ITEM#-038: Unknown Genus
Stabilization Criteria
ITEM#-038 must be permanently housed inside a hyperbaric glass terrarium lined with lead-composite shielding to block tracking feedback loops. The soil composition must be entirely synthetic, containing zero organic organic fertilizer agents to prevent rapid metabolic acceleration events.
Personnel assigned to structural upkeep within the quadrant must wear full-body positive pressure biosuits. Direct inhalation of the spores or passive pollen discharged by the item triggers immediate respiratory synchronization. Any researcher who reports hearing an unexplainable rhythmic ticking sound inside their chest cavity must be permanently quarantined.
Description
ITEM#-038: A bio-anomalous botanical organism exhibiting variable structural parameters that completely defy baseline taxonomy. The specimen presents a dark, crystalline stalk structure layered with microscopic, breathing pores that mimic animal respiration. Despite intensive mass spectrometry, genetic diagnostics return completely erratic sequences that shift entirely between subsequent scans, rendering the item an entirely unknown genus to facility scientists.
The anomaly activates when a mammalian subject enters a 5-meter radius of the open root system. ITEM#-038 forcefully aligns its localized atmosphere, systematically replacing the surrounding oxygen molecules with an unclassified, heavy particulate gas that slows down the observer's heartbeat to match the rhythmic contraction of the plant’s stalk. If a subject remains exposed for over 20 minutes, their vascular network begins to calcify, turning their circulatory routes into rigid, wood-like veins that sprout dormant spores directly out of the dermis. Dr. Lizzy Vance has ordered a complete lockdown over the sector, citing the item as a severe cross-contamination hazard.