SDS-023 "The Collective"

Item#: SDS-023⠀ 	Clearance Level 3: Confidential
Containment Class: Narakan 	Disruption Class: 4/Ekhi
Secondary Class: Uncontained	Risk Class: 2/Caution
==Special Defensive Safeguards ==
Discovered people infected by SDS-023 are to be detained to prevent its spread throughout the public. These detained members are to be contained into automated cells to prevent them from "infecting" SDS Personnel. Discovered Collective Installations are to be targeted and destroyed.
==Description==
SDS-023 is a gestalt intelligence that was discovered operating within an underground complex in the Appalachian Mountains in 317. The inhabitants of the colony operated in perfect unison, developing technology and weaponry ceaselessly. The method how these individuals are connected to each other is unknown, however it is known that a single collective entity has emerged out of this collection, distributed across each member. Ever since their discovery The Collective has spread out throughout human society, slowly assimilating more individuals they hang around too close to into SDS-023Some people are resistant to this, which SDS-023 doesn't like.. These assimilated individuals claim to retain their individuality and free will, although if this is true or not is unclear.
How the psionic network between the people part of SDS-023 works is unclear, including how it spreads to new people. Though it is known it operates telepathically with no delay, instead of being limited by speed of light or otherwise. Other than just being intentionally spread by SDS-023 into nearby individuals, the connection to SDS-023 is hereditary, being passed on to children of infected individuals.
===The Collective===
The Collective is the term used by SDS-023 to refer to itself. It has an ultimate with a goal of assimilating humanity as a whole. The motive behind SDS-023 wanting this is also unclear, other than its claims that it would be a net positive to humanity's development as a species.
=== SDS-023-1 ===
SDS-023-1Known as "Sentinel Colony" by SDS-023. was an underground bunker-like complex hidden deep beneath the Appalachian mountains ran by SDS-023. This is where the SDS Foundation discovered SDS-023 in 317, and seized from them. All SDS-023 members that operated within SDS-023-1 were detained, with many eventually being executed once the hivemind's existence was discovered. 
Prisoners that SDS-023 was holding within SDS-023-1 were released from the facilityUnder the assumption that they were individuals "resistant" to assimilation. with their memories wiped of being held there. Although it was later found that these individuals were kept in there as a backup plan if they were discovered and destroyed, as the prisoners were in fact assimilated. SDS-023 survived the memory wipe, and slowly spread into the general public through these ex-prisoners. While the ex-prisoners were eventually detained by the SDS Foundation once this was discovered, further infected individuals continue to operate in the public.
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