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Mirror Altered Item (Collectible)

## Mirror Altered Item

**Mirror Altered Item** is one of the Collectibles in *Control*.

## File text

**ALTERED ITEM EXAMINATION PROPOSAL**

**AI60 A.K.A. "THE MIRROR"**

SUMMARY:

This proposal is to finally determine the precise nature of the "reflected" space within the Altered Item. Is it transplanar, psychologically-generated, or rooted within our own dimension? How does the Altered Item "know" the space in its vicinity well enough to reflect it? Why does it reflect some materials, but not others?

Is the space a parallel reality? If so, then we need to consider that while we possess this physical end of the Mirror, someone else owns the other. What purposes might they use it for? Can they walk through into our own world? What are their motives?

Lastly, to what purpose does the Altered Item produce the reflections of individuals that enter it? Can these reflected entities leave the Altered Item? As with all Altered Items, we need to attempt to distinguish if this behavior is **[REDACTED]**.

Refer to file 5-12-8251 for full report.

## Location

The file can be found in the Research Sector. It is located in the Synchronicity Lab, on a cabinet to the left of the central console in Mirror Testing.

## See also

* Victorian Mirror
* Self-Reflection
* Mirror Procedures
* Mirror Supplement
* Mirror Containment
Marshall: Trench's Behavior

**Marshall: Trench's Behavior** is one of the Collectibles in *Control*.

## File text

**FEDERAL BUREAU OF CONTROL**

Have you noticed the recent tension between Trench and Darling? They've both been acting odd lately.

Trench concerns me the most. His sudden hostility towards Darling's project is very unlike him. He was the one to approve all this Hedron research in the first place, but after Darling unveiled those HRAs, he was livid. I personally don't see any reason not to equip Bureau staff with an additional protective device, especially not if it's as strong as Darling says.

What do you make of this? Have you seen anything from either of them that strikes you as odd? Let's talk in person soon, before the next Bureau Heads meeting.

- M

## Location

The file can be found in the Maintenance Sector. It is located on the table in the control room of the Atlas Chamber.
Precognitive Powers

**Precognitive Powers** is one of the Collectibles in *Control*.

## File text

**FEDERAL BUREAU OF CONTROL**

Nadine, send this to Research for analysis re: my precognitive powers.

URGENT!

Dr. Darling,

Last night I had a dream. In the dream I was given the solution to a staffing problem I'd been presented with JUST YESTERDAY. The problem is of a confidential nature and must therefore remain unclarified here, but I can assure you that the method through which I received this helpful information was undeniably paranatural.

I can only draw the conclusion that I possess exceptional precognitive abilities and as such, offer my services to the Bureau's research teams. We must utilize my powers for the greater good.

Signed,

Mr. Francis Bertram

## Location

The file can be found in the Research Sector, in Parapsychology. From the Parapsychology Control Point, head down the stairs on the left towards the Parapsychology main room. As you turn right at the bottom of the first stairs, head straight and the file will be by the left mail tubes.
Our Whereabouts

**Our Whereabouts** is one of the Collectibles in *Control*.

## File text

Hey,

You have questions and the prophets have your answer. If you are truly intrigued, watch the time. We've lost about 45 days in the past 4 years. The shortening of days, this is why the Vatican is a sun dial and also simultaneously a key hole, Another thing while I'm here if you want the secret to everything compare plasma next to brain cells. The sun+moon are composed of plasma (simply light)(not planets) after this is cemented in your psyche ponder the current whereabouts of where you, I, and humanity reside.

Cheers!

## Location

The file can be found in the Executive Sector, at the highest level of Dead Letters. Levitate up to the first balcony on either side and climb the stairs all the way to the top, and the Collectible will be on the short cabinets nearby.
Northmoor (Collectible)

## Northmoor

**Northmoor** is one of the Collectibles in *Control*. It is a Hotline message holding some of former Director Zachariah Trench's final thoughts.

## Audio text

Northmoor was Director before me. I never wanted his job. I never wanted power. I purposefully avoided it, didn't trust it, didn't want to rely on it. Northmoor was all about power. A man like an explosion, hungry for authority, for order, for more, until it was too much. I had to find a solution in the end. Contain the situation. Northmoor never liked me, but he went along with it, to his credit. He didn't really have a choice. I suppose, at the end of the day, a Director's most basic duty is to keep the lights on. Here's to you, Northmoor. There were no Prime Candidates waiting in the wings. But I was there. Had been the whole time, keeping my head down, working my ass off. I had nothing to lose. I picked up the gun almost on a dare.

## Location

This Collectible is automatically obtained during the main story mission Directorial Override after seeing Trench's presence while traveling from the Janitor's Office to the NSC Power Plant.

## Notes

Trench's presence speaks snippets of this Hotline during Directorial Override. The fragmented message is as follows:
Machine God

**Machine God** is one of the Collectibles in *Control*.

## File text

I had a Dream and I built the thing I saw in my dream. A machine that will contain God, but not the God you know or the one anyone knows. A new God. This machine will be his body, his heart, and his mind. I made it just like the Dream showed me.

I used the motor from the refrigerator and the coils from my toaster and the fans plus the timing belt from my car's engine and the wheels from my son's skateboard. God can't move yet, but the dream said he would learn how on his own. This is just a beginner's body. Like a baby's but a machine instead. God only needs a place to start.

If you want to interview me, please contact me at the address on the envelope. My phone does not work anymore. I had to use the dialing plate on God.

## Location

The file can be found in the Executive Sector, in Dead Letters. It is located near the entrance, at the elevators on the left.
Sand Memo

**Sand Memo** is one of the Collectibles in *Control*.

## File text

**FEDERAL BUREAU OF CONTROL**

To ALL Dimensional Research staff,

I’ve heard that numerous people have been complaining about the sand piled up around Dimensional Research. This sand is precious research material from a foreign dimension and will be examined more thoroughly when I have the time. If you attempt to clean or dispose of this sand, I will bar you from any future research endeavor! You will spend the rest of your career licking envelopes in a cubicle staring at a cat poster!

DO NOT TOUCH MY SAND!

-Dr. Darling

## Location

The file can be found in the Research Sector, in Dimensional Research. It is located at the cell marked with number 6 (on the right side of the hall from the Control Point.)
Resignation Letter

**Resignation Letter** is one of the Collectibles in the *AWE* expansion of *Control*.

## File text

**FEDERAL BUREAU OF CONTROL**

**[REDACTED]** of **[REDACTED]**, 2019

To Whom It May Concern,

It is with great anger and regret that I tender my resignation as Head of Investigations for the Federal Bureau of Control.

I do this in protest of the rampant disregard for my department's **[REDACTED].** My staff cannot continue to work in these conditions. Previous requests and warnings have fallen on deaf ears, so I must now rely on my actions to speak louder than my words ever could.

I blame this situation on our **[REDACTED],** who has routinely ignored my requests for assistance in reclaiming the parts of the Investigations Sector lost to the **[REDACTED]** loose inside. I will never forget the screams of brave agents begging for us to open that Firebreak. I will carry that shame for the rest of my days.

The **[REDACTED]** has failed his agents. I shall never forgive him for that.

Sincerely,

William Kirklund

## Location

The file can be found in the Investigations Sector. It is located in the Sector Head Office, on a table against the northern wall near the security checkpoint.
SHÜM

**This page contains information from a game expansion**

The content on this page is related to the game expansions *The Foundation* or *AWE*, which is not included with the base game.

## Gameplay info

### Location

**Investigations Sector**

Active Investigations
"Arcade Mode"

**SHÜM** is a side mission in the *AWE* expansion of *Control*. It can be started after chasing Emil Hartman out of the Active Investigations area of the Investigations Sector during A Dark Place.

## Overview

Mission end
Jesse finds SHÜM, an arcade machine Altered Item, and decides to play a bit.
## Objectives

* Find and interact with the Arcade Machine Altered Item.

Crowd Control
* Survive against a horde of Hiss.

Deadline
* Kill enough enemies before time runs out. Each enemy killed adds time.

## Walkthrough

After chasing Hartman out of Active Investigations, head to the room in the southwest corner of the area and approach the now-powered SHÜM arcade cabinet to start the mission. On the arcade machine, two options are available: Crowd Control and Deadline. Select either option.

### Crowd Control

Crowd Control is a relatively straightforward mode which involves surviving several large waves of various Hiss enemies in a single area, from standard Hiss enemies such as Hiss Guards and Hiss Rangers to harder enemies such as Hiss Troopers and Hiss Warped, and includes one random boss enemy in the final wave. It takes place in an exact replica of the central Logistics area of the Containment Sector. There is no specific strategy for this mode due to the varied enemies; however, it may be advisable to use Seize to gain some momentary backup and draw away enemy fire.

### Deadline

Deadline also takes place within a replica of the Logistics area of the Containment Sector, and also involves defeating large waves of various Hiss enemies. The goal of Deadline is to kill 50 Hiss enemies (of any type) within a 30-second time limit; each enemy killed or Seized will add 5 more seconds to the timer.

Successfully completing either Crowd Control or Deadline for the first time will complete the mission. Completing either game mode will unlock a harder challenge mode for that mode on the original SHÜM machine. It will also unlock the SHÜM 2 arcade machine, which includes additional game modes:

* A mode to replay each boss enemy from the main game (The Anchor, esseJ, Mold-1, and Former.)
* Feedback Loop: a boss rush mode where all four bosses from the main game must be fought one after another.
* A mode to replay the Ashtray Maze.

## Rewards

* Arcade Cabinets Supplement
* Completing Crowd Control/Deadline rewards 3 random Prime-level mods.
* Completing either Crowd Control (challenge) or Deadline (challenge) rewards the Extradimensional Suit.

## Achievements and trophies

An achievement and trophy can be gained during this mission.

## Gallery

Loading screen for all arcade cabinet game modesSHÜM 2 activates after mission completion
Plastic Tree Supplement

**Plastic Tree Supplement** is one of the Collectibles in *Control*.

## File text

**Holiday Memories Tree (AI14-AE)**

SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS:

(Excerpt from "Altered Speech of AI14" by Dr. Theodore Ash)

"The results are incredible, but more so the speed of discovery this allows us. Al14 copies our speech, but after numerous tests we've discovered that certain words are missing from its vocabulary. We began isolating these words, cross-referencing them with esoteric texts from the early days of the Bureau. We found that these words, when arranged in particular formations and spoken at varying speeds and cadences, elicit a reaction from altered materials.

We tested this specific string of words, a "Formula" if you will, on the other Altered Items kept in the Examination Hall. Varying physical responses were recorded with each one, with an 82% success rate. We've proven that words can tangibly affect these items. Specific applications must be explored, possibly for containment or identification purposes. This will drastically change our approach moving forward.

And to think, there are still more words to be found!"

## Location

The file can be found in the Maintenance Sector. It is located in the Foundation, near the landing site of the elevator which leads back to the Black Rock Quarry.

## See also

* Holiday Memories Tree
* Plastic Tree Procedures
New York City

New York City skyline featuring the Oldest House

**New York City** is a city located in the state of New York in the United States. New York City is the location of the Oldest House and therefore the setting of the events of *Control* that do not take place in other dimensions.

## History

The Oldest House and the Foundation were discovered by the FBC in New York City in the 1950s.

In 1973, the Grand Central Hotel collapsed, possibly due to the effects of an altered item.

Until 2010, New York City was the residence of Alan Wake. His wife, Alice Wake continued to live there until her apparent suicide in 2023.

Guided by Polaris, Jesse Faden arrived at the Oldest House in 2019 to face the Hiss invasion.
Paranatural entity

**Paranatural entities**, formerly known as **extradimensional beings**, are living or intelligent beings which are paranatural in nature.

There are a variety of different types of paranatural entities. Some, such as Polaris and the Hiss, appear to be alien intelligences composed entirely of resonance. Others, such as Mold-1 or Hedron, possess biological bodies. Paranatural entities such as the Board and the Former exist entirely within the Astral Plane or other dimensions, and possess unique abilities allowing them to influence paranatural phenomena. Deceased individuals communicating through the Hotline, such as Zachariah Trench, may also be considered paranatural entities.

## Known Extradimensional Beings

* The Board
* Former
* Hedron
* The Hiss
* Polaris
* Astral Spike
* Casper Darling
* Helen Marshall
* Zachariah Trench
* Clog
* Mold-1
* esseJ
* Not-Mother
* Alan Wake
* Entity A-001 "Ahti"
* Entity A-010 "The Shadow" (Dark Presence)
* Fra

 Miscellaneous

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On Writing the Manuscript

**On Writing the Manuscript** is one of the Collectibles in *Control*'s *AWE* expansion. It is a Hotline message from the missing writer and Prime Candidate Alan Wake.

## Transcript

I've written. Rewritten. Deconstructed. Reconstructed. Experimented with different voices. Changed the style. Changed myself. Forgotten the language. Relearned the language. Have I been here before? Gone down this path before? The darkness wants to hide the past to make me lose my way. You must know where you've been to know where you're going. I trust what I read on these pages. I wrote them for a reason. My notes to myself. The only way to make progress. Recap. Then write more. The style then: Lose the fat. Make it clear. Ugly. Functional. Present. Be blunt. Only the brutal truth. Cut through the reality. Tear it apart. Rewrite it. Be clever. Make them do the work. Form the image in their minds. They make it. You just imply. Incept. They are drawn to the mystery. Obsessed. You set it up, they put it together. Their interpretation. And there's only one, because you give them no choice. And they believe in it, because it's theirs now.

## Location

This Collectible is automatically obtained upon going towards the Bright Falls AWE elevator in Active Investigations for the first time during the *AWE* story mission It's Happening Again.

## Note

1. ↑ In the audio line, Wake says "And rewritten."
Post Box Supplement

**Post Box Supplement** is one of the Collectibles in *Control*.

## File text

**Jasper Post Box (AI31-PE)**

BACKGROUND:

Agents arrived in the town of Jasper Crossing, Arizona after the communications department intercepted multiple phone calls to local authorities regarding "frozen people" in the streets. Four of the five dispatched agents became paralyzed upon arriving at the scene. Additional assessment teams were dispatched.

Variations of Identification Formulas were tried with ineffectual results. Agents resorted to using aerial photography to study the positioning of the paralyzed individuals. Soon after, agents discovered the event's "epicenter" to be the local post office.

Unaffected agents cleared the area of all paralyzed civilians, animals, and Bureau personnel before beginning to study the item. Agents deemed susceptible to the item were tasked with interviewing and re-informing the public away from the site.

The item was soon placed on a transport vehicle manned by unaffected agents. Air travel had been deemed too dangerous given the item's effect. Numerous reports of temporary paralysis were reported by civilians along the truck's route from Arizona to New York City.

## Location

The file can be found in the Containment Sector. It is located on the bag check machine at the Sealed Threshold Checkpoint.

## See also

* Jasper Post Box
* Post Box Procedures
Northmoor: Final Warning

**Northmoor: Final Warning** is one of the Collectibles in *The Foundation* expansion of *Control*.

## File text

**From the Desk of**

**Director Northmoor**

To Dr. Theodore Ash Jr.,

As Director of the Federal Bureau of Control and chosen representative / liaison / benefactor of the greater authority of the Board, I demand your immediate withdrawal from the Foundation.

Prior memos issued broadly to Foundation staff called for swift reassignment of all personnel to the upper levels of the House. All staff complied except you. This demonstrates a lack of respect for my office and the Board itself.

This is their House and we are their guests. We should conduct ourselves accordingly. Normally, such insubordination would be grounds for dismissal, but, out of respect for your late father, consider this instead my final warning.

The Board and Director Ash chose me as successor to the office, and no amount of petulance will change that. Indeed, your actions seem to suggest you know better than myself, and by extension, the Board.

Permit me to assure you that that is not possible.

Sincerely,

Director Broderick Northmoor

## Location

The file can be found in the Foundation, in Level 0 - Basement Lab of the Warehouse tower. It's on the desk located near the smaller version of the Nail. This area only becomes accessible through the side mission Pope's Collection.
Movie Camera Supplement

**Movie Camera Supplement** is one of the Collectibles in *The Foundation* expansion of *Control*.

## File text

**ActionMaxx Camera (AI80-UE)**

BACKGROUND:

The item first came to the Bureau's attention after a hospitalized mailman from **[REDACTED]**, Arkansas claimed his injuries had been caused by a movie camera. Further investigation connected the incident to AI80, which was being shipped in the mail truck at the time. The packaged camera was later found in an empty warehouse. The return address led agents to a PO Box located in the San Fernando Valley belonging to a company called Blessed Pictures. Whether Blessed Pictures is involved in the creation and dissemination of the item's VHS films is unknown (see investigation 13-HO-612).

The following is a list of all known films believed to have been shot by AI80-UE.

- Shoot First, Die Last (unreleased)\*

- Coffee Bullet

- Billy's First Car

- Bike Hard

- Delivery Disaster

\*Item was used in the filming of an unreleased western in 1968 on the Italian island of Sardinia. A cast member was killed during an on-set accident, stopping production. It is believed that Blessed Pictures bought the camera when equipment from the shoot was sold at auction.

## Location

The file can be found at the Collapsed Department in the Foundation. At Sector Lobby C (located after passing through Transit Access,) head to the security checkpoint and look inside the room on the left to see the collectible.

## See also

* ActionMaxx Camera
* Movie Camera Procedures
* Brian's Movie Den Ep. 3
* "Blessed" organization
Prime Candidate Program

The **Prime Candidate Program** was a program established by the Federal Bureau of Control used for determining a suitable successor to its Director.

## Background

The Prime Candidate Program was formed at some point prior to Zachariah Trench's tenure as Director to generate a pool of powerful parautilitarians capable of handling the paranatural responsibilities of managing the Federal Bureau of Control. In responding to reports of paranatural events, the Bureau made certain to identify any and all notable parautilitarians involved in the nature of the event, sometimes deeming certain individuals to be candidates for the program. At the time of Director Northmoor's stepping down from the position, there were no available candidates, and nothing is known about candidates before this time, or at what time the program was launched.

During Trench's tenure as Director, due to his growing concern over the responsibilities of the Director and the kind of person that would be needed to shoulder such responsibilities, Trench directed the Bureau to more actively search out candidates for the program. By October 2019, the Bureau had identified seven candidates, though candidates 1 through 5 were all considered to be "false leads, dead ends and disappointments." Dylan and Jesse Faden, P6 and P7 respectively, were each considered hopeful candidates to succeed Trench as Director. At the time of their discovery, Dylan was captured by the Bureau and returned to the Oldest House, where he would remain under observation until the Hiss invasion in 2019, specially groomed to become the ideal Director. Jesse was able to seemingly escape Bureau agents, but would be secretly observed and studied from that day onward, of both a passive and covertly direct nature.

Though a Director was never officially pulled from the program to answer this challenge, a chosen candidate must also perform the ritual of the Service Weapon in order to be accepted by The Board in order to fully assume the paranatural obligations and authoritative capability of Directorship. Broderick Northmoor was already acting director of the FBC by the time he discovered the Service Weapon and performed the ritual, and Zachariah Trench was promoted from a Deputy Chief among the Bureau's staff in lieu of a suitable candidate from the program.

### Known candidates

* Dylan Faden (P6)
* Jesse Faden (P7)
* Alan Wake
* Yoshimi Tokui

## Trivia

* It's worth assuming that there are more than seven candidates in the Prime Candidate Program. Dylan and Jesse were designated as P6 and P7 in 2002 during the aftermath of the Ordinary AWE, but Alan Wake was not considered by the Bureau until 2010 during the Bright Falls AWE. The same can be said about Dr. Tokui, who is spoken of as if the notice and research of his immersion therapy is a recent development in Bureau affairs.

## See also

* Dylan Faden Observation
* Dylan Faden Transcript
* Jesse Faden Movement Tracking
* Dylan Evaluation
* Dylan Questioning
* Jesse Therapy: Polaris
* Jesse Therapy: Slide Projector
* Prime Candidates (Collectible)
Mr. Tommasi (mission)

**Mr. Tommasi** is a side mission in *Control.* While returning and speaking to Emily Pope in the Board Room after having completed *Finnish Tango*, she will tell Jesse Faden that Mr. Tommasi has been seen near the Turntable.

## Overview

Mission start
*The Hiss-corrupted Tommasi has been sighted in the Containment Sector.*
Mission end
*Jesse defeats Tommasi in the Sterling AWE area.*
## Objectives

* Locate Hiss-corrupted Tommasi (Turntable)
* Defeat Hiss-corrupted Tommasi (Sterling AWE)
* Speak with Emily (Board Room)

## Combat

* Once combat has started, the gate out of the Sterling AWE site and also the door into the office will be blocked by the Hiss as long as enemies are alive.
* Mr. Tommasi is able to launch back explosives fired with the Service Weapon.
* As usual in fights with high-level enemies, other Hiss-corrupted entities will appear several times to assist Mr. Tommasi. These consist mostly of Hiss Guards and Charged Agents, and may be supported by a Hiss Distorted.

## Achievements and trophies

A secret achievement and trophy is connected to one of the objectives of this mission.
Book Club: Penny

**Book Club: Penny** is one of the Collectibles in *Control*.

## File text

Hello avid readers!

The Bureau Book Bunch will convene at the usual spot in the corner table of the cafeteria at 5 pm on Tuesday.

Currently discussing: "Unless You" by J. D. Brooks

Everyone should get their reviews to me by Monday before lunch so I can generate some conversation starters before the meeting.

Happy reading!

- Penny Bartwell

## Location

The file can be found in the Executive Sector. It is located in Dead Letters, in a ground floor office room on the east side.

## See also

* Book Club: Lopez
* Book Club: Phillip
* Book Club: Samson
Nicolay

**Nicolay** was an employee of the Federal Bureau of Control.

## Background

Nicolay worked in the Processes and Protocols offices of the Containment Sector, and fell victim to the Building Shift which transported the entire department into the Foundation. Nicolay survived the initial Shift. However, Nicolay disappeared after going to look for a radio alongside John and Sarah, presumed by Jeanne Gibbs to be killed by an Astral Spike.
Penny Bartwell

**Penny Bartwell** was the head archivist of the Dead Letters Archive for the Federal Bureau of Control.

## Biography

Working in the Executive Sector, Bartwell was responsible for the creation and subsequent management of the Dead Letters Archive, having requested its creation from Director Zachariah Trench to act as a database to assist research teams looking for connections and also to preserve "windows into authentic human encounters with the paranatural world." She noted that not all received letters would be authentic, but that even false alarms provided insight into human perception of the unknown. One notable incident she encountered during her work in the archive was the discovery of the Moving Letters Altered Item, which she found trying to escape a filing cabinet.

Bartwell was also responsible for setting up the "Bureau Book Bunch," a FBC employee book club which met weekly. The last book she assigned before the Hiss invasion was "*Unless You*" by J. D. Brooks. She encouraged the book club members to turn in their book reviews to her on Monday, the day before the invasion, so that she could generate conversation starters for their intended meeting the next day.

## Notes

While the other members of the book club all died in ways relating to how they perceived the contents of "*Unless You*", Bartwell's fate is unknown.

## References

1. ↑ Trench: Dead Letter Approval
2. ↑ Letters Procedures
3. ↑ Book Club: Penny

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Ross Island

**Ross Island** was the location of a Canadian research station, the station had the Holiday Memories Tree altered item. In 1979, solar radiation damaged the radio, severing the base's only means of communication with the world. A military expedition visited the base to re-establish contact and they found the base's occupants in various states of madness, rambling about voices in the tree. Military personnel discovered they also heard the tree speaking. After locking the item in a supply crate, they brought it back to the mainland, at which point the Bureau intervened.

## See also

* Holiday Memories Tree
* Plastic Tree Procedures
* Plastic Tree Supplement
Pram Supplement

**Pram Supplement** is one of the Collectibles in *Control*.

## File text

**Smoking Pram (AI13-KE)**

SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL:

(interview with **[REDACTED]**, conducted with the aid of a French translator on Nov. 17, 2009 in a retirement home in **[REDACTED]**, France)

A: Where were you on August 2, 1979, Mr. Beaulieu?

RB (translated from French): So specific a date! (laughter) As if I could ever forget. I was called to a fire at the Rue **[REDACTED]**.

A: What did you see?

RB: Smoke, white like a new Pope, rising up from the windows of a small shop. I sent my men in. I was fire chief back then.

A: What happened next?

RB: We pulled the shop owner out. He was already dead. Smoke in his lungs. We found the source the source afterwards. A baby's walker. Poured water onto it, but that only encouraged the smoke. We pulled the carriage outside. Smoke kept shooting out! A crowd gathered. People said it was a miracle. But I disagreed. It seemed to me like more of an omen. We brought the strange thing back to the fire hall. Some Americans, like yourself, came later and took it away.

(end of relevant portion)

## Location

The file can be found in the Containment Sector, at the Panopticon, Floor 4, Unit 11. This area can only be reached by Levitating to the entrance where Section 2 and Section 3 are marked.

## See also

* Smoking Pram
* Pram Procedures
Oh Deer Diner Coffee Thermos

The **Oh Deer Diner Coffee Thermos** is an Altered Item contained in the Panopticon of the Oldest House by the Federal Bureau of Control.

## Summary

A blue coffee thermos with a white plastic cap and a logo of the “Oh Deer Diner” located in Bright Falls, Washington. The cap doubles as a mug. The item responds to Formula I.16, yet no discernable altered effect has been discovered, other than keeping liquids warm for surprisingly long periods of time. It's also worth noting that the coffee from the thermos is always refreshing and strong, no matter its quality before being poured into the item.

The thermos was discovered on the shore of Cauldron Lake, outside the town of Bright Falls. Both are known sites of a recurring AWE. According to witness statements, Alan Wake, who went missing shortly before the discovery of the thermos, had been seen collecting similar thermoses for an unknown purpose.

## Containment Procedure

The following procedures for containment for the item in the Oldest House:

* No unique procedures required. Altered status is suspected, but unverified.
Mirror Supplement

**Mirror Supplement** is one of the Collectibles in *Control*. Obtaining this Collectible starts the side mission Self-Reflection.

## File text

**Victorian Mirror (AI60-UE)**

BACKGROUND:

**[REDACTED]**. She was admitted to a mental ward for “emotional instability” soon after relocating to Illinois with her family in 1914.

The item only appears on record again in 2006 when the Bureau investigated a sudden rise in disappearances in **[REDACTED]**, Illinois. Agents found the item hanging in the local library. They contained it quickly, though the missing people of the town were never recovered.

SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIALS:

DATE: August 18, 1915

We certify that the case of Mrs. **[REDACTED]** has shown her to be a lunatic under the reasons of Hysteria, Bad Company, and Imaginary Female Trouble. Her fixation with the family looking glass is noteworthy, though not an uncommon matter when considering the female disposition.

Mrs. Carver is a fit subject for the lunatic asylum and will remain in its confines until her affliction has passed.

Signed,

Dr. **[REDACTED]**

## Location

The file can be found in the Containment Sector. It is located inside the office room at the checkpoint between the Prime Candidate Program and Security areas.

## See also

* Victorian Mirror
* Mirror Procedures
* Mirror Altered Item (Collectible)
* Mirror Containment
Remus

**Remus** was a Ranger in service to the Federal Bureau of Control.

## Biography

Remus was part of a Ranger squad along with Thomson, Guy, Hazzard, Heptonstall, Cho, and Simon Arish. Even after Arish left the squad, all seven remained close friends, and they routinely participated in card games against each other. As of their most recent game, Hazzard owed Remus $20 and Remus in turn owed Guy $60. Having brought beers for their last game, Remus shoved the responsibility onto Heptonstall for their next game.

When the Hiss invasion occurred, Remus was corrupted by the Hiss in the Maintenance Sector, becoming a Hiss Elevated. All the others in the squad except Arish suffered the same fate, and Jesse Faden can later help Arish recover his friends' belongings by tracking down and eliminating Remus in the NSC Energy Converters.

## References

1. ↑ Upcoming Game Reminder
2. ↑ Old Friends
Quarry Site Beta

**Quarry Site Beta** is a site in the Quarry Threshold which is only reachable by placing distinct tokens into the Jukebox Object of Power. The structure known as the The Formation is located at this site.

The site is also the location of the NSC-01, after it was translocated by Director Broderick Northmoor.

## See also

* Quarry Threshold
* Songmaster Jukebox
* The Formation
* The Formation (Collectible)
Richard Bowker

**Richard Bowker** was a man who wrote a letter collected by the Federal Bureau of Control.

## Background

Bowker claimed to experience strangely vivid and realistic dreams at very rare and irregular times, only occurring once or twice per year. After experiencing a particular dream, he chose to write a letter to the American Psychiatric Council seeking their help in understanding and/or treating his condition. In the dream, Bowker writes that he saw a small town which was completely empty and dark and had a lake at the center. He also saw "shadows of people" around him uttering strange comments before he was woken up by a bright light. He writes that he had been screaming in his sleep and his wife had to shake him for several minutes before he woke up.

Bowker's letter was ultimately intercepted by the Federal Bureau of Control and catalogued in the Dead Letters Archive.

## Trivia

The description of Bowker's dream has numerous similarities to the Bright Falls AWE, from the small and dark town (Bright Falls and the Dark Presence) to the central lake (Cauldron Lake) and the shadowy figures (Shaded Individuals.)
Samuel Turnbull

**Samuel Turnbull** was part of the Bureau and a supervising agent of a Project that was designed to help undercover agents re-assimilate to office duties. Agent Turnbull refused one of the operatives entry into the Oldest House, claiming that they had been compromised. He then inflicted injures upon the victim as a way to "force a confession out of the bastard". Afterwards Agent Turnbull denied any guilt, Agent Turnbull was given leave of absence with full pay due to his sterling record and will be required to undergo a psychological evaluation upon his return.

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Ohio

**Ohio** was the location where the Home Safe object of power was discovered.

## History

The state is the home of the original owner of the object of power. After months of failure, the owner attempted to open it with explosives. The object survived with no physical damage. The FBC dispatched agents, now confident of its paranatural nature. The agents retrieved the item and brought it back to the Oldest House. It was also the location of the Cincinnati AWE and an airplane connected to the AWE was located in the city of Cincinnati was found in an airfield and was retrieved by the FBC, which brought it back to the Oldest House via the New York subway tunnel.

## See also

* Home Safe
* Home Safe (Case Files)
* Cincinnati
* Airplane Evaluation Order

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Ordinary

**WARNING: HIGHLY CLASSIFIED DATA**
**ACCESS RESTRICTED TO AUTHORIZED AGENTS ONLY**

**The following contains major < Plot Details / Spoilers > of *Control* and its expanded media.

Proceed at your own discretion.**

## Ordinary

### Location

Maine, United States

**Ordinary** is a town in Maine where Jesse and Dylan Faden grew up. In 2002, it was the site of the Ordinary AWE.

## Known residents

* Jesse Faden
* Dylan Faden
* Neil Hosenberg
* Tom Barlow
* Frederick Bartwell
* Hugo
* Mrs. Chester
* Nervous caller's brother
* Samantha Wells

## Trivia

* Ordinary was heavily alluded to as a significant location in previous Remedy Entertainment games.
	+ In the game *Alan Wake's American Nightmare,* the Old Gods of Asgard song "Balance Slays the Demon" contains a hidden message: "It will happen again, in another town, a town called Ordinary."
	+ The *Alan Wake* ARG blog "This House of Dreams" documents the life of a woman named Samantha who lives in Ordinary, and experiences strange events. Samantha's blog is also mentioned in *Control.*
	+ In *Quantum Break*, a Quantum Ripple will lead to a severe power outage in the town of Ordinary, resulting in a spike in violent crime (though *Quantum Break*'s reference states that Ordinary is in Maine), while at the release of *Control*, it was stated to be in Wisconsin.
* Prior to the release of *AWE*, the Ordinary AWE documentation in *Control* stated that Ordinary was located in Wisconsin. This was later changed to Maine. *Quantum Break* had previously stated that Ordinary was in Maine.
* The FBC created a replica of Ordinary in the Ordinary AWE hangar. The Ordinary Dump is the entire landfill of Ordinary, transported to the Oldest House.

 Miscellaneous
New Language

**New Language** is one of the Collectibles in *The Foundation* expansion of *Control*.

## File text

FOR IMMEDIATE PUBLICATION

I learned a brand new language. The fish taught it to me. You probably don't believe me, so I will prove it.

Hou-llilel, meeutti. Jer meellooabt eus oepman-eqqo. Quido? Kib quido urt-urt, pippo hurum eoolin req I bu-wit 1455 Os-pirrtrun Klob, HeNw 20222. Quidi wi-wip eoolin n yuum ret buozem quim xual-ten. Jebini-rog.

See? Please publish this letter and maybe other fish speakers will get in touch. They'll be able to read my address, even if you can't.

Jebini-rog,

Larry Humbert

## Location

The file can be found in the Foundation, at a Hidden Location in the Collapsed Department. From the Transit Access Control Point, pass through the Evaluation Hall and head towards Sector Lobby C, but do not turn right at the hallway's turn. Instead, look to the elevators on the left; the Hidden Location and collectible are in the right elevator. Note that opening the elevator will release a Mold Host.

## Trivia

The numbers in the segment of "fish speak" do not form a real street address; the zip code of 20222 is used exclusively by the Office of the US Treasury Department, mismatching with the street address. However, there is no guarantee that the numbers are not listed as part of the fish language.
Endor

Endor was the the great grandmother of Alice. She initially was one of the Pale Witches, however upon Alice's ascension to become the head of the Fate Witches, she was kidnapped by the Dark Witches. Eventually, she was rescued by Mary and went to stay in Fire Throne for her own safety, where she was inducted as a member of the Crimson Family. Upon a mission to Garan, with Alice needing an additional 15 minutes of time in a dragon's den, she sacrificed her life to stall Agassi, providing the time for Alice to reach adept second grade.

## Trivia

* Before her death, she left a legacy for Billis.
Post Box Procedures

**Post Box Procedures** is one of the Collectibles in *Control*.

## File text

**Jasper Post Box (AI31-PE)**

CONTAINMENT PROCEDURE:

Black Rock panelling has proven effective in hindering, but not eliminating the object's altered effect. Agents in the immediate vicinity may still experience paralysis. Keeping a distance of **[REDACTED]** feet from the cell is recommended unless agent is confirmed to be non-susceptible.

DESCRIPTION/ALTERED EFFECT:

A dark blue United States post box, model **[REDACTED]**. Paint is chipped at the edges. The item itself is empty, with no mail discovered inside at the time of retrieval.

The item seizes the motor functions of organisms meeting an unknown criteria. Paralyzed subjects are still capable of moving their eyes and limited speech. During tests, approximately 16% of agents remained unaffected by the item. Age, gender, race, height, weight, blood type, eye color, clothing, place of birth, diet, hear rate, and socioeconomic standing are all factors proven to have no correlation to an individual's vulnerability to the item. Victim's states of mind were recorded during onset of paralysis, but no emotional correlation has yet been found.

## Location

The file can be found in the Containment Sector. On the fourth floor of the Panopticon, head into the Twisted Passage (Fortified Unit 716, the same location where the Benicoff TV is encountered) but stop before leaving the first large room. Look for the sideways desk and cabinets to the left of the spiralling tunnel. Levitate to the desk to retrieve the collectible.

## See also

* Jasper Post Box
* Post Box Supplement

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NASA Cooperation Review

**NASA Cooperation Review** is one of the Collectibles in the *AWE* expansion of *Control*.

## File text

**INTER-AGENCY COOPERATION DECISION**

**RE: NASA**

SUMMARY:

Following the NASA/FBC Coordination Agreement of 1972, the Bureau has provided NASA with numerous technological advancements based on our research, including the Black Rock lining now found in all space-faring vessels. In return, all data gathered during space missions is made available for Bureau researchers to analyze.

Recently, certain individuals have raised the concern that this relationship does not adequately benefit the Bureau, either intellectually or financially. A thorough examination of the costs accrued by both organizations has shown that the expense of NASA's recent launch of the **[REDACTED]** far outweighs any spending related to the processing and delivery of Black Rock. From its Medium Earth Orbit, the **[REDACTED]** will provide the Bureau with an unparalleled resource for remotely monitoring and photographing AWE sites, a resource that would be lost if the partnership ends.

It is the opinion of this committee that maintaining a cooperative relationship with our colleagues at NASA is of vital importance.

Refer to file 3-81-4812 for full report.

## Location

The file can be found in the Investigations Sector. It is located in the northwest corner of the Operations Center, near the stairwell.
Ordinary Summary

**Ordinary Summary** is one of the Collectibles in *Control*.

## File text

**Ordinary (AWE-24)**

EVENT SUMMARY:

An AWE occurred in the town of Ordinary, caused by an Object of Power (Slide Projector, ID: OOP15) discovered by local children at the dump outside of town. When a specific set of slides are used in the Projector, the projected images open doorways to other dimensions. Multiple slides were used by the children, resulting in the disappearance of the town's adult population.

EVENT RESPONSE:

On Aug. 30, 2002, siblings Dylan Faden (10-years-old, see P6 materials) and Jesse Faden (11-years-old, see P7 materials) were playing at the local dump when they found a discarded Slide Projector (see OOP15 case file and Darling presentations **[REDACTED]** for details).

A team led by Director Trench and Dr. Darling arrived at the site on Sept. 14. The AWE had ended, but the team found the Faden children, who led them to the Slide Projector and the slides, which had been burned with the exception of one. Jesse escaped when agents attempted to detain the pair.

In total, 17 surviving individuals were found in the town. All of them were brought in for questioning and tests (see interviews **[REDACTED]** and Prime Candidate Program files **[REDACTED**).

## Location

The file can be found in the Containment Sector. It is located in the hallway between the Transit Corridor North and the Ordinary AWE wing (the room with the Control Point.) Entering from the Transit Corridor, turn the corner and enter the room on the right; the file is on a side drawer.

## Notes

The AWE location given in this Collectible was originally Ordinary, Wisconsin. It was changed to Ordinary, Maine in a base game update alongside the release of *AWE*.

## See also

* Ordinary AWE
* Ordinary Supplement
Lucky Item Manifest

**Lucky Item Manifest** is one of the Collectibles in *Control*.

## File text

**FEDERAL BUREAU OF CONTROL**

**Lucky Item Manifest**

**Bronze Koi Fish, China:** Attracts abundance and wealth. Feng Shui.

**Horseshoe, Ireland:** Wards off evil. Orientation important — heels up allows luck to be kept. Heels down, luck flows outward.

**Maneki-neko, Japan:** Beckoning cat used in shops. Paw held up to beckon customers, creating luck for the business owner.

**Four-leaf clover, Ireland:** Shamrock. Rare plant variation. Connections to Druidic healing rituals.

**Elephant, China:** Protection. Good luck. Wisdom. Feng Shui.

**Lightbulb, various:** Documented gambling rituals indicate luck is produced when all lights in the room are turned on.

NOTE: Effects of items to be tested. Consider investigating the orientation of horseshoe. Also, consider positioning of Feng Shui objects. Proximity of luck items may influence luck readings.

For more information on ritual use, "lucky" actions to perform and avoid, and relevance to OCD behavior see file 9-28-1672.

## Location

The file can be found in the Research Sector. It is located in Luck & Probability, on top of a cabinet in the Clearance Level 5-locked room.