Uplifting Cube of Tungsten

## Description:

Subject #25, the Uplifting Cube of Tungsten, appears to be a mundane cube of tungsten to an untrained observer. Fifteen (15) instance of Subject #25 is contained by the JPCU at Facility #14.

Subject #25 appears to be a small cube of solid tungsten, three (3) inches on a side and appropriately heavy. The cube appears to have been laser cut and features no signs of damage. Weight measurements reveal the cube to weigh around eighteen (17.6) pounds, an expected value given the density of tungsten; scans of the cube reveal no internal spaces or inconsistencies in material. Magic detection reveals no signs of magical residue or active enchantments.

The Uplifting Cube of Tungsten's anomalous effects are of the cognitohazardous and reality-warping variety. Individuals who approach the cube feel a sudden and unexplainable sense of pride and joy, and feel compelled to lift and carry the cube with them; affected individuals speak about the cube as if they are familiar with it and its use regardless of their prior knowledge regarding the object. Individuals allowed to come into physical contact with Subject #25 exhibit aggressive territoriality towards the object; individuals will become defensive and aggressive if approached with the intent to remove the cube from their possession. Individuals in contact with the cube express feelings of calm, tranquility, elation, and joy; these individuals also express a great pride in their possession of Subject #25 and the beneficial aspects of owning it, including a wide variety of supposed effects. These individuals speak highly of Subject #25 using diction and syntax unaligned with their previously observed speech patterns, including a greater degree of articulation and specificity, more complex sentence structure, dramatic and evocative word choice, and drawn-out monologues of poetic or romantic natures; additionally, frequent references and allusions are made to philosophers, scholars, and great artistic works which the affected individual previously had no knowledge of prior to contact with Subject #25. If individuals are allowed to maintain contact and use of Subject #25 for more than two (2) days, the claims related to the beneficial effects of Subject #25 will begin manifesting in reality; these positive effects include greater self-esteem and self-efficacy, increased self-confidence, less stress, less fear response, a higher pain tolerance threshold, enhanced muscle mass development with accompanying increases in strength, increased stamina and physical endurance, higher sex drive, greater enthusiasm for life and their work, increased focus, heightened positive emotional response with diminished negative emotional responses, and greater levels of empathy. Individuals allowed to maintain possession of Subject #25 for more than seven (7) days see the effects of the Subject elevate beyond the mundane; their strength and stamina increase beyond levels conventionally achievable my mundane humans, they lose the ability to properly feel pain, their heightened energy levels greatly diminish or outright remove the need for sleep, regeneration of suffered damage occurs far faster than is normal for humans, etc. All of these positive effects appear to occur without obvious negative consequences, save for the addiction to bringing Subject #25 everywhere with them.

In the singular instance where Subject #25 remained in the possession of a single individual for longer than one (1) month, that individual (*Note: Individual is identified as Albert* [DATA REMOVED]) began claiming that Subject #25 had "cured his mortality"; tests later conducted on the individual (deemed Subject #25A) proved this claim correct. Subject #25A did not age, could not be harmed by mundane weapons, and exhibited Magic abilities that Subjected #25A claimed were apart of him for his entire life despite no record of Subject #25A possessing Sorcerous abilities existing prior to his contact with Subject #25; only after remaining separated from Subject #25 for more than twenty four (24) hours did these effects subside. Subject #25A provided testimony of his experiences and described suffering strange dreams and hallucinations (auditory and visual) which claimed to be [REDACTED], He Who Lifts the Cube, an entity supposedly connected to Subject #25's anomalous properties (*Note: Further investigation is approved and undergoing as of the time of writing*). Upon separation from Subject #25 for longer than five (5) minutes, Subject #25A flew into a mindless rage, utilizing their inhuman strength and developed Sorcerer abilities to assault JPCU Security Personnel; due to the [REDACTED] casualties inflicted by Subject #25A, it was deemed necessary to terminate them.

Those individuals exposed to the addictive nature of Subject #25 for longer than seven (7) days continue exhibiting behavioral differences even after the administration of amnestics. Individuals report increased levels of depression, lower self-esteem and confidence, lower sex drive, and a feeling "as if something is always missing" from their lives. Continued surveillance of individuals previously exposed to Subject #25 has been approved by the JPCU Board of Directors.

### History:

The JPCU was made aware of the cube's anomalous properties when Personnel identified a pattern of strange and esoteric reviews for the product online; it was discovered that Marshall, Carter & Dark Ltd. was selling the item through [DATA EXPUNGED], an online site, for several hundred US Dollars (*Note: Listed price was exactly $750.57*). JPCU Personnel raided the warehouse said to contain instances of Subject #25 and confiscated the materiel following a brief shootout with local MC&D agents.

## Containment Procedures:

1. Each instance of Subject #25 is to be contained in a titanium drawer (Drawers 14-1623--14-1638). The Drawer is to be three (3) feet long, wide, and tall. Each Drawer is to be secured by an electronic magnetic lock, accessed remotely via 8-digit passcode. Access to the drawers is to be limited to Wine-Level Researchers and above; any Personnel that attempts to gain access to Subject #25 without being accompanied by at least one (1) Wine-Level Researcher is to be detained and psychologically evaluated for potential mental influence by Subject #25.
2. Personnel assigned to guard Drawers containing Subject #25 are to be administered psychological evaluations at the end of every week to prevent addiction from developing; Personnel that exhibit even the slightest leaning of positivity towards Subject #25 are to be reassigned and replaced.