06 - Turtle Knight
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aprilmarchItem 65223471 - Turtle Broadcast
Object is a male turtle originally living in a zoo on [REDACTED], Paraná. Object was called 'Sir' by zoo handlers and was known for being unusually aggressive. This information was not known to the public.
Object displayed no anomalous properties until 15/11/2018, when it escaped its terrarium. Efforts to recapture the turtle soon proved unusually difficult; animal handlers would trip and fall, tools would malfunction, and on three separate occasions the object was apparently captured but disappeared from a closed net and appeared on a different animal enclosures. This situation, added to a strange constant interference on the handler's walkie-talkies, led local assets to believe this might be an anomalous object and led to the DPA becoming involved.
Upon arrival, DPA agents found themselves as unable to contain the object as the zoo handlers, despite employing superior tools and tactics. Simultaneously, analysis of the interference showed it to be a radio broadcast being transmitted on a high number of frequencies, including some reserved for emergency radio use and some not used by any sort of radio device. The broadcast was a radio serial describing the stories of Sir Tertúlio, a medieval knight traveling a fantasy world. Only fragments of the broadcast before DPA's arrival on site remain, but they appear to correlate to the object's actions:
- Shortly before it escaped, a broadcast started speaking of Sir Tertúlio's peaceful life on a knightly court, before he allowed wanderlust to get the better of him and he travelled into the unknown wilds. There, he angered a gang of giants, who attempt to catch him; however, the knight is always able to outmanouver or outwit its enemies.
- When the object appeared on a lion's enclosure, a broadcast described Sir Tertúlio crossing a dense jungle, haunted by the roars of a massive "king lion".
- When the object appeared on the walrus' enclosure, a broadcast described Sir Tertúlio crossing a frozen sea, beset by enormous sea beasts.
- When the object appeared on the monkey's enclosure, a broadcast described Sir Tertúlio finding himself amongst a tribe of "uncivilized ape-men".
As it started to become obvious that the object was anomalously capable of avoiding capture, DPA analysts suggested incorporating the broadcast's events into the object's capture. An agent, upon sighting the object, claimed to be the 'evil enchanter Freston'; and, when placing the object in a terrarium for transport, loudly stated it to be an 'enchanted glass coffin' that would cause 'even the bravest knight to sleep for a hundred years'.
Equivalent events happened to Sir Tertúlio in the broadcast, which then ceased with a cliffhanger. The object was replaced with a non-anomalous turtle.
Upon arrival at the site, medical analysis revealed the object to be in a hibernation-like state (abnormal for the turtle species). However, by the next day the object's health returned to normal, as did its anomalous abilities to escape containment and to emit radio broadcasts.
Tests were performed placing the object in different situations to observe how the broadcasts were affected. This were also obsereved to decrease its escape attempts. As long as the object was allowed to interact with a different stimulus once a day, it did not anomalously escape its terrarium.
A sample of interactions follows.
Stimulus: An old female bulldog, one of the site's guard dogs, retired as a pet due to her old age.
Results: Dog does not care about object. Object moves towards dog and bites her. Dog attacks object. Dog asked to step down and removed from room. No animal was harmed.
Broadcast: Sir Tertúlio is wandering the enchanter's castle when he runs into the statue of a three-headed hound. He believes it to be some sort of trick, and after examining it for a long time he attemts to insert his sword into it. The hound comes to life and attacks him. Tertúlio fights for his life, but cannot defeat the creature and is forced to escape through an opening too narrow for it. Tertúlio then ponders if he did not fall for the trap by shoving his sword into the statue, showing his own predisposition for violence.
Stimulus: A dog living on site as a pet. Dog is a female of no particular breed.
Events: The dog attempts to play with the object. After running around playfully, object bites dog. Dog whines and requests to leave room. Researchers allow.
Broadcast: Wandering the castle, Sir Tertúlio finds a strange creature following him and making loud noises within the castle. It moves too quickly and is too large for Tertúlio to identify it. He eventually finds it blocking a hallway he wishes to cross, and he attacks it with his sword; it runs away with a deafening cry. Tertúlio presumes it was a vile pet of the enchanter, and that it meant him no harm, but had no way of communicating.
Stimulus: A model of a medieval castle.
Events: Object enters model and stays for a long time, then leaves.
Broadcast: Sir Tertúlio finds what he recognizes as the dwellings of an ancient race of 'evil naked monkeys', so greedy and impulsive that they destroyed all the environments in which they lived. They also sworn off other races, so had no one to turn to when they destroyed their own food sources, and died alone. Tertúlio finds it strange that one of their dwellings would be here, and would appear in such good condition, as it had been an age since the monkeys died out. He eventually figures out this is a replica created by the enchanter, although he cannot fathom the reason for its creation.
Stimulus: Another male turtle.
Events: Object bites other turtle. A small fight ensues; other turtle removed before it is seriously harmed.
Broadcast: Sir Tertúlio believes to have found another knight the enchanter keeps captive, but quickly discovers the knight is in the enchanter's employ. They have an epic swordfight, but when it becomes obvious Tertúlio is the most skilled, the enemy knight cowardly escapes.
Stimulus: A female turtle.
Events: Object mates with turtle.
Broadcast: Sir Tertúlio finds a princess being held captive by the enchanter. After estabilishing each other to be "pure of heart", Tertúlio has sex with her. The remainder of the broadcast consists of hardcore pornography. Curiously, descriptions of the body suggests the two characters, at least, have body shapes completely different from humans (or turtles).
Object is currently kept in the terrarium with a female turtle. A broadcast happens during matings, and invariably consists of pornographic sexual content. No further escape attempts have occurred.
Object is a male turtle originally living in a zoo on [REDACTED], Paraná. Object was called 'Sir' by zoo handlers and was known for being unusually aggressive. This information was not known to the public.
Object displayed no anomalous properties until 15/11/2018, when it escaped its terrarium. Efforts to recapture the turtle soon proved unusually difficult; animal handlers would trip and fall, tools would malfunction, and on three separate occasions the object was apparently captured but disappeared from a closed net and appeared on a different animal enclosures. This situation, added to a strange constant interference on the handler's walkie-talkies, led local assets to believe this might be an anomalous object and led to the DPA becoming involved.
Upon arrival, DPA agents found themselves as unable to contain the object as the zoo handlers, despite employing superior tools and tactics. Simultaneously, analysis of the interference showed it to be a radio broadcast being transmitted on a high number of frequencies, including some reserved for emergency radio use and some not used by any sort of radio device. The broadcast was a radio serial describing the stories of Sir Tertúlio, a medieval knight traveling a fantasy world. Only fragments of the broadcast before DPA's arrival on site remain, but they appear to correlate to the object's actions:
- Shortly before it escaped, a broadcast started speaking of Sir Tertúlio's peaceful life on a knightly court, before he allowed wanderlust to get the better of him and he travelled into the unknown wilds. There, he angered a gang of giants, who attempt to catch him; however, the knight is always able to outmanouver or outwit its enemies.
- When the object appeared on a lion's enclosure, a broadcast described Sir Tertúlio crossing a dense jungle, haunted by the roars of a massive "king lion".
- When the object appeared on the walrus' enclosure, a broadcast described Sir Tertúlio crossing a frozen sea, beset by enormous sea beasts.
- When the object appeared on the monkey's enclosure, a broadcast described Sir Tertúlio finding himself amongst a tribe of "uncivilized ape-men".
As it started to become obvious that the object was anomalously capable of avoiding capture, DPA analysts suggested incorporating the broadcast's events into the object's capture. An agent, upon sighting the object, claimed to be the 'evil enchanter Freston'; and, when placing the object in a terrarium for transport, loudly stated it to be an 'enchanted glass coffin' that would cause 'even the bravest knight to sleep for a hundred years'.
Equivalent events happened to Sir Tertúlio in the broadcast, which then ceased with a cliffhanger. The object was replaced with a non-anomalous turtle.
Upon arrival at the site, medical analysis revealed the object to be in a hibernation-like state (abnormal for the turtle species). However, by the next day the object's health returned to normal, as did its anomalous abilities to escape containment and to emit radio broadcasts.
Tests were performed placing the object in different situations to observe how the broadcasts were affected. This were also obsereved to decrease its escape attempts. As long as the object was allowed to interact with a different stimulus once a day, it did not anomalously escape its terrarium.
A sample of interactions follows.
Stimulus: An old female bulldog, one of the site's guard dogs, retired as a pet due to her old age.
Results: Dog does not care about object. Object moves towards dog and bites her. Dog attacks object. Dog asked to step down and removed from room. No animal was harmed.
Broadcast: Sir Tertúlio is wandering the enchanter's castle when he runs into the statue of a three-headed hound. He believes it to be some sort of trick, and after examining it for a long time he attemts to insert his sword into it. The hound comes to life and attacks him. Tertúlio fights for his life, but cannot defeat the creature and is forced to escape through an opening too narrow for it. Tertúlio then ponders if he did not fall for the trap by shoving his sword into the statue, showing his own predisposition for violence.
Stimulus: A dog living on site as a pet. Dog is a female of no particular breed.
Events: The dog attempts to play with the object. After running around playfully, object bites dog. Dog whines and requests to leave room. Researchers allow.
Broadcast: Wandering the castle, Sir Tertúlio finds a strange creature following him and making loud noises within the castle. It moves too quickly and is too large for Tertúlio to identify it. He eventually finds it blocking a hallway he wishes to cross, and he attacks it with his sword; it runs away with a deafening cry. Tertúlio presumes it was a vile pet of the enchanter, and that it meant him no harm, but had no way of communicating.
Stimulus: A model of a medieval castle.
Events: Object enters model and stays for a long time, then leaves.
Broadcast: Sir Tertúlio finds what he recognizes as the dwellings of an ancient race of 'evil naked monkeys', so greedy and impulsive that they destroyed all the environments in which they lived. They also sworn off other races, so had no one to turn to when they destroyed their own food sources, and died alone. Tertúlio finds it strange that one of their dwellings would be here, and would appear in such good condition, as it had been an age since the monkeys died out. He eventually figures out this is a replica created by the enchanter, although he cannot fathom the reason for its creation.
Stimulus: Another male turtle.
Events: Object bites other turtle. A small fight ensues; other turtle removed before it is seriously harmed.
Broadcast: Sir Tertúlio believes to have found another knight the enchanter keeps captive, but quickly discovers the knight is in the enchanter's employ. They have an epic swordfight, but when it becomes obvious Tertúlio is the most skilled, the enemy knight cowardly escapes.
Stimulus: A female turtle.
Events: Object mates with turtle.
Broadcast: Sir Tertúlio finds a princess being held captive by the enchanter. After estabilishing each other to be "pure of heart", Tertúlio has sex with her. The remainder of the broadcast consists of hardcore pornography. Curiously, descriptions of the body suggests the two characters, at least, have body shapes completely different from humans (or turtles).
Object is currently kept in the terrarium with a female turtle. A broadcast happens during matings, and invariably consists of pornographic sexual content. No further escape attempts have occurred.
