Incident GW-0034 "Cowbell"

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Incident GW-0034 "Cowbell" Report:

Despite multiple memos going out to the various Gate Teams regarding known dangerous artifacts. Information delved from recovered tomes and distributed on an as needed basis. Some Teams still didn't take the data seriously. This became apparent during Incident GW-0034. Often referred to among Gate Teams present as the Cowbell Incident.

The Cowbell Incident resulted in the deaths of exactly one hundred and thirty three Corporate Personal including Gate Team 0193 who had recovered the Cowbell Artifact, a Memetic Kill Weapon fully capable of terminating the population of an entire continent. The incident highlights why proper protocols are not optional and why Known Artifacts are to be treated with the utmost of caution. The Incident unfolded as follows:

16:34: Gate Team 0193 returned from expedition to Keep sized structure. 16:43: Gate Team 0193 completed decontamination protocols but chose not to relinquish recovered Artifact for unknown reasons. 16:51: Gate Team entered Debriefing Room 013 16:53: Large Scale focus disrupting mental attack on all corporate personal located at Compound. Potentially felt within nearby civilian population centers. Magi division gathered at Foxhound Penthouse to begin testing wards against mental attack. 16:54: Gate Team 0193 went dark. Cameras within Debriefing Room 013 began failing. 16:57: Source identified from Gateway Wing of compound. Specifically Debriefing Room 013 Camera Blackout spreading. Lockdown was initiated at the behest of Foxhound. 17:05: Powersources arrived from Genetics Wing for ward testing. Security and Gate Teams mobilized. 17:17: Basic wards completed testing, minimal effect. Advanced ward testing began. 17:18: Intern placed in soundproof room to listen to active audio from Gate 001 floor. Reported hearing the sound of a cowbell before being mutated by E004B 17:19: Blackout of cameras on Primary Security Node Floor began. Sourced to Soundproofed Chamber SW047 17:20: Lockdown of Primary Security Node began. 17:31: Warding complete. Countermeasures developed. Evacuation of noncombat personal underway. Permission received from Corporate Executive Officer to terminate blacked out floors. Incinerators engaged. 17:40: Incident winding down. Drones dispatched. Survivors located and quarantined on Primary Security Node Floor. E004A and E004B discovered in Debriefing Room 013 on Gateway 001 Floor of Gateway Wing. 17:41: E004B slagged. Is still alive via unknown reasons. Expected to reform if left alone for too long. Pieces placed inside box via drone to be placed in permanently active incinerator later. 17:45: E004A. The Cowbell placed within soundproof boxes and stored in Temporary Memetic Storage. Will be transferred to specialized storage room upon completion. Recommendation priority on repairing Gateway. Stranded Personal at Castle 001 may be able to survive off monkeys for several weeks but it most definitely is not healthy.