From the desk of White Walls

DUCHESS REPORT
Doctor Cloud (S________________)

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P: "V haqrefgnaq lbh'ir orra univat gebhoyr fyrrcvat yngryl."
Q: "Vs lbh pna pnyy vg gung. V'ir orra fyrrcvat gbb zhpu, ernyyl."
P: "Fyrrcvat ng lbhe cbfg vf hfhnyyl n flzcgbz bs vafbzavn ng ubzr."
*Qhpurff fuvsgf hapbzsbegnoyl*
P: "(ernyvmrf ur'f evtug) Nu-un. Gryy zr nobhg lbhe ubzr yvsr."
Q: "V zrna, vg'f abguvat fcrpvny. V unir n bar-orqebbz syng, V yvir fbzrjung pbzsbegnoyl…"
P: "Qb lbh yvir nybar?"
Q: "Lrnu, V'z va-orgjrra eryngvbafuvcf evtug abj, lbh pbhyq fnl."
P: "Nalguvat fvtavsvpnagyl genhzngvp va lbhe erprag cnfg?"

Q: "V'q vzntvar nalguvat genhzngvp jbhyq cnff sbe 'fvtavsvpnagyl genhzngvp,' qba'g lbh guvax?"

P: "(nzhfrq) Uz, lrf, snve cbvag."

Q: "Ohg ab. V'ir yvirq n cerggl obevat yvsr, ernyyl. V pbhyq'ir fjbea gung'f jul gur Traren uverq zr. Zragny urnygu vf n ovt guvat nebhaq urer, evtug?"

P: "Lrf, cerpvfryl jul jr'er univat guvf vagreivrj. Fb abguvat genhzngvp va lbhe qvfgnag cnfg, rvgure? Ubj jrer lbhe cneragf?"

Q: "Zhz jnf dhvrg ohg nffhevat, qnq jnf n uneq jbexre jub fcbvyrq zr. Gurl cnvq sbe zr gb tb gb Ohpxvatunz, V tbg tbbq tenqrf, V'ir tbg zl qrterr, naq gura V zbirq bhg naq urer V nz."

P: "Nal oebguref be fvfgref?"

Q: "Ab."

P: "Evtug, evtug. *cnhfr* Ubj jryy qb lbh fyrrc ng avtug?"

Q: " …V qba'g, ernyyl."

P: "Nal cnegvphyne ernfba?"

Q: "V whfg. V whfg qba'g."

P: "Lbh pna gehfg zr, Qhpurff. V'z n qbpgbe."

Q: "*ybat cnhfr, fvtu* V.. unir qernzf. Ivivq qernzf."

P: "Abj jr'er trggvat fbzrjurer."

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Q: "Gur qernzf nera'g nalguvat tebgrfdhr, naq gurl qba'g srry gung onq jura V'z univat gurz. Ohg jura V jnxr hc, V srry yvxr V'ir unq zl urneg qenvarq bhg guebhtu zl zbhgu be fbzrguvat."

P: "Zuz. Pbhyq lbh qrfpevor nal bs gurz gb zr?"

Q: "*fvtu* V fhccbfr V fubhyq. (cnhfr) N qernz V'ir orra univat n ybg yngryl chgf zr nf n xavtug va fuvavat nezbe va gur zvqqyr bs na rabezbhf onggyr orgjrra gur sbeprf bs tbbq naq rivy. Rkprcg.. vg'f abg ernyyl yvxr gung. Ba bar fvqr, nyy gur fbyqvref unir ynoryf gncrq gb gurz ernqvat 'TBBQ' naq gur bgure fvqr'f fbyqvref ner ynoryyrq 'RIVY,' ohg gurer'f guvf ovt frafr bs snxrel vaibyirq. Gur 'tbbq' fvqr fgvyy pbzzvgf nyy gur qnvyl fvaf bs gur 'rivy' bar; va snpg, gurve 'tbbq' ynoryf znxr znal bs gurz pbzzvg rira zber fvaf, srryvat n gjvfgrq frafr bs whfgvsvpngvba. Naq zrnajuvyr, V'z whfg fgnaqvat va gur pragre, jngpuvat zra naq jbzra nyvxr grnevat rnpu bgure ncneg. V gura ernyvmr V'z jrnevat n ynory nf jryy, naq V ybbx qbja gb ernq vg naq vg whfg fnlf 'QERNZRE.'"

P: "Qb… (cnhfr) qb lbh unir nal nzovgvbaf be tbnyf va yvsr, Qhpurff?"

Q: "V bapr qvq. Jura V jnf va pbyyrtr, V jnagrq gb or n fvatre. V'q cenpgvpr naq cresbez sbe zl sevraqf, ohg zl cneragf arire ernyyl.. nccebirq. Zhz jnagrq zr gb trg vagb gur fpvraprf, naq ubarfgyl V qb qernz bs orvat n fpvragvfg, ohg V'ir arire unq gur qrqvpngvba be xabjyrqtr V'q arrq. Juvpu vf jul V frggyrq sbe qrfx wbpxrl sbe gur Traren."

P: "V frr."

Q: "Gurer'f zber gb gur qernz."

P: "Qb tb ba!"

Q: "Nsgre ernqvat zl ynory, V'q or fgnoorq ol bar bs gur 'tbbq' fbyqvref naq snyy bire va cnva. Nf V'q qvr, V'q frr gur ragver jbeyq nebhaq zr punatr gb oynpx-naq-juvgr, gubhtu gur fbyqvref jrer fgvyy va pbybhe. Gurl'q fgbc svtugvat naq ybbx nebhaq naq jbaqre jung'f tbvat ba, naq gura bar ol bar, gurl'q ybfr gurve pbybhe nf jryy naq fgnaq pbzcyrgryl fgvyy. Rirel gvzr V unir guvf qernz, V graq gb jnxr hc nebhaq urer, gubhtu gur irel svefg gvzr V unq vg, gur qernz xrcg ba tbvat. N svther va n oynpx pybnx jnyxrq cnfg gur zbgvbayrff fbyqvref, naq nf ur cnffrq zr, V pbhyq srry uvf jnezgu fpbepu zl fxva. Ur jbhyqa'g rira ybbx ng zr, whfg fpnyq zr nf ur cnffrq. Gura V jbxr hc."

P: "(jevgvat va n cnq) Evtug. (svavfurf jevgvat) Vf guvf gur bayl qernz lbh jvfu gb gryy zr?"

Q: "Npghnyyl, hz… vs vg'f nyevtug jvgu lbh, V guvax gurer ner dhvgr n srj zber V fubhyq funer."

P: "*puhpxyrf* Rkpryyrag. Or zl thrfg; jr'ir tbg nyy qnl."

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Q: "Gurer'f n qernz jurer V'z va n ubhfr znqr bs tynff va n fgerrg znantrq ol n ybpny cbyvpr sbepr. Crbcyr jnyx ol zl ubhfr, naq rira gubhtu gurve urnqf ner snpvat sbejneq, gurve rlrf ner nyy cbvagrq evtug ba zr va zl ubhfr. V ybbx njnl sebz gurz naq rireljurer ryfr V ybbx, V frr zl zbgure va zl ersyrpgvba va gur tynff. Fur'f ornhgvshy naq cebhq, naq fur fgnegf fvatvat n ylevpyrff erirevr. Gur tynff ubhfr orpbzrf n pnir ba n pyvss ynetre guna yvsr, thneqrq ol n qhxr oyhr jngresnyy."

P: "Qnex oyhr?"

Q: "Ab, qhxr oyhr. Vg'f.. jryy, vg'f qnex. V qba'g xabj, V'ir xabja pbybhe funqrf sbe n ybat gvzr."

P: "Gryy zr nobhg vg."

Q: "Hz.. bxnl. Jryy, V cebonoyl tbg vagrerfgrq va gurz ng n lbhat ntr, nebhaq frira be rvtug, jura zl qnq pnzr ubzr sebz jbex bar qnl naq tnir zr n obbx nobhg neg. V jnf univat n onq qnl; zl pynffzngrf unq orra ohyylvat zr naq V qvqa'g srry yvxr gur grnpuref jrer qbvat nalguvat nobhg vg. Fb V jnf whfg fvggvat va zl ebbz, pelvat, jura zl qnq fubjrq hc naq xvffrq zr ba gur sberurnq naq tnir zr gung obbx. Ur bcrarq gur obbx naq fubjrq zr n cntr bs pbybhef naq gurve funqrf, naq ur gbyq zr gb cvpx zl snibhevgr pbybhe. Fb V cvpxrq pryrfgr. Ur gbyq zr pryrfgr jnf zl snibhevgr orpnhfr pryrfgr vf gur pbybhe bs pyrne fxvrf, naq gung V'z n tvey jub'f whfg pyrne fxvrf rireljurer ur ybbxf. Naq ur gbyq zr arire gb sbetrg vg."

P: "(jevgrf va n cnq) Evtug. Onpx gb gur qernz?"

Q: "Evtug. Gurer vfa'g zhpu zber gb vg; V jnf va n pnir thneqrq ol n jngresnyy, naq V unq n fznyy sver va zl pnir xrrcvat zr jnez. Ohg vg jnf pnfgvat bqq funqbjf ba gur jnyyf. V fnj uhzna funqbjf zbivat xvaqn yvxr chccrgf, naq V fnj n srj fragraprf. 'Lbhe jbeyq vf fuvg, naq V unir cebirq guvf jvgu zl sbyybjref.' 'Sbyybj gur fgenvtug yvar.'"

P: "(jevgrf va n cnq) Vagrerfgvat."

Q: "Gura V fnj gur uhzna funqbjf pbagbeg naq sbez n fragrapr, gurzfryirf. 'Naq gur fbhaq bs zl fvyrapr fnlf gvpx. gbpx. Obbz, pbzvat fbba.'"

P: "(jevgrf zber) Uz."

Q: "Gur funqbjf jrer fgnegvat gb sbez n tebgrfdhr perngher jvgu snatf naq fvkgrra rlrf naq gragnpyrf jvgu fhpxref ba gurz jura V jbxr hc. Ohg gur bqq guvat vf gung, n srj avtugf yngre, V unq n pbagvahngvba bs guvf."

P: "Bu, cyrnfr gryy zr nobhg guvf."

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Q: "Jura V fgnegrq qernzvat guvf gvzr, V jnf onpx va gur pnir, gur sver jnf bhg, naq nyy jnf dhvrg. V jrag bhgfvqr, jnyxrq guebhtu gur jngresnyy, naq V jnf cerfragrq jvgu n ivfgn: N sberfg ragveryl va oynpx naq juvgr. Terlfpnyr, gb or fcrpvsvp. L'xabj? ..naljnl. V jnyxrq guebhtu gur sberfg, naq V abgvprq evtug njnl gung gurer jnf ab fbhaq gurer orfvqrf zl bja sbbgfgrcf naq gur qvfgnag fbhaq bs ehaavat jngre. V sbhaq n fxryrgba ba gur tebhaq jub jnf nyfb va terlfpnyr, naq gura V jnf fgnegyrq ol n zna jub znavsrfgrq arkg gb zr."

P: "N zna? Jung qvq ur ybbx yvxr?"

Q: "Ur jnf va nyy oynpx, n pbng naq n ung. V pbhyqa'g frr uvf rlrf. Naq ur unq guvf checyr cncre jvgu uvz. Ur pnyyrq uvzfrys gur Lbhat Jul."

P: "*jevgrf guvatf qbja* Naq jung unccrarq arkg?"

Q: "Ur gbyq zr guvatf. 'Lbh'er va gur Cnynpr bs Ynzorgu, Ryyra. Gur tebhaqf ng lbhe srrg ner fvk srrg guvpx bs cynfgvp naq pureevrf, purevfu gurz juvyr lbh pna. Gur Jvyyvat Jryy vf gur bayl fnsrgl urer, yvatre gbb ybat naq lbh'yy ortva gb ybfr lbhe pbybhef.' V ybbxrq ng gur fxryrgba naq vzzrqvngryl xarj jung ur zrnag. V unq gb sbyybj gur fbhaq bs ehaavat jngre. V unq zber dhrfgvbaf sbe uvz, ohg orsber V pbhyq nfx gurz, gur Lbhat Jul jnf tbar. Fb V fgnegrq ehaavat. V sryg yvxr, vs V fgbccrq sbe rira n zbzrag, zl pbybhef jbhyq unir zrygrq njnl. V zhfg unir cnffrq n qbmra fxryrgbaf, naq V bsgra sryg yvxr V urneq gur jngre zbir, ohg nsgre n juvyr, V sbhaq vg. Vg jnf n oevtug naq pbybheshy ynxr, n yvgreny bnfvf bhg gurer. V sryg pbzcyrgryl ng rnfr, fnsre guna V'q rire sryg orsber. Gura V fgnegrq urnevat ibvprf."

P: "*cnhfr* …lrf? Jung qvq gurl fnl?"

Q: "(dhvrgyl) 'Lbh'er arire tbbq rabhtu.'"

P: "*cnhfr* *jevgrf*"

Q: "Tubfgf qvffbyirq bhg bs gur gerrf naq erznvarq terlfpnyr qrfcvgr bhe pbybheshy bnfvf, naq nf gurl fgnerq npphfvatyl ng zr, V pbhyqa'g gnxr vg, V jnagrq gb jnxr hc, fb V whzcrq vagb gur jngre. *cnhfr* V qvqa'g jnxr hc sbe nabgure svir ubhef."

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P: "Jryy, Qhpurff, V pna gryy lbh evtug abj gung gurfr qernzf fhttrfg cerggl fpnel guvatf."

Q: "(cnenabvq) Yvxr jung? Ercerffrq zrzbevrf? Zragny ceboyrzf?"

P: "Cbgragvny Sbffvy vaibyirzrag."

Q: "…bbu."

P: "(ernffhevat) Bs pbhefr, guvf vf zreryl zl bofreingvba, zber bs na ulcbgurfvf ernyyl, ohg.. (senaxyl) jung lbh'ir orra gryyvat zr vf cbvagvat va gung qverpgvba."

Q: "(areibhfyl) Jung, hz… *cnhfr* jung qb lbh.. jung fubhyq V qb? Jung qbrf guvf zrna sbe zr? Jvyy V ybfr zl wbo?"

P: "Lbh-- ab, *ynhtu* lbhe cbfvgvba'f frpher, qba'g jbeel. Gur vffhr vf zber gung gur yvar orgjrra zragny qvfbeqref naq Sbffvy vaibyirzrag trgf oyheel. Fb… *gnxr n oerngu, fpevooyr abgrf* (juvyr jevgvat) jung V fhttrfg vf… jr eha n grfg."

Q: "(nccerurafviryl) Fbhaqf tbbq. Grfg, lrf. Fpvragvsvp zrgubq, naq nyy."

P: "(fgvyy jevgvat) Gung'f gur vqrn, zz. *jevvvvgrf naq svavfurf*"

Q: "Jung jvyy gur grfg or? ..naq qba'g fnl 'na Bc-Fnynq,' cyrnfr."

P: "Erynk. Jung V unir va zvaq vf zber bs fheirvyynapr naq qbphzragngvba. Qb lbh bja n ivqrb pnzren?"

Q: "V qb, gubhtu vg'f uneqyl Traren-fgnaqneq dhnyvgl…"

P: "Jr pna jbex jvgu gung. V jnag lbh gb cynpr vg va lbhe ebbz nf lbh'er tbvat gb fyrrc naq svyz sbe gur qhengvba bs gur avtug, fgbccvat bapr lbh jnxr hc. Naq V jnag lbh gb qb guvf sbe n jrrx."

Q: "Vg'f qvtvgny, fb rznvy lbh gur svyrf, V cerfhzr?"

P: "Gung'f gur vqrn. V'yy nanylmr gurz gur orfg V pna, naq ubcrshyyl jr'yy svther bhg ubj gb uryc lbhe vafbzavn, uz?"

Q: "V'q yvxr gung. Gunaxf.

C: "What were you dreaming of that night, do you remember?"

D: "Of course I do. It was nothing more than a face... and its eyes were angry."

C: "Did it say anything?"

D: "I'm sure I heard it whispering, though its mouth never moved. I woke up hearing 'I know.'"

C: "I see."

FURTHER TESTING

My supervisor, Doctor Walls, approached me about the prospect of submitting Duchess to Fossil Research to perform tests on her as she slept. In the interest of understanding the Fossil at work inside her head, I gladly complied.

The tests performed were as follows.

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Subject (Duchess, real name Veronica Ruth)
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The voice sounded like                , soothing but firm.

"Welcome home,               . I think you've earned a break from the silent treatment, don't you?"

"Ner jr tbvat gb unir n pbairefngvba?" Nf gur Sbffvy unq qverpgyl nqqerffrq zr, V gbbx gur yvoregl bs erfcbaqvat.

Qhpurff fgehttyrq va ure fyrrc, naq ab ercyl jnf urneq sbe nabgure svsgrra (15) zvahgrf.

"Ab. Jr'er tbvat gb unir n oevrs rkpunatr."

V znqr zhygvcyr nggrzcgf gb ercyl, ohg jr unq gb jnvg 137 zvahgrf sbe n pbagvahngvba.

"I want to get out."

The voice echoed through the test chamber, destroying much of our equipment and glassware. No more contact was received from the subject.

CONCLUSION

                                                                                                                                               

                                                                                                                              

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Doctor Cloud, 2012

SUPERVISOR'S COMMENTS

FT-LOTOPHAGI's response to the test subject and to Doctor Cloud is unprecedented, but as it shows no sign of further response, Duchess is of no more use to testing. Cut her from the Fossil, and cease research on her.

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The magician steps up to home plate, readying his flute.

The magician fires.

FOSSIL-TYPE LOTOPHAGI

FOSSIL-TYPE LOTOPHAGI is an extra neuron that forms in a victim's brain. Its appearance cannot be predicted, its method of choosing victims is unknown, the speed at which it appears in a brain is impossible to measure using current technology, and discovering the extra neuron is difficult.

When inside a victim's brain, FT-LOTOPHAGI manifests itself in their subconscious, primarily using dreams to communicate. The pattern to these dreams varies per person, though FT-LOTOPHAGI has been known to pick a common motif for its direct dream appearances (e.g. water, wind, insects, music). Communication with FT-LOTOPHAGI usually consists of breeding on insecurities, tugging on metaphorical nerves and ripping them out without remorse.

All attempts to communicate with FT-LOTOPHAGI under laboratory conditions have failed, with the exception of the DUCHESS REPORT (Cloud, 2012).

Conclusions can be drawn that FT-LOTOPHAGI is a danger to humanity due to its unpredictability and malevolence. If you suspect you or someone has FT-LOTOPHAGI feeding on your brain, causing severe irregularities in sleeping patterns and mental states, contact your local authorities immediately, and they'll put you in touch with your local branch of the Topography Genera Center.