Research Files

**Research Files** present in the story.

## Species of the Galaxy: Tottonid

Galactic Species Serial Number: Inorganic #27

Species Name: Tottonid

Galactic Nicknames: Electric Giant, Glowing Star Polyhedron, Respiring Boulder

Category: Kingdom Inorganic Organism - Class Silica - Order Monotectoid - Family Petragigas

Research Summary:

The home world of the Tottonids is a planet plagued by catastrophic storms. It was said that tornados that pass through will destroy everything in its path, leaving only the strongest and most resilient lives.

This species appears as a translucent crystal with an internal logic center called a thought monotectic. Two individuals of this species would communicate with each other by emitting electric signals through this organ.

Their language, psyche, and history are unknown to the galaxy.

Tottonids turn into mineral oars after their passing, and their past disease develop into splashes of colors within their bodies. The Totton planet thus became a cavernous rocky planet blighted with storms.

Related Curio:

*Unbearable Weight*

A Curio appearing as a crystal-encrusted crown. It is actually the imperial crown from the silicon-based lifeforms of the Totton planet, a living fossil of the monarchy's history.

According to rumors, each deceased Tottonid emperor will have their logic center embedded in this crown composed of the logic centers of the previous emperors.

The Tottonids believe that this crown brings the wisdom of generations to its rulers. It's also the reason why the rulers of the Tottonids have always been unusually large, heavy, and beautiful.

There are scholors who believe that the crown actually stores racial memories and basic cells of the Tottonids. They also believe that exposing the crown to moonlight would allow them to touch the buried history of the race.

## Research Report: Tottonid Crystals

Title: A Brief Analysis of Media Literacy Quality Between Telecommunication in Tottonid Crystals

Report Author: Department of Ecology Lv. 1 Researcher

Report ID: 04890

Report Text:

Lifeforms on the silicon-based world unveiled new ways of information transmission to us, and the waves in the interior of a Tottonid Crystal is the best evidence of that claim. This study will attempt to explore that with reconstructed Tottonid Crystal samples.

The researcher placed three individual crystals into three vacuum containers to ensure the crystals will not be able to receive transmissions from each other through physical contact. Then Subject #1 was connected to an electronic transducer before a preset message was input. The message includes five information points, of which four are genuine imperial history of the Tottonid, and one is a rumor regarding the empire.

After the transmission process is over, the researcher placed the three crystals in identical environments and observed the electrical signals of the crystals in real time for 24 hours. Data shows that Subject #1 first shared a piece of genuine history of the Tottonid monarchs, to which Subjects #2 and #3 responded positively. Then, Subject #1 shared the piece of rumor about the Tottonid Empire, and autonomously added details that the researchers did not input, causing the internal electrical signals in Subjects #2 and #3 to fluctuate extremely. However, the three crystals quickly synchronized, exhibiting a high degree of resonance. The following are some examples of the messages between the crystals during the observations:

*#1: Do you know Messphink?*

*#2: No, who’s that?*

*#1: It’s only a rumor, but I heard this Messphink is the offspring of Tottonid III…*

*#3: Isn’t Tottonid III’s offspring Rosevank? They’re famous for their wisdom!*

*#1: That’s why I said it’s a rumor! Rosevank is the one above the table, and Messphink is an illegitimate one!*

*#3: Wha?! No way! If it were real, there’s no way Rosevank didn’t find out, right?*

*#2: Maybe Rosevank did find out, they just didn’t expose this…*

*#1: You know, maybe Messphink is not only Tottonid III’s offspring, but also Rosevank’s…*

(Author’s Note: The preset messages did not include the detail. It was added on by Subject #1 without prompting)

*#3: Oh my word, this is ridiculous! But it does sound like something the imperial family would do…*

To summarize, the researchers believe that the Tottonid crystals also experience differences between subjective perception and objective awareness during communication between individuals, and that the difference is most likely similar to that of carbon-based organisms. Further in-depth studies are requested to be approved.

*Supervisor’s Comment: My dear, I do not wish to deny this study’s value and logicality. I believe that you are an outstanding researcher. However, there is an error with the transcoding of your Tottonid Crystal samples — One of the researchers accidentally included their own transcoded brain waves during output. This report is not completely useless, however. At least we now know that there is indeed a need to pay attention to media literacy in the space station.*

## Species of the Galaxy: Wubbaboo

Galactic Species Serial Nu bee: Spiritual #415

Species Name: Wubbaboo

Galaxy Nickname: Wubba, Jinx, Mischievous Astral Spirit

Category: Kingdom Spiritual Organism - Class Astral Spirit - Order Shapeless - Family Spirit Essence - Species Heliobus

Research Summary:

Spiritual organisms, represented by Astral Spirits. The Leviathan’s Conception Theory believes that some elder Leviathans were run aground after the Dusk Wars. During their lengthy slumber, their decomposed cels became the seedbed for organic organisms, and their dissipating life force became wandering Astral Spirits. However, more and more scholars have begun to publicly denounce the Leviathan’s Conception Theory in recent years. Other nascent theories are not included here.

In the beginning, the Astral Spirits did not possess individual wills and all they did was float and wander aimlessly in the galaxy. As humans traveled between the galaxy, the Astral Spirits became alluded by the humans’ freedom of travel. The mortal beings possessing the strong emotions of love and lust made a strong impact on the barren core of the Astral Spidits. Humans have become the most desirable hosts for Astral Spirits. The Astral Spirits would follow the scent of emotions and find their prey, possess their body, and then the host into a mindless walking corpse. Hosts that aren’t able to fuse with the Astral Spirits will die on the spot. A verified case of a human named Erwin Hessler became possessed by an Astral Spirit and manages to form a symbiotic relationship with it. Those possessed by Astral Spirits and ended in tragedy are lost as time goes on.

Afterward, these types of spiritual organisms hid and blended into human society. Their exceptional abilities to sense emotion and control people’s hearts and minds are feared by many.

Wubbaboos have inherited the abilities of their Astral Spirit ancestors, but are not as deadly. On their way, Wubbaboos enjoy scaring people and appear as ghostly, semi-transparent, shifting forms. After attaching itself to a host, the personality of the host will change dramatically and their behavior completely altered. After committing a series of pranks, the host will regain consciousness.

If the brutal acts of Astral Spirits are for the purpose of possession and evolution, then Wubbaboo’s roaming would purely be —

For fun.

That’s right. They go around being mischievous for no specific reason and would leave after they get bored. The ruckus would end and the host would return to normal but the damages caused along the way cannot be salvaged.

According to the space station’s Adler’s Tier System, Wubbaboos fall under the medium containment level. Although it does not pose a deadly threat, it does have the potential to cause a lot of trouble and should be kept from breaking loose.

## Observation on Wubbaboo Behavior

File Number: 510523455323647432

Department: Department of Ecology

Copyright Ownership: Eikuru Shuu

Number of Times Submitted: 7

Estimated Filing Date: 32, 11, 2xxx

Main body

Wubbaboos exist in the world individually, in groups, and parasitically. It is known that when without a host, Wubbaboos keep their whereabouts hidden. After they parasitized a host, their destructiveness is positively correlated with the host’s mobility.(1)(2)

Based on a small test sample(3), a singular Wubbaboo possesses the intelligence of a roughly six-year-old human. When in a group, the Wubbaboos individual intelligence reduces dramatically. This is because the thought waves of spiritual organisms interfere with each other, and a resonance in frequency will affect their individual decision-making.

Whether with or without a host, the actions of the Wubbaboo (and its host) will abide by the four following rules.

1. Happy Wubbaboos will quickly run around a room with five or more corners.
2. Sad Wubbaboos will gather in an empty room and share their unhappy thoughts with one another.
3. Angry Wubbaboos will expose themselves to strong rays of light. Some Wubbaboos will not be able to bear strong emotions and scatter into galactic dust.
4. Calm Wubbaboos will experience the strangest period of their life. They will destroy everything in their path and prank organisms around them out of no reason but pure mischief, truly living up to their nicknames of Jinx or Mischievous Astral Spirit.

Comment

(1) Cited Reference: “Wubbaboos possesses space station brute, steals 113 pairs of radiation protective boots in under a month. Caught due to unbearable odor” from *Urban Legends* issue 2156.

(2) Cited Reference: “Blitz! Quickest collection operation in station history: Wubbaboo possesses seventy-year-old woman, caught and booked within five minutes” from *Urban Legends* issue 2157.

(3) The first sample is taken from researcher Adler. Due to Adler’s spectacular display of intelligence in his age group, the results were ineffective. The second sample is taken from researcher Wen Shiling. This paper has adopted the test conclusions of this sample.

Reviewer Feedback

1. It’s common sense not to reference urban legends.
2. Is the sample size large enough? Have enough samples been taken? Does abruptly coming to a conclusion based on a singular sample reference fit with the space station’s research values? \**So it’s my fault that there are only two children on the space station?\**
3. What does “rooms with five or more corners” mean? \**A room with more than five corners means a room with more than just four corners. How else do you want me to explain it?\**
4. “Some Wubbaboos will not be able to bear strong emotions and scatter into galactic dust.” What were the steps that led to this research conclusion? I recommend an investigation looking into whether this researcher has abided by the research guidelines, and if there were unacceptable behaviors such as damaging collections and assets.

Review Conclusion

The research process is grossly lacking in scientific rigor and approach. The validity of the research conclusion is yet to be proven.

Department Evaluation Conclusion: Failed. Will not be filed and stored.

First Evaluation Reviewer: Capote Dow Lanci*\*To hell with you!\**

Second Evaluation Reviewer: None

## Sheila Hill's Journal

> *Experimental logs decoded from an encrypted chip, recorded by Sheila Hill.*
> *Some excerpts are as follows:*
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XX/XX/2XXX Rainy

Today's experiments were all failures. The extraction technique is not yet mature or stable. I have to be more careful.

What can be done to increase the success rate? How troublesome.

XX/XX/2XXX Overcast

The Element T conversion experiment was a success today!

But... energy leakage during the refining process cannot be eliminated.

I met a new lab technician, and we had lunch together.

I always return home with a headache. Perhaps long-term exposure to the energy leakage has impacted my body somehow.

XX/XX/2XXX Cloudy

Element T is far too unstable. How can I ensure its long-term independent existence, like other stable substances?

I guess so-called "scientists" are always trying to go against nature.

PS: A lab technician talked to me today. He was surprisingly funny.

XX/XX/2XXX Rainy

It's raining hard today, but that hasn't dampened my mood.

I rarely feel this way about someone. Is this what love feels like?

Perhaps love comes at a bad time, or maybe love is always unreasonable.

XX/XX/2XXX Rainy

\*sigh\* The rainy season in Bettonia has always been annoying.

But I received a red poppy from him when I was about to head home. Its vibrant color cheers me up.

But... why is it a red poppy and not a red rose?

XX/XX/2XXX Rainy

He purchased "Shelley, The Poems of Percy Bysshe" at the bookstore.

I don't usually read poems, but flipping through the pages, I found them to be quite intriguing.

"Blossoms which were the joys that fell,

And leaves the hopes that yet remain."

...

Poets are always so sentimental.

XX/XX/2XXX Cloudy

I seem to have made a mistake, or perhaps the mistake is the experiment itself.

I underestimated the influence of Element T. The damage it does to biological cells may be irreversible. If it continues...

XX/XX/2XXX Overcast

I'm in a terrible mood. I can't make up for my mistake,

Once things start, I'm powerless to stop them alone, but I... was Pandora who opened the box.

XX/XX/2XXX Rainy

An undercover policeman contacted me and promised to offer me assistance. That's great! The heavens haven't forsaken me.

It came as a surprise.,.. The person who has always been paying attention to me and comforting me was actually him.

He might have been sent by God to meet me.

XX/XX/2XXX Overcast

Strange... We agreed to exchange data today. Why hasn't he shown up?

Should I go to the police directly? Or wait for him...

A long time has passed, and he still hasn't shown up. I hope nothing bad has happened to him...

XX/XX/2XXX Overcast

Kahn Corporation has been keeping close tabs on me. Even my personal life has been affected.

I have to think of a way to get rid of them, or I can't hand those things over...

I must put an end to this, to Kahn Corporation...

...

XX/XX/2XXX Overcast

Oh no, Ernst has found me! I might not be able to escape, forgive me...

(This is the final experiment log.)

## Element T Information Folder

> *This academic research information contains the related lab data pertaining to the effects of "Element T" on the human body.*
> *(P.S. The document is so long that the most important part to analyze has been selected.)*
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Compound Element Code: T

Compound Definition: A solid chemical concentrate is formed after the extract from high-purity Bettonia crystals is put through concentration and purification multiple times.

Applications: Widely used in biochemical pharmaceuticals, biological engineering, inorganic new materials, and other fields in Bettonia.

Compound Effects: After multiple experiments, T element has been proven to promote cell differentiation and affect the physiological function of mammals (refer to index for experimental data).