CCC-84

Last image from the Hermes Rover before its loss

### Info

CCC-84.1 is a 600km radius planetoid which manifested in high solar orbit between 1993 and 2001.

### Containment

CCC-84 does not require containment, due to its neutralised status. CCC-84.1 has been given the name "Sedna" and doesn't require active coverup.

### Description

CCC-84 consisted of an extraterrestrial anomaly located in solar orbit 937 AU from the sun (at highest point in orbit) and 76 AU from the sun, prior to its main anomaly being neutralised. CCC-84.1 is a planetoid 600km in radius which has been designated "90377 Sedna" by astronomers. It manifested in our solar system sometime between 1993 and 2001. Any probe on a close enough flyby course with CCC-84.1 will anomalously drop into orbit. Located on CCC-84.1's surface is CCC-84.Ω, a sentient and hostile entity, currently deemed neutralised by nuclear detonation. CCC-84 was originally discovered when multiple signals on numerous frequencies were detected emanating from CCC-84.1's surface. The Crusader-2 probe was launched by NASA in 2004 toward Sedna, along with the Demeter-1 probe launched by the CCC Foundation. Crusader-2 arrived before Demeter-1, in the lead by about 2 hours. The events that unfolded when Crusader-2 deployed Hermes, its surface rover, ultimately lead to Demeter-1 detonating its onboard nuclear weapon, thus neutralising CCC-84.Ω.

### Incident 84-Terminus

**7 September 2030:**

Crusader-2 arrives at CCC-84.1 and enters orbit due to an anomalous effect. Hermes lander is deployed

Hermes landing module lands on CCC-84.1, rover is deployed.

Hermes Rover drives toward source of signals

Hermes Rover continues driving autonomously.

**8 September 2030:**

Hermes Rover is grabbed by CCC-84.Ω and dragged into cave

Hermes Rover anomalously communicates with Earth, signal delay virtually gone

CCC-84.Ω transmits following signal through Hermes Rover: "Theres nothing out here, theres no point. Stay where you are". Event coincides with the cancelling of multiple innovative technologies and space programs.

Demeter-1 enters gravitational influence of CCC-84.1, and onboard nuclear weapon is armed.

CCC-84.Ω transmits "This is for your own good. Theres nothing out there. Curiosity will kill more than the cat if you do leave. Stay. Stay. Stay".

CCC Foundation assessment detects widespread mental effect which appears to be dampening curiosity.

Demeter-1 automatically detects risk of CCC-84.Ω, and places itself on collision course with the cavern where CCC-84.Ω is located.

Demeter Extraterrestrial Risk Discovery and Research program is cancelled by Overseers.

Demeter-1 detonates its nuclear weapon, presumably neutralising CCC-84.Ω and removing mental effect.

Overseers reenact Demeter Extraterrestrial Risk Discovery and Research program

Task Force dispatched to cover up Crusader-2 mission

### Note from Dr John Highbridge

This thing we are dealing with, it wasn't some god, deity. It was a purely manipulative entity. It was here to laugh at us, watch us. How would it stop us going and obliterating it? Simple, kill off curiosity itself. Why go and study to destroy a threat when you don't care. This thing was going to rip out an integral part of humanity and laugh at us. We saved ourselves from an X-R: Loss of Curiosity event. A simple way for a degenerate to watch a race rot in their own creation.