"Not even close to my name." 
"We'll destroy it. All of it.” 


"No, I'm afraid it'll take a fair bit more than that for penitence." 


"What do you want?" 


"Firstly, all of the files on your augmentations program. Simply allow 
me to access your computer, and I'll distribute it through the 
network." 


"There. Have it. Have it all." 
"Very good. secondly, | have a number | want you to call." 
"...this is for them! | recognize the acronym!" 


"Call it. And tell them you have something that they want. And tell 
them where they can find it." 


"All right.... Hello? Yes, you, Foundation. Don't ask who | am, | 
just... | have something that you want. The Brexler Building just 
outside of DC. Prometheus Labs is located there. Come here now." 


"Very good." 
"What else do you want?" 


"Nothing more. Only to inform you that there's an entire squadron of 
Angels outside waiting with sonic cannons, laser rifles and smart 
missiles ready to blow up this entire compound." 


"Are you mad?!" 


"Oh, yes. I'm quite angry. The Church is furious, Eustace. And we 
are determined to wipe this entire heretical company off of the Earth, 
no matter what it takes." 


"You can't!" 


"| will. Thus spake Saint Hedwig of the Church of Maxwellism. Fire 
when ready." 


Footnotes 

1. Lee, S. and Singer, B. 2000 "Statistical prevalence of psionic- 
triggering genes in the human genome project." The Bishop Journal 
of Science. 514 (3) 


2. West, H. et. al 1972. "Subject J.W., Psionic Phenomena, and the 
Implications on Abrahamic Religions." The Bishop Journal of 
Science 05(3) 

3. Hutt, S and Harold, C. 2004. "Effects of the antipsychotic 
risperidone on autistic spectrum disorders" Journal of Autism and 
Developmental Disorders 33(11) 

4. Carlson, P and Peters, J. 1992 "The Lack of Psychics in Greece: 
Caused by Currency? "The Bishop Journal of Science. 503(6)) 

5. Lee, S., and Bendis, B. 2002 "The Oracle is Dead: Why no 
psychics in Greece?" The Bishop Journal of Science. 515 (6) 

6. Gutierrez, Emanuel. "Ex-Soviet State Sends 'Psychics' to spy on 
US, Britain" CNN. Cable News Network, 12 Feb. 2005. 


Origination 


August 7th, 1993 


Francis played Mingus in his head, trying to drown out the memories 
that lurked in his leaden mind. He wanted to be able to go to sleep 
and wake up and have it all be a dream. Just a nightmare. Maybe 
his whole life up to now was a dream, and he would wake up as a 
child again, and toddle down the hall to his parent’s bedroom. 


Dream or no, the saxophone sang out in his head, and as it tried to 
soothe him he hoped and prayed someone else would do something 
about this. Call the police, call the military, call anyone. Call for 
someone else. Someone who wasn’t him. Someone take this off of 
his hands and let him sleep... 


No, no...sleep wasn’t an option. Anything but sleep. The face still 
burned in his mind: it hovered there every time he closed his eyes 
for longer than a moment, staring at him with blank, concrete and 
spray-paint eyes. Taunting him. Daring him. Mocking him. 


You blinked. 


Francis shot awake, shaking. There had been a snap. He was sure 
he had heard a snap. It was still ringing in his ears. 


No, no snap. Everyone was still there. Heads attached to necks 
attached to shoulders. Not popped off like the cork in a bottle of 
champagne. Four of them sitting around a worn and stained coffee 
table in Adam’s worn and stained apartment. Jack was there, and 
Agatha, and Adam was on the phone. 


“You all right?” Jack asked. What was that, his fifth cup of coffee? 
While the bags around his eyes were nothing new, it seemed that 
now they were even more pronounced and dark. He almost looked 
like a raccoon. A scraggly, slightly overweight and rather 
curmudgeonly raccoon. 


in casualties. Object broke out of Site- and left the 
atmosphere in 12 seconds. Current location is unknown. 


Name: Dr. Geralds