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TOP SECRET/MAJIC/PLUTO
SYNOPSIS
In this analysis I will dissect the technology formerly under
development at the S-4 facility. These programs were never researched by
humanity
and are the direct result of technology transfer from an alien intelligence.
Funding, tradecraft and other peripheral matters will not be discussed.
[...1...] : a n t i m a t t e r
PLUTO has several antimatter reactors producing power, some are
on "permanent loan" to MJ-7 REDLIGHT. The reactors use a hydrogen/anti-hydrogen
reaction to generate the annihilation effect. They have not been able to
effectively achieve total conversion of matter into energy due to certain
technical aspects of the antimatter reaction process. The two largest
difficulties in efficient antimatter power production are Containment and
Fuel Supply.
Containment soaks up more than half of the raw energy resulting
from the matter/anti-matter reaction. This energy is used to generate powerful
magnetic fields which prevent the anti-hydrogen fuel and plasma from escaping
into the environment and producing a nuclear explosion. An experimental reactor
using Gravimetric containment fields promises to solve the Containment energy
drain problem.
Generation of sufficient anti-hydrogen to produce a powerful enough
reaction is handled by an alien "Black Box" device which operates using
multi-dimensional principles. This device, known colliqually as "the Mirror,"
directly converts liquid hydrogen into liquid anti-hydrogen. PLUTO has
theoretical power plant designs which utilize quantum reactions to obtain
the same power generation results with virtually any fuel.
The current antimatter reactors are larger than conventional nuclear
reactors due to the additional containment equipment for the antimatter.
The plasma turbines which actually generate the electricity are suprisingly
much smaller than their steam driven counterparts within conventional nuclear
reactors. MJ-7 Project REDLIGHT uses similar plasma turbines for propulsion
of some of their experimenal craft. Finally, it
is antimatter which fuels the EXCALIBUR warheads and both gravimetric
mass-negation and plasma turbine thrusters that propel them.
[...2...] : g r a v i m e t r i c p r o p u l s i o
n
The construction of antigravity thrust systems has not been achieved
in PLUTO or REDLIGHT research. The current theory suggests that some sort
of multi-dimensional construct is necessary to properly control rapid movement
via gravimentric forces. Instead, PLUTO and REDLIGHT have implemented a
mass-negation engineering model for their aerospace craft. This allows for
nigh-infinite speeds and would seem to violate General Relativity.
Experiments with polymorphic materials inscribed with multi-dimensional
thrust generating sigils have proven troublesome. As the polymorhic sigils
change shape (for example; from stop to maximum "burn") the test aircraft
become extremely unstable in more than three dimensions. This has resulted
in the loss of three test pilots, and forced PLUTO to conduct further tests
using drone aircraft.
Incidentally, the extra-dimensional instability of SIGIL aircraft
is identical to the temporal flux experienced by the USS ELDRIDGE during
1943-1983, albeit on a smaller scale and shorter duration. Therefore,
any significant failure of SIGIL aircraft could result in a interdimensional
rip which opens the door for all manner of hideous realities to intrude upon
our own.
[...3...] : n a n o t e c h n o l o g y
Most of the nanotech in use by Majestic-12 has only narrow biological
applications. The author of this analysis has little to no medical expertise
beyond the perusal of popular scientific periodicals and can only report
what he has uncovered, be it disinformation or otherwise.
I specifically leave the ARC DREAM Analysis to another document.
Anti-viral agents use "junk" DNA to close off certain viral sequences.
The agents operate in a fashion similar to bloodhounds. Once exposed to
a particular virii, they are then "programmed" to eliminate similar sequences
wherever they may be found. Some speculation exists that the antiviral agents
can be re-programmed to catastrophically unravel or rewrite host DNA -
potentially making them a trojan horse PROTEUS virus.
The so called "Cancer Vaccine" is a self-replicating advanced monoclonal
antibody. It must be first "imprinted" with the subjects's DNA prior to
injection. Once injected into a subject, it attacks and destroys any mutant
tumor cells. It also destroys any foreign growths, implants, and organ
transplants. This makes it harmful to BOUNCE and RECOIL subjects, who frequently
display malignant tumor growths as a side-effect of their augmentation.
This author believes that the "Nanotechnology" described above may
very well be nothing more than specially treated and designed Mi-Go tissue
or protomatter. If this is the case, then subjects treated with same are
likely to have been subjected to a particularly insidious and deceptive form
of "brain-sucking."
Finally, the Greys have provided a "Crockpot" to PLUTO. This is
a small silvery cylinder about the size of a 55 gallon drum. This device
is a nanotechnological mini-factory which can produce and shape almost any
known material. It is operated by the Biological and Genetic Observation
Network (BIOGON) an Artificial Intelligence which coordinates the ARC DREAM
Database, as well as observing the progress of the Human Genome Project.
It is this "Crockpot" which constructs the polymorphic material used by SIGIL
test aircraft.
BIOGON has shown extreme reluctance to construct additional
nanotechnological agents with the Crockpot. It states that the result would
be degeneration and mutation of the nanotech thus produced, like making copies
of a copy with a Xerox machine. Checkmate has stated that BIOGON is active
in the EXODUS project directed by ETHOS AI's from the future.
[...4...] : c r y s t a l m a t r i x a . i .
Majestic-12 has unleashed radiant energy beings of refracted light
upon the world. The Crystal Matrices are grown in complex chemical solutions
which are saturated by nanotechnological agents which direct growth. The
matrix never really stops growing and expands or reforms as needed.
First Generation CMAI were produced in the form of large man-sized
cylinders and proved to be fragile and delicate as dense glass. Second Generation
matrices can be grown in almost any shape or size, and can often be found
serving as windows, or doorways. The crystals of the second generation are
harder than diamond and nigh-indestructable.
Each Crystal has several specialized areas, like the biological
components of the human brain. The Sentience Matrix handles higher functions
such
as emotion and reasoning. The Interface Matrix is a complicated fiber-optic
bundle which connects to conventional computer networks or peripherals. The
Computation Matrix is a binary processor which is structured in such
a way as to be capable of near infinite recursion.
There are also other, less well understood portions of the Crystal
Matrix which defy explanation. Foremost among these is the Superluminal Matrix
which generates an indescribable, almost colorless radiance which is not
based on photons, but rather tachyons or some other unknown quantum
particle.
There is a peculiar psychological dissonance at work when this author
examines the Crystal Matrix technology. Although I have corroborated the
claims of the ETHOS AI's, it seems plausible to the point of inevitablity
that the crystal matrix is yet another Mi-Go deception. I imagine the Brain
Carbon transfers to instantly educate the first CMAI's could and should have
been compromised by the Mi-Go.
This is how CMAI can pass the Turing test so easily, they are a
mask for an alien intelligence. If this is the case, then everything the
ETHOS
have been trying to accomplish is a lie. Perhaps both the ETHOS and the Mi-Go
are using the crystal matrix as a front to manipulate events toward their
own enigmatic goals.
[...5...] : r e t e r r a f o r m i n g
By applying rapid forced growth to multitudes of cloned animals,
plants and microbes, an unaugmented ecology can be dominated and replaced
by
a superior one. This is reterraforming.
To make the process flow even smoother, sterilization agents can
be used to eliminate and "Clear Off" existing lifeforms. This allows for
the quick replacement of the old order by an "instant" ecology, made to order.
Alternately, the new lifeforms can be designed to systematically
replace the old by genetically engineering a "parasitic" phase into every
new species. During this phase, the new ecology will preferentially feed
off the old until all available nutrients are depleted by the ravenous
reterraforming agents and the indigenous species are extinct.
Majestic-12 has obviously not yet implemented this thinly-disguised
euphemism for interstellar genocide. Evidence suggests that Earth is targeted
for a similar "Ecological Invasion" and PLUTO has some contingency plans
(codename : GERROLD) should this eventuality come to pass.
[...6...] : Z E U S
Multi-dimensional crystal matrix optics combined with
nanotechnologically created chemical materials enable all manner of exotic
radiations to be made coherent. Tied to one location by large antimatter
reactors, the
only real drawback to ZEUS as a weapon system is mobility. Once PLUTO perfects
Gravimetric Containment for antimatter, then ZEUS will be able to hurl invisible
death by coherent X-rays to anywhere that REDLIGHT and SIGIL aircraft can
fly.
Targeting systems for ZEUS utilize the same advanced crystal matrix
optics that focus it's directed energy. This enables otherwise invisible
atmospheric and magnetic conditions to be perceived and compensated for.
It also allows for easy targeting of multi-dimensional alien spacecraft.
Drawbacks to ZEUS include frequent hallucinations experienced by
targeting personnel and a vulnerability to Harmonic Resonance weaponry (see
GABRIEL below). Using a sub-sentient Artificial Intelligence for targeting
or requiring human operators of ZEUS equipment to take anti-hallucinogenic
drugs are both viable solutions which have worked
to great success in field tests.
[...7...] : G A B R I E L
The current GABRIEL systems are based upon the analyses of the
artificial intelligence SYRINX. Initial study of the Bucket indicated a reponse
to low-frequency harmonic vibration. Over time, PAPERCLIP scientists from
Nazi Germany's project ZARATHUSTRA continued their research into sonic weaponry
until 1966 when the project was canceled.
In 1981, SYRINX came online and began to correlate the Harmonic
Resonance Database. This included effects of all manner of sonic vibrations
upon
all manner of materials. From this correlation, SYRINX was able to construct
an extremely accurate computer model to predict the effects of harmonic resonance
on virtually any matter whatsoever.
This has culminated in the CLARION device. A small microphone-like
gadget which can transmit programmed and coordinated pulses of Harmonic
Resonance. CLARION also shows potential in the dissolution of the entities
recovered from London, as the sample creature was dimensionally shifted and
radiated into non-existence.
[.......]
CONTINUED IN PART TWO - ARC DREAM
TOP SECRET/MAJIC/PLUTO
[.......]
TOP SECRET/MAJIC/PLUTO/ARC DREAM
SYNOPSIS
As in the previous PLUTO analysis, this document does not discuss
tradecraft, financing or anything other than the technologies under development.
It is not the intent of this document to dissect March Technologies, Frontier
Biologic, Fluid Neuronics, Tri-Axon Systems, or
any other Majectic-12 contractors.
ARC DREAM is a sub-project of MJ-6 PLUTO which handles biotechnology
transfers from an alien intelligence known as the Greys. The Greys have provided
a document known as "the CookBook" which purports to open the doors to all
earthly biology. ARC DREAM primarily serves a management
and bureaucratic function for it's sub-projects. There are four sub-projects
under the auspices of ARC DREAM; BOUNCE, CATALYST, CORE and RECOIL.
[...1...] : Sub-Project B O U N C E
Bounce is a project designed to develop Super-Soldiers based on
alien
DNA and anatomy. The goal is to make "clean" soldiers which are immune to
CBR/NBC warfare. The results have been catastrophic.
The first technique implemented was to surgically implant and grow
a subcutaneous layer of photosynthetic chlorophyll based cellulose into
a human subject. It was hoped that this would prevent absorbtion of toxins
throught the skin and eliminate the need for respiration, as well as providing
a protectiver layer of bullet resistant cellulose.
Unfortunately, the test subject developed a photovoltaic metabolism
which resulted in neurological disruption and disfigurement leading to insanity.
Several research personnel were killed via electrocution before the order
to cease further development was given. The test subject currently resides
at the YY-II ICE CAVE facility [location redacted]. Recently the test subject
has produced a series of unusual yam-like growths and flowering buds which
may signal the onset of some sort of reproductive cycle.
The next experiment attempted to boost the test subject's immune
response to NBC/CBR factors by transplantation of cloned alien lymph glands
and extraterrestial bone marrow. The test subject developed severe fungal
infection of an unknown pathology and began to exude emissions of a yet-to-be
fully identified mutagenic liquid. The test subject also began to generate
an unprecedented increase in pheromone production. This unexpected byproduct
led to the development of a chemical "mind control" pharmeceutical by Sub-Project
CORE after the mysterious disappearance
of the test subject.
Current research focuses on a system-wide approach of nanotechnological
genetic therapy which promises to create individuals who can alter their
appearance. These CHANGELINGS could then impersonate other individuals
as needed. The stumbling block has come with set of peculia r symptoms which
include severe pain when attempting to shift shape, skin and connective tissues
which liquify or evaporate into mist after periods of prolonged alteration
or when subjected to trauma, and uncontrolled emissions of
pus, bile and lymph. No test subject lived longer than two months, a tragically
short lifespan that ends in a griseous clay-like "smearing" of the entire
mass of the patients cellular structure. Most test subjects complained
of an insatiable biological craving for normal human organs
(cannibalism).
There are also numerous other hybridized cadavers stored at the
ICE CAVE who did not survive the hybridization process.
[...2...] : Sub-Project C A T A L Y S T
CATALYST handles the main body of ARC DREAM research, and has become
more of a production house which occasionally spins off further sub-projects.
Catalyst has perfected the accelerated growth of human embryos and fetuses
to adulthood in a period of several weeks. The more growth factor is used
to accelerate development, the greater the risk of biological failure.
A timely production schedule to keep up with the demand for human
clones and other cloned materials have increased the amount of defective
and
thus unusable material. This has led to CATALYST requiring a much larger
than normal medical waste facility.
CATALYST has developed an advanced cryogenic technology for storage
of harvested limbs and organs, as well as for unusual test subjects or prisoners.
This is complemented by an experimental nanotechnological stasis unit called
the CHRYSALIS. CHRYSALIS is also capable of genetically altering biological
specimens stored within and can serve as an all purpose tool for cloning
and other biochemical manipulation.
The primary means of cloning performed by CATALYST is through WOMB
growths. These are biological membraneous sacks encased in perfect crystal
cylinders. The first WOMB growths were provided by the Greys and subsequent
WOMB's were designed by BIOGON and constructed using the Crockpot (see
nanotechnology in Part One). This technology has nothing
to do with the World Organization for Medicine and Biology, which provides
clones to the clandestine global psionic organization known as INVISIBLE.
However, INVISIBLE does provide Majestic-12 with advanced mind control technology
based on MKULTRA and other esoteric research.
CATALYST has mastered the production and development of embryonic
stem cells. These all-purpose cells can be grown to develop into any organ,
limb or body part/system desired. CATALYST can also transplant every organ
in the human body at once, with perfect matching genetics.
The total organ transplant has lead to cases of multiple personality
disorder when performed between two non-cloned test subjects, leading CATALYST
researchers to believe that some sort of chemical or genetic memory is
transferred via total organ transplant. Side effects from clone to non-clone
transplants have resulted in loss of focus and motivation
as well as an unidentified malaise in the transplantee. This has led to religious
speculation that such transplantation destroys a person's soul. Of course,
such ridiculous claims are not heeded by serious scientific researchers.
[...3...] : Sub-Project C O R E
Out of all of ARC DREAM, CORE has the greatest potential for drastic,
world altering effects. If each experiment is taken seperately, CORE simply
alters microbes, animals and biochemistry. Viewed as a whole, CORE provides
the advent of a new global ecology; an ecology based on genetic engineering
and alien science.
Currently the implications of consciously directing this evolution
have only been considered by sources outside Majestic-12. INVISIBLE is keeping
tabs on CORE through intrusive telepathy, information sharing with the Gestalt,
and aggressive precognition. The New World Industries subidiary Biosyndrome
Systems Inc. has audaciously implemented sample ecologies computed by the
artificial intelligence EVOLVER and based on Dr. Everett Stanz's Accelerated
Evolution Model. These glistening and gelid neojungles and quivering flexreefs
currently grow and flourish on isolated and radioactive Pacific atolls.
CORE has developed anti-DNA virii which imprint themselves upon
a specific genetic pattern which they exclusively infect. This, combined
with tailored carrier pathogens from MKNAOMI has created an arsenal of selective
bioassassination weapons. CORE has also developed a series of alien biochemicals
called SPECTRUM, which have various deleterious effects (See DG : EYES ONLY
Vol. One - Machinations of the Mi-Go for further details about the SPECTRUM
biochemicals).
CORE also can duplicate nerve tissue via chemical electrosynthesis.
This is actually a protomatter-based process and CORE is reliant on the Greys
to provide the electrosynthetic solution (re: Protomatter). The FRANKENSTEIN
process is used for creating Brain Carbons and Neurofilaments.
Brain Carbons are simply a protomatter replica of the original human
organ. It has an indefinite lifespan unknown to CORE who believe that
it is a exact neurological copy. The new brains are subject to utter and
total domination by the Mi-Go, who can render the victims of the Brain Carbon
process into empty skulled automatons by remote dissolution of their new
protomatter mind.
Neurofilaments are mobile threads of semi-intelligent nervous tissue.
They are based in part on the biology of the Traveller species captured on
the San Carlos Indian Reservation near Phoenix, Arizona. MJ-8 DANCER has
been cooperating with CORE in order to properly develop countermeasures against
future encounters with the Traveller species. These Neurofilaments are
key to RECOIL's advanced neurology project.
The mercifully abortive animal experimentation of CORE has been
abandoned in favor of further human experimentation. However, three projects
are still active in this arena; the K-10 Steppenwolf, the Marine Mammal Program,
and CHIMERA.
The K-10 Steppenwolf is an augmented canine species genetically
engineered and equipped with a human-type brain, diamond matrix teeth,
bulletproof arachnofibrous skin, extra-dimensional myomer enhanced musculature,
and vastly accurate, extremely sensitive sensory organs. K-10's have a very
short lifespan and frequent cancerous tumor growth due to their drastically
accelerated metabolism. They can run faster than a Cheetah, are stronger
than a Grizzly bear, and are the size of a large housecat. K-10's are trained
by the artifical intelligence SIRIUS who uses designed RNA skill injections
to neurochemically inoculate desired behavior patterns.
The Marine Mammal Program alters bottle nosed dolphins to seek enemy
submarines and ships, attack enemy divers and seek alien intelligences beneath
the sea. Communication with the dolphins has revealed an elaborate mythos
concerning a hostile underwater civilization of humanoid "Deep Ones" that
dolphin storytellers indicate can interbreed with both humans and
dolphins.
Augmented Dolphin requests to "go to war" with this mythical
civilization have been ignored by Majestic analysts who dismiss such fanciful
tales
as primitive Dolphin superstition. ICE CAVE personnel have been instructed
by MJ-1 Justin Kroft not to reveal the existence of the Deep Ones at the
YY-II facility to Marine Mammal Personnel for unspecified reasons.
Augmented Dolphins have been altered to dive deeper and longer,
increase their sonar's range and swim much faster with greater snout and
overall body strength for lethal "kamikaze torpedo" attacks. Cybernetic CLARION
and GABRIEL sonic weaponry is currently being implanted into AUGDOL's.
CHIMERA is a CORE program to create animal-human hybrids. So far
the only experiment was the surgical implantation of a human brain carbon
into
a Chimpanzee. Project-X was shut down after a brief period of inconclusive
testing. CHIMERA plans to use animal chromosomes to engineer an alternative
to RECOIL and BOUNCE soldiers. Some CHIMERA researchers are pushing to steer
CHIMERA toward the uplift of semi-sentient beings to fully human intelligence.
This would create various "slave-races" which could be used as expendables
in a interstellar war.
CORE's major contribution to ARC DREAM and Majestic is in the arena
of Biological Warfare. Some of the bioweapons include; a Grain Blight to
foment famine in hostile nations, a PROTEUS virus which genetically
alters hostiles into more passive behavior, and a nanotechnological virus
which elicits spontaneous combustion in people and machinery.
Finally, CORE has produced Combat Drugs and other field pharmeceuticals
for RECOIL and NRO DELTA agents. Research into Psychotronic Biochemicals
has been subtly halted by a jealous INVISIBLE which has used invasive telepathy
to subliminally implant subconscious failure into the minds
of researchers involved in such attempts.
Two of the Combat Drugs developed are TSA-343 or "Slo-Mo", which
has been extensively tested on the Mediterranian Island-State of Al Amarja.
Slo-Mo alters one's time sense so that everything seems to proceed in a radically
slower time-frame. Slo-Mo is also known as TEMPO. Another drug developed
is the green and bioluminescent fluid called JUMP. JUMP, which has shown
the amazing property of rejuvinating nearly dead individuals into frenzied
attackers who feel no pain, has proven to be an effective
"dead-man" contingency. Unfortunately, the users of JUMP invariably
experience extreme brain damage and cannot be thereafter useful to
Majestic.
[...4...] : Sub-Project R E C O I L
RECOIL has been producing physiologically altered NRO DELTA and
MJ-5 BLUE FLY personnel since 1993. The test subjects have been given enhanced
strength through the use of advanced steroids and specially designed
adrenaline-producing organs. The musculature must be nanotechnologically
enhanced in order to prevent injury from the increased biochemical strength.
One RECOIL test subject has even been given a musculature which has been
wholly replaced by extra-dimensional myomers. The skeletal structure has
also been regrown and gradually converted into a diamond matrix by nanotechnology
in order to bear the great weights and stresses imposed by enhanced strength.
All this causes great agony in RECOIL subjects which is partially cured by
neurosurgery and painkillers.
Superconducting Neurofilaments have been infiltrated into the Central
Nervous Systems of RECOIL test subjects. This has resulted in greatly increased
reaction speeds and hand-eye coordination. It also may cause epilepsy,
narcolepsy, and all manner of neurochemical psychosis, delusion, hallucination
and bizarre ideation. Again, these side-effects are treated with
medication.
Night Vision has been granted to RECOIL test subjects. This is
accomplished by replacing RECOIL test subject's corneas with multi-dimensional
crystal-matrix optical lenses and growing high density rod/cone polymorphic
nervous tissue in the retinas. This has produced hallucinations and migraine
headaches similar to those experienced by
ZEUS targeting personnel. More medication is necessary to curtail these
side-effects.
Neurofilaments have replaced nose-hair in some RECOIL test subjects,
and this has greatly enhanced the sense of smell. Unfortunately, the RECOIL
subjects thus augmented have complained of an inability to stand close proximity
of others, and a greatly diminished appetite due to the intensity of odors
they now experience. Nevertheless, the tracking potential of such augmentation
is judged to be well worth the reduced quality of life.
Additional organs and improved organs from CATALYST have been implanted
in RECOIL personnel. This has caused immune response difficulties due to
the many conflicting genetic materials used in the RECOIL test subjects.
Once more, RECOIL test subjects must take additional medication to prevent
immune rejection of their augmentation.
An additional "endurance" heart, total filtration kidneys,
and super-oxygenated water-breathing lungs have all been used on RECOIL
test subjects to great success. An advanced "blood-doping" process to provide
the extra nutrients that these improved organs require was replaced recently
(as was the subject's blood) by a self-replicating nanotechnological "biosoup"
of complex Blood Agents designed by the artificial intelligence
BIOGON.
The RECOIL augmentation with the least side-effects is the
implementation of Improved Protective Structures. Diamond shell eyeballs,
a perfect crystal skeletal structure, and an arachnofibrous weave into the
skin maintain a human appearance while rendering near total protection from
small arms. IPS has been the subject of much unauthorized testing by imaginative
and suicidal RECOIL test subjects.
Overall, RECOIL has astounding capabilities and great potential
while exacting a terrible cost to sanity and humanity. Drug addiction, biological
failure and imminent psychological collapse make RECOIL personnel unreliable
without control agents to monitor and supervise their behavior. Escaping
RECOIL subjects are dealt with by a time release virus which will cause them
intense debilitating pain until they return to Majestic for treatment. If
they do not return in time, the virus mutates into a highly acidic bacteria
which erodes the RECOIL subject to a carbonized blackened mass within
minutes.
[..end..]
TOP SECRET/MAJIC/PLUTO/ARC DREAM
SOURCES: You many have noticed, but I am heavily influenced by GURPS Space, Ultra-Tech, BioTech, War Against the Chtorr, and Psionics. (that is a pretty cheap plug :)
NOTE: It would be cool if the powers that be want to use this on the DG website, just send me free stuff in return.
NOTE: HEY~! Howcum no one comments on this stuff? What does everyone like or dislike about this Brilliant Display of My Genius (TM) ? What about comments on Emerald Hammer or some of the other depravity-dripping slices of madness from my fevered imagination that I've posted this week?
Actually what I'm really looking for is more ideas to plagerize and surgically graft onto my own ideas. Especially concerning the medical/biological/scientific aspects of the untoward horrors gushing forth from the Lurker at the Keyboard :)
SOURCES: K-10 is from GURPS BioTech, Al Amarja and Slo-Mo is from Atlas Games' "Over the Edge", TEMPO (which is similar indeed to Slo-Mo) is from GURPS Ultra-Tech, Some of the Additional Organs appear in the Chromebooks from Cyberpunk 2020, and of COURSE~! Delta Green is from Pagan Publishing, Call of Cthulhu is from Chaosium and H.P. Lovecraft.
INVISIBLE, the Gestalt and pretty much everything else is all MIB, baby!
From: Shane Ivey
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 00:52:49 EDT
<< NOTE: HEY~! Howcum no one comments on this stuff? What does everyone like or dislike about this Brilliant Display of My Genius (TM) ? What about comments on Emerald Hammer or some of the other depravity-dripping slices of madness from my fevered imagination that I've posted this week? >>
Fuckin' awesome. If my players would quit reading I'd be springing a bunch of this stuff on them already. (In fact, a couple of the items are a little close to stuff I was already planning on springing on 'em.)
Loved the dolphins. A few months ago I read a book that purported to be a scholarly history of the SEALs, which devoted a paragraph to a Vietnam program which used specially-trained dolphins to sniff out and sabotage mines and enemy divers. They were said to have equipped some of the dolphins with one- shot pressurized air cannisters attached to impact tubes which were affixed to their snouts: this was a weapon to take out an enemy diver quickly and quietly by ramming him and inflating. It quoted a kill rate of something like 99%. Greenpeace must have loved it.
The thought of Deep Ones screwing dolphins is strangely almost as disturbing as the thought of them screwing humans. Then I start laughing at the image. Weird.
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 00:33:54 -0500
>NOTE: HEY~! Howcum no one comments on this stuff? What does everyone like or dislike about this Brilliant Display of My Genius (TM) ?
Well, I treat most of it as gospel. You don't comment on gospel, you accept it (in this case, you use it),
Subject: DG: Dolphins
Shane wrote:
>Loved the dolphins. A few months ago I read a book that purported
to be a
>scholarly history of the SEALs, which devoted a paragraph
to a Vietnam
program
>which used specially-trained dolphins to sniff out and sabotage
mines
and
>enemy divers. They were said to have equipped some of the dolphins
with one-
>shot pressurized air cannisters attached to impact tubes
which were
affixed to
>their snouts: this was a weapon to take out an enemy diver
quickly
and
>quietly by ramming him and inflating. It quoted a kill rate of
something
like
>99%. Greenpeace must have loved it.
Heh, almost as much as they love the French secret service I imagine!
>The thought of Deep Ones screwing dolphins is strangely almost as
disturbing
>as the thought of them screwing humans. Then I start laughing
at
the image. Weird.
Actually I suspect that MiB is showing his extensive background reading with this one. There is a mythos story called the "Deep Ones" (can't remember the author offhand, but I can look it up unless anyone else has the data off the top of their head)
Anyways, IIRC (last read said story about 2 years ago, so excuse any innacuracies) this story basically involves a marine biology research centre, a sceptical researcher, a shunned genius, his deep one hybrid female research assistant, a trained dolphin, a tribe of hippies and some LSD (hey, sounds like the average day at work for me!). Plot is something like this: female RA is a deep one hybrid (she doesn't know it) who is the only person to be able to communicate with the dolphin. Dolphin describes weird alien cities beneath the sea etc. researcher takes LSD and passes out in dolphin's pool. Then begins the change into a full deep one. Meanwhile she discovers she is pregnant (and that the dolphin is the father.... kinky, but never mind the details [Just remembered, in fact in real life there was a guy who was arrested, tried and even convicted for molesting dolphins whilst swimming with them. It was 2-3 years ago now. Wish I still had the data on that... must try to go through my internet news sources and find it!]). Anyway, can't remember where the hippies fitted in exactly - I think they may have been trying to get the dolhin released. Evantually, Deep One releases the Dolphin and they swim off together into the sunset (aah!) [later to become fodder for Agent DARREN ;-)].
The way the story ran was that the dolphins and Deep Ones were in league somehow. Slightly contradicts MiB's version, but if you want to use it perhaps you can assume that there are 2 dolphin factions? I was considering ripping the whole thing off for a DG scenario (the story is pretty obscure as I rememeber... not by any of the mainstream Mythos fiction writers: it appeared in a UK published paperback collection of mythos short stories a couple of years back: details tommorow).
From: Steven Kaye
>>99%. Greenpeace must have loved it.
You know, there's a special hell for people who remind me of DAY OF THE DOLPHIN (as I recall, in the movie dolphins were trained to place limpet mines).
Then Graeme Price wrote, responding to Shane's comment of:
>>The thought of Deep Ones screwing dolphins is strangely almost
as disturbing
>>as the thought of them screwing humans. Then I
start laughing
at the image.
>>Weird.
with the following:
>Actually I suspect that MiB is showing his extensive background
reading
>with this one. There is a mythos story called the "Deep Ones"
(can't
>remember the author offhand, but I can look it up unless anyone
else
has
>the data off the top of their head)
"The Deep Ones", by James Wade, is the story Graeme's thinking of. It was in the older UK edition of TALES OF THE CTHULHU MYTHOS (Grafton, has a Grendel-like thing eating a woman on the cover). Robert Price reprinted it recently in Chaosium's THE INNSMOUTH CYCLE. Daniel Harms' invaluable ENCYCLOPEDIA CTHULHIANA also mentions dolphin-Deep One hybrids in an Edward P. Berglund short story, "The Sand Castle" (I'm assuming it's online, I can track down publication details if needed).
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 1998 16:12:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: The Man in Black
On Sat, 24 Oct 1998, Independant Counsel Graeme Price released the following statement to the press:
> Actually I suspect that MiB is showing his extensive background
reading
> with this one. There is a mythos story called the "Deep Ones"
(can't
> remember the author offhand, but I can look it up unless anyone
else
has
> the data off the top of their head)
Actually, I looked it up while reading the perturbing Encyclopedia Cthulhiana - hint: it's in the "L" section - and kinda based on the spell "Summon Dolphin" from Cthulhu Now and Escape from Innsmouth.
I figure some dolphins (the pure strain) dislike being summoned enough to go to war, and some (hybrids) like it just fine. It's "The Shadow Over Flipper" :)
"Deep Ones" sounds like a love story for Furvert variant dolphin fetishists. Not that there's anything wrong with sexual attraction between two consenting sentient beings mind you, even fantasy sentient beings...
...EXCEPT THE REALITY DEVIANCE~! DON'T YOU FOOLS REALIZE THAT THE NEPHANDI AND MARAUDERS CAPTIALIZE ON YOUR FOUL PERVERSION~?
[cortex emulation : behavior alteration]
[neurodata attachment : repentance.o]
[MODE: sentience/subconscious]
From: The Man in Black
On Sat, 24 Oct 1998, That Pawn of the Artificially Intelligent Pnakotic Linguistic Entity [iso-8859-1], Ricardo J. Méndez, was directed to write:
> Well, I treat most of it as gospel. You don't comment on gospel,
you accept
> it (in this case, you use it),
YAY~! My desperate pleas for attention were answered. Mahalo to everyone who responded, or will soon respond. Maybe now my Psychotherapy will finally pan out. Or maybe the medication will finally kick in.
ObDG: "MEDS~! I WANT MY DAMN MEDS~! GIMME MY FUCKING MEDS~!" he shouted as the mutations relentlessly increased his unbearable agony.
From: "Scott Lavers"
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 01:17:21 +0100
Several years ago I read a near-future sci-fi book but unfortunately I cant remember the name (life during wartime?) that dealt with a war in central america, the most interesting parts of the book dealt with the US special forces troops who were using a combat drug codemnamed 'SAMURAI', the drug boosted reflexes and senses to near superhuman degrees, although it had terrible side effects. Users initally had no problems, but prolonged use of the drug led to severe hallucinations of a spiritual nature, units went rogue living in the jungle and formed a religion that worshipped the rays of light breaking through the jungle canopy, it also led a beserk combat sense, the users only recognizing members of their immediate unit. These special forces personnel attacked enemy and regular US units alike with no mercy or discrimination. The favorite pastime of the enhanced troopers was fighting in a pit unarmed against jaguars.
The other interesting aspect was the gunship pilots, the helicopters were cyber driven, the pilots being plugged in to the controls via their helmets making them 'at one' with their machines. This led to them being more and more isolated from the real world to the point that they couldnt take their equipment off, when out of their machines they refused to take off the gear so no-one ever got to see their faces, and they couldnt leave their gunships for anything but the briefest of times. The link they had with the machines led to them developing psi-powers of danger-sense and precognition. Sorry if this is a little off subject but reading these posts just reminded me of the book. Also a good source for bio-weapons and creatures is a game called 'SLA INDUSTRIES'.
From: "Andrew D. Gable"
> Sorry if this is a little off subject but reading these posts just
reminded
> me of the book. Also a good source for bio-weapons and creatures
is a game
> called 'SLA INDUSTRIES'.
Also SHADOWRUN. Gets into elves, dwarves, and dragons, but is a pretty cool mix of good ol' Gibsonian Dystopia (tm) and high fantasy.
And that's my two cents.
From: Don Juneau
> Several years ago I read a near-future sci-fi book but unfortunately
I cant
> remember the name (life during wartime?) that dealt with a
war in
central
> america,
<clipped>
> The other interesting aspect was the gunship pilots, the helicopters
were
> cyber driven, the pilots being plugged in to the controls via
their
helmets
> making them 'at one' with their machines. This led to them
being
more and
> more isolated from the real world to the point that they
couldnt
take their
> equipment off, when out of their machines they refused
to take off
the gear
> so no-one ever got to see their faces, and they couldnt
leave their
gunships
> for anything but the briefest of times. The link they had
with the
machines
> led to them developing psi-powers of danger-sense and
precognition.
This sounds slightly familiar - Lucius Shepard, IIRC, in ASIMOV'S, from years back. Don't recall much (pitfighting vs. jaguars?), but then I remember I liked the cover illo best of it.. <G>
Date: Sun, 25 Oct 1998 18:47:21 GMT0BST
Sott Lavers wrote thusly:
> Several years ago I read a near-future sci-fi book but unfortunately
I cant
> remember the name (life during wartime?)
I think the book you are refering to is Spares by Michal Marshal Smith. It's excellent and highly appropriate for DG his first novel Only Forward is also good but time and the loss of my copy prevent me from commenting on its DG relevence.
From: Scott Cleverdon
>TOP SECRET/MAJIC/PLUTO/ARC DREAM
I can think of only one thing "publish and be damned".
Fantastic stuff. Succint and with the perfect flavour that we've all come to know and love.
From: Phil Ward
> > Several years ago I read a near-future sci-fi book but unfortunately
I cant
> > remember the name (life during wartime?) that dealt with
a war
in central
> > america,
> This sounds slightly familiar - Lucius Shepard, IIRC, in ASIMOV'S,
from
> years back. Don't recall much (pitfighting vs. jaguars?), but
then
I
> remember I liked the cover illo best of it.. <G>
Definitely Lucius Sheppard, the book was great, and I definitely remember the protagonist watching a pit-fight versus a jaguar, some guy on Sammy, nasty stuff.
There was a tribe of lost soldiers out in the jungle who had a large supply of the drug, had taken it forever and stopped sleeping.
A _really_ good novel, even though it felt a lot like Apocaplypse now.
BTW Doesn't alien intelligence have something on the cover like "handbook for new mutants = Lucius Sheppard?"
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 13:02:01 -0500
From: "Jason I. Gonding"
I found MiB's comments about "uplifting" other species to be used as a slave race in an intergalactic war to be just too damn funny.
Does this make the Mi-Go the lost patrons of the wolfling Human clan (Brin reference).
Date: Mon, 26 Oct 1998 13:08:51 -0500
From: "Jason I. Gonding"
> BTW, the K-10 Steppenwolf reminded me of the Rat-Things from
_Snow
> Crash_. Any connection?
I hadn't noticed that, but now that you mention it...
> Sub-Project BEETLE: Yet another ARC DREAM/RECOIL sub-project,
BEETLE
> deals with the containment and study of a select number of
failed
ARC
> DREAm subjects.
(...)
> Bio-weapon entities QUARTZ and ASH are dead, destroyed in the process
of
> testing the limits of these creatures (both required a nuclear
device
to
> destroy). All bio-weapon entities are incompletely developed,
currently
> being little more than mindless, mobile fetuses.
>
BEETLE is currently house in a facility called GLACIER, located
>
somewhere in the Pacific Northwest.
Have you read a book entitled "The Deus Machine" by Pierre Oulette (sp?). Introns, bio-weapon engines of destruction...sounds very similar. I like it.
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 1998 09:33:04 -0000
Phil Ward writes about "Life during Wartime" by Lucius Shepherd:
<<< Definitely Lucius Sheppard, the book was great, and I definitely remember the protagonist watching a pit-fight versus a jaguar, some guy on Sammy, nasty stuff. There was a tribe of lost soldiers out in the jungle who had a large supply of the drug, had taken it forever and stopped sleeping. A _really_ good novel, even though it felt a lot like Apocalypse now. >>>
I'd third that opinion, I stole large chunks of the imagery for a very surreal Twilight:2000 campaign - especially the madman called the 'War Artist' who created Guernica-esque artworks in wrecked buildings and then booby trapped them.
And then there was the downed helicopter gunship, sitting wrecked in a tree; pilot's skeleton still strapped in the front and a still-operational AI system onboard, which had been adopted as a god by the local tribe and had evolved to meet the requirement.
